Manager Plant
Resume:
Ivan Bowman
Stanton KY *****
****.******.**@*****.***
Results-driven Management professional with 10 years of experience in food manufacturing operations, production management, organizational development and team building within diverse industries. Highly adept in planning, coordinating and executing successful production strategies. Track record of improving operational stability, product quality, efficiency and profitability. Strong collaborator with senior stakeholders, effectively prioritizing activities, translating business requirements into solutions and achieving defined objectives.
EXPERIENCE
GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY
Plant Quality Manager
Nov 2016 –Present
Develop and execute against departmental goals to assist in achieving plant and business unit goals.
Restructure department to ensure quality representation is present around the clock.
Served as customer service representative for the plant to multiple customers.
Audit plant to ensure compliance with all federal and company policies and procedures.
Reduced customer downtime due to product quality by 54%
Reduced customer complaints by 61%
Worked to change the culture to build quality into the products instead of inspect it in after production.
Conducted weekly meetings onsite meetings with customers.
Led Plant through 6 successful ISO 22000 Audits.
Developed and managed departmental budget.
Received “Customer is King” award and company wide recognition at Annual sales conference for quality driven customer’s satisfaction.
CTI FOODS, OWINGSVILLE KY
Ready To Eat/Packaging Manager
Jan 2016-Nov 2016
Effectively managed business unit with 2 packaging lines and 2 hybrid batch processing/packaging lines.
Coached, mentored and developed 5 leads and over 80 production associates to safely meet compelling business needs.
Implemented scheduling system to reduce overtime of hourly associates.
Developed internal management Trainee program to develop talent from within the company.
Trained supervisors on fundamentals of team building and team leadership.
CTI FOODS, OWINGSVILLE KY
Continuous Improvements Champion
July 2014 –Jan. 2016
Worked with Director of Continuous Improvements to train and develop plant for expansion to new factory.
Coached and developed team to meet new standards and goals concerning safety, quality and productivity.
Development and implementation of new management operating system to redefine the way we manage our daily operations.
Train, develop and mentor front line leadership on effective team building, coaching and problem solving techniques.
Developed processes to reduce waste, increase efficiency monitor personnel safety in order to drive overall cost per case down.
Managed cost reduction project to save $500,000 in labor and efficiency loss. Through maximizing the capability of current machinery.
Chosen to be part of continuous improvements team working with outside consultants.
NESTLE USA, MT. STERLING
Process Specialist
April 2013 – July 2014
Reports directly to Business Unit Manager to provide assistance and technical advice to the Team Leaders.
Works with various engineers in the plant as well as contractors to implement new efficiency improvement and waste reducing Ideas.
Utilize the ability to analyze situations and identify gaps in the processes and bridge those gaps in order to effectively meet business needs.
Worked with Operational Improvement Team to effectively reduce
Wrapper downtime by 57%
Lead project to standardize Packaging Hall to simplify the start-up process in turn reducing Start-up downtime by an average of 37 minutes in the first production hours.
Supported DMAIC project to reduce auto palletizer downtime by 48%
Effectively managed the creation and start-up of a second shift production team.
Used to fill in for various production leadership roles.
NESTLE USA, MT. STERLING
Production Leader
August 2010 – April 2013
Married knowledge of leadership and manufacturing with ability to absorb mentorship to effectively produce results in my department.
Coordinate production operations to ensure full alignment with processes, procedures, and industry regulations.
Supervise, Train, and manage packaging team of 40 people.
Perform analysis to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues.
Selected to serve as production coordinator over other areas within the factory, responsible for overseeing multiple teams and providing regular reports for leadership team.
GSTD Problem Solving
Operational KPI reviews daily
Effectively coached associates toward company goals
Lead an efficiency improvement project that generated a 21.3% sustainable efficiency increase on single product.
SKILLS & ABILITIES
GMP/HACCP
Behavior Based Safety
Data Collection and Analysis
Change Manager
Continuous Improvements
SAP
Advanced problem Solving
Kaizen Events
Team Building
Front Line Leadership Development
Project Management
Infinity SPC MI
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ONGOING
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