Manager Manufacturing

Nadun Amarasinghe

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Beaverton, OR 97078

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EDUCATION

Bachelors of Science in Business management – Concordia University Portland.

2-yr Electrical Engineering course completed at University of Morutuwa, Colombo, Sri Lanka

SUMMARY

Enthusiastic, sales-oriented Technical Manager with Six Sigma Green Belt certification with over 20 years’ experience in managing people and supervisors in various industries, such as, Food, Electronics (military, medical and others), and Electro-Mechanical.

8 years in Food manufacturing and planning. Proficient in baking concepts, batching bases in bulk, and lean Aseptic packaging. Knowledge in USDA and FDA regulations.

Manufacturing Expert in Lean manufacturing concept (Line efficiency increasing), Six Sigma Cost cutting, Production planning, Implementing 5S, DMAIC, Quality control, Design analysis, ISO, Continuous improvement, and Customer support.

Extensive safety experiences such as manufacturing ergonomics, GMP, HACCP weekly & monthly safety topics, Lockout/Tagout, and Root cause analysis on accidents and implementing close loop preventative methods

Very Strong Notion in Diversified Work Environment. Track record in employee retention and training the right person for the job and managing P&L for the plant.

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Continuous improvement manager/Processing Manager

Pacific Natural foods 02/2013-Current

Established continuous improvement methods and planned budgeting.

Established Shadow boards, safety paths, lean process flow, 5S concepts and lean six sigma

Support R&D on meat products and ensure sanitation standards per USDA standards.

Verify sanitation methods and check lists per FDA and USDA requirements

Train employees on task breakdowns using “Train with industry”, GMP. HACCP methods

Conduct “leader standard work audits” to REDUCE WASTE and INCREASE OEE

Managed supervisors in all areas of the plant and responsible for P&L in some areas.

Processing Manager

Mondelze International Inc. - (Formerly Kraft Foods) Portland OR. 11/2009-02/2013

Knowledge and experience with food processing (Mixing. Baking and Packaging)

Managed supervisors and Union employees on day to day operations and critical team projects.

Verify and adjust scheduling of hourly employees daily job duties

Support develop startup/sanitation check lists per FDA, GMP and HACCP requirements

Accident investigations and implementing safe methods and tooling

Implement process improvements to REDUCE WASTE and INCREASE OEE

Evaluate daily labor hours and reduce headcount as needed per established budgets.

Upkeep and support all payrolls for the shifts using SAP

Prepare daily productivity achievements charts for upper management.

Create and maintain all SOP documents for respective department and establish document control

Coordinate perfect product initiative, lead and manage team projects, and Quality meetings

Actively involved in green belt projects to implement lean manufacturing, value stream mapping and DMAIC methods on ovens and dough mixers

Manufacturing/Operations Supervisor

CARLISLE INTERCONNECTS TECHNOLOGIES, Vancouver, WA. 02/05-6/09

Responsible for coordinating internal/external source control audits for US and foreign. Improved the manufacturing efficiency and processes while ensuring high quality in products and drove the implementation of lean projects throughout the plant through Kaizen concept.

Extensive experience supervising 38+ employees’ daily activities in Manufacturing Supervisors in Engineering group, manufacturing group, Test group and NPI group.

Working closely with Sales and Customers, supporting, scheduling and prioritizing all first time builds.

Assigned Manufacturing Engineers to implement lean projects to maximize Manufacturing efficiency to achieve the company’s financial goals.

In response to RMA’s, owned corrective actions in processes and individuals.

Trained Supervisors and employees to maintain high level of internal customer support.

Consultant to Application Engineers with daily quoting processes.

Responsible for employee evaluations, training records and team building processes.

Distribution Center Supervisor

GENERAL MOTORS SALES PARTS OPERATIONS, Beaverton, OR 05/04-02/05

Supervised bulk; semi-bulk, molding and over pack departments.

Monitored and communicated SQRCP (Safety, Quality, Responsiveness, Cost, People)

Conducted quality audits, SOP audits, safety audits and visual control board reports

Investigated safety incidents, suggestions, and grievances of UAW (Union)workers

Responsible for employee moral building, productivity, manpower allocation, time cards, attendance, recognition, and equipment safety.

Manufacturing Engineering/Manufacturing Supervisor

DUNN ELECTRONICS, INC., Portland, OR 07/00-03/04

Assisted customers on electromechanical layout and assembly of custom cable designs.

Quoted new products and analyzed cost and profitability.

Planned, documented and implemented manufacturing processes.

Responsible for QA, QC and failure analysis to improve consistency.

Assisted customers with the manufacturing designs and specs for new products.

Provided Engineering support and supervision on new in-house products.

Responsible for inventory control, Shipping/Receiving, export documents, production workflow, scheduling, safety, and documentation.

Responsible for product deliverable including board & system manufacturability.

Responsible for vendor selections and outsourcing subcontractors

Maintained two-bin management, parts ordering system and daily warehouse duties.

TRAINING

Six sigma Green belt certification

DMAIC, FEMA, DOE, 5S and Lean manufacturing

Leadership and Management training. Health and safety training

AS9102 and ISO 9000 training, OSHA seminar

SAP, Windows 7/XP, MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Access

Seminars on work flow, time management, and UL, CSA requirement training

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