Production Supervisor

Richard Hopkins

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Rochester, New Hampshire 03867

Phone: 603-***-****

Cell: 603-***-****

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

SUMMARY

Operations Supervisor with progressively responsible experience within several diverse manufacturing environments, with a strong mechanical background. Project management and logistic skills include new plant/ line start-ups, new product and package introductions. Team building and empowerment experience, with budget administration responsibility. Competent in troubleshooting high speed packaging and processing equipment, coaching and training of operators, with excellent computer and communication skills. Working knowledge of HACCP, SQF, TPM culture, Statistical Process Controls and Lean manufacturing practices.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Highliner Foods Inc., Portsmouth NH. 2005 –2011

Production Supervisor / Shift Manager

Directed activities of 40 hourly, 2 salaried direct reports and indirectly up to 100 technical and operational associates in both production and support environments. Coordinate daily operational activities of maintenance, changeovers, inspections, and department overtime, while complying with OSHA standards; FDA, USDA, USDC regulatory requirements, and CGMPs.

Medex Inc.,(formerly Johnson & Johnson Medical) Southington, CT. 1998 – 2004

Staff facilitator / Production Supervisor

Developed and facilitated production in a medical devise assembly department on the 3rd shift. Handled the scheduling of production, maintenance, and change overs while maintaining product quality in an ISO9000 environment. Acted as safety coordinator for the three shift operation.

Peter-Paul Hershey, Naugatuck, CT. 1987 – 1998

Supervisor / Process Manager

Identified and implemented continuous improvement projects to reduce costs. Administered annual merit reviews, associate recognition, and periodic performance feedback. Coordinated production on several different product lines. Directing the activities of 40-50 associates comprised of technical and operational team players.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Coordinated the start up of new product/line, achieving 100% output one month early.

• Chaired the departmental safety team, implementing a safety suggestion program and safety action committee. Reducing OSHA recordables by more than half.

• Developed data bases and spreadsheets to report production outputs, and track attendance. Built a matrix to control change over set ups, reducing change-over errors by ten percent the first year.

• Implemented and led a corrective action team, reducing maintenance and change over downtime by fifty percent.

• Led a task team, comprised of production associates, engineers, and management personnel to reduce product waste, achieving a thirty percent waste reduction in three months.

• Designed and implemented process modifications, increasing production flexibility and output by over twenty percent.

• Acted as a liaison to a co-packers plant, to bring performance, safety and sanitation standards up to company standards. Achieving Standard rate output in 2 months.

Richard Hopkins

100 Franklin Street

Rochester, New Hampshire 03867

Phone: 603-***-****

Cell: 603-***-****

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

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

H.O. Wolding trucking company, Amherst, WI.

Regional driver

Obtained a CDL-A license and drove 53 foot long box trucks on “over the road” runs.

Boehringer Ingelhiem Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield CT.

Lead packaging/process Mechanic

Repaired, set up, and troubleshoot high speed packaging / process equipment, in a clean room environment.

COMPETENCIES

> Food and consumer goods manufacturing operational leadership

> Team building, Coaching, Operator Training, Continuous Improvement

> Strong mechanical aptitude, fork lift and material handling equipment

> Lean Manufacturing / TPM / 5S

> White belt - Six Sigma , KPI improvement

> Industrial Safety / OSHA / HAZMAT / HAZCOM

> SQF , HACCP , FDA/USDC, cGMP compliance

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Business Administration 1986

Western Connecticut State University

Danbury, CT. Bachelor of Business

Associates Degree in Industrial Management 1981

Waterbury State Technical College

Waterbury, CT.

30 hour OSHA inspection Training 2001

Seminar

Class A commercial vehicle driver training 2004

Northeast Technical Institute

Scarborough, ME.

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