Roderick C. Caldwell

** ****** *****, ********, ** 07016 908-***-**** (H), 201-***-**** (C)

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Summary: Production leader with over 15 years of progressively responsible positions in Scheduling, Manufacturing and Supply Chain. Proven ability to effectively manage operations and personnel to support safety, performance and inventory metrics. Led teams that reorganized raw material storage and reordering practices based on Lean manufacturing principles and 5S guidelines. Demonstrated leadership through team building and continuous improvement across multiple departments. Trained in:

5S/Kaizen/Lean Manufacturing CIP (Continuous Improvement Process) SOP Documentation

DuPont Stop For Supervision 6-Sigma Green Belt RCA Investigations

Experience:

Colorant Manager, Benjamin Moore & Co., Newark Operations 2011 - 2016

Coordinated all colorant related manufacturing activities (planning, manufacturing, inventory & distribution)

Created and published Master Production Schedules to drive purchasing and ensure timely delivery of critical raw materials

Reviewed forecasts & current sales to optimize capacity planning & material requirements

Monitored production & updated departmental schedules to adjust for operational or mechanical issues

Partnered with Corporate Labs to create timetables for production of new product launches

Led Supply Chain team meetings to report on schedule attainment & inventory status

Monitored, analyzed & reported production metrics, identified opportunities, established KPIs and & engaged the operators to drive significant improvements to targeted OEEs (raised to over 75%)

Generated Materials Requirements Plan (MRP) to direct purchasing of raw materials

Exceeded 99.9% order fulfillment while maintaining targeted raw material/finished goods inventory levels

Owned inventory levels; implemented a cycle count program to reconcile physical inventory issues & address root causes

As part of the Continuous Improvement Team, performed Root Cause Analysis to investigate and solve any safety/quality/production issues

Process Manager, Benjamin Moore & Co., Newark Operations 2001 - 2011

Directed paint production of a 3-shift, 5-day operation

Created daily short term production schedules based on capacity analysis that were used to drive MRP, manpower allocation & analyze/drive down variable costs; coordinated schedules with sister plants

Direct supervision of 9 leads from 6 departments, ~ 74 total employees

Fostered and developed a culture that emphasized safety and quality above all else

oPart of the leadership team that was trained in & introduced the DuPont STOP for Safety program

oMember of the leadership team that trained employees and implemented a 5S/Kaizen program in the plant to instill Lean practices in the facility

Represented the plant on numerous cross-functional teams (engineering, lab, quality, safety, etc.) that drove change and improvements in process yields, formula efficiency, product quality, and safety

Education:

Physical Science, Union County College – Cranford, NJ

6-Sigma Green Belt

ASQ Quality Engineering

5S Operational Excellence, Barkawi Management Consultants

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