Brian Lee Dixon
Chocowinity,NC
Summary
Dynamic and driven professional dedicated to continuous improvement and ongoing education in pharmaceutical manufacturing and packaging. Committed to leveraging expertise to support organizational goals and personal advancement. Eager to embrace new challenges and contribute to innovative solutions that enhance operational efficiency. Passionate about fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration in fast-paced environments.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Manufacturing Operations
Catalent Inc.
2020.09 - Current
- Direct and manage day to day commercial manufacturing and packaging operations ensuring proficiency in safety, quality, and operational efficiency.
- Communicate directly with existing and new potential clients to ensure professional treatment of their products and to ensure a seamless experience from order placement to product delivery.
- Manage up to 90 employees consisting of multiple manufacturing and packaging teams across multiple shifts. Teams members consisting shop floor operators, team leads, supervisors, event investigators, and managers.
- Manage the implementation of new manufacturing and packaging equipment and processes ensuring requirements for EHS, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiencies are met.
- Manage inventory and cycle counting for manufacturing and packaging consumables to ensure seamless and continuous production.
R2 Manufacturing Operations Section Manager
Pfizer Inc.
2016.09 - 2020.09
- Manage all day to day operations for the R2 facility and the 300 personnel within
- Responsible for manufacturing processes including Traditional Aseptic, Terminal Sterilization, Isolator manufacturing lines in addition to Solutions preparation area, commodity preparation areas, and equipment cleaning
- Responsible for packaging processes including packing for medical devices, kit packing, sterile pre-filled syringe and vial lines
- Responsible for inventory control and cycle counting of manufacturing and packaging consumables to ensure continuous processing
- Aseptic Gowning Certified
- IMEX Process Centric Team (PCT) Lead for R2
- Rocky Mount Location
LVS Sr. Supervisor - Interim LVS Business Unit Manager
Hospira, A Pfizer Company
2007.03 - 2016.09
- Started as 2nd shift Sr. Supervisor responsible for all night shift manufacturing and packaging activities within the LVS area.
- Transferred to 1st shift Sr. Supervisor in 2008 becoming responsible for all activities within the LVS area.
- Managed all LVS Rework functions, and all 3rd party repack and overlabeling projects for the corporation.
- Maintained excellent employee relationship status with all direct reports and peers.
- Designated as LVS Business Lead in the absence of acting Business Unit Manager.
- Maintained employee rating of HP and EP throughout all performance appraisals since beginning with Hospira.
- Appointed as Interim LVS Business Unit Manager in August 2012 during repositioning of former Business Unit Manager.
- Rocky Mount Location
Production Manager / Planner - Purchasing Manager
Glenoit Fabrics (HG) Corporation
1996.06 - 2007.03
- Started in 1996 working in departments individually learning each and every production process and scheduling production for each machine throughout plant.
- In 2000, promoted to Production Manager / Planner for entire plant, becoming responsible for all production orders start to finish, including analyzing reports to verify if raw materials were needed and if so ordering the raw materials, scheduling in house and outside dying if necessary, scheduling each production order after analyzing machine capabilities, following each order through every department monitoring efficiency and promptness to ensure top quality and maintain on time delivery
- Communicate with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of raw materials
- Respond to Customer Service and Shipping when orders are complete and ready for shipment
- Communicate with salesmen on projected new orders to check fiber availabilities and machine capabilities to ensure quickest possible delivery to meet customer requests
- Negotiated prices and deliveries of raw materials saving company money each year.
- Set up spreadsheets to list weekly priorities and daily expedition duties, also issued spreadsheets for salesmen to be able to give up to date feedback as to where orders stood in production to customers
- Developed new design for one particular organization and was able to sale product to them an order totaling $45,000 dollars
- Trained in ISO 9001: 2000 Executive Overview Course
- Maintained average of 98% On Time Delivery
- Purchasing Manager was added to list of responsibilities in 2005. Since becoming purchasing manager, saved company thousands by sourcing new vendors and negotiating lower prices and better lead times. List of savings by vendor is available for viewing
- Responsible for ordering and monitoring all raw materials and supply items for entire facility, also complete Purchase Order entry and follow up on all items ordered
Education
Bachelor of Science - Organizational Administration
North Carolina Wesleyan College
Rocky Mount, NC2018-01
High School - undefined
Tarboro High School
Tarboro, NC1996-01
Skills
- Microsoft Word, Excel, Internet, AS400 Systems, Mapics, Purchase Order Entry, Outlook, SmartCAPA, TrackWise, QTS, Auto Drug Weigh, PowerApp
Timeline
Director of Manufacturing Operations
Catalent Inc.
2020.09 - Current
R2 Manufacturing Operations Section Manager
Pfizer Inc.
2016.09 - 2020.09
LVS Sr. Supervisor - Interim LVS Business Unit Manager
Hospira, A Pfizer Company
2007.03 - 2016.09
Production Manager / Planner - Purchasing Manager
Glenoit Fabrics (HG) Corporation
1996.06 - 2007.03
High School - undefined
Tarboro High School
Bachelor of Science - Organizational Administration
North Carolina Wesleyan College
Community Service
Former Area Chairman, Former Area Chairman for Wildlife Conservation Organization (Ducks Unlimited)