Supply Chain Leader

STEVE RUBINO

POMPANO BEACH, FL 443-***-**** *****.********@*****.***

OPERATIONS & SUPPLY CHAIN LEADER

Customer focused servant leader who develops people and delivers results. Extensive experience working in fast paced, high pressure environments and making sound decisions to meet customer needs. Collaborates cross-functionally with global business partners to build relationships and consensus among diverse teams. Leads by example and inspires people to deliver more.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Leadership Operations Management Project Management Change Management Training Coaching Mentoring New Product Launches Process Improvement Loss Reduction

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

KDS ENTERPRISES, POMPANO BEACH, FL

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 2023 -Present

Responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations with responsibility for achieving revenue and profitability goals. Provides leadership and direction for operations team and contract workers.

Directly manages the physical sites and ensures that all safety, quality, maintenance, security and customer service standards are met.

Manage the creation and implementation of a people strategy that supports the development and professional growth of staff and team members.

Directs the preventative maintenance program including deferred maintenance and spare parts.

Develop a 5-year Capital Project plan to maintain/enhance property assets. Create project plans, charters, scope of work, budgets and schedules to exceed project sponsor expectations.

Creates a safe environment through the identification and elimination of unsafe conditions. This includes developing a safety culture and the administration of training and regulatory programs.

Leads contract negotiations with clients and ensures that all elements of each contract are met.

MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INC., HUNT VALLEY, MD

SAP TRAINING MANAGER 2020–2023

Developed SAP S4 HANA training program and test scripts for all global manufacturing facilities. Ensured content met specific writing standards using the APA Formatting and Style Guide.

Led Change Management for global manufacturing team to ensure that global sites were evaluated and prepared people for significant technical change using the Prosci ADKAR model.

Created User Acceptance Testing (UAT) scripts to ensure that the solution met business needs.

Led Super Users through System Integration Testing (SIT) to validate system/transactions function in a live environment and delivered 98% on-time to plan.

Developed training professionals to deploy the solution and provide technical support during post go-live hyper care and stabilization period. Resolved 100% of all critical issues.

MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INC., HUNT VALLEY, MD

MANUFACTURING TECHNICAL LEADER 2017 - 2020

Led technical change management, CAAP projects (8+MM), innovation, continuous improvement and business critical projects in the Americas Supply Chain. Developed, implemented and managed the Start-Up Management plan for CAAP projects using the Early Equipment Management (EEM) tools, Autonomous Maintenance (AM), Preventative Maintenance (PM), Technology Transfer and Training (TT&T) and Visual Factory (5S) standards.

Led initiatives with Engineering, R&D, Sales, Marketing, Distribution, Logistics and Product Development for new product launches to ensure accuracy and improved speed to market by 60%.

Led cross-functional teams to ensure 90% vertical start-up of CAAP projects (fillers, cappers, labelers, case packers and palletizers) at North American manufacturing plants.

Owned the Manufacturing and Facilities readiness process (MRCL/FRCL) to ensure all standards were met to deliver a vertical start up on North American capital projects.

MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INC., HUNT VALLEY, MD

OPERATIONS MANAGER 1999 – 2017

Provided leadership for 50+ Technicians, Mechanics and Material Processors at McCormick’s largest operations facility working 24/7. Owned the development of plans and strategies to deliver favorable KPI results including cost, safety, quality, performance (PR/OEE) and employee engagement.

Created a strong culture to ensure that information sharing, loss analysis, process improvement and loss elimination were part of daily management.

Built strong cross-functional relationships to ensure that business objectives are met through employee engagement, empowerment and a high performance work environment.

Led Technical teams through major project start-ups in Manufacturing, Material Processing, Maintenance and Warehousing.

Led production teams to implement Autonomous Maintenance systems with focus on cleaning, inspection and lubrication (CIL) standards, delivering 92% to standard.

Coached minor stop and set up reduction teams throughout manufacturing. Used data/loss reduction tools and reduced minor stops by 18% and set up time by 26%.

Facilitated Diversity & Inclusion training for all US based employees.

TOWSON UNIVERSITY, TOWSON, MD

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR – COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Educated and mentored undergraduate students at an AACSB Accredited business school. Areas of expertise include International Business, Leadership, Project Management and developing standards. Experience developing students using a variety of training modalities.

Implemented teaching strategies appropriate to learner needs and desired learner outcomes. Blended real world experience and academic theory to prepare students for the reality of business.

Utilized Blackboard Learning Management System (LMS) to develop and build course content.

Course topics include making strategic decisions; leading and motivating; building and managing teams; managing communication, conflict and power dynamics; human resource management; entrepreneurship; international business.

SOLO CUP COMPANY, OWINGS MILLS, MD

PROCESS OWNER 1998 - 1999

Responsible for day-to-day operation of the 2-piece cup forming process including cost, safety, quality reliability and maintenance.

Provided leadership and coaching for over 90 members of a culturally diverse workforce.

Manufacturing liaison for Research & Development and Customer Service for all cup forming processes including customer complaints and new product testing/evaluation.

APPROVED FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK, BALTIMORE, MD

SR. LOAN CONSULTANT 1996 - 1998

Analyzed clients’ financial situation and recommended options based their needs, financial capability and risk tolerance. Collaborated with underwriters to expedite the loan approval process and resolved any issues impacting closing and funding.

Researched market trends and competitive offerings to ensure that clients were presented with best possible options to meet short-term and long-term financial goals.

Educated and coached staff and team members to deliver world class service.

Evaluated effectiveness of service by conducting a post-closing audit of the process.

STROH BREWERY COMPANY, BALTIMORE, MD

PACKAGING SUPERVISOR 1990 - 1996

Provided direction for 75 unionized production workers in a fast-paced production environment.

Negotiated terms of the collective bargaining agreement as member of the management team and represented management in grievance disputes with the union.

Implemented ergonomic improvements to workstations to reduce repetitive stress injuries.

Identified and resolved problems in the production process to eliminate downtime and waste.

Assumed duties of Production Superintendents in their absence.

EDUCATION

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, BALTIMORE, MD

Master of Science (MS) Business

UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE, BALTIMORE, MD

Bachelor of Science (BS) Business/Marketing

HOWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE, COLUMBIA, MD

Associate in Arts (AA) Business Administration

CERTIFICATIONS

Project Management Professional (PMP®)

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