Manager Plant

JEFF BARKSDALE

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PLANT MANAGER

** ***** *********** ***** ********** Experience

Hands on Manufacturing, Engineering, and EHS Background

Change Leadership and KPI Driven Plant Management

Union and Non Union Plant Operations / Union Negotiations

Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and TPM Trained

Implementation Lean Manufacturing / Continuous Improvement

Significant Reduction in Safety and Recordable Incidents

Managed projects upwards of $1M in Scope

Piloted Corporate Initiatives in up to 3 Manufacturing Facilities

Directed Plant Operations with Revenues up to $200M+

Drove Significant Cost Saving Reductions Plant-Wide

Increased OEE and Reduction of Machine Down-Time

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

POLYGLASS - Winter Haven, FL 2012-Present

Polyglass is a leading manufacturer of modified bitumen roofing and waterproofing membranes and roof coatings for low- and steep-slope applications. Committed to adding value through innovation, Polyglass utilizes the most technologically advanced manufacturing processes in the industry with four state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities – three in the United States, and one in Italy which services all of Europe. Polyglass also has operations in Great Britain and Romania.

Plant Manager

Accountable for a $75M r revenue 24/7 non-union continuous process commercial roofing membrane and coating operation for low- and steep-slope applications.

Managed a team of 7 direct and 51 indirect reports which oversaw production of over 20M sq. meters of product annually.

Lead facility with 1 roll line which produced underlayments and cap sheets, 3 coating mixers for production of emulsions, latex, aluminum paste and adhesions, and 1 printing press which produces polyester mats for underlayments.

Accountable for timely ordering of all raw materials and packaging components for the production of roofing membrane

Responsible for investigating all product complaints and communicating the results of the process to the customer along with all action items implemented to prevent any reoccurring issues

Lead team for reducing process variation by refining the process conditions while ensuring we meet all quality objectives

Accomplishments

Decreased employee turnover from 33% to 7% in 3 years

Implementation of KPI score card, visual factory and 5S concepts to the plant operations

Improved safety performance by reducing OSHA Recordable Injuries from 5 to 1 (during a given year) over a 3-year period

Reduced worker compensation claims from $390,000 to less than $1,000 in 2015

Increased total productions by 45%

Reduced scrap from 14% to less than 2% totalling a saving over $5.3M in 3 years

Reduced Downtime from 15% to less than 7%

Reduced total claims by 38% resulting in a savings of $100,000 dollars in 2015

Cost savings of over $250,000 annually through raw materials & freight each year for the past 2 years

Reduced total plant waste by 10% resulting in a cost savings of 90,000 in 2015

ISO Certifications achieved in 2015

AEES (Formerly Alcoa / Dixie Wire) – Nashville, TN 1990-2012

AEES is a leading supplier of insulated and non-insulated wire, multi-conductor cables, battery cables, convolute tubing, and other logistical services to the automotive, appliance, electronic, power, control and signal, and building markets

Plant Manager (2005-2012)

Lead the efficient and profitable operation of the $200M revenue union XLP / PVC extrusion and wire fabrication plant.

Reported to Director of Operation North America, responsible for all facets of Operations, Finance, Quality, Safety & customer satisfaction.

Successfully lead plant operations which produced 600,000 copper lbs of XLP extruded product, 450,000 copper lbs of PVC extruded product, and 700,000 copper lbs of wire fabricated product per month.

Managed a team of 16 direct and 150 indirect reports in all areas of manufacturing, engineering, finance, quality and safety

Oversaw production of:

o9 XLPE extrusion lines which produced cross-link insulated cable ranging from 22awg to 2awg

o7 PVC extrusion lines which produced PVC insulated cable ranging from 24awg to 1/0 awg

o1 rod machine

o4 copper drawing machines

o26 bunchers

Union Negotiations of 2 contracts

Consolidation of two plants into one location reducing overhead cost & meeting all customer requirements.

Built Excellent union & management work environment

Accomplishments

Enhanced the bottom line by 1.5 M through reducing scrap from 6% to 2%

Delivered a $200K cost savings, cutting annual cost by 15% each year for 3 consecutive years

Slashed overtime from 50% to less than 5% without compromising sales through administrative cross training

Decreased monthly inventory surplus from $10M to less than $3M by collaborating with customers to forecast demand & implementing tools to improve forecasting accuracy

Spearheaded successful operations in alignment with needs of major customer such as Ford, Harley-Davison, Lear, Tyco, Trane and Paccar

Achieved perfect safety record for 2 consecutive years, with zero recordable incidents for non-compliance and 1 million hours without LWD

Led 2 union contract negotiations with no work stoppages

Won "Best Working Relationship Award" at 2010 union-labor conference meeting

Environmental Health & Safety Manager (2004-2005)

Managed a team of 3 and reported to Director of EHS for North America & Europe, directing, planning, and development, safety programs for plants in Nashville, Acuna, Mexico, & Choloma, Honduras.

Commended safety initiatives and daily operations for 3 plants across the United States, Mexico, and Honduras. Ensured regulatory compliance and administered comprehensive training in alignment with environmental requirements.

Accountable for all incident investigation/injury free events & the implementation of hazard controls through engineering, PPE, or administrative measures.

Maintain the facilities environmental systems, incident management systems, monthly reporting metrics, job observations

Responsible for maintaining compliance with all OSHA, EPA & Alcoa requirements including training & reporting for 2 manufacturing facilities in Nashville, Tn.

Single point of contact for: Electrical Safety, Machine Guarding, Contractor Safety, Fall Prevention, Mobile Equipment, Lock out Tag out, & Confined Spaces

Conducted audits and inspections to assess risk, identified opportunities for improvement, and developed comprehensive strategies to resolve critical issues

Accomplishments

Zero non compliance in Environmental

Implementation of job observations

Received best practices in Lock out tag out, Electrical safety, Contractor Safety, & Environmental monitoring system during Alcoa cooperate audit

Zero recordable

Engineering/Project Manager (1999-2004)

Oversaw Engineering function for three manufacturing plants which consisted of projects up to $1M.

Responsible for all capital projects from approval through installation & start up for Nashville extrusion & wire drawing facilities.

Team leader in development and implementation of safety programs: Lockout / Tagout, Electrical Safety, Fall Protection, Confined Spaces, and Mobile Equipment for Nashville and Mexican Facilities.

Scheduled all maintenance activities, purchased all maintenance materials, maintained expense budget, hired and managed all contractors on site

Accomplishments

Rebuild of TRB-1 rod machine in Wire fabrication plant = 1M dollar project

Noise reduction Project = $250,000 project / eliminated hearing protection in Wire Fab plant

Nylon insulated cable = $500,000

Extruder upgrades = $750,000

Maintenance Supervisor (1990-1998)

Oversaw maintenance functions for the Dixie wire Nashville Plant.

Managed a team of 3 supervisors and 15 maintenance technicians

UNITED STATES NAVY 1980-1990

Electrician (E-6)

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Associate of Science (AS) Electrical/Electronic Technology Cape Fear Community College

Bachelor of Science (BA) Engineering Management Rochville University

Lean Management Training Alcoa

TPM & Six Sigma Training Alcoa

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member, Nashville Sports Council

Member, Nashville State Community College Electrical training

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