Production

William's InformationLocation: Sinking Springs, PATitle: Production Manager / SupervisorExperience: 12+ yearsWork Types:

Willing to Relocate: NoWilling to Travel: Do not mind travellingCareer Level: IntermediateWork Status: U.S. CitizenMember Since: 2010-02-14 Helpful Links

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WILLIAM BRADSHAW

1850 South Mountain Drive 610-***-****: home

Sinking Springs, PA 19608 aboxjs@r.postjobfree.com 610-***-****: cell

OPERATIONS/MANUFACTURING/PLANT MANAGEMENT/QUALITY ASSURANCE

Continuous Improvement Specialist/Lean/Six Sigma/Black Belt Training

Strategic and Tactical Operations Manager and productivity leader managing all phases of plant

Successful in reducing cost through process improvement utilizing Six Sigma and Lean manufacturing tools.

Proven ability to develop team members to perform at a higher level to reduce manufacturing cost while providing customers’ quality products.

Demonstrated expertise in improving performance and stressing safety and environmental processes.

Effective communication at all levels of organization with strengths in union/non union environments.

Proficiencies in determining root cause and implementing permanent corrective actions.

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CORE COMPETENCIES

Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt Trained Project Management

OSHA/Safety Programs Strategic Planning Labor Relations

Budgeting/Forecasting P&L Accountability Change Management

Negotiation Training/Mentoring Cost Containment/Control

TeamBuilding Quality Standards Process Improvement

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

STARBUCKS COFFEE COMPANY York, PA 2009 – present

International Coffee Manufacturing and Distribution Company with revenues exceeding $10

Billion

Manufacturing Supervisor for Packaging Department Directed the second shift packaging operation of the York Roasting Plant. Manage 8 packing lines, which are supported by 23 operators and up to 10 temporary workers.

Work with site Quality and Safety teams to insure product quality and employee safety.

AKZONOBEL PAINTS USA (Formerly ICI America) Strongsville, OH 2008 -2008

National Paint & Coating Manufacturer with revenues exceeding $500M

Corporate Quality Assurance Manager

Altered corporate bacteria audits and sampling standards program for implementation into Manufacturing’s daily work plan, presenting it to Corporate Leaders and developing processes that would function seamlessly and resulted in enhanced quality assurance standards.

Major Achievements:

Managed extensive Quality Systems for Decorative and Specialty Coatings Plant.

Developed low cost Field Marking Paint after off-spec paint was scheduled to be wasted, coming up with a usable paint formula that was sold to educational institutions reducing disposal costs by 50%.

Proposed a plan for reworking off standard products back into standard product for sale resulting in significant new revenue and elimination of environmental and disposal costs.

ICI AMERICA Reading, PA 2001-2007

Major Global Chemical Company with Paint/Coatings division with revenues exceeding $3B

Department Manufacturing Manager/Quality Assurance Manager

Directed a 24/7 manufacturing and filling operation for this Specialty Coatings plant with a dual role as Quality Assurance Manager, managing a $7M budget with 6 direct and 50 indirect reports.

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ICI AMERICA (Cont’d)

Major Achievements:

Managed production of 17,000 gallons of solvent based paint and specialty water based paint ensuring production safety and quality standards. Consistently met customer orders.

Reviewed new paint formulations coming into plant. Made significant changes to insure formulas were process capable and correct the first time.

Developed all plans for reworking off standard products back in to standard products for sale, producing new revenues and reducing waste by 10%.

Production Manager

Directed all phases of plant site operations including Receiving, Batch Manufacturing Operations and Fill Department Operations, directing 7 shift supervisors and 70 union employees, filling daily production of 75,000 gallons of decorative paint during peak production times.

Major Achievements:

Reduced manufacturing cycle time from an average of 40 hours to 34 hours by changing scheduling process and raw material staging process.

Spearheaded and led plant layout change by relocating Receiving department closer to manufacturing to eliminate operators need for long transport of raw material to point of use. Reduced operations from 19 to 11 saving substantial payroll and overhead expenses

Previous Positions

Department Head Specialty Plant, ICI America 6 direct reports, 50 employees 1991-2001

Plant Superintendent Second Shift, ICI America (formerly Glidden Paints) 1984-1991

EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Associates Degree-Industrial Management: ReadingAreaCommunity College

Six Sigma Black Belt Training:

Executive Leadership Development: Darrow & Associates

Internal Quality Auditor for ISO 9001: ManufacturingResourceCenter

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