Manager Plant
Resume:
Jerry W. Ingle
Ellettsville, IN 47429
g06ucn@r.postjobfree.com
Profile
Possesses strong teaching and manufacturing management capabilities along with superior technical skills in the areas of preventative, planned, and predictive maintenance, as well as, project management, and demonstrated ability to work at all levels in an organization to improve quality, reliability, and efficiency, while promoting a team environment and personal excellence. Has experience with various extrusion materials, processes and equipment. Has developed various employee programs to improve skills and retention.
Experience
Jan 2012- present Ivy Tech Community College
Part Time Adjunct Professor
• Teaching Industrial Mechanics
Oct. 2010-Nov. 2011 Lowes Batesville& Southaven, MS
Plumbing Pro
• Met weekly sales goals
• Developed audit plan
June 2010-Oct. 2010 Self Employed Fence Constuction MS
Contractor
• Installed over 5000 feet of fence
• Designed and built three custom pergolas
Sep. 2009 – May 2010 Kelly Educational Staffing, MS
Long Term Substitute Teacher
• Desoto Central 6th Grade Math
• Southaven Intermediate 5th Grade math & Social Studies
• Southaven Middle 7th Grade Science, 7th & 8th grade Algebra/Pre-Algebra
Sep. 2008 – July 2008 Newlyweds Foods, Horn Lake, MS
Maintenance Manager
Manage a 18 person maintenance department to support the production of batter, breading and granular spices for the food industry
• Reduced plant downtime by 5%.
• Reduced maintenance costs by 5%
• Implemented electronic training program.
Nov. 2004 – May 2008 Carlisle Syntec Inc. Senatobia, MS
Plant Manager
Manage a 105 person TPO roofing plant with two main production lines and two accessory lamination lines running 24/7. The material (PP/PE) was extruded with dual flat dies with a polyester scrim core.
• Increased plant output by 35% with minimal capital investment.
• Reduced customer complaints from five per month to five per year.
• Implemented Kanban to increase material turns from nine to fifteen.
• Reduced plant controllable costs by 8% through improved preventive maintenance, energy conservation, and recycling.
Sept. 2002 – Sept. 2004 Intertape Polymer Group, Danville, VA
BOPP Department Manager
Manage six line extrusion operation to produce bi-axially oriented polypropylene using the double bubble process. Packaging tape for box industry.
• Developed training programs with Danville Community College to enhance skill development.
• Developed on line reporting systems to improve reporting accuracy and productivity.
• Increased yields from 92% to 100% through improved process control.
• Implemented Lean Manufacturing principles.
May 2002 – Sept. 2002 Cooley Group; Lancaster, SC
Plant Manager
Manage plant start up for a new PVC sheet extrusion plant with $2 MM in monthly sales. Product was calendered billboard material on polyester scrim.
Implemented systems for tracking improvements in plant yields. Hired and trained staff and hourly personnel.
• Developed training programs to enhance skill development.
• Developed tracking systems to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Increased yields from 40% to 60%.
2000- May 2002 Sonoco Products; Mount Olive, NC
Plant Engineer
Supervise 22 hourly personnel. Plan budget, track results and prepare analysis for capital planning and maintain a T-shirt bag plant with 72 production lines using HDPE blown film extrusion, flexo printing, and bag making, running 24/7. Daily responsibilities: Direct on line trouble shooting and training of the maintenance workforce.
• Developed electrical training program with pay progressions to enhance skill development.
• Upgraded extruder drives from DC to AC reducing motor failures from 18 per quarter to 2 per quarter.
• Installed AC drives on a blown film line reducing scrap rate from 22% to 8%.
• Implemented cost controls resulting in a yearly maintenance cost reduction of 4%.
1997-2000 Huntsman Packaging Corp.; Kent WA,, Bloomington IN
Corporate Engineer and Operations Manager
Capital budget planning for all of Huntsman including tracking, reporting, project planning, coordination and installation of major capital improvements in blown film, flexo printing, and bag making, designed to optimize customer impact through accurate scheduling and post start-up training in each phase of the project.
• Developed capital plan to improve line uptime.
• Developed salary and pay plan to improve retention of skilled workforce.
• Developed quality systems to support ISO and AIB certifications.
• Developed product return tracking system which was adopted by the corporation.
• Installed $4.5 million dollar blown film line 10 days ahead of schedule and on budget.
1995-1997 Bemis Packaging Corp.; Terre Haute, IN
Maintenance Manager
Supervision of 9 salaried and 74 hourly union personnel. Activities: Budgeting, planning, and maintenance of blown film extrusion, printing and bag making equipment, non-production equipment, building and grounds surrounding the corporate headquarters.
• Improved preventive maintenance program by identifying and refining scheduled maintenance program to reduce unscheduled downtime.
• Implemented a program to maintain AC/DC drives and PLC’s, including a replacement schedule for those that were outdated or prone to failure.
• Started a program to ensure that all potentially rebuildable components were identified.
• Developed a training program for the electronic technicians and mechanics.
• Supported process engineers in extensive troubleshooting and process improvement.
1988-1995 Exxon Chemical; Wentzville, MO
Plant Manager
Conceptualize, plan and implement improvements to plant blown film and printing processes and product development. Activities: Managing the operations of a 32 person non-union plant to positively affect safety, quality, productivity and profitability.
• Implemented “Pay for Skills” training program which included standardizing plant procedures. This eliminated a seniority based system that was unfair to young highly skilled employees.
• Developed operations integrity management system to address plant safety, health, and environmental concerns in a consistent manner thereby, reducing injury rate from 4 recordable injuries in 1990 to only 1 recordable injury in the following 5 years.
• Reduced fixed cost operating budgets by 1.5-2.5% per year in real dollars through aggressive cost control.
• Developed product specifications, product directives and test procedures to meet ISO 9000 standards which reduced product return rate from 3.5% in 1990 to 0.5% in 1995.
• Installed in-line flexographic presses and in-line bag machines on blown film extrusion lines, allowing for a more value added product, thus improving the plant’s profitability. This improved return on capital employed from 4% in 1990 to over 20% in 1995.
• Developed new film grades tailored for the food packing, mining, tire and rubber, and medical industries which expanded our product line.
• Worked with customers to solve equipment problems in their plants on bag lines as well as flexographic press lines.
1985-1988 Mobil Chemical; Shawnee, OK
Maintenance Manager
Responsible for managing a 30 person maintenance department and store- room for a non-union oriented polypropylene extrusion facility.
• Controlled plant maintenance cost by standardizing components. This reduced spare parts inventory from $1.2 MM to $0.8MM.
1981-1985 Kerr-McGee Coal Corp.; Galatia, IL
Site Mechanical Engineer
Design, select, install, and start-up material handling equipment, later used as a model to set standards in the mining industry.
• Constructed the first underground refueling system for diesel powered coal mining equipment which was later used as a model to set standards for the mining industry.
Education
Masters of Business Administration in 1988 from Oklahoma City University;
Oklahoma City, OK
Bachelors of Science, Mechanical Engineering in 1983 from Rose-Hulman
Institute of Technology; Terre Haute, IN
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