Manager Quality

JERRY KELLEY

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Professional Summary

Dedicated Department Manager demonstrating effective leadership in all aspects of the job. Excels at cutting costs and streamlining operations.

Skills

Just-in-Time (JIT) Production

Lean Manufacturing

Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED)

Total Quality Management (TQM)

Total Predictive Maintenance (TPM)

Policy Procedure Development

Team Building & Training

Resource Allocation

Cost Reduction / Avoidance

Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)

Safe Quality Foods (SQF)

Critical Control Points (CCP)

Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP)

American Institute of Baking (AIB)

Continuous Improvement

Work History

Converting Manager - Offset and Flexo Printing for liquid packaging

Aug 1999 - Present

Evergreen Packaging

Athens, Georgia

Responsible for all aspects of safety, quality, and production in the printing, roll stock, and plate room departments.

Establish operational policies and implement process improvements to reduce the potential for accidents, ensure superior quality, and improve the throughput of the various printing presses producing liquid packaging cartons.

Directly manage three managers overseeing 50+ hourly employees in a union facility.

Design, seek out, and implement coaching and training programs to develop staff, facilitate efficiency, and to overall improve performance.

Work with peers and the plant manger, to develop yearly capital expense budgets and prioritize capital projects. Submit ROI when the capital expense is in one of the departments I oversee.

Ensure all employees are adhering to all quality and safety procedures.

Schedule work and length of preventive maintenance days for all presses and plate processing equipment.

Most Memorable Contributions:

* Reduced headcount in the plate room department by two, resulting in savings of excess of $100,000

* Helped to reduced waste in the offset department by 9.5%

* Brought the flexo department, that had been closed down, back into vital production. Production improvements in all areas have reduced the planned manning by one crew.

* Reduced costs in supplies over the years by more than $400,000.00.

* Continue to operate and make improvements while never wavering over a .025% in quality returns and allowances based on gross sales and a safety T.I.R. of less than 1.

* Changed culture from management vs. union to a cooperative workforce that is more self directed

* Developed production tracking spreadsheets for all production departments.

* Wrote a PM Manual for the operators in the offset department to further encourage the operators to take ownership of their press and use maintenance only when necessary.

* Documented all training material needed for the offset and flexo departments that includes the step by step procedure for every tasks as well as the safety aspects of that tasks (LOTO, etc.)

* Started Departmental Safety Meetings and Bi-weekly Preventive Maintenance Days

Shift Manager

Jan 1989 - Aug 1999

Field Container Corp. LLC

LaPorte, Indiana

Responsible for all aspects of safety, quality, and production on third shift for the entire plant.

This included 3 offset printing presses, shipping, pre-press, and maintenance.

Managed 25+ hourly employees in a non-union environment.

Worked with senior and higher skilled employees to develop training modules, and standardize work practices.

Started and then led the safety committee for the plant for several years.

Ensured all yearly-required training, per OSHA, was followed.

Most Memorable Contributions:

* Led a team to reduce make ready times (change over times) from six hours to just over two hours.

* Developed several pieces of equipment to aid in the make ready of the printing department.

* Developed the training material / SOP s for all printing presses.

* Trained new press operators.

* Started and led the safety committee for the plant

* Successfully passed an OSHA inspection initiated by a disgruntle employee with only improvements listed and one citation for an electrical box.

Education

Bachelor of Science: Business Administration February 2011

American Intercontinental University

Atlanta, GA

[3.6] GPA

Coursework in Business, Management and Communications

Associate of Applied Science: Health and Safety Currently Attending

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Areas of Knowledge

American Institute of Baking

Safe Quality Foods

Total Predictive Maintenance

Lean Manufacturing

Good Manufacturing Practices

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points

OSHA 501 Trained

Greenbelt in Six Sigma

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