Production, Shipping and Receiving, Production supervisor
Resume:
PAUL E. BROWNING
***********@*****.***
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
•Over 30 years of Management experience and 25 years of experience in a diversity of manufacturing environments including: Poly extrusion, Laminations, Blow molding, pharmaceutical packaging, Injection Molding and food packaging.
•Excellent communication and team building skills and the ability to relate well with all organizational levels.
•Strong skills in Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, GMP's, Maintenance, Quality, New Plant Start-Up, Accounting and Financial Principles, Product Development, Customer Service, Warehousing and Inventory, Labor Relations and 5S with an exceptionally strong safety record.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
B.S. Healthcare Management, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL - 1989
•Mead Paperboard Knowledge, Phoenix City, AL - 1996
•Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certified, Bridgewater, NJ - 2008
•Six Sigma Champion training, Marietta, GA - 2003
•Certified forklift/clamp truck instructor since 1999
•STOP safety training, Centralia, Il - 2003
•CPR certified since 1999
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
ID Plans
Phoenix, AZ February 2022 – May 2024
Field Data Surveyor
Performed surveys on commercial real estate throughout the western United Sates. I traveled 90% of the time and 10% was spent locally in the Phoenix area. Responsibilities and accomplishments included:
*Collected detailed information on the physical aspects of mostly retail oriented real estate including measurements, HVAC, electric, water, gas, fire, structure and any other information the customer required.
*Maintained excellent relations with customers, co-workers, and management.
*Photographed and produced 3D virtual tours at each location.
*Safely climbed ladders to access roofs with no incidents during my tenure.
*Utilized company software to maintain high quality standards.
*Consistently volunteered to work additional hours when necessary.
Invue
Phoenix, AZ April 2018 - October 2020
(retail security product manufacturer and distributor)
Production/Warehouse Lead
*Responsible for coordinating, preparing and shipping specific, timed-sensitive parts to major retailers.
*Coordinated, trained and supervised temporary help.
*Worked in conjunction with corporate QA to segregate and rework defective or questionable parts.
*Played key role in implementing Phoenix location 5S and safety programs.
*Performed various maintenance duties as needed.
Moved to Riverside CA August 2015 to November 2017
*Lived with and helped care for a relative during this time.
Pinnacle Foods – Duncan Hines
Centralia, IL July 2014 – July 2015
Production Supervisor
managed over 40 shift operators and personnel to meet and exceed plant goals and metrics by adhering to organizational standards and practices. Supervised cake mix, brownie mix, and frosting packaging. Ensured each production line was fully staffed daily, while keeping overtime to a minimum. Created and maintained a sense of urgency by having a constant presence on the shop floor and by closely monitoring and correcting production related issues. Lead daily shift meetings and effectively communicated organizational and plant goals while maintaining a minimal safety incidence rate.
Innertech, Magna
Nashville, Il October 2013 – April 2014
Production Supervisor
Supervised 30+ employees in a fast-paced injection molding operation. Successfully exceeded production expectations by focusing on all aspects of organizational goals. Responsibilities included scheduling and coordinating personnel to multiple injection molding presses, maintained safety and OSHA standards, reduced downtime by effective planning, training and management of personnel.
Meridian Medical Technologies (Phizer) – Temporary Project
St Louis, Mo March 2013 – August 2013
Production Supervisor
Responsible for supervising a crew of 15 to 20 Operators in a remediation project. The project involved the accountability, inspection and reconciliation of anti-nerve agent auto-injectors for the military. This operation was extremely detail oriented and entailed precise quality analysis. My responsibilities also included the training of over 100 personnel. This was a temporary, project-related position.
Alpla
St. Peters, MO February 2012 – January 2013
Production Manager
Responsible for day-to-day operations of the production department for the St. Louis location. Produced plastic bottles via blow molding and stretch blow molding technology.
•Successfully lead Production department to meet corporate efficiency goals.
•Reduced customer complaints by working closely with the Quality department to establish and implement detailed standards and procedures.
•Helped reduce safety incident rate by making safety priority.
•Worked closely with Project Managers to successfully implement new products for a high-volume customer.
•Played a key role in the development of a major detergent bottle in Markdorf, Germany.
Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals April 2007 – February 2012
St. Louis, MO
Packaging Supervisor
Provide strong leadership for the Packaging department.
•Directly supervised over 35 full-time employees and five Shift Coordinators on three shifts.
•Responsibilities for plant HSE functions resulting in reductions of safety incidents and enhanced OSHA compliance.
•Introduced Six Sigma to the plant which now has Six Sigma annual goals.
•Strong understanding of Pharma GMP’s and FDA related issues.
•Championed a plant goal for labor productivity and increased overall efficiency to 105.5% of expected standards in 2009 and exceeded plant goal of 100% efficiency again in 2010.
•Successfully lead packaging department to meet and exceed all goals and directives pertaining to two major product launches in 2010 and 2011 by developing and directing task-oriented teams.
•Successfully lead packaging department through FDA audit with no major violations noted in 2010.
•Hired as Second Shift Supervisor and promoted to Packaging Supervisor in January 2008.
Hilex Poly January 2006 – March 2007
St. Louis
Graphic Packaging International 2003 - 2005
(formerly J. D. Cahill Co. Inc.) 1995 - 2003
Centralia Laminations Facility, Centralia, IL
Plant Manager 1999 - 2005 (Position ended due to plant closure)
Successfully led all business aspects of this poly extrusion
and laminations paperboard plant.
•Increased plant profit margin by 15%.
•Selected, motivated and challenged a highly effective management team while setting and implementing individual team member goals and evaluating personal results to ensure maximum productivity and to ensure plant goals were exceeded.
•Substantially reduced costs in 2004 by $267K by driving a Six Sigma program to surpass plant cost reduction goals.
•Decreased customer claim dollars by 25% through the implementation of enhanced and stringent quality control procedures and goals, and by monitoring all facets of daily production metrics.
•Decreased plant recordable incident rate by 900%. This was an extremely significant accomplishment by all plant associates and was achieved by implementing and monitoring a combination of successful safety programs, associate training, careful monitoring, machine guarding and discipline.
Other accomplishments and successful business experiences:
•Coordinate and implement new product trials through successful interaction with new customers and internal Sales team.
•Drove efforts to attract and secure a major new national product line through successful communication and negotiations with a major new customer.
•Developed and implemented sales presentations.
•Worked closely with Controllers to develop annual budgets.
•Effectively led the plant through its purchase and consequent changes after a company buy-out in 2003.
Production Supervisor 1996 - 1999
•Successfully supervised a production crew of 8 members working on a poly extrusion/lamination line.
•Regarded as an extremely effective, and detail-oriented supervisor capable of producing results
•Promoted to Plant Manager in 1999.
Machine Operator 1995 - 1996
•Hired on the ground floor while the plant was still in its construction phase.
•Learned the poly extrusion process and paperboard properties while meeting production and quality goals during this time.
•Promoted to Production Supervisor in 1996
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