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North Liberty, Iowa

702-***-****

ac1lzo@r.postjobfree.com

Alex J. DoBraska

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION

I have 25 plus years of experience in the food container industry at many levels of involvement; hands on process tech, molding foreman, printing and labeling supervisor, maintenance and tooling manager, molding manager, assistant plant manager.

My best assets are my communication skills with team members, ability to direct the team by prioritizing the goals and putting a solid plan in place with follow up, putting systems in place to ensure production goals and quality goals are met, audits, my teams have never failed an audit or inspection such as: A.I.B., S.Q.F., Siliker, Diary commission, SNHD.

Goal

To utilize my many years of experience in the plastics industry to help a company achieve their goals.

WORK EXPERIENCE

3/3/13 to 7/13/17 Jabil Packaging Mount Pleasant, Iowa

Production Manager

Look at plant wide needs and then meet with all department heads to prioritize and make sure we are all on the same page and understand each others needs. Implement 5S philosophy and lean principles to help drive better processes and help reduce costs. Directing safety training and following our “near misses” reported was my top priority. Development of team members was also a very high priority, I greatly enjoyed helping team members reach their professional goals. Interviewing and hiring of employees was a weekly duty. Meeting with and documenting employees that are having areas of opportunity was also a weekly duty. Making sure that all employees are following company policies and procedures was a daily duty. Scheduling of tooling, automation, and machine P.M.’s was a daily duty. When customer complaints would occur I would put together a cross functional team to use the A3 format for trouble shooting and bring the root cause to the surface and then implement an engineered corrective action. Achieving all “Key Preforming Indicators” was a key measurable as to my performance: recordable injury’s, monthly output of parts, scrap rate, utilization, P.M.on time completion, held product, customer complaints, and on time shipment. I am proud of the fact that during this 3 year period all KPI’s were improved upon each year and goals were achieved.

11/12 to 11/13 Letica Corporation Jean, Nevada

Assistant Plant Manager

Look at plant wide needs and then meet with the department managers to direct and prioritize for the daily, weekly, and monthly goals. I continued to assume the molding manager duties while also helping direct the maintenance, tooling, paper cup forming, printing, quality, and warehouse departments. Continue to grow 5S philosophy and practices which goes with our lean manufacturing principles. Develop master processes and follow up with LPA’s to make sure the systems and processes are being followed and in control. Interviewing of all key hires along with preparing training programs and set follow ups to ensure the associates and company’s needs are being accomplished. Train the staff members and document training sessions. Evaluate disciplinary issues; supply the suitable documentation with a coach/counseling meeting. Handle customer complaints using the fishbone and 5 why’s methodology to get to the root cause, then develop a system or procedure to put in place as a corrective action. Set agenda and publish notes for pre-shift meetings. Ensure that company policies and procedures are being followed. Make sure all P.M. programs are being followed and documented. When tech’s could not achieve proper cavitations or cycle time I would trouble shoot the situation to determine if it is a press, mold, or process issue, then coach the tech’s as to how the problem was diagnosed and solved. Investigate all plant accidents and develop solid corrective actions so similar accidents don’t happen again.

2/10 to 11/12 Letica Corporation Jean, Nevada

Molding Supervisor to Molding Manager

Lead staffing to work in a clean, organized and safe manner. Team building: developing the existing talent on staff, and teaching and growing staff members that previously were not in skilled positions. Many of our key production decisions are made by the key skilled group, which provides employee buy in to our production goals. Implementing a packer production report for each line running, previously we did not have traceability to prove who packed what product. Now the packer/inspectors are 100% accountable for the products they pack. We have put in place a mold PM program, no tool is put on line till all variables are accounted for. This ensures that when the tools are hung they are ready to produce every part possible- full cavitations is our goal. Production numbers for each shift are now posted to promote healthy competition between all shifts. Communication between departments has been vital. This keeps all parties on the same page working for a common goal.

12/09 to 06/10 Berry Plastics Henderson, Nevada

Printing and Labeling Supervisor

Make sure production goals are exceeded. Keep all employees safe. Make sure that we are operate within ISO standards and following SQF procedures. Keep department spending within budget. Oversee new projects. Oversee maintenance department. Oversee Q.A. department. Purchase all needed supplies. Keep correct amount of staffing. Oversee payroll. Oversee training program. File all required paperwork using Microsoft Office. Direct contact with possible customers, new customers, and continued orders. Made sure department is "5S'ed" and "smed" techniques are utilized. During my time with this group we had 9% increases in combined efficiency from the previous year.

10/00 to 12/09 Berry Plastics Streetsboro, Ohio

Print Group Leader 03/07 to 12/09

Lead staffing to meet production goals. Keep all employees safe. Made sure we are operating within ISO standards. Oversee new projects. Make sure all employees are properly trained with matching documentation. I would document employee's performance for yearly evaluations. Deal with employee issues. Keep Maintenance and Q.A. departments aware of production needs. Make sure department is following "5S" and "smed" procedures. The greatest accomplishment was getting this group to work as a team; the numbers proved that team work raises efficiencies.

Molding Group Leader 08/04 to 03/07

Lead staffing to meet production goals. Keep all employees safe. Make sure we are operating within ISo standards. Oversee new projects. Make sure all employees are properly trained with matching documentation. I would document employee's performance for yearly employee evaluations. Deal with employee issues. Keep Maintenance and Q.A. departments aware of production needs. Make sure department is following "5S" and "smed" procedures. I designed our regrind program, taking scrap product and blending it back in with our virgin resin to maximize cost effective production. I was responsible for speeding up many cycle times and still keeping the parts in spec. I was also responsible for rearranging accessory equipment so that multiple lines could be run by one packer.

Process Tech 10/00 to 08/04

Start molds that were just put in press. Evaluate quality of product already running. Trouble shoot machines that are not producing quality parts. Determine whether it is a process, machine, or mold issue. Proceed in a manner that is most time and cost effective. Do minor mold repairs. Keep packaging staff on task. Communicate with Maintenance and Q.A. as needed.

03/99 to 10/00 Berry Plastics Iowa Falls, Iowa

Process Tech

Start molds that were just put in press. Evaluate quality of product already running. Trouble shoot machines that are not producing quality parts. Determine whether it is a process, machine, or mold issue. Proceed in a manner that is most time and cost effective. Do minor mold repairs. Keep packaging staff on task. Communicate with Maintenance and Q.A. as needed.

02/92 to 08/98 New Generation Plastics Eldora, Iowa

Third Shift Foreman / Process Tech

Made sure production goals were met. People were safe and had enough raw goods on hand to complete customer demands. Making process changes if part quality was not within standards. Minor mold repairs as needed.

EDUCATION

1986 to 1990 Eldora-New Providence High School Eldora, Iowa

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

I enjoy my free time with my family. I have been married for 15 years. We have 2 boys, a 12 and 10 year old. I love to cook for my family and friends. I have golfed for the past 30 years. I also enjoy shooting guns at the range or in the woods.

REFERENCES

John Houser, Letica Corporation. 313-***-****

Rick Goolsby, Letica Corporation. 248-***-****

Mike Putnum, Berry Plastics Corporation. 330-***-****

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