Plant Manager Continuous Improvement

Matthew Moravy

*******@*****.*** • LinkedIn • Mansfield, OH 44903 • 419-***-****

Plant Manager

Dynamic and tenacious professional with strong technical, reliability, and operations management acumen, and expertise in driving productivity and optimization of the production capability of the site. Possesses a consistent track record of successful implementation of lean methodologies and continuous improvement initiatives to reduce lead times/cost and enhance operational efficiency. Extensive experience in establishing and implementing manufacturing strategy, accelerating process reliability for increased capacity and improved performance, and maintaining site compliance with ISO management system. Demonstrated success in influencing decision making, the achievement of standards with regards to safety and quality, key performance indicators, and customer satisfaction. Proven leader with an engaging and collaborative leadership style to train, coach, and mentor cross-functional teams and manage key stakeholder relationships.

•Production Management

•Lean Manufacturing

•Cost Control

•Warehousing & Distribution

•Safety Maintenance

•Staff Development

•Supply Chain Management

•Process Documentation

•Quality Assurance

•Continuous Improvement

•Teamwork and Capability Building

•CapEx Administration

•Fleet Maintenance

•Stakeholder Engagement

•Strategy and Implementation

•People Leadership and Development

Career Experience

Director of Human Resources, Star Turbine 2021 to Present

Member of Management Leadership Team, Head all employee payroll, including assessment and creation of a competitive industry pay system and maintenance of ADP Workforce Now System. Mentor front Production Supervisors. Actively involved in developing Production Engineering, Shop Capacity and efficiency. Responsible for all recruiting, hiring, and retention of employees. Responsible for obtaining and managing all benefits.

Key Achievements:

●Led the acquisition and maintenance of security for company locations and regular performance reviews.

Operations and Supply Chain Manager, Domtar Personal Care 2016 to 2020

Spearheaded fleet powered industrial equipment contracts (fleet maintenance agreement), including all metrics such as detention time, OTIF, case fill and order fill. Controlled daily plant operations. Drove cross-functional collaboration as a strategic member of the leadership team.

Key Achievements:

●Enabled reduction in manufacturing cost and shipping cost by 25%, waste by 10%, and truck detention time by 25%.

●Reduced downtime of machines by improving machine reliability through DTM (Daily Team Maintenance) processes, and downtime data collection.

●Oversaw all staffing and training of individuals, shipping and receiving of finished goods and raw materials, and improvement in production and warehouse results and cost, during a time of down business.

●Empowered a team to improve the ERP System for manufacturing and warehouse (Oracle) and transformation into a third-party logistics warehouse.

●Supervised third party outside warehouse and distribution serving all of North America and external warehouse to distribute raw material to and from the production facility.

●Administered all Capex of Department and costs by approving all PO requests for all departments in the plant.

Manufacturing Manager Site Leader, Domtar Personal Care 2013 to 2016

Directed overall operations of a high-speed diaper manufacturing facility, including safety, quality and OEE of the facility, developing and mentoring front line leaders.

Key Achievements:

●Achieved 1256 days without a recordable incident, reduction in non-conformance product by 10%, and increase in OEE by 5%.

●Trained and mentored a reliability team in the implementation of the DTM (Daily Team Maintenance) initiative, which resulted in a 60% reduction of stops and downtime of the #1 cause.

●Lowered manufacturing cost by 25%.

Line Pair Manager, AHP Corporation - Delaware, OH 2007 to 2013

Steered overall manufacturing process, including production activity, quality, work instructions, process controls, reports and documentation, manpower assignment, performance standards, and safety.

Key Achievements:

●Championed implementation of improvement initiatives in all manufacturing processes and skill-based training program (Partnered with Skillsoft to develop Computer-aided training machine module courses).

●Headed manufacturing in the installation of Manhattan 2010 WMOS, to include training and development of SMEs.

●Organized regular training, coaching, and mentorship sessions, determining sustainable crewing requirements and addressing personnel issues professionally.

Shift Manager, AHP Corporation - Marion, OH 2005 to 2007

Managed a high-performance workforce of 40+ associates to achieve safety, production, documentation, training and development goals, while running the manufacturing process within the shift.

Process Technician, AHP Corporation 2003 to 2005

Led the development, maintenance, and documentation process for disposable baby diaper line to include: new product process, documentation of processes, and maintaining settings by using documentation and instrumentation.

Key Achievements:

●Monitored center lining of all manufacturing processes in close coordination with the management team.

●Liaised with Quality Manager to achieve the proper segregation and recycling of all non-conforming products.

“Additional Experience Upon Request”

Education

Associate of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology

North Central State College - Mansfield, OH

Professional Certifications

British Retail Consortium, March 2015 to March 2020 Certified internal BRC Auditor

Performex Leadership Workshop, August 2017 to Present Tesco Non-Food Certifications

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