Manager Plant

KEITH LONG

**** ***** ******** **. #** Tacoma, Wa 98407

(C)360-***-**** aczrl0@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Results-driven, skilled Plant Manager focused on achieving success and increased productivity through improvements in operations, quality, safety, and warehousing.

HIGHLIGHTS

Production Scheduling

Shipping & Receiving

Total Quality Management

Injection Molding Knowledge

Knowledge of 5S Methodology

Productivity Improvement

Team Building & Training

Lean Manufacturing & Design

Cost Reduction

Process Improvement Strategies

EXPERIENCE

10/16-1/17

Warehouse Manager Oberto Kent, Wa

Warehouse Manager of 20 employees in a beef jerky manufacturing facility. Areas under responsibility included replenishment, safety, quality (USDA and SQF standards), scheduling, dispatching, facility and equipment maintenance, distribution of product to our customers, inventory control and training employees.

09/07-03/16

Plant Manager Enkonwest/Amcor Burlington, Wa

Plant Manager of 15 employees in a plastic preform manufacturing facility. Areas under responsibility included safety, quality customer relations, scheduling, purchasing, employee training, inventory control, operations and management.

Increased Production efficiency by 9% (increased to 98.4%) and reduced scrap by 1% (decreased to .40%) by redesigning process flow.

Lost time injury free for 42 months due to new implemented safety plan and employee input.

1.5 million dollar operating cost reduction from restructure of warehouse and logistics operations.

Spearheaded an employee engagement program, resulting in a 71% decrease in annual employee turnover

05/05-06/07

Shipping Manager Draper Valley Farms Mt. Vernon, Wa

Managed 20 employees in all shipping receiving operations in a cold storage poultry factory. Areas under responsibility included safety, quality (USDA and HACCP standards), Master scheduling, purchasing, employee training, Inventory control, dispatching and on time delivery.

Reduced staffing by 25%

Increased production by 12%

Decreased spoilage by 5.5%

Cross trained as Manager in cutup, scale area, rehang, and plant manager to fill shifts when needed.

09/00-04/05

Hostler Lead SAIA Motor Freight Kent, Wa.

Hostler/Lead/Forklift driver for a LTL freight company. Duties included pre-trip & post-trip of equipment, moving trailers in and out of dock bays, weighing trailers to insure loads were legal for the road, unloading & loading trailers and weight & research.

Led facility for 3 years in weight and reclassifications

Helped structure, train, and incorporate “Cross Docking” which increased our dock pound per hour efficiency by 90% and achieved our cut time goals of 99.8% on average with this new system.

09/97-06/00

Warehouse Manager Draper Valley Farms Renton, Wa

Managed 30 employees in all shipping receiving operations in a cold storage poultry factory. Areas under responsibility included safety, quality (USDA and HACCP standards), Master scheduling, purchasing, employee training, Inventory control, dispatching and on time delivery.

Training of all operations of 80 employees for the launch of the new distribution facility

EDUCATION

95/97

OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT SKAGIT VALLEY CC Mt. Vernon, Wa

SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Forklift certified

Cpr Firstaid AED

HACCP

Microsoft Office

VT420, Plexus, QAD systems

Hazmat

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