Operations Manager and Lean / Continuous Improvement (CI) Manager

Ryan Klemme, BSME, MBA

*** ******** **** ***., *********, WI 53149

817-***-**** ***********@*******.***

Experienced Operations Manager and Lean / Continuous Improvement (CI)

Manager with proven results exceeding business goals within a short time.

Skilled at leading diverse, cross-functional teams in developing,

implementing, and sustaining solutions. Managed both production and

technical employees, applying team-building, mentoring, and motivational

leadership. Experienced in:

Kaizen & VSM Event Leadership 5S / Visual Workplace Quick

Changeover (QCO / SMED)

Value Stream Mapping (VSM) Standard Work Instructions Total

Productive Maintenance (TPM)

Software Implementation Project Management Kanban

(Inventory Control)

CERTIFICATIONS

Lean Manufacturing Six Sigma Green Belt Superior Project

Management

5S & TPM Trainer SQF Practitioner OSHA

Compliance

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MillerCoors, Milwaukee, WI 2012 - Present

2nd largest beer producer in the world owned by SAB.

Process Lead

Responsible for daily operations of the Keg production at the Milwaukee

Brewery (largest brewery in network) with daily production of over 10,000

barrels of keg beer. All line workers including maintenance personnel

report directly. Develop goals and implement actions to meet Plant goals

as part of the Packaging Department team.

. Brought team closer to being self-leading in meetings and daily

decision making.

. Began implementation of 5S and other World Class Manufacturing

techniques as directed and supported by MillerCoors and Plant

management.

Lake Country Foods, Oconomowoc, WI 2011 - 2012

Leading producer of malted milk in America. Recognized as best Agglomerator

for dry products worldwide.

Operations Manager

Responsible for planning, controlling and coordinating manufacturing

activities of the organization. Ensure increasing levels of customer and

employee satisfaction while improving the efficiency of labor, materials

and machines. All department managers reported directed including

production, quality, sanitation, scheduling, and inventory control.

. Brought facility up to Safe Quality Foods (SQF) certification

standards within first 4 months on job. Continually met production

goals ensuring adherence to SQF and customer standards.

. Led the production team through the most productive period in company

history, beating all previous production records for Agglomeration and

throughput resulting in significant profitability and reinvestment for

improvements in food safety and operational efficiency.

. Developed and began implementation on an official Safety Program in

compliance with OSHA standards. Became OSHA certified resulting in

lower insurance costs.

CSM Bakery Products, Oak Creek, WI 2009 - 2011

Worldwide leader of bakery products and leading supplier in many bakery

supply categories in North America.

Production Manager

Directed the operations to meet all quality, food safety, and customer

requirements. Managed shift Supervisors, supported TPM efforts, and

implemented new programs and procedures to meet facility goals. Assisted

in development of the capital budget plan to meet facility needs and

corporate strategic objectives.

. Reduced labor cost over 7% ($250k) through the use of Autonomous

Maintenance activity, Supervisory leadership development, temporary

labor, and capital projects (Focused Improvement).

. Increased Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) from Plant average of

49.7% to 52.9% YTD with trend for weekly results over 56.0% by year

end. On target to apply for JIPM Level 1 Certification in 2011.

. Executed aggressive 6-month plan to meet British Retail Consortium

(BRC) standards achieving an "A-" audit score. Significant changes

made to work habits / behaviors, plant flow / sanitation, and GMPs.

Successful transition of sister-Plant in Ohio to corporate MRP system

in November, 2010.

Dickten Masch Plastics, Nashotah, WI 2008 - 2009

Technical solutions provider and custom molder of Thermoset & Thermoplastic

parts serving various industries.

Continuous Improvement Manager

Responsible for development and implementation of Continuous Improvement

(CI) applying Lean Manufacturing techniques to meet company goals.

Directly supervised the Manufacturing and Process Engineers to complete

various projects within an established budget.

. Developed and led the CI Steering Committee to identify over $1.9

million in annual savings. Over $500K realized within the first 3

months of the fiscal year.

. Led over 30 Kaizen, 6S, Kanban, and other training events. Achieved

over 60% employee participation within 6 months and 100% within 1

year.

. Completed various engineering projects that generated over $250K in

cost savings, 98%+ on-time delivery, and 75% reduction in safety

incidents.

. Directed the New Product Development value stream mapping team that

identified solutions to reduce delivery time from quote to part

approval by 55%.

Silgan Containers Corp., Oconomowoc, WI 2006 - 2008

The largest metal food can supplier in North America.

Operational Excellence Leader

Responsible for developing Lean Manufacturing tools as part of the Silgan

Production System (SPS). Developed and implemented the Silgan vision in

29 Plants in 13 states with the goal of leveraging all production

capacity, technology, and best practice knowledge.

. Assisted as a part of the Operational Excellence (OpEx) team to

develop the 5S, TPM, OEE, QCO, VSM, and Change Mgmt modules including

implementation plans and supporting documentation.

. Led cross-functional teams to select, develop, pilot, and rollout CMMS

software and the Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) business metric

website still used to improve business results.

. Developed the balanced scorecard metrics for executive management

through Plant Supervision allowing review of individual results and

rewards system.

Dell Inc., Austin, TX 2003 - 2006

Designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and supports computer systems and

services worldwide.

Sr. Manufacturing Engineer / Analyst 2004 - 2006

Responsible to support the Server and Desktop PC Manufacturing Plants

operations and maintenance teams as a Continuous Process Improvement (CPI)

and Reliability Engineer.

. Trained new leaders of Kaizen events and TPM initiatives in

Engineering and Operations. Managed CPI / Reliability projects

decreasing downtime by over 55%.

. Led teams in Lean / Kaizen events focused on equipment uptime and

Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) with cost savings of $484K annually

receiving Six Sigma Green Belt Certification.

. Involved in Business Process Improvement (BPI) projects resulting in

savings of $5.2M annually.

Operations Supervisor 2003 - 2004

Responsible to manage and train production employees while starting up a

new robotic line in the desktop manufacturing plant working in conjunction

with engineering teams.

. Improved quality to 99.7% and safety (180+ days with no incidents).

Set records for all production metrics and was bench-marked by other

departments.

EDUCATION

University of Wisconsin - Madison (2001)

B.S. - Mechanical Engineering

University of Texas - Arlington (2005)

MBA - Production & Operations Mgmt focus

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