Management Maintenance

* ****** ****** *****, *.C. *****

Phone 770-***-****

*********@*******.***

MICHAEL G. HARRIS

OBJECTIVE

To secure a challenging, career oriented position with an organization that will utilize my experience, education, and leadership skills in management.

EDUCATION

1982 University of South Carolina - Columbia, SC

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Major in Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

Extensive experience in Production Operations Management, Personnel Management, Quality Control, Research and Development and Manufacturing Maintenance.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2006-2012 Weston Foods Corp./ Maplehurst Carrollton, GA

High Speed Food Processor and Packager.

Specializing in Sweet Goods - Pastries,

Donuts, Cakes, Frozen Dough and Muffins.

Business Unit Manager/Line Team Leader

Create an empowered work force that uses high performance work teams to continuously improves processes and eliminate waste.

Insure resources are available for team to produce on time quality product through process and product education and technical support.

Develop team maturity by coaching team members and training.

Provide the line steering team with information on safety waste downtime plant information customer complaints and work order status.

Assume responsibility for administrative indirect task and production performance.

4 Roslyn Circle Aiken, S.C. 29803

Phone 770-***-****

*********@*******.***

MICHAEL G. HARRIS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

1989 – 2006 Weston Foods Corp./ Maplehurst Carrollton, GA

High Speed Food Processor and Packager.

Specializing in Sweet Goods - Pastries,

Donuts, Cakes, Frozen Dough and Muffins.

Shift Supervisor

Managing overall shift production.

Directing employee teams with five Area Coordinators in the maximization of through–put and operational efficiencies.

Monitoring product assurance through statistical process control to ensure First Line Quality in finished products.

Resolving technical problems related to efficiencies and supervising all preventive and reactive maintenance of production systems.

Reviewing and ensuring cost objectives.

Developing product improvement and consistency.

Directing departments in the analysis and implementation of Safety Policies, Accident Policies, Sanitation Regulations and Continuous Improvement Programs.

Instrumental in Plant Expansion and Start-Ups.

1983 -1988 Rich Sea Pak Corporation Brunswick, GA

High Speed Food Processor and Packager.

Specializing in Frozen Meats and Vegetables

For Food Service and Retail.

Production Supervisor

Supervising extruded processing and packaging operations.

Monitoring all aspects of production including production reports, cost and yields sheets and maintenance work order forms.

Initiating profit maximization program and maintaining effective communications with other departments.

Tracking labor utilization, overtime and absenteeism.

Evaluating employees and assisting in career development.

Assisting in training of new supervision and organization group meetings.

4 Roslyn Circle Aiken, S.C. 29803

Phone 770-***-****

*********@*******.***

MICHAEL G. HARRIS

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Safety

Reduced lost time accidents from an average 6 per year to 0 in 2011. Action required: Effective work force communications weekly to address OSHA safety requirements. Conduct safe audits monthly to insure proper personnel protection equipment and safe acts were enforce. Improve policies and procedures to eliminate near miss accidents.

Waste

Decrease waste from 9% to plant goal of 4%. Action required: Decrease variation in Stock Keeping Units (SKU) though lean statistical process control using diagnostic tools that includes control charts, run charts and histograms. Facilitate post and pre-operational functional meetings to incorporate root cause analysis and corrective actions.

Employee Retention:

Reduced employee turnover by 33%. Action required: Developed and maintained employee empowerment culture.

Down Time:

Decreased down time form 8% to 5%. Action required: Empowered the use of Preventive Maintenance Controls (PMC) to eliminate potential machine failure. Developed pre start-up documentation to be conducted by key operators.

Environmental:

Reduced soled discharge into waste water plant by 75% points resulting in a cost savings of $80K per month. Action required: Kepner-Tregoe (KT) Problem Solving and Decision Making (PSDM) analysis.

Yield:

Increased yield from 89% to 97%. Action required: Developed process to utilize defects back into batching procedures.

Auditing:

Maintained A rating on outside British Retail Consortium (BRC) auditing. Decreased Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) violations from 3 per period to 1. Action required: Imitated weekly line team communication meeting to incorporate audits into agenda and submit corrective actions.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Completed training, various continuing educational programs and seminars in Lean Manufacturing, Integrated Process Management, Mini Tab, Statistical Process Control, Continuous Improvement, Industrial Safety, Union Psychology, Employee Hiring, preventive maintenance, OSHA and CPR

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