Robert J. Goff

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Wilmington, De 19808

302-***-****

acrejb@r.postjobfree.com

Executive Summary:

Highly diversified leader with production management expertise. Demonstrated ability in improving processes, managing production facilities, working in union and non-union environments, and managing a P&L. Project management experience and a consistent history of exceeding financial targets.

Seeking a position that leverages my prior experience while continuing to allow me to grow as a leader and mentor.

Recent Professional Experience:

Director Of Operations, Simple Global, Wilmington DE 2/2015 – Present

Manage all warehouse locations operations in Delaware and California

Incorporated Lean practices into both warehouse locations to increase efficiencies and improve profitability.

Created policies, procedures and training guides for all operational functions.

Responsible for forecasting, budgeting and managing the warehouse P&L.

Plant Manager, eCullet, Camden, NJ 02/2012 to 11/2014

Built and successfully started up an 80,000 square foot glass recycling facility, on budget and on time.

Responsible for all plant production, safety, quality, warehousing, transportation and personnel at the facility.

Responsible for forecasting, budgeting and managing the plant P&L.

Created a quality system for inbound and outbound material that resulted in no rejected loads in 1st year.

Directed four supervisors and thirty nonexempt, nonunion employees.

Plant Manager, Waste Carpet Depot, New Castle, DE 07/2011 to 02/2012

Responsible for all plant production, safety, quality, warehousing, transportation and personnel at facility.

Responsible for forecasting, budgeting and managing the plant P&L.

Restored plant to profitability using Lean principles and building a reliable workforce.

Created a safety committee that improved overall safety performance of the facility.

Created a quality program for the site that improved quality and customer trust in the product.

Plant Manager, MPC, Philadelphia, PA 11/2010 to 05/2011

Built and successfully started up an 80,000 square foot electronic recycling facility, on budget and on time.

Achieved ISO certification for the facility.

Responsible for forecasting, budgeting and managing of the plant P&L.

Plant Manager, WM/All Star Shredding, New Castle, DE 01/2007 to 11/2010

Responsible for forecasting, budgeting and managing the plant P&L.

Increased company profitability by ten percent over three years using Lean principles.

Created a stable environment for the plant that was traditionally unable to retain people or meet production capabilities safely, turning it into a facility that had zero injuries in three years with consistent profitability during a time where the overall recycling market was in a severe decline.

Production Manager, Quikrete Products, Perryville, MD 06/2006 to 01/2007

Reduced turnover rate by fifty percent in six months.

Used Lean principals to improve warehouse efficiencies and loading by 25%.

Created a safety committee and safety culture in the plant to reduce injuries to zero in a six month timeframe.

Created a FIFO standard to reduce waste product caused by shelf life.

Unit Manager, Uniqema, New Castle, DE 08/2005 to 06/2006

90% success rate on first attempt of all new products produced.

Started the KAN BAN system and conducted quarterly 5S events.

Created all operating procedures for the unit.

Conversion Supervisor, Rohm & Haas, Newark, DE 08/2003 to 08/2005

Directed a multi-tasking work force of twenty five to thirty hourly employees on the evening shift to meet all quality, production and safety goals.

Used Lean principles to reduce scrap and improve quality of material.

EPA Contractor, Delaware City, DE 05/2003 to 01/2007

Created and carried out a plan to remove ten million pounds of hazardous chemicals from a super fund site in a timely and environmentally safe manner.

Plant Manager, Metachem Products, Delaware City, DE 06/1985 to 05/2003

Using Six Sigma principles, reduced monthly operating costs by $500K per month.

Recovered seven million pounds of usable product from a waste stream creating profit and reducing hazardous waste.

Responsible for forecasting, budgeting and managing a plant P&L for a $100 million per year chemical plant.

Responsible for one engineer, six supervisors, two managers and ninety union hourly employees.

Responsible for engineering, production, maintenance, safety, quality, warehousing and transportation of the facility.

Education and Training:

Delaware Technical Community College, pursued courses in Industrial Engineering - 1996 to 1998

Lean Training - April, 2006

Diversity Training - October, 2004

STOP Safety Program Trained - August, 2000

Burlington County Fire School - September, 2002

Ethics Training - July, 2002

Delaware Level 1 Waste Treatment Operator Certification Course - January, 2002

Completed Six Sigma Project and also was Six Sigma Champion - November, 2001

Procedure Writer/Approver Course - February, 1998

Quality System Internal Audit or Training - February, 1998

Confined Space Rescue Training - July, 2000

SOCMA “Train the Trainer” Training Class - March, 1997

Supervisor’s Development Program at Delaware Safety Council - March, 1996

Rowan University, Supervisory Development Course - April 1994

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