Jeremy Young
Edmond, OK ***34
***************@*****.***
SUMMARY
With over 15 years of operations and quality management experience, I am looking for my next rewarding challenge. I would like to continue to leverage my skills in change management, TPM, six sigma, and lean manufacturing to drive your teams performance and overall results.
EXPERIENCE
Production Manager Nestle Purina PetCare
Oklahoma City, OK 2017-Present
130 Indirect Employees (union), 11 Direct Reports
Dry Pet Food - over 400,000 tons Annual Production
Accomplishments
●Led team to deliver against an operating budget in excess of 250 million
●Executed TPM Implementation - led factory on first deep clean and accelerated expansion to 4 lines within 2 months
●AM Pillar Leader
Production Manager Nestle Purina PetCare
Dunkirk, NY 2014-2017
100 Indirect Reports, 8 Direct Reports
Dry Pet Food/Treats - 250,000 tons Annual Production
Accomplishments
●Improved Bottleneck performance by 7% in first 5 months
●Completed Six SIgma DMAIC project to reduce downtime by 30% on a bottleneck resource, additional work to further reduce by total of 50%
●Managed team of 100 employees
●Manage TPM Implementation
●AM(autonomous maintenance) Pillar Leader
Production Manager Nestle Purina PetCare
King William, VA 2012-2014
40 Indirect Employees, 5 Direct Reports
Engineered and Conventional Litter - 200,000 tons Annual Production
Accomplishments/Responsibilities
●Improved overall performance of packaging lines by 5%
●Completed Six SIgma DMAIC project to reduce downtime by 30% carton line
●Successfully developed successor during tenor to backfill my position on departure
●Developed and led implementation of alternative 24/7 operating schedule
●Improved overall output capacity by 25%
Quality Manager Nestle Purina PetCare
Mechanicsburg, PA 2011-2012
20 Indirect Employees, 5 Direct Reports
Dry Pet Food - 360,000 tons Annual Production
Accomplishments/Responsibilities
●Implemented finished product pathogen testing plan
●Implemented ISO 22000
●Planned and managed implementation of FSSC 22000 (GFSI)
Assistant Quality Manager Nestle Purina PetCare
Mechanicsburg, PA 2010-1011
3 Employees
Accomplishments/Responsibilities
●Managed a successful implementation of Nestle’s internal version of ISO 9001
Assistant Production Manager Nestle Purina PetCare
Mechanicsburg, PA 2008-2010
Accomplishments/Responsibilities
●Managed staff of 106, including 9 line supervisors under supervision of production manager
●Participated on Six Sigma Green Belt Teams
●Lead DMAIC team to reduce consumer complaints
Operations Manager, FedEx National LTL (FedEx Freight)
West Chester, PA 2006-2008
40 Indirect Reports, 3 Direct Reports
Accomplishments/Responsibilities
●Improved internal audit compliance by 27% in first 3 months in position
●Improved bill delivery rate by 20%
●Increased dock efficiency
Operations Supervisor, Watkins Motor Lines
West Chester, PA 2003-2005
EDUCATION
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
MBA 2013
Kutztown University Of Pennsylvania
BS Business Administration 2003
Pennsylvania College of Technology (Pennsylvania State University)
AAS Electronics Engineering Technology 2000
SKILLS
●TPM, Lean, Six Sigma, DMAIC, 5S
●Budgeting, Team Building, Continuous Improvement, Project Planning and Management, Process Improvement
●GFSI, ISO, FSSC, HACCP, Food Safety
●Labor Relations, Contract Negotiations