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.)