Manager Plant
Resume:
GREGORY W. FINLAW
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Kingsville, Ohio 44048
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CAREER SUMMARY
Seeking a position in Plant Management/Quality Management
Highly regarded Plant Management/Quality professional who blends technical expertise with ability to create and manage high performance teams. Keen focus on quality, ISO processes and lean initiatives. Known for excellent communication across the organization including union environments. Worked for both private and publically held companies.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FLOW POLYMERS LLC, Rubber and Chemical Additive Plant, Cleveland, OH, 2005 to 2012
Quality Assurance Manager/Plant Manager
Responsible for plant quality system, QC Lab, environmental and safety issues at a fast paced manufacturing facility with 80 + employees. Promoted to Plant Manager in 2007, gaining more responsibilities and duties. Supervised two Plant Superintendents, Shipping and Receiving personnel, Maintenance and Production.
Maintained all aspects of the quality system including internal corrective actions, customer complaints, continuous improvements and audits with company’s ISO Registrar with minimal ISO non-conformances.
Developed Control Plans, FMEA’s and PPAP’s as requested by our customers per APQP requirements.
Developed and wrote plant level SOP’s for manufacturing that significantly reduced quality issues.
Increased production by 20% to meet growing overseas demand.
Implemented improvements for all plant operations including scheduling production to meet customer orders to achieve 98% on-time shipment goal.
Monitored production rates and requirements to achieve production and downtime goals.
Worked closely with plant engineering on all aspects of process improvements and new product evaluation and implementation.
Integral part in implementation of new computer system for the manufacturing and quality departments that improved inventory and Certification of Analysis accuracy.
ITEN INDUSTRIES, Union Plastic Laminating and Sheet Molding Plant, Ashtabula, OH, 2003 to 2004
Plant Manager
Responsible for all daily activities in a diverse manufacturing plant. Oversaw 43 employees including production, maintenance, inventory, and shipping and receiving. Reported to off-site Operations Manager. Responsible for plant staffing and preparing annual budgets. Responsible for technical support including new product development, Underwriter Laboratory, ISO 9000 quality system, maintenance troubleshooting, and material and production issues.
Handled weekly capacity planning and monitored weekly efficiency for all departments to ensure all customer orders were met in a timely manner.
Ensured environmental and safety concerns were promptly handled to avoid employee injury and exposure.
Prepared weekly plant staffing reports and annual budgets.
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SPARTECH POLYCOM, Plastics Compounder and Extrusion, Conneaut, OH, 1987 to 2003
Quality Assurance Manager/Plant Manager
Responsible for new product development from customer requests through sample runs to production scale-up. Filled in for Plant Manager in his absence. Investigated and made recommendations on customer complaints. Promoted to Plant Manager from Quality Assurance Manager in 1992. Responsible for all daily activities for a fast paced union plastic compounding plant. Oversaw 47 employees including production, maintenance, inventory, shipping and office personnel. Reported to off-site General Manager.
Implemented a SPC/SQC program that improved consistency of finished material throughout the plant.
Implemented and maintained quality system including QS9000/ISO9002/ISO14000 from pre-audit to initial assessment to periodic surveillance audits with outside Audit Registrar.
Scheduled production to meet customer orders ensuring orders shipped on time or provided best available ship dates to customer service.
Approved plant purchases up to $5 thousand, prepared capital expenditures requests for larger purchases up to $250 thousand and prepared annual budgets.
Provided technical support including QS9000/ISO9002 quality system, APQP, Control Plans, FMEA’s and PPAP, ISO 14000 environmental system to assure minimal non-conformances.
Spearheaded a safety reduction team to eliminate lost time injuries, resulting in plant having a record of three plus years without a lost time injury. Plant received awards several years during that time from the Ashtabula Safety Council.
Handled all union activities at the plant level including grievances and discipline with no grievances going to arbitration during tenure as Plant Manager.
Met quality goal of 99 & 44/100% customer acceptance of products year after year.
Reduced both the severity and number of complaints through improved quality control and improved processes.
EDUCATION
Master’s Business Administration, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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