Manager Manufacturing/Engineer

Wesley E. Shorter

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West Chester, OH 45069

Cell Phone 513-***-****

Email: ***.*******@****.***

Executive Summary

Accomplished manufacturing executive has created $15 million in cost savings and shareholder equity. Led the new product launch executions of fifty (50) new consumer products planned to deliver thirty million dollars ($30 million) revenues in three years. Installed more than twenty million dollars ($20 million) of capital improvements. Deters waste, defects and indecision. Delivers substantial Operational Equipment Efficiency improvements to generate profit and cash. Partners with business owners and share-holders to implement innovative, profitable strategies. Builds strong credibility and influence within organizations. Charismatic, approachable leader inspires strong perseverance and poise in the face of challenges and ambiguity. Understands the motivations of people and how to engage them. Broad experience includes:

Total Productive Maintenance Pillar Expertise

Start-up of packaging lines, process and utilities operations.

SAP R/3 Client Business Process Design

Packaging, Controls and Process Engineering Management

Managing GMP and FDA regulated foods and consumer products.

Managing union environments

Stage-Gate Commercialization Process

EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY

Kao Brands Company, Formerly The Andrew Jergens Soap Company, Cincinnati, Ohio

August 2002 – February 2010

Kao Brands is a subsidiary of Kao Corporation, a $13 billion (US) Japanese owned consumer products, prestige cosmetics, and chemical products company. Kao Brands Subsidiary markets moisturizer and hair-care consumer products including Jergens® and Curel® lotions, John Frieda® shampoos and conditioners, Biore® facial care products and Ban® deodorants.

Operations Product Development Leader August 2007 – February 2010

Cross functional project management/leadership role. Served as executive and functional liason responsible to lead the Marketing, R&D, Planning, Manufacturing and Contract Manufacturing functions through new product commercialization processes. The role’s main objective is to ensure seamless and timely new-product launches across the division. Specific responsibilities include: timeline creation, project tracking, execution, communication, the direction of manufacturing and engineering expertise to resolve any cost, quality, or customer service issues.

Launched over 50 new products within the Jergens®, Jergens Natural Glow® and Curel® brands.

Led the execution of over 150 package and formula revisions.

Utilized SAP system to manage the distribution of over 1100 documents.

Resolved high-profile packaging-component performance and aesthetic major-quality issues.

Drove one-million dollars ($1MM) of packaging component and formula cost savings.

Plant Manager August 2002 – August 2007

Lead the production facility to produce $400 million annually of Jergens lotion, Curel lotion and John Frieda haircare products. Managed 225 personnel including temporary employee, engineer, quality control, maintenance and production staff.

Started-up $10 million high-speed packaging and processing systems to 80% TPM Rate Efficiency in nine-months. TPM Quality Rate Improvements including lotion-formula and package-aesthetic defects reduced by 90%. Achieved one-hour changeovers using SMED techniques.

TPM ‘5-S’ Pillar workplace organization methodology deployed to eliminate micro-contamination quality incidents and to improve morale.

TPM Safety Pillar reinforced ‘Lock-out, Tag-out’ and ‘Behavior Observation’ systems to promote the eradication of injuries and accidents.

TPM Quality Maintenance methods applied to eliminate leaking, tubed-package quality defects.

Lead the manufacturing and Quality Assurance design and implementation for the start-up of the SAP R/3 Client system. Scope of the implementation plan included business process design, configuration and technology transfer (training).

S. C. Johnson & Sons, Inc., Racine, Wisconsin July 1997 – August 2002

Consumer products company grosses nearly $6 billion annually and markets leading brands including Windex®, Ziploc®, Fantastic® and Automatic Vanish Liquid® products.

Sr. Industrial Engineer, Sturtevant, Wisconsin February 2000 – August 2002

Re-engineered logistics systems to save $3 million annually.

Identified $10 million supplier and manufacturing cost savings projects. Installed project management system to realize savings.

Plant Manager, Bay City, Michigan September 1998 – February 2000

Ziploc and Slideloc responsibilities for $200 million revenues annually. Management responsibility for 120 personnel including engineers and production staff.

Two month start-up of Ziploc® packaging lines delivered an 88% reduction in the quality-defect rate and exceeded 90 cpm (cartons per minute) TPM Speed Efficiency rates.

Realized $400,000 savings by eliminating polyethylene plastic material loss.

TPM Safety Pillar reinforced, Building Effective Teams - Installed ‘Lock-out, Tag-out’ system to promote the eradication of injuries and accidents.

Operations Manager, Sturtevant, Wisconsin July 1997 – September 1998

Automatic Vanish Liquid bottle-filling line TPM Performance Efficiency increased by +22% to realize $1.5 million shareholder equity.

The Procter and Gamble Company, Ivorydale Soap Plant, Cincinnati, Ohio June 1988 – July 1997

Global leading consumer products company grosses nearly $40 billion annually and markets leading brands such as Safeguard®, Olay®, Zest® and Dawn® Liquids.

Improved Olay® Bar packaging lines and process equipment TPM Performance Efficiency by 10% to create $1.5 million share-holder equity

Redistributed personnel to eliminate rework and save $1.5 million in overtime labor wages.

Two-month vertical start-up of integrated, abandoned packaging equipment to produce in nine months 40 million Ivory Moisture Care® bar-soap samples.

Streamlined the Dawn Liquids® surfactant making process to save $700,000 annually.

Delivered record 100% Safeguard system productivity results during the month of February 1996.

Progressive role responsibilities follow:

Department Manager, Safeguard® and Ivory Moisture Care® Dept’s Jan. 1996 – Jul. 1997

Purchasing Manager, Ivorydale Soap Plant Aug. 1994 – Jan. 1996

Mechanical Department Manager, Olay® Bar Soap Sep. 1993 – Aug. 1994

Department Manager, Zest® Bar Soap Department Jul. 1991 – Sep. 1993

Team Manager, Industrial Chemicals North Department Jul. 1989 – Jul. 1991

Manufacturing Supervisor, Mr. Clean Cleanser® Brand Jun. 1988 – Jun. 1989

EDUCATION

University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

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