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Steven Wagner

Production Supervisor – General Supervisor – Process Superintendent – Production

Manager - General Manager

** **us years of progressive experience managing Production, Quality, Safety and cost control for a fortune

300 packaging corporation. Verifiable strengths in designing and improving processes and work procedures in

support of continuous improvement programs. Excellent interpersonal skills collaborate with customer teams

to identify and remedy quality issues. Practices in lean manufacturing, Safe Quality Foods (SQF), Hazard

Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), Good Manufacturing Process (GMP) and Best Business

Practices (BBP) processes within the packaging industry. Well-versed in all aspects of production including

safety programs, maintenance, technical support, quality improvement and scheduling. Trained in Root Cause

Failure Analysis Investigations. A strong manager able to motivate and train teams to peak performance. I

have a very strong technical aptitude with excellent mechanical troubleshooting and design skills.

P rofessional Experience

Top-Co, INC

Weatherford, TX

January, 2014 March, 2015

General Manager US Manufacturing

Manage day to day operations for an oil and gas casing and accessory

manufacturing facility with approximately 100 employees supplying goods

globally.

Lead US manufacturing operations for Top-Co Cementing, global leader in the design, manufacture,

and distribution of casing cementing supporting the oil and gas industry.

Prioritized visibility of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) program, daily review.

Shortened lead time on orders by 20% / improved work completion deliverable dates by 25%

through improved planning and execution.

Implemented safety awareness and recognition program, reduced reportable number of incidences

by 60%.

Improved Inventory identification and Materials Management of $16mil in raw materials, finished

goods, and parts.

Implemented Quality improvement programs, including spot audits, root- cause analysis and

implementation of remedial actions.

Implemented procedure based training in the thermoset mold department reducing scrap by 12% or

$1.3mm per year while improving production and efficiency by 40%

Implemented 5S Program within the plant utilizing six sigma and Lean manufacturing principles

Ball Corporation

Fort Worth, TX

2004-Present

Process Superintendent 2011 July 2013

Manage day to day operations of three aluminum can manufacturing lines

overseeing four production shifts of approximately 35personnel on each

shift.

Key member of team to gain SQF qualification. Audited existing processes, identified critical gaps,

and identified new corrective procedures. Wrote work instructions, trained staff and helped obtain

qualification.

Implemented Quality improvement programs, including spot audits, root- cause analysis and

implementation of remedial actions.

Handled customer complaints including physically visiting customer plants and collaborating with

production engineers to identify and solve issues. Demonstrated strengths in oral and written

communications.

Facilitated numerous Root Cause Failure Analysis Investigations in regards to Safety, Quality and

Equipment failures.

Served as Maintenance Team Manager, accountable for setting schedules for preventative

maintenance. Worked with site teams and corporate principle engineers to develop best practices for

PM and maintenance in the Deco area and back end of the plant to the warehouse.

Produced short/long term production scheduling and forecasting and monthly analysis and cost

forecasting.

Implemented a lifecycle program on equipment under my responsibility for predictive maintenance

or replacement to prevent or reduce breakdown maintenance.

Ball Corporation

Fort Worth, TX

General Supervisor 2008 2011

Manage day to day operations of two aluminum can manufacturing lines

overseeing four production shifts of approximately 23personnel on each

shift.

Worked as Department Head for the Deco area of plant. Responsible for coatings and finishing of

aluminum beverage cans

Managed preventative maintenance program on all back-end equipment including printers, internal

coating spray machines, external over varnish, necking of the can and palletizing and strapping of all

pallets.

Facilitated numerous Root Cause Failure Analysis Investigations in regards to Safety, Quality and

Equipment failures.

Assisted with the installation and startup of a new multi sized high speed can line.

Set up all Preventative Maintenance programs including writing new PM,s for all new equipment

with the assistance of the manufactures and our corporate principle engineering department

Managed the staffing of the new line including hiring, training and manning of new equipment.

Set up training for all new equipment with manufacturing representatives and principle engineer’s

Technical support of all manufacturing equipment in the backend on the plant. Troubleshooting of

all safety, quality and production issues within the Deco department

On call 24/7 for technical support on all equipment

Ball Corporation

Fort Worth, TX

Production Supervisor 2006 2008

Managed a crew of 23 personnel within the manufacturing of aluminum beverage cans from raw

material to finished product.

Supervised crew responsible for safety, quality and production of aluminum beverage cans

Manning, scheduling and production requirements each shift

Supervised all label changes occurring on crew directing safety and quality.

Containing and holding all quality issues on crew and reporting to Production manager

Supervised the repair and rebuilding of all equipment as deemed necessary per break down or

maintenance schedule.

Ball Corporation

Fort Worth, TX

D & I/Deco Maintainer 2004 2008

Maintenance and repair of draw and iron presses, cupping presses, printing presses, varnish units,

internal coating machines, necking machines, palletizers, sorters and strappers.

Rebuilding of all mentioned equipment, troubleshooting and PM’s

Bates Container

North Richland Hills, TX 2002-2004

Maintenance Lead Second Shift

Maintenance lead- man for a corrugated box manufacture.

Responsible for mechanical and electrical maintenance of corrugated manufacturing equipment

including corrugator, robotic slitter/scorer, stacker, friction banders, die cutters, flexo printers, gluers,

pattern formers and heat blade Signod strappers.

World Signature

Graphics Fort Worth, TX 2000-2002

Vice President/General Manager

Directed daily operation for service, technical and re-manufacturing of web offset high speed

printing lines.

Responsible for contract procurement, budgets, controlling margins on all remanufactured presses and

installation

Technical expert on installation and troubleshooting.

Liaison between manufacture’s and customer complaints for Heidelburg and Goss International on new

installation in North America, South America and the Caribbean.

Managed purchasing from manufactures and suppliers, machine shop, assembly floor and paint shop.

Education

Burleson High School

Burleson, TX

1986-1988

Tarrant County College Fort Worth, TX

Business Administration

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