James Duignan

*** ***** ******. ********** ****, New York 11762 • 516-***-**** • adn2oe@r.postjobfree.com Professional Experience

• Natural Organics, Lindenhurst, N.Y.

• Manufacturing Supervisor Feb. 2019 - present

Oversee blending, encapsulation, compression and scheduling for 150 vitamin product lines; manage 15 employees

Responsible for quality assurance

• Packaging Supervisor May 2017 – Feb. 2019

Oversight of 7 production lines to precise specifications; functions included fillers, video jets, labelers, cappers, neck seals, IFCs and packaging

Increased productivity by 22% in first year

Streamlined changeover and quality assurance procedures, resulting in a 58% time savings

● These improvements prompted Natural Organics to move me to the manufacturing side of the business

Oversaw 45 employees

• Elmhurst Dairy, Elmhurst, N.Y.

• Plant Efficiency Manager 2008 – 2016

Ran daily profit-and-loss reports for milk products and all vendor inventory

Ordered, tracked and coordinated on-time delivery of 78 million gallons of milk and $109 million of outside vendor products to supermarkets, delicatessens and schools throughout New York City and Long Island each year

Managed inventory of raw materials and ordered accordingly

Ensured that all tickets were entered correctly, ran machine efficiency reports

• Plant Shift Supervisor 1998 – 2008

Scheduled team of 60 employees, including machine operators, HiLo operators, pasteurizers, truck loaders, yard jockeys, blow-mold operators and mechanics

Set up preventative maintenance schedules

Worked with mechanics on efficiencies and addressed all mechanical problems

Assured all routes loaded on time

• Inventory Control / Purchasing Manager 1984 – 1998

Analyzed sales, managed daily inventory of all perishable products, recorded sales logs, determined add/loss

Ordered $42 million of perishable products annually, satisfying all vendor requirements

Scheduled and optimized all routes and deliveries Education / Additional Information

• General Douglas MacArthur High School, Levittown, N.Y. 1982

• Member of Massapequa Elks Lodge 2162 since 1992

• Treasurer and Board Member

• Responsible for $400,000 annual budget since 2006

• Active on fundraising committees that support Veterans Administration Hospitals and Children with Cerebral Palsy

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