Inventory Control Plant Manager

Steve Simon

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Plant Management

Quality Assurance Team Leadership Lean Manufacturing

Results-driven and dedicated with a wide-ranging experience planning and leading operations involving small to large size manufacturing environments. Track record devising, evaluating, and implementing continuous process improvements to minimize waste and reduce costs while maximizing quality and yield. Establish effective quality control and safety programs, encouraging proactive participation across the manufacturing floor. Excellent communication skills and success building cohesive teams focused on safety, production goals, and throughput. Areas of expertise include.

Lean manufacturing Regulatory Compliance

Implementation of production lines Team Building and Training

Policy and Procedure Development Cost Reduction and Avoidance

Total Quality Management Warehousing / Inventory Control

Risk Assessments PDCA

Professional Experience

Simon Financial

Finance - March 2021 – Present

Berry Global

Plant Manager – Aug 2017 – March 2021

Direct a plastic manufacturing operation that generates 100M/lbs. annually. Establish and implement process improvements to ensure superior quality of blown film product. Directly supervise 8 managers overseeing 240+ exempt and nonexempt employees. Managed all capital projects and machinery installations. Championed cost reductions resulting in $2M and 12.8% EBITA gain for the facility.

Berry Global formerly AEP Industries, Inc. 2012 – 2017

Production Manager

Streamlined production operation, resulting in productivity gains and scrap reductions. Responsible for the lowest quality returns by the plant for this year. Productivity gains resulted in the facility receiving the AEP Plant of the Year Award. 60 million pounds produce over 17 lines, with 93 direct reports. Managed the installation of 2 new lines in 2015 & 2016. Report to the Plant Manager on all system related issues including productivity, quality, inventory control, training and safety.

Raw Materials and Reclaim Manager

Responsible for the 2 plant manufacturing facilities of raw materials, deliveries and shipments. Reduction of raw material inventory from over 16 million packaging pieces to under 9 million. Redesigned and organized 3 different warehousing sites. QAD software implementation that allowed for accurate inventory counts monthly.

Green Metals Inc., A Division of Toyota Tsusho of America

Operations Supervisor, 2011 – 2012

Green field start up for a recycling facility for Toyota / Toyota tier 1 suppliers and local manufacturing companies. Responsibilities include warehouse setup, commodity inventory control, process implementation, selecting and approval of staff and vendors. Manage logistics of 3 roll off trucks and 1 day cab, 25 roll off containers, 18 dump trailers, 2 mobile cranes, 1 front loader, and a track mobile between 2 stated daily. Managed maintenance and developed PM schedules of the equipment.

Shannon Plastics, LLC

Production Manager 2009 – 2011

Green field startup manufacturing facility for extruding and converting plastic film for the use as retail can liners. Responsibilities include warehouse setup, inventory control, plant process implementation, staff and vendor approval and selection. Implemented corporate purchasing program for all raw materials. Negotiated equipment leases. Developed company policy and procedures. Directed and coordinated the daily business operations and strategies.

Pitt Plastics, Inc.

Production Manager, 2006-2009

Streamlined operations, producing significant gains in productivity and scrap reduction. Increased productivity by 82% and reduced scrap by 28%. Maintained production and quality systems for blown film plant with the sales of $35 million annually. Reported to the Director of Operations on all system related issues including productivity, quality, inventory control, training and safety.

Mills Pride, Inc.

Building Manager, 1994-2005

Responsible for production of Ready to Assemble (RTA) kitchen cabinets for in stock shipments or home delivery. Accountable for assembly process including supervision of 140 employees manufacturing 3,600 units daily. Managed 8 departments including (8) assembly lines for cabinetry, accessory and drawer departments, shipping and receiving. Improved production methods by introducing innovations on manufacturing practices. Identified poetical manufacturing risks and devised means to prevent the occurrence of the same. Conducted corrective measures for recurring problems in the production area.

Bush Industries

Draftsman, 1990-1994

Create working prints and BOMs for manufacturing RTA furniture. Created instruction sheets. Liaison between engineering and production.

Newport News Shipyard

Draftsman, 1988-1990

Responsible for detailed prints for Seawolf Class Nuclear submarine. Brown Dot clearance.

Computer Skills / Additional Training

Associates Degree Mechanical Drafting, Microsoft Office, Auto-Cad, Vivid 3D modeling, Oracle, AS400

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