Steve Harris Production Supervisor

***** ******* ***** **., ******* Falls, OH, 44138 phone: 440-***-**** email: ac2wm4@r.postjobfree.com

Career Summary:

A progressive manufacturing professional established by a career in the durable goods and automotive industries with a strong background in the areas of digital printing, and the converting and manufacturing of functional products. An extensive background in new business development, and product launches with emphasis in quality assurance. I am an innovative and self-motivated individual who strives for continuous improvement in a lean culture. Key areas include:

Manufacturing & Operations

Work Experience:

Rohrer Corporation (Rohrer Packaging) Wadsworth, Ohio Manufacturer of Consumer Packaging Products

Production Supervisor - 2016 – 2017

Oversee the shift operations of production and manufacturing of consumer and industrial packaging products, Including the printing, converting, gluing, finishing and packaging functions, while maintaining focus on producing a quality product to customer specification and satisfaction.

Accomplishments:

Implemented an electronic maintenance documentation program on facility assets. Created equipment specific forms that tracked routine, and non-routine maintenance procedures, assured that maintenance procedures were performed at scheduled intervals and pro-actively alerted of upcoming procedures.

Implementation of a 5Y investigation program addressing and tracking (ICAR’s) Internal corrective actions, taking a pro-active approach in identifying quality issues before getting to the customer.

CCL Design / Avery Dennison 1996-2016

CCL Design (formerly Avery Dennison) Brunswick Ohio Manufacturer of Printed, Converted & Functional Products

Business Unit Supervisor – Digital & Design 2014 – 2016

Lead a commercial digital printing and converting department involving the management of pre-press production art functions, establishing production priorities, engineering and scheduling work orders, ensuring that products meet internal and external requirements while monitoring production progress and successful customer on-time delivery.

Management of production employees entailing setting goals and performance expectations, daily performance observation and feedback, development coaching, performance counseling and discipline, and conducting performance evaluations.

Orienting and training employees on new business programs, complex production processes, new equipment and technology.

Provide new product development support, including new product applications for new product launches and first press runs.

Participated on quality cross-functional teams to develop and implement quality controls, procedures, FMEA’s and control plans, and was part of an investigation team to address and correct customer quality complaints.

Responsible for the internal graphic design functions entailing generating literature, forms signage and displays.

Accomplishments:

Instrumental in the launch of a new state of the art digital printing press, successfully gaining press manufacturer compliments regarding the press installation and ramp-up to full commercialization as being one of the smoothest process and operator on-boarding they have experienced.

Successful transition to new DFE (digital front-end) software from old antiquated platform. Re-qualified

colors (inks) as process build and eliminated costly custom colors which equated to approximately 4 hours of downtime a week.

Successfully completed a very demanding and difficult customer audit elevating the company from a level 1 status to a more preferred level 2 status which qualified the division to bid on new business.

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25345 Tyndall Falls Dr., Olmsted Falls, OH, 44138 phone: 440-***-**** email: ac2wm4@r.postjobfree.com

Avery Dennison, Industrial Products Division (purchased by CCL Design in 2013), Brunswick Ohio

Manufacturer of Printed, Converted & Functional Products

Digital Lead / Designer 2004 - 2014

Digital Cell Leader supervising press operators, and the pre-press function of the department, working with a planner/scheduler in setting production priorities, insuring product meets customer on time delivery. Trained press operators on internal and external product standards, including customer specific requirements and expectations.

Responsible for all aspects of internal visual management including the creation of instructional and training materials to support operations and new business development, as well as marketing and sales initiatives.

Trained and developed new press operators, starting with print fundamentals, and providing the support to develop them into skilled operators.

Developed the pre-press production process flow, including the creation of standard work, department policies and procedures, and file management/protocol, trained and developed pre-press production artists.

Transitioned lower volume orders from flexographic to digital print process, which included the re-qualification of color targets, ink durability and substrate testing.

Created a tooling management system that is utilized in the maintenance, and tracking of existing rotary and flatbed tools. Designed all repeat rotary and flatbed dies, and was responsible for the purchasing function of tooling for the facility.

Designed outer carton packaging for functional automotive products.

Responsible for the creation of all web path diagrams for rotary and functional presses, instructional and training manuals, process flow diagrams, new product conceptual drawings, safety training and awareness materials.

Accomplishments:

Developed a successful process for a highly profitable, complex automotive application that ran through five different presses and utilized sequential barcoding. The project included the creation of a very visual and comprehensive standard work manual that is vital to the set-up and press production process, including repeatability of producing the product.

Created a series of over 20 different quality control manuals for a large durable goods customer, that were very visual with step by step details to ensure compliance to ridged customer specifications, and repeatability of the product. The manuals were instrumental in raising company status with customer.

Avery Dennison, Industrial Products Division Strongsville, OH

Project Coordinator - Industrial Coatings Division (Strongsville, OH) 2000 – 2004

Launched and commercialized a digital printing press, transitioning costly flexographic work with low volumes to a more

Stream-lined digital printing process. Set-up a file management system, qualified inks, color targets and substrates.

Project Coordinator / Designer Spartan Products Division (formerly Spartan International Inc.) (Lansing, MI) 1999 – 2000

Designed vinyl graphics for (OEM) manufacturer of inland watercrafts, including pontoon, and power boats. Serviced

the recently purchased division for a year while Avery transitioned work and dissolved the facility.

Production Artist - Cleveland, OH - 1996-1997 Strongsville, OH - 1997-1999

Pre-press production art for the flexographic printing industry. Provided creative support for in-house marketing

department, including capabilities brochures, specification sheets, and trade show display graphics.

Previous Work Experience:

Marketing Sciences America (North Ridgeville, OH) – Consultant providing creative and marketing services

Audio Technica (Stow, OH) – Professional audio equipment mfg. - Senior Designer

White Consolidated Industries / Electrolux (Springfield, TN) – Household appliance mfg. - Product Stylist.

Software: Adobe Suite: Illustrator, Photoshop, In-Design Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Power-Point

MRP Software: QAD/MFG Pro AS400 Lotus Notes

Continuing Education: Cuyahoga Community College - Courses in; Illustrator, Photoshop, Quark Xpress, Microsoft Excel

HP Learning Center (Alpharetta,GA) – Courses in Esko Graphics, Yours Truly Designer

Education:

Malone University, Canton, OH – BA with major in Business Management

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA – AD in Applied Technology with major in Visual Communications.

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