Operations Manager w/ Manufacturing/ Production/ Logistics experience

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Todd Langemeier

Professional Summary

Results-driven Operations Manager with experience in Manufacturing, Logistics, Quality Control, & Process Improvement. Demonstrated expertise in Reducing Costs, Increasing Revenues, Building Teams, and Minimizing Employee Turnover. Specialize in changing Staff Culture.

Skills include: Lean Manufacturing Principles, Six Sigma, JIT, GMP, Total Cycle Time, Feedback Loops, Culture Change Leadership, FDA, USDA, HACCP, & OSHA.

Experience

February 2018 to Present

Entrepreneur

Torrance, CA

Self Employed

Investigated opportunities to start my own personal business.

Worked part time to support other family business ventures.

Oversaw Rental Property and searched for new rental property opportunities.

February 2016 to October 2017

Better Life Holdings, LLC

Torrance, CA

Warehouse Manager

Successfully changed the overall Warehouse Culture by installing: meetings, training, department goals, accountability for performance, and recognition for successes.

Implemented Lean Manufacturing Principles including: 5S, Kaizen Events, Elimination Wasted Process Steps, as well as Anti-theft Policies & Procedures.

Reduced overhead by shrinking the warehouse footprint, relocating high velocity stock, eliminated all non-value added steps in all processes, and ongoing training of staff.

Implemented RF Barcode Scanning systems and led the implementation of FEDEX (from UPS) as our primary shipping carrier.

October 2011 to November 2015

Baxter Healthcare Corporation

Van Nuys, CA

Warehouse & Distribution Supervisor II

Promoted from Distribution Supervisor to Warehouse & Distribution Supervisor II.

Oversaw all Warehouse/ Distribution activities including: Shipping (International & Domestic), Receiving, Fulfillment, Inventory Management, TSA Program, DOT, BIT Inspections, & the Company’s truck fleet in support of Baxter’s manufacturing facility.

Created, revised SOPs, Value Streams, represented department in FDA & Customer Audits, Lean Six Sigma, OSHA, GMP improvements, Hazmat, & Annual Budgets.

Proficient in building successful teams resulting in having 3 Direct Reports awarded Employee of the Quarter under my tenure.

February 2008 to March 2011

National Notary Association

Chatsworth, CA

Operations Group Manager

Promoted from Warehouse Supervisor to Operations Manager within first year.

Oversaw: Manufacturing, Fulfillment, Warehousing, Shipping & Receiving, Order Entry, and Facilities (55k sq. ft. Commercial Building with 260 Associates).

Implemented Lean Manufacturing Principles resulting in reducing labor cost by 19%.

Implemented Error Feedback Loops which reduced Fulfillment errors by 20% - through Error Tracking, Root Cause Analysis and Leaning out all Fulfillment Process steps.

Awarded Leader of the Year in 2008. Also, 2 Direct Reports were awarded Employee of the Quarter under my tenure.

February 2005 to August 2007

Centinela Feed Corporation

Torrance, CA

Warehouse Manager

Oversaw Importing & Exporting of pet food & supplies to International Markets; also the daily Fulfillment and Delivery of pet food & supplies to 13 retail stores.

Reduced headcount by 8 associates by eliminating all non-value added process steps.

Implemented Lean Mfg Principles including: 5s, Kaizen, Root Cause Analysis, established new KPIs & all related Lean Training.

September 2002 to October 2004

Target Corporation

Bakersfield, CA

Warehouse Group Leader

Part of a Seasoned, Management Team responsible for the initial startup of a 1.9 Million sq. ft. Distribution Center including: Hiring of Associates, Warehouse & Equipment Training, and development of the Warehouse Layout & Work Flows.

Twice recipient of Target Great Team monthly Quality Recognition Award.

My Warehouse Team led the facility in Productivity: pallets picked per hour & cartons picked per hour.

January 1990 to May 2002

Lufthansa Service Group Corporation

Los Angeles, CA

Operations Manager

Oversaw 3 Manufacturing Departments: Equipment Assembly, Equipment Sanitation, & Food Preparation & Assembly. Also our truck delivery fleet in PHX.

Responsible for FDA, USDA, HACCP, & County Health Audits & Regulations.

Project Leader for Lean Manufacturing Process Improvement Training including: Kan Ban, Kaizen Events, 5S, Value Streams & all other related Lean Principles.

Designed & Generated: Productivity Reports, Master Production Schedule, & Budgets.

Received multiple Company Awards for: Quality (fewest errors - by department), Safety (fewest OSHA recordable errors - by department & largest reduction of incidents over a year - by department), and Labor (largest reduction of annual overtime % - by department).

Education

August 1996 to May 1998

University of North Texas

Denton, TX

MBA – Masters of Business Administration

GPA 4.0

Note: I did not graduate – moved to Denver, CO – due to company promotion.

August 1981 University of Nebraska Kearney, NE

Bachelor of Science – Business Administration

4 Dean’s List: fall 1984, fall 1985, spring 1986.

Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity; positions held: Vice President, Rush Chairman, Social Service Chairman, House Manager, & Inner-fraternity Counsel Representative.

Kansas City Alumni Foundation Scholarship 1985, Voted Outstanding Pledge.

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