Converting Manager

EDWARD C. KORNETZ

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Erie Pennsylvania

937-***-**** Home

814-***-**** Cell

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SUMMARY

Accomplished, customer oriented manager with extensive experience in manufacturing and packaging. Also experienced in new facility start up including new equipment installation and staffing requirements. Recognized for ability to build teams. Expertise in the following:

• Safety • Quality

• Inventory Management • Performance Management

• Cost Management • Maintenance

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NEENAH PAPER COMPANY, LLC, Urbana, OH 2004-2008

Assistant Converting Superintendent

Managed all day to day operations in converting; including safety, quality, performance, scheduling, inventory management, maintenance, and training. Operations include folio sheeting, embossing, rewinding, cutsize sheeting, trim and pack. Managed a work force of 64 Union and 2 Shift supervisors.

• Improved efficiency to 100% on major production equipment for last three years.

• Achieved safety goals including one year without a recordable injury.

• Successfully co-led cost improvement lean management team on packaging supplies and realized annual savings of $103,688.

ADECCO – on contract for General Electric Company, Erie, PA 2003-2004

Process Technical Advisor

Served as Day Shift Leader responsible for 66 union employees; ensuring safety, quality, productivity, scheduling, time sheets, vacations, and maintenance work orders for all 3 shifts.

• 100% performance was maintained in a piece work operation.

INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY, Erie, PA 1978-2002

Manufacturing Manager (1999 – 2002)

Overall responsibility for production operations including, cut size and folio sheeting, embossing, roll process, inventory management, and the flexography department. Team leader for cost control and training. Managed 90 hourly and 3 salary employees.

• Achieved over 1 million worked hours without a lost time injury.

• Launched cost control effort in department and served as team leader. Exceeded department goal of $1.9 million by over 20%.

• Reduced customer complaints by implementing new work system for quality control conformance.

• Served as weekend team captain facilitating entire mill operation, recognized for performance.

• Successfully served in department Business Manager’s absence.

• Effectively facilitated department trainer and safety personnel. Helped develop and implement web page, which led to improved communications.

Technical Support Manager, Saybrook, OH (1997 – 1999)

Managed Greenfield start-up of converting operation meeting start-up production schedule.

• Tested and interviewed new non-union self-directed workforce, for a new converting operation. Key objective was to empower work teams and prepare for job certification. Recognized as key resource throughout start-up process.

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• Successfully assisted in the installation of new state-of-the-art converting equipment,

assessed needs and purchased all material handling equipment for facility.

• Trained over 100 new employees on basic converting, packaging and quality for start-up of equipment.

• Successfully started up specialty packaging operation; including trimmers, hand packing and export operation.

Area Process Manager

Overall responsibility for sheeting, embossing and flexography departments, including, quality, safety and production of converting operation. Managed approximately 100 hourly and 3 salary supervisors. Promoted to Process Manager, Senior Process Manager and Area Process Manager.

• Successfully assisted in upgrade of the Erie, PA converting operation from cutter/trimmer operation to high speed sheeting operation including training required for 60 hourly employees.

• Implemented leader concept on all production equipment in sheet room and realized a 3% improvement to budget in first year.

• Promoted from hourly workforce to a Process Manager after one year.

• Successfully managed all aspects of operation, and met or exceeded all goals and objectives.

EDUCATION

Los Angeles Community College, Los Angeles, CA

Associate Degree in Administration of Justice

Clark State College Springfield Ohio ( Six Sigma Green Belt Certified)

Clark State College Springfield Ohio ( Six Sigma Black Belt Trained )

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Facilitator Skills Training

Business Statistics (Penn State)

Positive Management Leadership Training

RCT (Rapid Change Technologies) Training

Customer Relations Training

Contractor Relations Training

DDI Training (people skills)

Kepner Tregoe (troubleshooting skills)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Basic computer training, Microsoft, Lotus, Engineer Equipment Mechanic, Microwave Radio Repairman, Mobil Maintenance Contact Team, 2 year certificate Park Way West Technical School Auto Mechanics.

MILITARY

U.S. Army, Honorably Discharged

6 Years Active Duty, 2 Years Reserves

Rank NCO Staff Sergeant

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