LARRY “LEROY” HAYES
Bristol, TN 37620
**********@*****.***
SUMMARY
•Production Supervisor with 20+ twenty years of experience in Manufacturing and Quality
Control who brings value to the company through proven strong leadership skills,
dependability, commitment to success, teamwork, and effective communications. Areas of
expertise include:
•Planning • Compliance with FDA Regulations
• Production Scheduling • cGMPs and LSOPS
• Leadership • Safety
• Oral and Written Communication • Powered Industrial Truck Operation
• Training of Associates • Creation of New Label Formats
• Lean Sigma (Green Belt) • Microsoft
Office/Word/PowerPoint/Excel
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
•DR REDDYS LABORATORIES/ GLAXOSMITHKLINE, Bristol,TN
1989 –Apr 2015
•Supervisor, Packaging/Label Office
• Oversee the daily activities of the packaging department. To ensure compliance with
all safety rules, company policies and Current Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Identified and resolved routine operational issues.
• Communicate with upper management and various site departments to expedite
production.
• Ensure LSOPs are being followed
• Submit work orders for necessary repairs.
• Manage associates vacation and PTO.
• Setup training matrix
• Oversee associates training as specified in LSOPs
• Chosen by Senior Management, due to demonstrated abilities and organizational
knowledge, to act as Packaging Department scheduling liaison.
•Supervisor, Label Office,
(2005-2009)
•Provided oversight management and direction to two exempt associates and one non-exempt
hourly associate in activities directly related to the efficient and accurate operations of the
Label Office and Lineservicer Group. Ensured compliance with Current Good
Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs), Local Site Operating Procedures (LSOPs), all safety
rules, and company policies. Identified and resolved routine operational issues.
Communicate with various site departments to expedite production. Scheduled and assured
training of newly hired employees. Provided routine training to associates.
•Chosen by Senior Management, due to demonstrated abilities and organizational
knowledge, to act as Packaging Department scheduling liaison.
•Served as Project Management Team Leader in purchasing and installing new Easy Label
Software program. New software installation ensured avoidance of system crash that
would have resulted in stoppage in packaging production of two to four weeks.
•Received Six Sigma Green Belt for leading Lean Sigma Kaizen project to look into the,
“In and Out flows of components in the crowded Packaging’s Supply Areas” that
resulted in saving many man hours and eliminating investigations cause by incorrect
assignments and issuances.
•Facilitated projects for improvements including mentoring fellow associates in projects
and Kaizens.
•Member of a company with six years of no Lost Time Injuries
•Experience in SAP (System Application and Products Superuser).
•Level one Auditor
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (CONT’D)
Label Office Group Leader,
(2001-2005)
•Managed and directed daily operations of the Label Office. Supervised three non-exempt
hourly associates. Ensured label office activities were completed on a timely and daily
basis. Received and accounted for printed components. Moved printed components in and
out of storage bin locations using powered industrial trucks. Assisted Label Office Clerks
in all Label Office functions. Filled in during absence of a clerk or at times when
production volume was heavy. Provided continuous training to associates.
•Involved in purchasing industrial trucks that resulted in better use of personnel and
quicker production time.
•Rearranged office resulting in a better flow of production
•Created and updated Label Office LSOPs (Local Site Operating Procedures )
Linesevicer, (1992-2001)
•Set up packaging lines. Assigned, issued and maintained an ample supply of non printed
components used in each production run. Assigned and issued Bulk Product used on
Production run. Set Bulk Containers of Product onto elevated pedestals for dosing by
using powered industrial trucks. Loaded, wrapped, and receipted finished good
pallets. Conducted reconciliation of components at the conclusion of each production
run. Designed and performed transactions to move unused components back into the
warehouse. Maintained production time sheets. Assisted Packagers, Mechanics and
Supervisors in routine operations.
•Building Services, (1989-1992)
Ensured building cleanliness.
MILITARY SERVICE
US Air Force,
(1971-1977)
• Served 4 years as an Administration Specialist with the Air Force Office of Special
Investigations.
• Cross trained into the Legal Field and served 2 years as a Legal Services Specialist in the
Office of the Staff Judge Advocate
EDUCATION
•Diploma, Big Creek High School, War W.VA
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Employer Sponsored Training Courses including:
•Manufacturing Formulas and Specification Course, Northeast State Community College
•Leadership Skill Development Course, Northeast State Community College
•Leading Edge
•Lean Sigma Leadership and Management
•PowerPoint XP, Excel XP, Word XP, Microsoft XP
US Air Force Administration Course
•US Air Force Legal Services Specialist Course