Manager Manufacturing

CRAIG CHIPPERFIELD ************.*****@*****.***

**** ***** *** **., *******, GA 30041 678-***-****

Summary

Manufacturing professional with a strong work ethic and passion to drive business results through developing

and implementing strategies, optimization of supply chain and manufacturing processes, and motivating and

developing teams.

Professional Experience

Clorox – Product Supply Organization

The Clorox Company, a Fortune 500 company, is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of consumer and

professional products. Clorox annual net sales are approximately $5.5 billion with nearly 8,000 employees supporting

its global business.

-Atlanta, GA

Global Strategic Sourcing Manager – Contract Manufacturing Corporate

2013 -Current

• Responsible for creation and execution of category Manufacturing Supply Chain Strategy supporting

new product growth and improving cost of manufacturing at over 20 manufacturing sites.

• Identified capable manufacturing partners, negotiated commercial terms, and managed business

relationships of over $50MM spend comprised of both EPA & FDA regulated products.

• Provided leadership to ensure alignment between the Strategic Business Units and the Operations

functional objectives.

• Led cross-functional teams to create and implement over $2MM cost savings annually through supply

chain optimization, packaging and process innovation, and operations excellence.

• Manufacturing and Sourcing Subject Matter Expert on over four company-wide Kaizen / Value Stream

Mapping process improvement initiatives.

-Atlanta, GA

Project Manager – Contract manufacturing Corporate

2013

• Managed a customer-transparent transition of Systems, Processes and People of a $4MM

Final/Secondary Copack FDA - Cosmetics manufacturing operation.

• This complex project included working under an accelerated timeline for project planning phase

through steady state phase, demanding constant communication & coordination with all levels of the

organization, ultimately producing a launch that was on time and under budget.

• Conducted Process Mapping Events to identify and create actions against critical handoffs; ensuring

supply during each phase of the transition as well as laying a foundation for long-term business results.

-Atlanta, GA

Global Contract Manufacturing Manager Corporate

2011 – 2013

• Operational Plant Manager of nine contract manufacturing plants; over $25MM in contracted spend of

350+ EPA and FDA regulated sku’s.

• Lead manufacturing site transition and operational start-up of two $5MM Secondary Pack

manufacturing plants while ensuring supply of over 200 products.

• Established and promoted best-in-class capacity planning models and metrics to drive out losses and

attain business objectives: S.P.A.C.E. (Safety, Product Quality, Availability, Cost, and Enable

Innovation).

• Leveraged LEAN methodologies to drive out over $750K in waste in both production plants and the

supply chain.

-Spring Hill, KS

Maintenance Manager Clorox / A&M Products

2008 – 2011

• Managed daily and strategic objectives of 21 maintenance personnel, including planner, scheduler, and

procurement.

• Effectively controlled a $3MM maintenance annual budget for a 500K sq.ft cat litter facility.

• Supported five highly automated high speed production lines with over 5,000ft. of conveyor, and an

automated processing department capable of producing 155tons/hr.

• Utilizing World Class Manufacturing principles, reduced equipment breakdowns by 25% per year,

achieving record lows for the facility.

• Increased technician skill levels via training to reduce fixed maintenance spend 6% per year.

• Modified organizational structure of maintenance group to facilitate improved line safety, OEE and

teamwork.

• Initiated companies first Value Stream Mapping event on maintenance work order flow to decrease

work order lead times and increase process efficiencies.

• Embraced innovation, using methodologies that include Focused Improvements, VSM, 5S, and PM

Optimization.

Lincoln, NE

Molex Incorporated – Automotive Division

Molex is the world's second-largest manufacturer of electronic and electrical interconnection products and systems.

This $3.5 billion business involves high-volume production and assembly of plastic injection-molded components,

electrical circuitry, stamped and plated terminals, and die-castings.

Stamping Maintenance Supervisor Stamping Department

2006 – 2008

• Managed fifteen maintenance personnel, process and controls engineers, and process technicians.

• Implemented predictive maintenance metrics to maximize OEE and equipment reliability.

• Championed Six Sigma tools such as LEAN, DMIAC, and 5S to implement cost reduction ideas,

equipment improvements and department change initiatives.

• Successfully raised on-time completion of PM’s from 32% to 92%, reducing average days to complete a

planned PM from 36 to 3 days, while managing complex plant and corporate engineering projects.

• Helped ideate and implement short and long-term strategies at the department and plant level (Capital,

Organizational structure, IT, processes) to enable continued growth and competitiveness.

Production Planner Supervisor / Buy & Resale Planner Stamping Department

2004 - 2006

• Directly managed two department planners and indirectly supervised six material handlers to plan Buy

and Resale products for the entire facility.

• Worked cross-functionally with corporate purchasing and marketing to ensure sustainable, strong

vendor performance.

• Actively initiated and directed LEAN events that facilitated reduction of lead-times, material

movements and reduction of inventory levels by over 40%, while increasing promised delivery

attainment to record 97.2%

• Created metrics, complied and utilized department reports to drive optimization and sustainment in

capacity planning, forecast, inventory, and delivery.

Production Planner Stamping Department

2003 - 2004

• Effectively utilized SAP to run material requirements planning (MRP) enabling timely execution of

customer orders while supporting ISO and QS9000 Standards.

• Proactively planned in highly complex work environment with constantly changing demands to meet

customer requested delivery dates while maintaining low inventory of finished goods, raw materials and

packaging.

• Coordinated daily production schedules with all functions of the operations, tool & die, and quality.

Manufacturing Engineer Assembly Engineering Department

1999 - 2003

• Executed new product development projects using tools such as feasibility analysis, process flow charts,

FMEA’s, prototypes and concept design reviews focusing on cost and quality measures.

• Proactively identified and solved manufacturing and product quality problems through measurement

techniques, data gathering, statistical tools, and root cause analysis.

• Worked cross functionally to identify, perform feasibility studies, and execute cost reduction / process

improvement measures on the manufacturing floor which included design and drawing of machine

tooling, work area layout, training / planning operator tasks, performing time effectiveness studies and

ergonomic analysis.

Failure Analysis Technician Intern Quality Control Department

1999

Identified root-cause for failure of electrically faulty parts. Dealt particularly with Surface Mount

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Technology related issues and communicated these between machine operators and/or suppliers to

resolve quality concerns.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Management Engineering

2003 University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

2007 Break-Through Management Group

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