Manager Lean Manufacturing

Peter A. Kussman Sr. **** *th St Pl Ne Hickory,NC. /. ph 270-***-****./ ************@*****.***

Production / Operations / plant management

Production Operational Manager with experience in leading and leveraging a proactive approach to organizational improvement. Adept at inspiring teams behind a vision, moving from strategy to details, monitoring progress with key metrics. Proven track record of facilitating manufacturing operations to become world class thru Continuous Improvement tools and Lean manufacturing principles.

Core Competencies

Production & Operations

OSHA Safety Enforcement and Incident Management

Lean Six Sigma & Continuous Improvement

Team / Staff Training & Mentoring

Facility Maintenance / Management

Productivity & Efficiency Management

Professional Experience

INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT

1/2016 (CURRENTLY)

Consulting for manufacturing companies on Lean and continuous improvement principles and implementation

CHOICE CANNING

Plant Manager (4/2015 – 12/2015)

Plant Manager for frozen food manufacturing facility

Lowered labor costs per lb from .14 to .03 for frozen food repack operation

Dealt with USDA and FDA inspections and daily monitoring

Prepared facility for SQF certifications

Start-up operation of frozen meal kits and repacking of shrimp

Improved output of facility by 70% thru training, lean and tpm

. And reduced defect rate to less then 1%

Set up program to recruit from local trade schools which helped us maintain low defect rate and attain production schedule

Implemented lean manufacturing and 5S which reduced waste to under 1% from 8%

Responsible for A/I inspections and adherence to ASME through out facility

UNILEVER

Supervisor- 5S Coordinator-Recycle Coordinator (8/2007-8/2013)

Managed and facilitated Sanitation department for wet savory / frozen food facility

Set up and implemented 5S, SSOP, recycling program for 600,000 square foot plant

Helped facility in safety and quality training over 24/ 7 manufacturing operation

Helped facility achieve 100% recycling and TPM awards and recognition as a world class manufacturing facility

Led plant to become first Unilever facility to become 100% recyclable

Wrote SOP, SSOP and Gmp policies, trained and implemented in facility

Implemented Lean Manufacturing

Worked with 5.2 million budget, reduced 40% over 3 years

Automated cleaning of pressure vessels and filler reducing labor by 50%

Reduced down time thru SMED training of operators

HICKORY SPRINGS MANUFACTURING

Plant Manager (10/2004 - 7/2007)

Plant manager of the Ocala Fla manufacturing facility for the largest producer of flexible polyurethane in the world

Responsible for turning facility into a profitable part of the company thru use of lean and Tpm p

Took facility from quarterly loss to a profitable state

Implemented 5S, lean manufacturing, and Six Sigma which enabled facility to increase output by 120% and reduced waste to 0%

SEMCO INDUSTRIES (DIVISION OF LEGGETT AND PLATT)

Production Manager (1994-8/2004)

Production Manager for a metal manufacturing facility where a diverse array of products

Implemented lean manufacturing, safety, and quality standard both CNC and manual operations

Worked with engineering in designing new products and redesigning equipment to improve efficiencies

Reduced set up costs across the board and down times by 74% thru SMED and Tpm

Set up sheet metal department and grew it to 40% of business revenue at facility

ISO 9000 certified facility

GEORGIA PACIFIC

Production Manager (1990--8/2004)

Production Manager for a wood I Beam manufacturing facility over engineering, production, safety, and purchasing

Reduced operation costs by 14% and reduced scrap to less than 1%

Designed and implemented in house testing of raw material and finished product which reduced quality issues in field by 80 %

Educational Background

Seton Hall University Business Administration and Marketing

Union County Technical School- AA in Business Administration

University of Tennessee – Food Processing

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