Douglas Campbell
Business Unit Leader - PaperChef - Subsidiary of McNairn Packaging
Oshawa, ON
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Business Unit Manager
PaperChef - Subsidiary of McNairn Packaging -
2014-10 - Present
• Responsible for complete business turnaround inheriting a 2.7% loss in December of 2014 to the creation of a 17% improvement Y/Y and sustain improvement
• Implemented inventory controls, procedures and regular cycle counting to improve write down on inventory at year-end from 1M to 60K within two years.
• Designed continuous improvement project for 10K that addressed production bottleneck, increased throughput and saved $90K
• Real estate review project and extension of current lease agreement
• Part of acquisition team for new business ventures analyzing cogs, margins and developing actions plans
• Plant wide capital expenditure review and integrated new equipment into existing operations with no impact to production or downtime providing increased flexibility
• Reorganization of plant operations to deliver the same amount of finished goods that were produced on three shifts in two shifts resulting in reduction in labour cost by 50% Human Resources Manager/Director
PaperChef - Subsidiary of McNairn Packaging - Whitby, ON - 2011-03 - 2014-10
• Responsible for CDN & US HR for three separate locations including staff, non-union, union and corporate
- Head Office, 1 unionized plant, 1 start-up and 1 non-union
• Developed employee relations strategy and presented to Senior Management
• Developed organization culture document based on organizational values for a start up
• Provided assessment of integration of two non-union plants and HR and operations impact due to completely separate cultures. Plant closure of one of the plants
• Sourced and implemented new payroll system across multiple units - ADP without interruption in payroll service
• Collective Bargaining lead delivering labour stability and improved HR Metrics in all areas of employee relations
Human Resources Manager
Woodbridge Foam - Whitby, ON -
2007-04 - 2011-03
• Experience in working with a Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) local, 222
• Provided change leadership to site on various areas of human resources and operations including attendance management leading to a 50% reduction in short-term sick leave
• Health and Safety Co-chair at site reducing medical aids from 40 to 12 year over year
• Provided general human resources advice to line managers and senior management, including HR Policy, performance management, discrimination and harassment, return to work, WSIB and disciplinary related issues
• Project leader for a continuous improvement project leading to a 60% reduction in overall processing time increasing profit from a $2M loss to a 16% profit
• 2008 - Prepared site for negotiations working with the management team, prepared all proposals, and implemented changes that resulted in cost reductions of 25%
• 2011 - Second round of negotiations resulting in an additional 12% cost reduction and increased in operational flexibility
Human Resources Manager
Pepsi-QTG Canada - Quaker Plant - Trenton, ON -
2005-03 - 2007-03
• Organizational Capabilities and Continuous Improvement Leader focusing on improving Orientation, Training, Rewards and Recognition, and Continuous Improvement systems
• Developed a training system for two plants including content, job analysis and skill requirements, and employee training tracking system to improve employee skills
• Provided change leadership to site on various areas of human resources and operations
• Provided coaching to clients on best practices developing their human resources skills
• Provided direction to line managers and senior management, including HR Policy, performance management, discrimination and harassment, return to work, WSIB and disciplinary related issues
• Strategic HR Planning for HR issues such as people planning and employee relations Human Resources Generalist
Molson Canada - Toronto, ON -
2002-05 - 2005-03
Labour Relations Consultant
Ontario Public Service - Toronto, ON -
1999-07 - 2002-04
Employee Relations Assistant
Ontario Hospital Association - Toronto, ON -
1997-08 - 1999-06
EDUCATION
Master of Industrial Relations in MIR
Queen's University - Kingston, JM
1996-09
Bachelor of Administrative Studies in Administrative Studies Trent University
1995-06
Certificate
Sir Sanford Fleming College
1995-06
SKILLS
change management, coaching, Human Resources, Operations, labour relations, Human Resources CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES
Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Present
GROUPS
human resources professional association
Present
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Well-developed strategic, tactical, political, leadership and analytical skills used to facilitate and drive proven business results
• Master of Industrial Relations Degree, Administrative Studies Degree, Human Resources Management Certificate, CHRP/L Designation
• Demonstrated change management, leadership & coaching skills that enable the business
• Manage multiple locations, union and non union, and cross-boarder
• 20+ years of progressive human resources/labour relations, and operations experience in the broader public service, public service, private sector, union and non-union