Operations Manager

James (Jamie) Sparks

*** * ******** *****, ******, SC 29334; 864-***-****; *****.**********@*****.***

SUMMARY

Twenty-three years of Plant Management, Maintenance Management, and Production Management experience with a global company.

Responsible for 3 locations, up to 50 direct report employees and 3 shifts.

Full P&L responsibility experience, including budgets.

Full run of planned maintenance of equipment, including scheduling maintenance.

Experience with trucking and trailer equipment.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION/TRAINING

Spartanburg High School

FTZ Certified

Train the Trainer certification for Manitou, Forklifts and Side loaders

SKILLS

Resourceful Leadership with great team building skills

Outstanding organizational skills

Effective time-management

Exceptional communication and customer service skills

Detail-oriented in overall responsibilities and Highly analytical

Proficient with SAP, Microsoft Office Suite

WORK EXPERIENCE

ThyssenKrupp Materials NA Spartanburg, SC July 1994 - May 2017

Plant Manager/Operations Management

Twenty-three years of management experience with a global company.

Responsible for 3 locations, up to 50 employees and 3 shifts.

Handled all aspects of daily operations including but not limited to:

oLogistics/warehousing/distribution

oHiring, termination and HR responsibilities

oP&L responsibility, familiar with AP, invoicing, etc.

oExperienced in multiple SAP modules

oResponsible for implementing and maintaining ISO 2008:9001 certification and 6S lean manufacturing principles

oExtensive knowledge of OSHA and DOT regulations

oAssigned wage increases and performance incentives

oExperienced in tracking and reporting all KPI metrics

Accomplishments

Maintained employee base with an average tenure of over 10 years

10-year Safety Achievement for accident and incident free

On-time delivery achieved at 98% or better for management tenure

Excellent customer service skills. Customers include BMW, Bentler Automotive, Plastic Omnium Group, Roechling Automotive, Faurecia, Siemens, Lockheed-Martin, and others

Mead Containers (Corrugated Division) Spartanburg, SC 1989 – 1994

Planner/Scheduler

Purchasing of raw materials for the Corrugated Division.

Planned/Scheduled/Downstream of finished product to customers.

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