Production Manager

Kenneth A. Worthington Jr.

*** ******** **** *********, **. 27282

Phone: 804-***-**** Email: ac2xcd@r.postjobfree.com

Production and Operations Manager

A results oriented production and operations manager with proven abilities in strategic planning, managing projects, team building and improving efficiency of production operations. Someone who has demonstrated the ability to exceed safety standards while optimizing plant productivity and cost effectiveness. A production manager that offers over twenty years of managerial experience and over 12 years of plant management experience. I offer the ability to control supply costs through inventory control while at the same time ensuring all quality standards are met and customer needs are fulfilled.

A manager that worked with team members for over 12 years to ensure that they understood their benefits and addressed whatever concerns that they may have.

-Customer Relationship Management - Inventory Control

-Motivating Employees - 20 Years of Management Experience

-Order fulfillment - Safety Driven

-12 years of HR experience

-Daily coordination of shipments, invoices,

and purchase orders.

Professional Experience

Adele Knits

Shift Manager Winston Salem, North Carolina

Responsible for day to operations of both frames in the manufacturing process of 25,000 pounds of fabric daily.

Allocated resources to enable sufficient inventory is available to fulfill customer orders. Was able to increase the efficiency of ordering process and thus minimize costs in certain areas.

Through implementation of all safety regulations, was able to ensure OSHA regulations are met and also had no lost time accidents during my tenure.

Minimized labor costs by 20% by monitoring labor costs and allocating labor hours where needed.

Use NOW inventory system to both track finished product and also monitor possible errors in the manufacturing process. Through NOW system, was able to keep manufacturing errors 2% below established goals.

Inspect all products shipped by using existing SOPs to prevent non-compliant goods from shipping.

Recorded and monitored progressive discipline for all team members. Take necessary disciplinary steps when necessary.

Responded to all employee concerns regarding pay, FMLA, promotions, scheduling, benefits, safety, and company attendance policy.

Monitored all time card transactions and entered all necessary transactions in regards to paying of benefits through

ADT software.

UniFirst Corporation

Production Manager Richmond, Virginia August 2011 – 8/26/17

Human Resource Activities

oInterviewed all production employees, evaluate performances, and make recommendations for promotions. Established a work force that had little turnover and enabled the plant to work at full capacity. Was able to promote over 10% of team members to positions that enabled them to better theirs selves,

oEstablished and promoted a cooperative team environment through a positive and proactive leadership style

oCross-trained team members to encourage continual development and utilization of their skills.

oEnsured both productivity and attendance standards are met for all employees. Through UPM hardware, was able to establish a work force where 98% of team members met production standards.

oResponsible for hiring all production employees while ensuring UniFirst meets all of the necessary requirements as an Equal Opportunity Employer. Had no violations during my tenure as Production Manager.

oForecasted labor hours for allocation to the production department. Was able to meet labor goals for twelve consecutive quarters.

oResponded to employee concerns in regards to safety and working conditions.

oHandled all employee issues in regards to benefits, FMLA, company attendance policy, promotions, and concerns regarding management and/or other team members.

oAssisted UniFirst Human Resource department in unemployment hearings.

oServed as Safety Coordinator

oMonitored all time card transactions through various software programs to ensure payroll was submitted correctly each Monday.

oPerformed all training for new team members and all OSHA safety training for team members.

Responsible for day to day operations of a 46,000 square foot facility

oMonitored and control costs for all plant operations

oCoordinated the skills and talents of management team to ensure that Safety, Environmental Regulations, and House Keeping are placed at the highest priority.

oAct as the current OSHA trainer and also responsible for knowing current OSHA regulations and guide lines as it pertains to the industry. Through safety audits, monthly safety meetings, team member feedback, and the correct OSHA training, was able to stay 100% OSHA compliant during tenure.

oThrough the use of CMMS software, maintain all facility structures and equipment in peak operating condition. Implemented several building projects and re-model projects with a cost of over two million dollars. This ensured the plant was operating at peak efficiency and also provided a stable and positive working environment for team members.

oOversaw receiving, handling, and storage of hazardous bulk chemicals.

o Recorded all necessary information for local, state and Federal Tier 2 reports.

oResponsible for ensuring over 160,000 pounds of industrial laundry products and 62,000 garments are processed every week.

oDeveloped and implemented SOP’s for quality control that ensured products leaving the facility meets the expectations of customers. Location received 95% customer satisfaction. This was well above both company and industry standards.

oDaily shipping of products by monitoring and controlling bill of laden, purchase orders and also invoices.

oMaintained inventories to ensure that over 20,000 customer’s needs are fulfilled on a weekly basis.

oResponsible for reporting and analyzing data on customer retention, order fulfillment, safety, productivity, product quality, and purchases on a weekly basis. These results are presented to CEO of company at annual budget meetings.

oWorked with the General Manager to develop an annual budget of over two and half million dollars.

oMonitored and received shipments from internal international manufacturing centers and also third party vendors and manufacturing centers.

oDeveloped and implemented plans for plant layout to help increase efficiency throughout the plant.

oActed as the ISO coordinator for the plant. Had no major ISO violations and was re-certified during tenure.

Assistant Production Manager/ Stockroom Manager Richmond, VA July 2005- August 2011

Responsible for the coordination of both stockroom and plant employees to ensure that daily orders and production requirements are met

Monitor an inventory that consists of over thirty-two thousand garments and is valued at over one million dollars

Enforce procedures on a daily basis to stay within the boundaries of Sarbane-Oaxley accounting laws

Performed duties of Production Manager when necessary

Earned a ranking in the top 5 percent of the company for both garment cost and conversion cost.

Increased hourly employee production by 75%

Implemented new processes that focused on improving teamwork and becoming more organized which resulted in a decrease of production waste and labor costs.

Purchased merchandise to fulfill one hundred and fifty orders daily.

Inspected each order that left the Stockroom to ensure each order met both the customer’s and UniFirst’s expectations.

Worked with Production Manager to increase the efficiency of plant through an improved layout.

Assisted or performed all Human Resource duties in regards to plant team members concern’s dealing with FMLA, scheduling, unfair treatment, raises, promotions, and company policies.

Served as Safety Coordinator

Ukrop’s Supermarkets

Operations Manager Richmond, VA August 1995 - July 2005

Supervise 18 employees including responsibly for their training, development, and evaluation

Develop procedures that guarantee the accuracy of invoices for over 3,000 items received on a nightly basis

Inventory manager for over 50,000 products

Developed procedures and practices that decreased operating and labor expenses company wide

Received multiple shipments on a nightly basis.

Worked on group forum that was responsible for determining more efficient methods of production for entire Operations Department.

Education

Virginia Commonwealth University – Richmond, VA

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management

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