Manager Manufacturing
Resume:
Gary D. Haverman
Lake St. Louis, MO 63367
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Extensive experience in manufacturing using lean manufacturing principles
in various supervisory and project lead roles in vastly different fields of
manufacturing. Emphasizing continuous improvement as a way to manage and
reduce costs.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
QPSI - Edwardsville, IL 2014-
Operations Manager, secondary packaging company of consumer goods
. Responsible for the production, maintenance, and shipping & receiving
areas
. Managed up to 8 production lines at any given time involving up to 140
hourly workers
. Created floor layouts and other documentation supporting the 75 plus
brand codes being produced
. Managed one direct supervisor and 8 Master Leads in the production
activities on a daily basis
LANDSHIRE - Caseyville, IL 2012-2013
Production Manager, premium sandwich maker for the convenience food
industry
. Responsible for up to 120 non union employees covering 7 production lines
in the production of up to 900,000 premium sandwiches per week
. Assisted in the plant recently achieving an SQF (Safe Quality Food) Level
3 certification (highest level)
. Developed a metrics tracking database used daily to determine production
efficiencies for the use of process improvement initiatives
. Personally trained new employees on GMPs and SQF rules prior to starting
work
. Created the documentation for the bread rotation process for incoming
bread used on the production floor to ensure that correct lot numbers
were used.
COTT BEVERAGES - Maryland Heights/Berkley, MO 2010-2012
Operations Supervisor, warehouse/transportation and bottled beverage
production
. Supervised up to 10 union warehouse forklift drivers and one direct
employee in loading/unloading activities for up to 50 tractor trailers to
meet daily schedules
. Supervised 5 union Production Technicians in the production of bottled
water/tea at a rate of up to 36,000 bottles per hour
. Directed hourly personnel to ensure that our facility remained SQF audit
ready
. Developed and maintained productivity charts for warehouse and bottled
water production activities to track our effectiveness in reaching
departmental goals
. Working knowledge of SQF and GMPs as it relates to the food industry
. Evaluated overtime needs in the warehouse based on the shift-to-shift
needs.
CRANE MERCHANDISING SYSTEMS - Bridgeton, MO 2006-2010
Supervisor, food-related vending machine manufacturing
. Supervised over 60 hourly unionized employees in four departments
ensuring assigned processes were followed while improving on production
metrics in a Value Stream driven environment
. Responsible for visual management production boards that displayed
various production metrics from each department involving safety,
quality, delivery, and cost
. Participated in Lean Manufacturing events focusing on continuous
improvement and cost saving initiatives achieving the company goals of
manpower reductions of 10%
. Created over 100 process method sheets depicting color illustrations of
the process work flow for over 30 work cells to assist in the many
training initiatives
. Effectively managed multiple work schedules from several departments to
meet necessary production requirements on a daily basis while keeping
costs at a minimum
. Assisted in moving three production lines out of state with the goal of
achieving normal production levels within two months of the initial start-
up.
AEROTEK AUTOMOTIVE - St. Louis, MO 2003-
2006
Supervisor, automobile manufacturing (Daimler Chrysler - St. Louis South
Plant)
. Supervised up to 25 union employees to ensure processes were performed
according to work assignments with a goal of improving overall plant
first time capability
. Monitored the quality issues on the production units at the end of the
production line and inform responsible production lines of issues
impacting first time capability.
. Updated the database and visual board that tracks defects in the
production processes to better identify which quality improvement
initiatives that needed to be address
. Responsible for maintaining the overtime equalization of union personnel
in daily overtime activity focusing on end of shift repairs so as to meet
daily production goals.
. Managed a select group of employees in the daily rework activity of
paint, body, and mechanical defects to over 50 vehicles to expedite for
delivery in a timely manner.
TRAINING GROUP INTERNATIONAL/VMS - Windsor, ON (Canada) 1999-2002
Team Lead, Launch Readiness Project (Daimler Chrysler - St. Louis South and
North Plants)
. Maintained the data in a database of over 1000 items to monitor the
completion status in relation to the overall project deliverables of a
new model production launch
. Trained hourly and salaried personnel of the new changes and
responsibilities that came with the production of the new model as it
related to their departments
. Interacted with several departments ensuring that their launch issues
were properly documented and tracked for closure in the project database
in order to prepare the production facilities and personnel for a smooth
launch of pilot vehicles
. Chaired daily and weekly meetings that reported on the status of various
quality issues to many levels of management that identified progress of
the launch
. While managing a group of engineers, the team evaluated over 1000
manufacturing processes to identify issues relating to tooling, stock
display, facilities, safety, and training resulting in an effective start-
up for new model production.
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration, Maryville University,
St. Louis, MO 1995
Bachelor of Business Administration, McKendree College,
Lebanon, IL 1981
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