JEFFREY A. LAWSON

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Aberdeen, NC 28315

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SUMMARY

Experienced Manufacturing Leader with strong facilitation skills in creating cultural change and introducing Lean Manufacturing principles. Demonstrated ability at increasing safety awareness, customer value, and shop floor productivity through the use of value stream mapping, identifying and removing waste, developing standardized work processes, and measuring results.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

STI POLYMER, Sanford, NC

Specialty Polymers, Adhesives, and Coatings.

Production Shift Supervisor June 2018 - Present

Responsible for a crew to run Reactions and Blends in vertical vessels and then drain into Totes, Poly drums or Fiber Drums.

Responsible for training our Operators, Blend Tech’s, Pkg. Specialists and Material Handlers.

Train employees to work and handle dangerous chemicals.

Responsible for Forklift Training.

Responsible for LOTO and PRCS Training.

Member of Safety Team.

Discipline and Corrective Action.

Payroll.

Instruct and Designate daily duties and long term duties.

Responsible Managing Kiazen Events and 5S.

WRIGHT FOODS LLC, Troy, NC June 2016 – April 2018

Production of shelf stable foods.

Production Shift Manager

Responsible for making high quality, great tasting food. Used patented technology and aseptic processing.

Responsible for training on a bag filler, carton filler and a spouted pouch machine.

Trained employees to operate the HMI with our patented micro technology.

Created SOP’s for all the production job descriptions.

WELLPET LLC, Mishawaka, IN. 2012 – March 2016

Manufacturer of Premium Dog and Cat Food.

Production Shift Manager

Responsible for making premium pet food, Lead a crew of 15 Non-Union Employees.

Introduced Lean Manufacturing to the Company and Employees.

Increased Production by 50% on 2 extruders.

Created Job Descriptions for all Production Employees.

ALEXANDRIA MOULDING M.W. Laporte, IN. 2008 – Sept 2012

Manufacturer and Distributor of interior mouldings and stair parts.

Distribution Supervisor

Responsible for distributing quality mouldings . Lead a crew of 30 Non-Union Employees.

Re-structured the D.C. thru Lean Manufacturing.

Increased productivity 30% thru process mapping thru the D.C.

Reduced customer complaints by 5% by making a more visual workplace.

Created S.O.P’s for the entire D.C.

Reduced cost for waste removal, saving the company roughly $3000.00 a month,

Implemented a recycle program.

Reduced employee accidents by 25% by creating dump stations for waste, promoting a cleaner and safer work environment.

VENTURA FOODS, LLC, Thornton, IL. 2006 - 2008

Manufacturer of branded salad dressings and dips

Production Manager

Responsible for overall daily production of 70 non - union employees. Led team of 3 supervisors and 70 employees to produce the #1 selling refrigerated salad dressing and Grade A dips in the most efficient, cost effective manner, by coaching and training staff on the Lean Manufacturing principles. Report directly to Operations Manager.

Introduced and trained staff to the Lean Manufacturing principles.

Coordinated 3 5S Events on the production lines increasing our efficiencies by 15%.

Developed a training program for all new hires.

Created job descriptions for every production position in the plant.

Responsible for the plant sanitary conditions, all Sanitation personnel reported to me.

Started and trained entire crew on new production line. Trained crew on the Grade A

Dairy equipment, pasteurizer, homogenizer, filler, spot-pac machinery.

Evaluated all dressing product specifications and increased our yields by 15%.

Established SOP’s and SSOP’S for the entire plant.

PARCO FOODS, LLC, Blue Island, IL 1991 – 2006

Manufacturer of branded and private label cookie products, with annual sales of $50 million.

Production Manager / Shift Manager, 1999-2006

Responsible for overall daily production of 400+ union employees. Collaborate with management and supervision to produce products in the most efficient, cost-effective manner, by providing leadership, training and coaching. Report directly to Plant Manager.

Heightened performance and efficiency of production lines, which increased volume by 20%.

Led kaizen blitz in several production areas, resulting in more efficient work flow.

Evaluate product specification to find opportunities for reduction in labor costs, presently

Saving 10%

Collaborated on Work in Progress Team to establish Standard Operating Procedures, resulting in a 25% reduction in scrap.

Participate in Safety Team to find areas of improvement, leading to a reduction of 10% in loss work time accidents.

Coordinated processes between Purchasing, Inventory Control, and Planning to reduce downtime due to lack of raw materials.

Work with Sales & Marketing in the new product development phase to ensure that new products meet market demands, are produced in an efficient manner, and keep prices at a competitive advantage.

Production Supervisor, 1997-1999

Responsible for supervision of 150 union employees in the Processing and Packaging Departments.

Reshaped the Safety Team, and expanded the safety alertness of the work force, reducing lost time accidents by 5%.

Developed SOP’s for both Departments, which reduced changeover time by 50%.

Worked directly with R&D to optimize all product specifications.

Defined daily labor needs and the reporting of production output on an AS400 System.

Packaging Leader (Michigan City, IN facility), 1996-1997

Led the Packaging Department, consisting of 150+ employees, including machine operators, stock service, and packers.

Assigned all employees to their respective work areas.

Kept the packaging room organized, and initiated greater efficiency.

Forklift Operator (Michigan City, IN facility), 1991-1996

Responsible for supplying production lines with all raw materials, packaging materials and pallets.

Removed finished goods off production lines and transferred to warehouse, using RFID Systems.

Picked orders and loaded trucks with 100% accuracy.

COMPUTER SKILLS

AS400 Hardware, Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Kronos Payroll Software, MFG-Pro, ADP Payroll, RF Scanners,

ChemPax Inventory Systems, Pay Chex Flex

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Graduate, Chesterton High School, Chesterton, IN

A.M.E. Events in: Lean Manufacturing; 6S; Kaizen Blitz

Coursework in: Principles of Basic Leadership,

IIE Member, Certified in Better Process Control School.

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