Gregory Schrier

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Manufacturing Professional with twenty years of project management, operations, sales, and engineering experience. I have managed multiple operations and programs in both large and small companies. Colleagues recognize me as a hands-on, proactive, performance-driven professional, with expertise in leadership and problem solving.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Project Management

Robotics

Continuous Improvement

P&L Management

Capital Project Justification

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Multi-site responsibility

Industrial Safety

Total Preventive Maintenance

Electrical Systems

Hydraulics & Pneumatics

Auto Cad

MS Excel, Word, Access, Proje

CORE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Operations Management

Director of Operations (contract) Facility includes small truck fleet, Waste water treatment plant. Two Warehouses, Automated manufacturing site with 130 people. Accomplished Objectives included Implementing Lean Manufacturing, reducing head count by 10% and reducing inventory levels significantly.

Managed operations of three new manufacturing facilities during critical startup thru steady state phase.

Developed and executed strategic business plans to Increase sales by 15% each year while maintaining desired gross margins.

Managed operations during three plant closures, met all key objectives while reducing the workforce and shipping equipment to other facilities

Project Management

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Directed machinery safety upgrades across twenty-one plants driving down Workman Compensation cost.

Managed the construction of three new facilities which included the installation of all new infra-structure, machines, and support equipment all while hiring personnel and starting production ahead of schedule.

Developed and managed excellent working relationship with contractors that reduced overall cost.

Installation of over 60 machines and 20 robotic cells.

Continuous Improvement

●Utilized Six Sigma with Design of Experiments to change the way the plastics industry conveys PET preforms from injection Molding Machines to Blow Molders via conveyors.

●Utilized Six Sigma with Design of Experiments increasing yields of product and avoided major capital expenditure on mixing tanks.

●Implemented high speed conveyors feeding robotic pack lines from PET machines on twenty lines.

●Built new factory based on lean manufacturing concepts and achieved 65% labor reduction while increasing production capability by 50%.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SIPA North America, Atlanta 2014 – Present

SIPA is a leading manufacturer of Capital Equipment in the Plastic Industry. SIPA offers customers a full line of Machines, Molds, installations, and support, for turnkey manufacturing lines in the plastic beverage industry.

Technical Operations Manager for North America

After Sales Technical support of SIPA equipment in North America.

Managed Technical helpdesk

Project management for new machine installations. engineering upgrades

Managed Warranty parts and service.

Directed all Field Service Engineers in the United States

Sales, Pricing and Proposals of field service work, Managed and Scheduled resources, Managed all travel and expenses, Engineers, parts requirements and customer liaison before and after project completion.

Engineered Safety Solutions, LLC, Douglasville, Georgia 2012 – 2014

ESS is an independent consulting group established on request of Rockwell Automation.

Consultant / Principle

Key Projects

Rockwell Automation - Plan, execute, and finalize projects within constraints including acquiring resources and coordinating efforts of ten team members in order to deliver projects according to plan. identify, effectively communicate, and resolve project issues and risks. Develop risk mitigation plans.

Iberia Foods – Interim Director of Operations at 375,000 sq. ft. bottling plant which included a separate Waste water treatment plant, Warehouse, Manufacturing, small truck fleet and 130 employees. Accomplishments included Implementing Lean Manufacturing concepts to reduce head count and inventory levels. The team implemented WMS system into manufacturing and distribution at two sites. Reduced trucker wait times at distribution center by half.

CSM Bakery Products – Capital projects manager. Completed review and justification of Capital equipment for manufacturing and wrote Capital appropriations request for several Capital equipment projects. Provided support to marketing new product development team.

American Safety & Equipment – Flint, Michigan 2006 – 2012

ASE, a Strategic partner with Rockwell Automation, that manufactures guarding, specialized safety components, hydraulic valves, and safety Electrical panels. In addition ASE offered customers on-site machinery rebuilds, Electrical Engineering programs, and Energy programs.

Vice President

Responsible for operations and sales.

Directed four business units - Machinery upgrades, Electrical services, Energy and Training

Established strategic partnerships with large customers – Rockwell Automation, Coca- Cola, PepsiCo

Provided turnkey projects and manufactured products to fortune 500 companies

Increased business by fifteen percent each year.

Worked with Rockwell Automation Safety Group and strategic planning in US and Canada to grow Safety business.

Silgan Plastics – Norcross, Georgia 1996 - 2006

Silgan Plastics is a plastics packaging manufacture with twenty-one plants throughout North America and annual sales in excess of five hundred million dollars. Silgan Plastics acquired Clearplass containers in 1999.

Corporate Engineer, Norcross, Georgia 1996 to 2006

Project manager for automation projects across 21 facilities.

Closed two plants and assimilating all the equipment, machines and personnel into other operations.

Lead engineering groups at plant level in upgrading equipment across 21 plants.

Perform safety and operations audits at manufacturing plants.

Corporate Continuous Improvement team that focused on problem solving and cost reductions in manufacturing plants.

Evaluated manufacturing management at facilities as part of a Human Resource Team

Facilities / Operations Manager (Purchased by Silgan Plastics in 1999, Transferred to Atlanta 2000)

Directed all facilities projects, Equipment issues and outside contractors in three plants.

Headed up facilities and maintenance groups for three plants.

Responsible for building three new Blow Molding plants - including all facility equipment, electrical distribution systems, and over forty machines for HDPE and PET molding operations.

Operations/Plant manager for two new plants until up and running steady state.

Sentry Group –- Rochester, New York 1991 to March 1996

Sentry Group is a privately held manufacture of fire-proof safes for the consumer goods market. Sentry products can be found at every major retailer.

Steel Product Manager

Responsible for steel product manufacturing and products.

Work with Customer service, Marketing, Sales, and Design Engineering on product development to resolve technical and manufacturing problems.

Redesigned the company’s steel product line into a modern Hybrid (plastic/steel) product that dominates the retail markets today.

Built a manufacturing plant utilizing Lean Manufacturing principles to produce new products.

Designed, built, and installed high bay, high density automatic storage retrieval system.

Education

Robert Wesleyan College Rochester, New York

Bachelor of Science - Operations Management 2006

Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, New York

Industrial Engineering.

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