Manager Plant

Paul J. Kraft

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Canton Michigan, *8187

Contact # 312-***-****

Email – **********@*****.***

Objective

An opportunity in a Plant Manager/Operations Manager capacity that will allow me to utilize my strengths in Operations in order to continually improve the business unit.

Summary of

Qualifications

Twenty years of operational experience involving Business Unit Management, Plant Management, Educational Training, Leadership and Project Planning.

Kaizen Blitz and Japanese manufacturing techniques

Development Dimensions International Master Trainer

Champion of GMP standards and Quality Manufacturing Systems

MRP, ERP, Production Planning and Capital Budgeting

Capacity Planning, Supplier and Customer relationships.

Skilled and successful negotiator with organized labor.

Developed clear polypropylene wrap for consumer straws.

Developed black foam beverage cup for market.

Education

Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL

Master’s Degree in Operations Management, November 1999

North Dakota State University Fargo, ND

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, June 1991

Minor in Production and Operations Management

Professional experience

P.I.C.S. – Production Inventory Control Specialists – Canton Michigan 2013-Present

•Boutique consulting company focusing on process improvement, cost reduction, capital project implementation and goal attainment.

•Working contract Plant Manager position for Flexographic Label Manufacturer in Michigan

Pactiv / Dopaco Inc. 1/16/2006 – 4/2013

(Injection Molding/Plastic Printing/Extrusion/Automation/Paper Converting)

Plant Manager - Chicago Illinois, 1/2012 – 4/2013

•Drove the Flagship plant of Pactiv in furthering GMP’s, Sanitation, Quality, TPM, 5S and Autonomous Maintenance.

•Responsible for $200MM production facility.

•Chartered savings projects to year on year reduce operational expenses through automation, package optimization and capital planning.

•Instituted leader standard work to solidify management’s expectations in the facility.

•Helped solidify a productive staff through active mentoring and industry contacts.

Plant Manager - London Ontario Canada, 1/16/06 – 1/1/2012

(Paper Products, Flexo Printing, Blanking)

•Hired to turn around a $65 Million dollar manufacturing facility including operations/shipping/administration.

•Fully responsible for Profit/Loss, budgeting cost reductions and capital planning.

•Successfully negotiated two contracts with Canadian Auto Worker representation representing company interests and requirements.

•Right sized operations through applications of work performance standards, automation and effective project planning.

•Continually improved cost standards and drove efficiencies through good management practices and education.

Sweetheart Cup/Solo Cup Company 1994 – 1/1/06

(Paper products, Foam products, Printing, Extrusion, Thermoforming)

Plant Manager - Springfield, MO, 4/15/01 – 1/1/06

•Implemented and directed a ten million dollar business consolidation reassigning technologies between facilities.

•Established fourth largest plant as most profitable in profit dollars and percentage of sales.

•Established training priorities for salaried staff resulting in better floor coverage and output from the production group.

•Successfully negotiated a recent concessionary three year contract with the IBEW local 1553

•Increased critical foam throughput by 15% in three months through aggressive education and visibility of performance.

Assistant Plant Manager - Somerville Massachusetts Plant, 1/8/01 – 4/15/01

•Constructed and submitted work force training grant to Lower Merrimac Valley Workforce Fund. Applied for dollars, $236,000 - Largest awarded grant.

•Worked as company liaison with insurance adjusters and insurance company in recouping revenue and equipment losses due to a manufacturing fire.

•Developed visible displays of key measurements in order to involve and direct the workforce towards improvement.

Business Unit Manager - Chicago, 1997 – 2001

•Managed production, service and performance for a seventy-five million dollar business unit encompassing thirteen salaried reports and two hundred fifty-six hourly employees.

•Expanded area of responsibility covering 60 production machines.

•Expanded production capacity by twelve percent aggregately while reducing labor costs through optimization of floor layout and skills training.

•Developed new packaging concepts saving in excess of $500,000 per year.

•Instructed classroom training for skills and critical business needs regularly for a seven day, twenty-four hour operation.

Business Unit Manager –Chicago (Two Piece Cup National Accounts), 1996 – 1997

•Directed team towards achieving World Class MRP II status for the plant.

•Modernized manual packing lines through bagging automation reducing direct labor costs by $100,000.

•Successfully defeated union solicitation through aggressive education and communication tactics.

Shift Supervisor – Chicago, 1995 – 1996

•Duties included achieving production schedule conformance, maintaining product quality standards and safety awareness.

•Facilitated small group improvement teams for process improvement.

•Responsible for training and mentoring forty-five employees.

Master Production Scheduler – Chicago, 1994 – 1995

•Extensive experience in MRP, DRP and capacity planning.

•Utilized high efficiency scheduling techniques on ASI software.

•Purchased raw materials for process.

Professional memberships

•American Management Association

•Society of Plastics Engineers

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