Operations Manager

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Jeff Holley
Wayland, MI 49348

Job Preferences: 

Desired job title: 
Operations Manager
Desired occupation: 
Operations Superisor
Industrial Production Manager
Employment type: 
Full time
Career status: 
Active job seeker
Available to start: 
06/2021
Additional notes: 
I am seeking a position where my leadership skills can bring value to the organization.

Education: 

01/201208/2014
ROBERT B. MILLER COLLEGE; KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE
AA in Management; Business, Minor in Organizational Behavior, 
Bachelor
Battle Creek, MI
Returned to college. Completed associates degree graduating with highest honors. Started working on BAS at Miller college. Received offer from Georgia Pacific and was unable to continue working on BAS.

Work Experience: 

01/201909/2020
Operations Manager/ Production Manager
Waco Aircraft Corporation
Operations manager, Management/Manager, Manufacturing/Mechanical
This was a milestone driven position which was completed in August 2020. I was brought in to lead this team through a difficult transition. Responsibilities include: Driving continuous change, Scheduling/ Planning. Managing overall operations withing the business to ensure customers needs are met and or exceeded.
01/201412/2016
PRODUCTION LEADER II - GYPSUM DIVISION
GEORGIA PACIFIC
Manufacturing/Mechanical
Ensures the regulatory compliant and error-free operation of three teams comprising three managers and 18 hourly employees committed to leveraging best practices to support a continuous process manufacturing environment. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
* Maximizes employee productivity by overseeing scheduling to protect the uptime of production processes.
* Praised by senior management for proactively uncovering manufacturing process cost savings.
* Excels as a manager following the completion of various Market Base Management (MBM) classes A1
* A7.
01/201412/2015
CONVERTING SUPERVISOR II - DIXIE
GEORGIA PACIFIC
Management/Manager
Drastically streamlined manufacturing operations at the Epic converting facility. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
* Analyzed and refined employee usage of extruders, presses, paper folders and sheeters.
* Mentored team members with MBM best practices to better position employees to achieve annual growth goals.
* Completed A1- A7 Management training.
01/201201/2014
GROUP LEADER/PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR II
CONAGRA FOODS
Management/Manager, Manufacturing/Mechanical
Increased the manufacturing operations team's sense of engagement and pride in production of raw to finished goods in a cereal factory. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
* Relied upon as a subject matter expert regarding HAACP compliance and validation.
* Enabled the production line to pass all AIB inspections.
* Established a manufacturing environment committed to continuous improvement on a micro and macro level.
01/200001/2012
MANAGER - OSP DESIGN ENGINEER/NETWORK PROCESS & QUALITY MANAGER
AT&T MIDWEST
Quality Manager, Management/Manager, Design Engineer, Engineering/Architecture
Successfully leveraged engineering design and project management experience to improve outside plant design spanning the central office reaching the end customer. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
* Cultivated a network process and quality culture committed to implementing Lean, Six Sigma best practices.
* Transformed the division's ability to achieve annual objectives by making recommendations to leadership regarding strategic operating adjustments that were based on the analysis of existing business operations.
* Never missed a deadline or exceeded budget parameters while managing multiple projects.

Language Skills: 

n/a:
English

Skills: 

Expert:
uptime, ability to drive change and develop high performance teams, Extremely committed, results-driven, performance-focused, communication, leadership
Intermediate:
detail-oriented, analytical, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Microsoft Word
Basic:
Microsoft Office, Excel