Production Manager Warehouse Supervisor

KENNETH WHITE, MBA, B.Sc.

(H) *** - *** - **** (C) 416 - 660 - 4891 • *******.*****@******.***

PROFILE

Hands-on, pro-active Production Professional with over 20 years experience improving processes and managing large teams within unionized / non-unionized food, industrial and consumer packaged goods manufacturers. Excellent verbal & written communication, analytical and time management skills. Lean, Kaizen, WHMIS and GMP trained. Strong proponent of OHSA.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Multi Action Labels, Ajax, ON April 2021 – February 2022

Production Manager

Established a proper system for tracking machine production and downtime.

Created a Kanban for monitoring packing materials that were often out of stock.

Conducted monthly Townhall meetings to improve communication within the plant.

Implemented a production bonus scheme programmed to drive productivity gains.

Cross trained several employees to create a multi-skilled team of Operators.

TC Transcontinental, Whitby, ON March 2019 – March 2021

Production Manager

Coordinated departmental activities to meet operational and maintenance targets.

Realized production increases of between 5 and 8% annually on the main lines.

Helped to manage the team’s efforts towards meeting safety and efficiency metrics.

Attained and maintained an on-time delivery of over 98%.

Implemented a flexible work week.

Implemented several Lean initiatives including 5 S, visual factory and SMED (QCO), leading to significant improvements. One project led to a 40% reduction in change over times.

Collaborated with other department heads to improve department performance.

Production Supervisor/Process Lead February 2017 – March 2019

Participated in the consolidation of the Concord facility into one plant at the Whitby location.

Helped lead and coach the team through many of the issues related to the consolidation.

Responsible for staffing and payroll for the Converting team.

Managed performance and attendance issues.

Participated in Continuous Improvement initiatives.

Nestle Canada Inc., Tor onto, ON July 2013 – February 2017

Team Leader

Managed up to 75 production and maintenance associates in making chocolate bars.

Managed a well-executed equipment installation.

Lead a line improvement project leading to an additional 4 days of production time per year and a more predictable line start-up.

Part of a team that worked to reduce the crew size on one line by 33%.

PharmaCommunications Group Inc., Markham, ON February 2012 – July 2013

Production Manager

Managed 30 employees, including a warehouse Supervisor and 3 Team Leaders as we provided marketing services to the pharmaceutical industry.

Increased output by 17%.

Implemented several Health and Safety initiatives.

Re-located a 7500 square foot warehouse.

McNairn Packaging, Whitby, ON February 2008 - October 2011

Production Supervisor

Managed 32 unionized employees producing printed and unprinted paper products for the food industry. These included bags, waxed / unwaxed sandwich wraps and sheets in a 24/7 work environment. Developed standard operating practices for 2 new machines.

Developed training manuals for 4 packaging operations.

Worked closely with Scheduling, Warehousing, Packaging and Maintenance to coordinate materials, packaging and finished goods delivery and preventative maintenance.

Participated in daily management meetings to evaluate output, resolve issues. Also reviewed upcoming production plans to anticipate challenges and devise solutions.

Project Manager on 2 capital equipment installations valued at $450K and $1.3M respectively.

Participated in lean initiatives that identified a 25% reduction in set-up times and other time savings totaling over a month of machine production time per year.

Goodyear Canada Inc., Bowmanville, ON October 2005 – February 2008

Lean Coordinator, 2006 - 2008

Responsible for continuous improvement initiatives and waste reduction.

Identified $216,000+ of cost savings in the first year.

Taught some lean tools to staff groups.

Implemented 5S and visual factory in most of the plant.

Area Manager, 2005-2006

Managed 35 employees producing conveyor belts and rubber for hoses and tires.

PepsiCo Foods Canada Inc. Quaker Plant, Peterborough April 2002 - September 2005

Business Unit Coordinator, Baking Mixes and Cereals

Managed 5 packaging lines, 4 salaried and 78 unionized workers in a 24/7, multi-million-dollar facility.

Developed production personnel by identifying individual strengths & weaknesses, communicated expectations, benchmarking, coaching, training, and conducting performance reviews.

Worked closely with the Union Stewards to prevent issues from escalating.

Met daily SKU output targets by planning, scheduling, coaching, monitoring, resolving issues, and by coordinating preventative equipment maintenance / repairs.

Reduced costs by $25,000 annually.

Achieved a track record of less than 5% downtime by identifying issues and determining root causes to eliminate recurrences.

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Masters in Business Administration, Nova Southeastern University, Florida.

Bachelor of Science (Honours), Biochemistry, Chemistry & Food Processing, University of the West Indies, Jamaica.

Flexographic Training, Flexographic Technical Association.

COMMUNITY & VOLUNTEER CONTRIBUTIONS

Coached U14 (2011) and U12 (2010) boys’ soccer teams.

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