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Manager Management

Location:
Greer, SC, 29651
Posted:
April 21, 2010

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Resume:

Perry E. Willis

*** ******** ****** *****

Greer, South Carolina 29651

Telephone: 864-***-**** / Cellular: 864-***-****

E-Mail: ************@*****.***

Hands-On, Results-Driven Team Player with Strong Skills in

Manufacturing/Production Management

utilizing extensive professional experience in the following areas:

? Production/Manufacturing Management ? Team Development ? Goal Setting

? Ensuring Safe Working Conditions ? Ensuring Quality ? Improving

Efficiency ? Supervision

Profile:

. Background encompasses extensive Production Management experience

utilizing a strong work ethic, an ability to effectively manage

subordinates, and work within budgetary constraints; company change

agent - tapped by Senior Management to lead in changing business

environments from initiations to completion.

. Strengths: Strong leadership/managerial abilities (able to motivate

personnel to reach desired objectives); proven record of managing

employees effectively; consistent in management style; skilled decision

maker; adept at problem identification/problem resolution; team player

(works well with others); optimistic; humorous with ability to display

and infect enthusiasm in a team environment; a "spark plug" for

continuous improvement.

. Computer experience: Word; Excel; PowerPoint; Internet.

Areas of Expertise:

? Production Management ? Optimizing

Productivity

? Developing and Motivating Employees ? Continuous

Improvement

? Meeting Production Goals ? Safety and

Quality

? Communicating Schedule Changes ? Implementing Lean

Initiatives

? Reducing Costs ? Introducing

New Product Line

? Hiring, Training & Supervision ? New Plant

Start-Ups

? Budget Management ? Problem

Solving

Selected Accomplishments:

. Senior Production Manager (Judson Plant - Milliken & Company): Led

production teams to a 99.90% on-time delivery; achieved 100% employee

participation in the safety process.

. Senior Production Manager (Gerrish Plant - Milliken & Company): Achieved

a 45% reduction in off-quality and drove the fixed and variable costs

down 10%; excelled in on-time delivery with a year-to-date average of

99.80%.

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Administrative Management

Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina

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Professional Experience:

Perry E. Willis pg. 2

? Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, South Carolina

1989 to 2009

Senior Production Manager (Judson Plant) (2006 to 2009)

. Responsible for the safety, quality, costs, delivery and morale of 185

production associates.

. Hired, trained and supervised employees.

. Communicated business and schedule changes in a complex manufacturing

operation.

. Ensured participation of employees in safety process; no loss-time

incidences for 21 years.

. Implemented lean initiatives to improve cost and productivity.

Senior Production Manager (Gerrish Plant) (1996-2006)

. Directed 125 production associates on a 7-day, 24-hour schedule with no

supervisors.

. Reduced off-quality and drove the fixed and variable costs down;

excelled in on-time delivery.

. Led production teams as Milliken introduced a new company philosophy,

Milliken Performance System (MPS); Gerrish was a model plant for the

company and achieved the Japanese Institute of Productive Maintenance

(JIPM) Award in October 1999.

Senior Process Specialist (Humphrey Plant) (1994-1996)

. Chosen by management to play a significant role in the highly successful

introduction of a new product line, which provided to be extremely

profitable for the company.

Senior Production Manager (Johnston Plant) (1993-1994)

. Promoted to start-up a new 24/7 plant.

. Hired, trained and supervised up to 100+ associates.

. Placed new equipment and ensured execution of production and delivery

plans.

Advanced Production Manager (Barnwell Plant) (1990-1993)

. Developed and implemented an associate performance feedback and training

system that was selected as the "Best Presentation" in 1991.

. Supervised associates through the successful transition from the

traditional management structure to self-directed teams without shift

managers.

Advanced Process Specialist (Gerrish Plant) (1989-1990)

. Catalyst for an 83% total plant off-quality by implementing associate

involvement in Corrective Action Teams to solve quality problems.

? Frito Lay, Inc., Chamblee, Georgia

1988 to 1989

Plant Administrative Manager / Product Manager

. Supervised the budget and control activities.

. Responsible for profit/loss of location; assisted Corporate Headquarters

in downsizing facility by 30%.

. Revitalized the Methods Improvement Program by motivating and coaching

325 employees to participate in projects for improving overall

productivity.

Professional Training:

. Leadership: Management Orientation Program; Supervisory Administration

Training; New Manager School; Managing Managers School; Leadership

Management; Management of Textile Technology at ITT; Visionary

Leadership; Basics for Team's Success; Crossing Department Lines;

Leading Empowerment Teams; Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

. Technical: Total Productive Maintenance (TPM); Design of Experiments;

Statistical Process Control Training; Advanced Statistical Process

. Communication: Speaking with Power & Confidence; Dale Carnegie Course;

Managing Interpersonal Relationships; Seven Management & Planning Tools;

Business Etiquette

. Safety/Human Resource Management: Human Administrative Training;

Milliken Quality Safety Process; Violence in the Workplace; Labor Law

Education



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