Jim Craig

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Project Management, Operations and Technical Leader

Strategic Business Leader with strong technical orientation who delivers positive operating results

through Lean manufacturing techniques, innovation, and continuous improvement.

-Operations Leadership: Proven results at many levels, including multi-plant operations management with P&L responsibility, greenfield startup, location consolidations, and daily, hands-on factory management.

-Engineering Management: Led multiple engineering and technical teams for Project Management, Innovation, Product Development, Asset Acquisition and Implementation.

-Process Experience: Extrusion blow molding (intermittent, continuous and multi-layer), Injection molding, Profile/Pipe extrusion. Steel sheeting, stamping, punching, roll forming, welding.

Strategic Planning Proven Operating Results Project Management Proud Veteran

Professional Experience

JPC Resources

Principal Consultant (Yorktown, IN) 2023 – Present

Providing consulting services to the Plastics and Rigid Industrial Packaging industries

Engagements include Lean Six Sigma initiatives, Equipment Sourcing, General Industry consulting.

Priority Plastics Inc.

Director, Project Management (Portland, IN) May 2020 – October 2023

Initiated, developed capital justification, and managed all major capital projects ($100K – $6+MM) for the company, covering multiple locations. Evaluated competing vendors, specified performance and delivery requirements, and monitored equipment build progress. Contracted and managed all installation trades. Developed and maintained project charter, timelines and budgets for each project.

Plant Manager (Portland, IN) January 2018 - May 2020

Initiated, developed capital justification, and managed all major capital projects ($100K – $6+MM) for the company, covering multiple locations. Evaluated competing vendors, specified performance and delivery requirements, and monitored equipment build progress. Contracted and managed all installation trades. Developed and maintained project charter, timelines and budgets for each project.

Midwest Can/Container Specialties

Operations Director (Franklin Park, IL) May 2017 – November 2017

Set new production records 3 consecutive months, increasing output of main product line by 45%.

Decreased labor content and cost by 10%.

Implemented OSHA safety training, Part Weight Control charting, and multiple operations metrics tracking and improvement initiatives

Developed and began implementing 90-day, 1-year, and 3-year Operations Improvement plans

JPC Resources

Principal Consultant (Columbus, OH) 2015 - 2017

Providing consulting services to the Plastics and Rigid Industrial Packaging industries

Engagements include Lean Six Sigma initiatives, Equipment Sourcing, General Industry consulting.

Greif, Inc. (Industrial Container Group)

Greif (NYSE: GEF) is a world leader in industrial packaging and services. Annual revenue $3.6B, with over 200 operating locations in 50 countries.

Project Engineering Leader – Plastics (Columbus, OH) US and Canada 2013-2015

Developed and deployed NexDRUMTM (Gen. 2) design, increasing stack performance by 12%, while improving ease of manufacturing. Sales run rate on this product at $13MM annually, increasing by 20% per year.

Led team on redesign of Greif standard blow molded drum, decreasing material content 4-5%, while increasing stack strength 20%.

Technical Lead for Greif’s North America Plastics Strategy Team. Team defined $19MM in operating profit improvement opportunity.

Vice President - Technical Sourcing and Services US and Global 2007-2013

Led $6MM project to develop the lowest weight plastic drum in the industry - NexDRUMTM. 15% lighter with 18% higher stacking capability than any standard plastic drum. Deployed NexDRUMTM in 2 U.S. factories.

Assigned by COO to lead Global Plastic Strategy Team to define and consolidate global plastic drum direction.

Led plastics equipment consolidation team after Greif’s $50MM acquisition of General Cooperage, a multi-plant fiber and plastic drum manufacturer in North America.

Led Operations due diligence team for Greif’s $200MM acquisition of Fustiplast, a multi-plant Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC) and plastic drum manufacturer, with locations in EU and Brazil.

Professional Certifications Earned

Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)

OSHA 30 Hour certification

Education

MS Management, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

BS Industrial Management, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

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