Jeffery S. Rhodes

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Hilliard, OH 43026 419-***-****

Work Experience

Fabcon Grove City, OH

Shift Supervisor 9/2015-current

Oversee entire 3rd shift operations including 4 production foreman, 22 production associates, 3 maintenance technicians, 2 quality assurance technicians, and 22 indirect reports.

Led kaizen to enable utilization of a strand pusher that had never been used for our direct application, resulting in $12.5MM in annual cost savings.

Initiated and led quality kaizen to overcome 3% quality reduction from previous efficiency kaizens delivering a 9% reduction in quality defects, saving $920k annually.

Reduced man hours by 15% within 3 mo. through personally identified production process changes resulting in $350K in annual savings, while exceeding production deadlines.

Championed a culture of safety resulting in zero documented work injuries vs. an average of 5 per quarter under previous leadership

Plexus Corporation Neenah, WI

Production Lead 8/2014-1/2015

Managed five production lines including 57 employees inclusive of quality assghurance to ensure delivery of production requirements & customer orders.

Took team from delivering orders 4 months late to producing orders in advance for on time delivery within 3 months.

Applied lean tools and quality focus which reduced our quality returns from 1,000 ppm to less than 100 ppm.

Recommended and implemented a cross-training system that increased production flexibility and throughput.

Completed business analysis and recommendation on talent resources within my area, recommending a new mix of positions, which would save $50k in overtime expenses.

Hillshire Brands New London, WI

Operations Management Intern 6/2013-7/2013

Recommended, championed & saw implemented a change in plant wide scheduling to eliminate required sterilizations, greatly increased production efficiency, enabling shifts to hit production targets

Recommended & implemented change in standard operating procedure to reduce $1.4MM in annual waste

Managed SAP system entries for received & outgoing WIP & finished product, handled rework & loss paperwork, incident reports, and assisted with daily production

U.S. Army 7/2008-7/2012

Sr. Line Medic & First Line Supervisor 1/2011-7/2012

Responsible for the physical and mental wellbeing of a 140 man rifle company including medical records, first line medical care, mental health assessments, immunizations, etc.

First line supervisor of three combat medics, responsible for their performance, training, and development

Managed over $500,000 in durable medical equipment and $15,000 in non-durable medical inventory including procurement, storage, and maintenance

Developed, planned & executed the first ever combat medical training for an infantry company at the Medical Simulation Training Center, which was then implemented across the division

Developed the new process for providing combat lifesaver training that was adopted division wide

Education

Lawrence University Appleton, WI

Major: International Relations Honors: Full Tuition Scholarship Recipient 8/2012-6/2014

Athletics: Varsity Football Player

University of Toledo Toledo, OH

Major: History & English Honors: Partial Tuition Scholarship Recipient 8/2006-5/2008

Athletics: Varsity Football Player

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