Greg Stanley

Knoxville, TN

ads9c7@r.postjobfree.com 865-***-****

Areas of Experience

•Project Management

•Sales, Marketing and Customer Service Support

•Lean Manufacturing Certification

•Six Sigma Black Belt

•5/6 S Champion

•Environmental Health and Safety Committee Chairperson

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

G Stanley Consulting 2021- Present

Contract Manager/Lean Manufacturing Consultant

Working as a contract manager and consultant in the manufacturing industries throughout the Eastern US, including the printing, medical device industry, distribution and fulfillment, and high-volume optical lens manufacturing. Companies included:

Optogenitcs Optical Mfg.

Multi Color Corporation

Rittenhouse/Nashua Printing

John Deere Manufacturing

Advanced Labelworx

Conway/Yellow Freight

Amazon Fulfillment

Paramount Sleep Manufacturing

2019-2021

Plant Manager

Managed employees in four departments including all manufacturing, scheduling, shipping and receiving.

Scheduled both production for high volume production for Mack and Volvo as well as high value custom made bedding products.

Increased volume of production and negation of pricing to increase profitability by 20 percent.

Republic Plastics

2017-2018

Production Supervisor

Working on achieving a plan to consolidate three plants into one location while maintaining Key Operating Metrics.

Scheduling workflow as well as shipping and inventory control.

Implemented new safety requirements regarding both training and up to date equipment improvenemts.

Lens Crafters/Luxottica Optical Global Manufacturing, Knoxville, TN 2006-2016

Manufacturing Manager

•Hired, supervised and scheduled as many as 180 manufacturing associates at the Knoxville, Middle Creek Facility.

•Responsibilities included tracking and documentation of Key Operating Statistics and Metrics weekly as well as individual shift performance.

•Supported the successful retail licensed brands of LensCrafters, Sears Optical, Target Optical, Sears Canada and Pearle Vision with an overriding focus on associate safety, customer service and quality.

•Performed annual performance reviews for all staff as well as 90 day reviews for newly hired associates.

•Responsible for creation and implementation of training plans and ensuring that training and certification were completed by the established completion time frames.

•Working closely with QC Manager and staff ensured that policies, procedures and documentation as well as training records were properly maintained and adhered to base upon established guidelines and ISO requirements.

Consolidated Products, Inc., Knoxville, TN 1998-2006

Production Manager

•Managed fifty production employees in a high volume Label Printing and Converting, Graphic Arts and Digital Printing environment focusing on high liability/value added products, with the additional challenge of a targeted customer base with quick turnaround requirements.

•Additional responsibilities included oversight of the materials management group as well as the maintenance department.

•Played a key role in the set up and management of a satellite operation in Juarez, Mexico and El Paso, TX that serviced customers interested in maintaining a U.S. corporate headquarters with a manufacturing base in Mexico, meeting the quick turnaround requirements of a targeted customer base.

•Had a key role in the company’s initial acquisition of ISO certification, and re-certifications.

•Support of Sales, Customer Care and Marketing was a very large focus in this management role which included periodic travel to all of the company’s top ten customer sites.

DeRoyal Industries / Royal Converting & Printing, Knoxville, TN 1996-1998

Production Printing Manager

•Supervised and trained fifty plus employees, scheduled workflow, conducted performance evaluations as well as performed other general management duties in a FDA regulated ISO 9001 certified environment.

•Interacted and worked closely with the sales, marketing and advertising departments on numerous printing projects, in addition to collaborating with the engineering staff on new product development in the medical device industry.

•Played an instrumental role in obtaining a patent on a new surgical sterilization pouch design that is currently being utilized for ETO sterilized products within the company as well as external customers.

•Acted as safety committee chairperson responsible for all OSHA requirements, environmental health and safety training as well as internal inspections.

Baptist Health System/Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 1992 – 1996

Print Shop/Copy Center and Mailroom Manager

•Managed an in house printing operation responsible for supporting the printing needs for three area hospitals, satellite health centers and over one hundred associated physicians’ offices.

•Responsibilities included scheduling, quoting, materials management as well as operating and capital budgets.

•Worked extensively with the advertising and marketing departments developing new sales and fund raising materials.

•Involved in meeting FDA requirements as applicable to medical forms maintenance and JCAOH requirements.

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS

Combat Engineer 1986-1994

Honorably discharged in September 1994

Education and Certifications

Business Management, University of Tennessee Knoxville

Lean Manufacturing Certification, University of Tennessee

Six Sigma

ISO Internal Auditor Certification

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