Manufacturing

Qualifications Profile

Goal-oriented and service-focused professional with solid background in manufacturing, industrial engineering, employee relations, operations, and project management. Effective leader with solid expertise in developing and implementing programs that optimize processes and increase productivity. Armed with exceptional ability to resolve complex technical and business operations issues. Expert in dealing with ever-changing situations through implementation of industry best practices and principles and compliance with governing regulations. Articulate communicator; able to build and cultivate professional working relationships with customers, associates, and business partners. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and Outlook), along with other inventory planning programs.

Areas of Expertise

Process Analysis and Development Inventory Control Safety Administration Personnel Management

Time Management Warehousing Procurement and Distribution operations

Professional Experience

Glenoit Fabrics, Tarboro, NC

Vice President of Manufacturing/Operations Manager 2014–Present

Direct manufacturing operations business plan, including all program requirements, labor hours, cycle and production costs

Hands-on leader with a strategic and focused approach, with extensive accolades for limiting risk, creating lean teams, and establishing creative strategies for optimizing operations, financial returns, external customer service and output

Participate in formulating and administering company policies, as well as developing long-range goals and objectives

Function as an effective member of the executive team in charge of developing the annual strategic plan to be presented to the board

Key Accomplishments:

Introduced lean manufacturing, consequently increasing productivity by 20% and reducing waste by 15%

Conceptualized a plant reconfiguration to improve manufacturing processes, which resulted to attainment of more than $400K annual saving in utility and labor costs

Substantially minimized distribution expenses by more than $300K while maximizing productivity levels, service quality, and inventory accuracy

Reduced the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recordable injuries by 75% through successful development of a safety culture

Planned and instituted cross-training program and schedule adjustments which trimmed down rejections by 10%

Developed and implemented effective talent acquisition strategies and processes that resulted in 40% reduction in turnover

Pioneered and implemented Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and managed the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in contracting and identifying new customers, which brought new sales for over $1M

US Textile Corporation, Newland, NC

Plant Manager 1993–2013

Managed weekly yarn inventory valued at $2M, and coordinated yarn sales in various countries including Canada, China, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Turkey, and the United States

Oversaw company operations, which included human resources, quality control, personnel training, knitting and sewing inventories, production scheduling, engineering, and safety administration

Maintained complete conformity with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources (DEHNR), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance in managing facility with 450 associates

Collaboratively worked with Mountain View Correction Center to develop and implement the first prison industry enhancement (PIE) program in North Carolina

Spearheaded the development of various projects, such as ISO 9000, Rate Maintenance, Job Safety and Health Analysis, Pre-Employment Screening, Lock Out and Tag Out, Hazardous Communications, Blood Borne Pathogens, Personal Protection Equipment, Workplace Violence, Forklift, Hearing Conservation, Emergency Preparedness and Ergonomics

Wrote and acquired grant funding for the onsite daycare management to allow associates to obtain cost effective daycare for second and third shifts

Key Accomplishments:

Directed task force that improved accountability by initiating the use of bar code identification for plant tracking of circular knit units into sewing, dyeing, and finishing

Played an active role in the development and implementation of a safety program that brought significant contribution in attaining over 4M hours worked without a lost time accident

Received the Certificate of Safety from North Carolina Department of Labor 13 years in a row by maintaining and achieving half of the industry standard in Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recordable accidents

Earlier Position Held:

Terry Products, Inc., Kannapolis, NC

Industrial Engineer 1989-1993

Additional Experience

Hospitality Mints LLC, Boone, NC

Human Resource Manager 2013–2014

Efficiently led the development and implementation of performance management, progressive discipline policy and recruitment guidelines

Ensured the maintenance of safe quality foods (SQF) and good manufacturing practices (GMP) requirements

Key Accomplishments:

Minimized turnover rate by more than 25% by establishing and employing effective talent acquisition strategies and processes

Successfully attained the federal and state funding for workforce development, which reduced training cost of new hired by 75%

Attained 100% win rate in unemployment claims

Education

Bachelor of Science in Textile Management and Operations, Minor in Industrial Engineering

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

Certification: Six Sigma Lean Black Belt Professional

Management and Strategy Institute, 2017

Awards and Honors

Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America (BSA)

Activities

Member, Turning Point Workforce Development Board, Inc. (WDB)

Chaired Employment Security Commission, Board of Avery County Employers

Member, Avery County Transportation Advisory Board

Volunteer, Hospitality House, Boone

Outreach Ministries Director and Habitat for Humanity Coordinator, Deerfield Church

Volunteer, Walk to Emmaus

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