High School Operator

Dale Baller

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River Dr,

Lansing,

MI 48906

Cell 517-242-

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**********@*****.***

Summary

Seeking a Production Management position, which will utilize my 28 years of

experience and personal skills to provide a safe working environment for

production employees and service customers with quality printed products in a

timely manner.

Process Improvements

Reduced manufacturing costs by over 30% in the Floral Market Division.

Installed a KBA 74” Karat, resulting in the

reduction of 18 FTE's and a reduction of inventory costs by $800,000,

annually.

Implemented companywide training/competence program, which provided

production employees the opportunity to grow.

Manage system that documents operator competence which satisfies both

customer and FDA audits.

Lean improvements.

Lead numerous SMED events from basic lean training to implementation

and tracking of the results. Reduced average make -ready times in all

events by at least 25%, with minimal cost.

Plant Emergency/Safety Coordinator.

Experience

Production Manager

2002 – Present MPS (Multi Packaging Solutions)/John Henry - Lansing, MI

Responsible for the safety, quality and OTD for 160 production employees over

a 3 shift operation. Manage over 60 manufacturing processes including, but not

limited to:

Plastic tag manufacturing. Over 600,000,000 units annually. All bindery and

finishing processes. Cutting, booklet making, stringing, label applications,

folding (pharma inserts and outserts), die cutting, the MPS Sheeter

operation and the hand bindery.

Supply sheeted paper and board stock to multiple facilities.

Business forms division. High speed web offset with full in line bindery.

Envelope converting. Hot stamp label production.

Production Supervisor

2001 – 2002 MPS/John Henry - Lansing, MI

Responsible for the safety, quality and productivity of 30 production employees.

Provided both corrective and positive

performance feedback to operators. Identified and implementedt process

improvements.

Press Operator

1991 - 2001 MPS/John Henry - Lansing, MI

Maintained and operated Didde SV 15 high speed web offset printing press.

Performed daily and all other annual maintenance

on the press and related equipment.

Owner/Operator

1989 – 2001 Keystone Printing - Lansing, MI

Managed daily operations and sales.

Education

Harry Hill Vocational School - Lansing, MI

Studied printing for two years. Awarded the Student Craftsman of the year in

1988 as voted by the Lansing Club of Printing Craftsmen

High School Diploma: Printing 1988

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