Productin Manager, Pressroom Manager, supervisor

TOMMY TANKERSLEY

*** ****** ****** **** 434-***-****

Danville, VA 24541 Cell 434-***-****

e-mail: ***************@*******.***

SKILLS SUMMARY

• 30+ years of experience in a production setting

• 20+ years of management experience

• Proven track record for building and managing a highly effective staff

• Strong initiative to succeed with ability to provide leadership that encourages employees to reach their goals and objectives

• Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve problems efficiently and effectively

• Committed to professional excellence and willing to assume responsibility for high quality performance of duties

• Hard-working and dependable with ability to work alone or as a cooperative team member

EXPERIENCE

ESSEL PROPACK March 2006 – Nov 2008

Danville, VA

Printing Manager

• Responsible for direct management of printing process, including scheduling, job engineering, setting quality standards, and troubleshooting

• Directly supervise entire Printing Department consisting of 2 supervisors, 38 printing operators and graphics technicians

• Provide all aspects of management, including hiring, employee development, supervising, performance appraisals, and terminations

• Serve as liaison between upper management and workforce

Significant Accomplishments

• Led successful six sigma project to reduce scrap from 3.8% to 1.8% -- cost savings of $250,000

• Reduced workforce by two people per shift with no loss of production by realigning the responsibilities of other employees in the department

• Implemented a train the trainer program to increase efficiency which resulted in an 11% reduction in overtime costs

• Increased efficiency and quality which improved on-time deliveries from 91% to 98.5%

SHOREWOOD PACKAGING, A DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL PAPER Dec 2002 – March 2006

East Flat Rock, NC

Shift Superintendent

• Responsible for overseeing all plant production on 2nd shift, with focus on printing department

• Directly supervised the printing department (14 employees) and indirectly supervised the entire plant (100 employees)

• Provided various aspects of management including performance appraisals, training, and supervising employees

Significant Accomplishments

• Instituted one-on-one documented monthly evaluations with review of KPI averages for average run speeds, downtime, make-ready time, and sheets per crew hour

• Instituted TCC (trouble, cause, cure) charts for operators which improved performance for the press between shifts and alerted maintenance team to potential problems

• Redesigned maintenance program with a staggered schedule for weekends resulting in lower downtime and increased production time per press

SOURCE 4 Dec 1999 – August 2002

Roanoke, VA

Quality Assurance and Production Manager

• Responsible for direct management of printing process, including scheduling, job engineering, setting quality standards, and troubleshooting

• Directly supervise printing department (14 employees) and indirectly supervise prepress and bindery operations (46 employees)

• Provide all aspects of management, including hiring, training, supervising, performance appraisals, and terminations

• Serve as liaison between management and workforce

Significant Accomplishments

• Set standards for color variances and quality of work which resulted in establishment of KPIs for quality and production

• Cross-trained personnel on equipment resulting in less time lost due to production delays

• Conducted daily production meetings between sales forces and management in order to exceed customer expectations on quality and production

McCAIN PRINTING

Danville, VA

Quality Assurance Manager (1995 – 1999)

• Supervise 20 employees, providing job engineering, operator training, and scheduling

• Responsible for setting quality standards and troubleshooting

Press Room and Bindery Manager (1987 – 1995)

• Responsible for supervising and scheduling work in department

Associate

• Worked in a variety of areas including dark room, stripping, press room, and bindery

References Available Upon Request

EDUCATION

Danville Community College

Associate in Applied Science – Lithography

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