Plant Manager
Allegheny Wood Products
Princeton, WV
2004 - 2024
- Managed the daily operations of the plant, including scheduling personnel and equipment.
- Provided work direction, resolved problems, prepared schedules and supervised operations to complete work for team of 100+.
- Monitored plant performance quality, cost, and safety.
- Planned, directed and coordinated operations for production, machinery and processing within company policies and procedures.
- Ensured compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
- Planned and coordinated maintenance activities for the facility.
- Analyzed current production processes to identify areas of improvement.
- Promoted high-quality daily production by enforcing product standards and monitoring level of quality.
- Identified and resolved operational issues in a timely manner.
- Supported departments in successfully utilizing available labor, materials and equipment resources for production.
- Facilitated communication between workers at different levels of the organization.
- Coordinated maintenance strategy for equipment, including predictive and preventive measures.
- Maintained accurate records of employee attendance, overtime hours worked, inventory levels.
- Established goals for improving productivity, product quality, safety standards.
- Oversaw employees and related programs to maximize team productivity and facility output.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors for materials needed for production operations.
- Collaborated with other managers across plants to share best practices.
- Provided guidance and mentorship to team members on career development paths.
- Assigned tasks to employees based on their skillset and experience level.
- Supervised team members across multiple departments within the plant environment.
- Gave direction and leadership to all levels of employees and managers.
- Eliminated materials waste and unnecessary labor hours to reduce costs.
- Implemented new technologies or systems to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
- Performed root cause analysis on any process failures or customer complaints.
- Conducted regular meetings with department heads to review progress towards set objectives.
- Reviewed financial statements regularly to ensure budget targets were met.
- Managed manufacturing operations for sawmill production.
- Improved efficiency by minimizing downtime.
- Inspected production, quality control and maintenance reports to detect and address production problems.
- Developed and administered budgets for inventory, labor hours and overhead expenses.
- Learned how to respond to emergency situations to prevent personal injuries and property damage.
- Reviewed quality control reports monitoring various aspects.
- Liaised between senior plant management and line-level supervision to maintain open communications.
- Met or exceeded target for on-time customer shipments.
- Led regular stand-up meetings.
- Kept permits current and accurate for legally-sound operations.
- Authored and updated production reports and personnel records to facilitate operational decisions.
- Negotiated materials with suppliers to remain within budget.
