Manager Quality

Gregory E. Mason

**** ******** ***** **. *'Fallon MO. 63366

636-***-**** - Home 636-***-**** - Cell

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Employer: Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging in Earth City, MO

August 2012 - January 2015

Experience: April 2014 - January 2015 Quality Operations Manager

August 2012 - April 2014 Production Operations Manager

Reallocated department personnel to reduce overtime and increase

production support

Increased cross training within functional areas to reduce

overtime and increase production support

Revised incoming inspection procedures to improve throughput and

ensure compliance

Designated "Lead" inspectors in each functional area and on each

shift

Evaluated department staffing levels for redundancies and

overages

Implemented critical documentation review practices and revised

non-conforming materials handling process

Directly managed 6 supervisors and 3 support staff in a 24x7

environment

Indirectly supervised up to 200 full time, part time, and

temporary production employees

Coordinated supply of manpower with multiple staffing agencies

Implemented regular production and KPI tracking and reporting

Revised production line changeover procedures

Evaluated production line performance

Implemented equipment operator qualification program

Results: No production stoppages caused by Quality Operations

Reduced weekly overtime by 66% by flexing labor between functional

areas

Increased incoming material inspections by 90% with no compliance

failures

Leadership presence on all three shifts and in all three functional

areas; improved production support

Reduced labor expenses by 20% while reducing overtime costs by 50%

Reduced department critical documentation errors by 50%

Reduced non-conforming materials processing times by 30%

Maintained effective leadership presence through multiple work

schedule changes

Maintained adequate staffing through 50% increase in volume

Reduced production line changeover times by 30% - 50%

Increased production line performance by 10% - 30%

Employer: SensoryEffects Flavor Systems (Formerly Givaudan Flavors) in

Bridgeton, MO

November 2007 - August 2012

Experience: February 2009 - August 2012 EHS, Sanitation, Training

Manager - Shift Superintendent

April 2008 - February 2009 Quality Manager

November 2007 - April 2008 Quality Specialist

Revamped facility Health and Safety programs through audit and

training

Lead Company Safety program to 661 days with no recordable

injuries 2009 - 2011

Developed and implemented facility-wide Master Sanitation Plan

Oversaw shift Production Operations to include Batching,

Packaging, and Warehousing

Worked with Supply Chain to improve Production efficiency and

inventory accuracy through audit and training

Successfully managed transition from Givaudan North America to

private ownership

Improved Incoming Raw Materials approval process by aligning

supplier and company specs

Improved facility Micro program by aligning with FDA guidelines

Results: Reduced EHS department spending by 21% vs. prior

Two OSHA recordable accidents since April 2009

Production efficiency increased by 15% in 2009 vs. prior

Production efficiency increased by 10% in 2010 vs. prior

Maintained Production efficiency in 2011 with 20% increase in volume

Outstanding 3rd Party and Customer Audits in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

Achieved SQF Level 2 certification graded "Excellent" in 2010, 2011,

2012

Employer: Coca-Cola Bottling Company of St. Louis (CCE) in Maryland

Heights, MO

August 1995 - November 2007

Experience: September 2005 - November 2007 Quality Assurance Manager

September 2000 - September 2005 Quality Assurance and Sanitation

Supervisor

March 1996 - September 2000 Quality Assurance

Laboratory Technician

August 1995 - March 1996 Warehouse Laborer / Machine

Operator

Quality System Program Owner for Calibration, Material and Product

Integrity, Consumer Response and Customer Satisfaction, Incident

Management and Crisis Resolution

Facility Immediate Action Team - Special Point of Contact

Lead Facility HACCP Team, Continual Improvement Team for Flavor

Changeover Times using Lean Concepts, Environmental

Compliance, Wastewater, and Water Conservation Teams

Results: Produced Product Quality - improved 7% over prior year to 97%

Produced Package Quality - maintained at 99% since 3/06

Concentrate Yield - maintained at 99.6%

Consumer Complaint Rate - 10% reduction over prior (3.1

complaints/million containers produced)

Reduced Basic Flavor Changeover Time from 14 minutes in 2006 to 10

minutes in 2007

Departmental Labor Costs (QA and Sanitation) in 2007 - 9% under

budget

HACCP Plan implemented 2006

Dr. Pepper / Seven-Up Reduced Sampling Plan in 2007 due to continued

high quality scores

Four IMCR/IAT incidents successfully mitigated in 2007

Reduced Waste Water BOD and COD surcharge rate by 25% in 2007

($90,000 savings)

Identified Potential Water savings of approximately 10,000,000

gallons (7% of annual usage)

Military

Experience: United States Marine Corps - Avionics Technician August

1989 - August 1995

Education: Vatterott College - Associate's Degree in Computer Programming

9/02

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