JASON FARRER

**** ****** **. ***** ****** MS, ***54

731-***-**** – ac0e7c@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

An experienced manufacturing leader who brings the tools needed to drive performance excellence within the consumer products manufacturing industry. The focus is on delivering quality products in fast paced industrial manufacturing operations. Utilize a variety of tools to assist in productivity increases including SAP, ERP, MRP and related programs to drive cost savings and quality improvements. Have a proven record of developing supervisory and leadership talent within various functions; including quality, maintenance, production, warehouse, planning and scheduling. Expertise encompasses processing, packaging, shipping and receiving areas in plants of various sizes.

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:

Vanguard Soap Memphis, TN – 2016 to Present

Plant Manager

Oversight of the manufacturing of bar soap, liquid soaps, and industrial soaps

Safety, Quality, LE (Labor Efficiency), OEE, Budgets, Planning and Forecasting.

Key member of site leadership team

5 direct reports (Quality Manager, Maintenance Manager, Warehouse Manager, Production Manager, and, Scheduling Manager.)

Site has 9 bar soap lines, 2 liquid lines, 3 mixers, 5 industrial blenders.

Roxul Corporation Byhalia, MS – 2015 to Aug 2016 (recruited to current company by former manager)

Operations Manager

Oversee the manufacturing of Stone wool insulation.

Safety, Quality, OEEII, Budget, Indirect, and Direct labor and costs.

Implementing 5S ( new facility)

Building a team for building and implementing processes and procedures

Marietta Corporation Olive Branch, MS – 2013 to 2015 (left when company was sold to KIK Corp)

Operations Manager

Oversee the 17 production lines and process manufacturing bar soap.

Safety, Quality, cGMP, OEEII, and Labor

4 direct reports managing 150 production employees

Manage the production schedule with over 400 SKU’s to minimize overtime

Work with maintenance to ensure lines are running at peak performance.

Huish Detergents/Sun Products Corporation – 1989 to 2013 (left when family owned company was sold)

Brand Operations Manager, Salt Lake City, UT – 2011 / 2013

Work with cross-functional teams to oversee products beginning with ideation and ending with ship-to-trade.

Build timelines for new product launches

Managing projects to ensure new product timelines are met

SAP Implementation, Salt Lake City, UT – 2009 / 2011

Building blueprints in SAP for Demand to Build (including manufacturing execution and integration testing for interfaces from third party software companies such as Manugistics, Lean, Red Prairie, and, Interspec.)

Design and testing of material master and manufacturing transaction codes

Building startup teams in multiple manufacturing facilities to assist in the training of the super users

Blow Molding/Process Manager, Dyersburg, TN – 2007 / 2009

Manufacturing of PET and HDPE bottles for Personal Care products

Producing 6.5 million bottles per month using 3 production lines and 28 employees

Safety, Quality, and OEE

Continuous improvements for cost reduction, formulation monitoring, and auditing BOM’s

Staff of 35 individuals running 3 separate processes, producing over 30,000,000 lbs of detergent monthly

Contract Manufacturing Manager, Dyersburg, TN – 2007 / 2008

Required extensive travel and ability to work with little supervision in order to:

Develop the relationships between Huish Detergents and contract manufacturers.

Ensure co-packers meet production schedules.

Conduct audits of copacker’s inventory, production records, and QC data.

Negotiate toll charges for cost per case. .

Production Manager, Dyersburg, TN - 2001 / 2007

Responsible for the start up of a new production department in an existing facility consisting of seven packaging lines and 3 various powders processes.

Responsible for the supervision of 8 production supervisors including training, maintaining employee records, safety, interviewing, disciplining, and discharging.

Responsible for monthly budget, monitoring cost per case, measuring productivity, labor and overhead.

Production Supervisor, Bowling Green, KY - 1994 / 2001

Responsible for the start up of a new manufacturing facility including the entire powders process and packaging lines.

Responsible for the direct supervision of packaging and process employees including training, maintaining employee records and industrial injury reports, interviewing, disciplining, and discharging.

Shift Supervisor, Salt lake City, UT - 1992 / 1994

Responsible for the supervision of a twenty-two member crew.

Conducted training to ensure safe and efficient operation of four packaging lines and 3 separate processes.

Monitored production levels to ensure customers received high quality products on time.

Production Operator, Salt lake City, UT - 1989 / 1992

Ran various production line equipment including case packer, filler, and palletizer.

Ran various process equipment including spray tower, agglomeration, post addition.

EDUCATION & TRAINING:

Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ, 2010 to 2015

Bachelors of Science in Applied Management GPA of 4.0 & Presidents list

Effective Supervision

Extensive training on Getting Things Done Through People, Employee Performance Appraisals, Making Things Happen, Effective One on One Training, Progressive Discipline.

The Legal Side of Supervision

Training included Hostile Environment Workshop, Effective Record Keeping, Guides of Avoiding Wrongful Discharge, How to Handle Rumors, Gossip and Confidentiality, the Gray Areas of Discrimination Charges, Walk the Talk, Integrity and You.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

SAP implementation including ERP, MRP systems within SAP

Leading direct supervisory reports overseeing up to 150 team members

Finding and implementing cost-effective methods to manufacture products

Leading from a distance to develop employees ability to reduce mistakes

Instilling entrepreneurial thinking to promote ownership

Scheduling

oSeasonal Guest Amenity business managing flex labor

oManage overtime through optimizing product mix high and low volume product lines

Budget

oManage P&L through Labor // Maintenance parts expense // Line efficiencies (Hours Per Thousand Parts) HPKP // DLV measuring key metric Direct Labor Variance

Process

oVarious types of process equipment (i.e. batch mixers, PD pumps, actuated valves, dryer systems, and continuous feed systems) spray drying, agglomeration, fluid bed drying, classifying equipment including automation of process equipment

Packaging - High-speed packaging equipment (i.e. fillers, case packers, palletizers, date coders, and automation of the packaging equipment.)

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