ALAN PLOURDE
Summary
Seasoned manufacturing professional with proven ability to maintain continuous operation of complex production and packaging equipment. Oversee product quality for raw materials and finished goods. Identify issues affecting production and ensure resolution of control point defects. Knowledgeable Supervisor with more than 20 years of experience in driving production goals in manufacturing environment. Manage daily operations smoothly, including reporting production numbers, checking work quality and verifying materials on-hand. Work closely with cross-functional departments to coordinate efforts and consistently meet company goals.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
CMMS Maintenance Planner
Amcor Rigid Packaging
11.2022 - Current
- Optimized productivity by eliminating downtime, allocating tasks and maintaining high standards of safety and quality.
- Tracked maintenance activity using SAP software to confirm compliance with industry requirements.
- Managed efficient teams of up to 5 employees.
- Organized ongoing maintenance schedules to boost system performance.
- Scheduled and oversaw maintenance, repair and installation activities.
Supply Chain/Quality Supervisor
Amcor Rigid Packaging
06.2021 - 08.2022
- Designed plant warehousing strategies for production materials or finished products
- Managed activities related to strategic and tactical purchasing, material requirements planning, controlling inventory, warehousing and receiving
- Conferred with supply chain planners to forecast demand and create supply plans to confirm availability of materials or products
- Hired and trained warehouse personnel.
- Resolved problems concerning transportation, logistics systems, imports and exports and customer issues
- Monitored inventory levels of products and materials in warehouses.
- Coordinated warehouse activities, records control, and purchasing.
- Supervised activities of workers engaged in receiving, storing, shipping products and materials
- Stopped production in cases of serious product defects.
- Directed tracking of defects, test results, or other regularly reported quality control data
- Instructed staff in quality control and analytical procedures.
- Oversaw workers engaged in testing activities
- Performed cycle counts to verify accuracy of on-hand inventory.
Manufacturing Production Supervisor
Amcor Rigid Packaging
11.2014 - 06.2021
- Supervises all plant production activities on a specific shift
- Responsible for meeting production schedules and standards,producing product in accordance with applicable customerrequirements, and maintaining optimum production at the leastpossible cost while adhering to all safety requirements
- Supervises shift maintenance personnel and regular maintenancestaff the absence of the Plant Maintenance Manager.
Process Lead
Amcor Rigid Packaging
06.2004 - 11.2014
- Supervises hourly employees performing various production operations
- Administers all rules, programs and procedures that pertain to direct reports
- Responsible for on-the-job training of employees
- Instructs new or reassigned employees in the safe and efficient operation of equipment
- Observes production operation within area of control to ascertain compliance with quality, safety, production standards, work rules, and efficient operation of equipment
- Takes corrective action to eliminate any deviation
- Reports potential production downtime, scrap production, and quality of each machine under the supervisor's responsibility and summarizes data from shift
- Assures all plant safety/accident prevention policies are adhered to as stated in the employee handbook
- Maintains housekeeping of work areas.
Education
No Degree - General Engineering
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WVHigh School Diploma -
Cameron High School
Cameron, WV05.1991
Skills
- Customer Experience
- Product Management
- Supply Chain Distribution
- Manufacturing Operations
- Data Entry
- Staff Management
- Exemplary Communication Skills
Timeline
CMMS Maintenance Planner
Amcor Rigid Packaging
11.2022 - Current
Supply Chain/Quality Supervisor
Amcor Rigid Packaging
06.2021 - 08.2022
Manufacturing Production Supervisor
Amcor Rigid Packaging
11.2014 - 06.2021
Process Lead
Amcor Rigid Packaging
06.2004 - 11.2014
No Degree - General Engineering
West Virginia University
High School Diploma -
Cameron High School