Operations Leadership in Manufacturing

Lori Christian

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Professional Summary

Desires to obtain a position where I may use my technical and manufacturing skills to become an asset to your company. I lead by example and work to earn the respect of my employees. I have over twelve years of experience in leadership. I believe that my food and medical manufacturing experi- ence will be an asset to your company.

Experience

F.R. Drake

04/2023 - Present

Manufacturing Supervisor

Manage 25 direct hourly employees across two shifts in the daily operations to meet customer spare part orders as well as manage loader POC.

Manage equipment maintenance by working with outside vendors to schedule PMs. Resolve equipment breakdowns in a timely manner by quoting parts or scheduling repair service techs.

Responsible for all raw material ordering for shop needs.

Safety Committee Coordinator - schedules monthly meetings, manages forklift certification for all employees, presents monthly safety topic, schedules monthly safety inspections and addresses any issues noted.

Responsible for employee evaluations, mentoring, training new hires, employee conflict resolution and addressing disciplinary issues.

Ensure that employees have what they need to efficiently and effectively do their job safely.

Cadence, Inc.

09/2015 - 04/2023

Lead Production Supervisor

Oversaw all aspects of the E.G.I.A medical manufacturing department as well as pack clean, Ortho Laser Cut/Weld, Machining Development Cell and Tube Cell. 33 direct reports.

Ensured that all company and customer policies, standards and requirements were adhered to per company handbook as well as customer specifications and ISO 13485 compliancy.

Performed daily stand-up toolbox meetings with direct reports and monthly safety power points. Met with other members of management to perform daily Gemba walks to discuss minimizing departmental scrap while improving bottle neck and efficiencies through continuous improvement. Conducted accident investigations as well as served on the 1st response and safety team.

Oversaw and scheduled all new hire onboarding and employee training by utilizing the company training program/matrix with said employees OJT. Served on the Master Control Team.

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Scheduled and managed OT within the department to meet customer demands and OTD as well as approved weekly payroll using current ADP/VTA software.

Tracked employee productivity using crystal/efficiency reports and labor tickets to be used for annual evaluations and one on one coaching as needed.

Identified pre-shift daily WIP and schedules employees accordingly by monitoring daily inventory to compare with weekly shipments. Communicated with the sales team on customer ship dates.

Managed customer complaints (CAPA) and non-conformances in the QMS system and communicated with the sales, materials and quality teams in regard to product quality and shipments.

Managed and coordinates scheduling with the pre-production planning team for new product development and commercialized production/operations. Shamrock Foods

06/2014 - 09/2015

ESL Production Supervisor

Oversaw all aspects of the dairy manufacturing facility which includes, but not limited to, Raw Milk, ingredients, bulk chemical receiving to batching, processing, filling and packaging of all materials to meet customer demands.

Oversaw facility start-up, training and hiring of hourly associates as well as created paperwork and SOP’s for the new facility, equipment and policies.

Ensured the plant was inspection ready at all times for VDH, SQF and FDA audits.

Ensured hourly associates were adhering to company policies as described in employee handbook. i.e.; GPM, SQF and PMO policies.

Conducted employee evaluations, reviewed and created new hire expectation sheets while overseeing the training process.

Worked closely with maintenance, lab, cold room, outside vendors/contractors, human resources and upper management to resolve and troubleshoot various issues within the plant.

Completed and signed off on all production/processing paperwork for end of day runs to submit to Mother plant in Phoenix, Arizona and upper management within the facility.

Managed employee time logs using Ceridian and ADP systems as well as vacations and overtime coverage management.

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