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COLLEEN MCCLINTON

Sun City Center,USA

Summary

Experienced, dedicated and motivated leader proven to outperform beyond responsibilities. Developing teams through servant leadership and hands-on activities. Demonstrated the ability to adapt enterprise initiatives and dramatically improve metrics in underperforming and diverse manufacturing teams.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Manager, Operations & Supply Chain

CHEP
Alpharetta, USA
03.2022 - Current
  • Directed recruitment / training / staff development initiatives to maximize productivity potential through team development
  • Development programs to improve retention in all sites, both voluntary and involuntary
  • Responsible for leading multi-site Supply Chain Operations, repair manufacturing facilities, P&L, Capital, ROIs, and multi-million-dollar Budget
  • Successfully increased employee retention by creating a positive work environment in all facilities
  • Implemented Standard Plant initiatives
  • Improved and developed underperforming teams through hands-on coaching, accountability and restructuring key positions
  • Assisted with development of Plant Managers within North America based on the knowledge from my experiences and education
  • Led the team to reduce injuries through a sustaining safety program and robust care management
  • Improvement in BIFR management, TIFR and an increase in MTBF through continuous focus with my team
  • Led the team and external departments in customer focus and quality improvement by visiting several customer sites, assisting them with solutions both in engineering concepts, mistake proofing and providing feedback to internal third-party sites regarding quality solutions with their product
  • Leader of Women in the Workplace group, Women in Supply Chain conference and a member of the Employee Resource Group, Diversity, Engagement, and Inclusion
  • Currently mentoring three employees supporting their career advancement opportunities
  • Sponsor and Mentor for Lean Six Sigma Green Belt projects

Plant Manager

Ampacet
Heath, USA
01.2019 - 04.2022
  • Responsible for leading a multi-department, plastics manufacturing facility, P&L, Capital, ROIs, and Budget
  • Improved and developed an underperforming team through hands-on coaching, accountability and restructuring key positions
  • Implemented a Voice of Employee (VOE) program to promote collaboration and recognition, leading to improved employee morale
  • All Critical KPIs met in 2021 while under budget by $1.3M – best year for Ampacet since 2014
  • Led the team to achieve zero injuries through a sustaining safety program, 50% improvement in internal quality incidents through CAPA implementation, improved Yield Loss, On Stream, Salable Pounds and First Pass Prime all while reducing Overtime through strategic planning
  • Developed an internal tracking system for On-Time Production in sequence with On-Time Delivery
  • Improved morale through effective and detailed communication tactics to ensure improved comprehension
  • Led and coached team members to perform kaizens
  • Sponsored Lean Six Sigma projects
  • Assisted with development of Plant Managers within North America based on the knowledge from my experiences and education

Plant Manager

WinCup
Mt. Sterling, USA
08.2017 - 01.2019
  • Responsible for P&L, Capital, ROIs, Budget in a high volume manufacturing facility
  • Implemented Operational Excellence strategy and training to promote awareness of daily/weekly/monthly goals; Safety, Quality, Staffing, Production, Scheduling, Warehouse, and Cost Efficiency and developed the teams and follow through with PDCA, root causes, and corrective actions
  • Met all Supply Chain sales forecast goals within 4 months of employment and continued to exceed production forecasts; Increased productivity by 500K lids per day
  • Increased OEE from 46% to 84% in first 4 months of employment and have maintained above 87% OEE
  • Provided training in Lean concepts and Implemented Lean Six Sigma manufacturing processes
  • Developed team members and Implemented the processes of TPM and Maintenance PPM
  • Developed an activity team to promote teamwork, work/life balance, and volunteering activities, improved morale
  • Developed team members to perform Gage R&Rs, create Work Instructions and Standard Operator Procedures
  • Traveled to other facilities within the company to assist with developing Supervisors through Leader Standard Work practices which led to consistency, structure, morale improvement and production improvement

Operations Manager II

Amcor Flexibles
Hagerstown, USA
04.2016 - 07.2017
  • Received 2016 President’s Award for Total Cost Out
  • Managed labor costs by developing a plan for cross training employees and utilizing in areas to reduce overtime by 60%
  • Managed GL $6.5M Operations account
  • Completed Lead to Outperform sessions and implemented development sessions for direct reports and peers to improve communication and performance
  • All direct reports increased performance management review scores by 20% and gained knowledge of how they contribute to the business based on their actions
  • Managed, evaluated, and developed a team of coworkers, including 5 salary and 150 hourly, to meet functional deliverables and responsibilities
  • Oversaw training of all production personnel and new coworkers
  • Implemented a scored evaluation process for salary and hourly coworkers and advised career development opportunities
  • Sponsored multiple kaizen events, resulting in improved KPI’s: quality, efficiency and waste metrics throughout the facility
  • Production increased 42% based on implemented continuous improvement projects
  • Provided leadership for coworkers through effective communications, coaching, training and development and determined staff requirements
  • Implemented LSW and Tier meetings and Gemba walks
  • Worked closely with R&D, Sales, Quality, and Supply Chain to support the introduction of new products, configurations and modifications into production
  • Slashed the production costs in half and increased the lead-time by negotiating through Site Level Execution Agreement (SLEA) with suppliers and customers
  • Worked closely with Finance Controller to update P&L, assist with FY18 budget, and control CAPEX costs
  • Worked closely with Maintenance Manager to ensure Operations had the least amount of interruptions based on a schedule
  • Assisted Maintenance Manager with the implementation of a work order-tracking program in Operations
  • Maintained AIB, BRC, ISO compliance relating to GMP, document control, safety and quality
  • Performed daily audits and created SOPs
  • Trained Team Leads and Supervisors to create and properly implement SOPs
  • Created documentation and implemented processes with Quality in transitioning from AIB to BRC A+ rating and ISO for audit preparedness and response
  • Led and implemented corporate initiated safety programs
  • Implemented processes to ensure coworker safety
  • Mediated and facilitated production meetings to dictate production schedule and delegate responsibilities to coworkers while working with Supervisors and Managers
  • Developed metrics and visual cues to communicate goals with direct reports
  • Managed performance and set goals to promote achievement and productivity
  • Collaborated with Supply Chain and materials management to determine the most efficient delivery process of raw material

Business Unit Leader II

Shearers Foods
Burlington, USA
08.2015 - 04.2016
  • Responsible for production lines, including 9 Salary Team Leads and 250 operators - Implemented Individual Development Plans for Team Leads
  • Performed a 360 degree survey, set action plans, and increased their performance management goal by 10% within the first 4 months
  • Decreased the Quality Holds by 73% in the first and second quarter through project implementations and development of culture change – Coordinated SQF 2000 certification activities in Operations
  • Coordinated all KPIs, Flight Plans and Vision Stream Projects in the Saltine departments - Maintained metrics of Waste, Over weights and Operational downtime for each line and each shift and encouraged Team Leads to develop projects, improving metrics and successful cost savings minimum of $5000 per Team Lead
  • Maintained Operations department costs and budget spend and continued reaching budget goals each quarter
  • Implemented the Weekly Safety Topic Program to bring safety awareness to the facility resulting in zero recordable injuries since implementation
  • Provided DMAIC, VSM, 5S training and implemented Focused Improvement projects on the Saltine lines - Partnered with support teams to deliver department agenda and enhance teamwork building to achieve goals - FI collaboration resulted in a 18% increase in throughput
  • Reviewed production schedules to ascertain product data such as types, quantities and specifications of products and influenced scheduling delivery strategies in order to plan department operations – established priorities and sequences for manufacturing products – Increased efficiency of lines by reducing changeovers through scheduling efforts – Delivery rate increased from 86% to 99.5% in 5 months for Saltine lines
  • Assisted with implementation of new $33 million line, consisting of 36’ oven, automated packing equipment, case erector, conveyor system and palletizing station

Cost Management Engineer, New Product Large Tractors

John Deere
Waterloo, USA
06.2006 - 07.2015
  • Company Overview: Product Engineering Center
  • Initiative: Leader for the Commodity Team Knowledge Sharing for Plastics and Operator Station commodities; trained and supported the enterprise on strategic sources
  • Initiative: Created, Led and Implemented the Target Costing Process; trained personnel
  • Contributed as a Team Member of the FY15 Cost Reduction team with a goal of $90 million reduction in material, design, production, and logistics costs
  • Increased Should Cost metric from 68% to goal met at 95% within the first month of being moved to support 9R PLMT and provide detailed analysis to close commercial gaps on a weekly basis
  • Creating cost-reduction plans to achieve the lowest total cost and assist in supplier negotiations; Includes plastics, electronics, metal fab, casting, exhaust systems
  • Leading and participating in the development of cost management methodologies and tools across the enterprise by coordinating and working with cross-functional teams from other divisions and units
  • Product Engineering Center

Unit Supervisor III, Drivetrain Assembly and Machining Business Unit

John Deere
Waterloo, USA
06.2006 - 07.2015
  • Led quality non-conforming project for large cast iron machining; Defect reduction by 50%
  • Implemented first drivetrain employee recognition program for wage personnel
  • Improved morale of both salary and wage personnel; Increased production; Increased CIPP by 11%
  • Monitored Control Plans and supervised production activities
  • Monitored individual and line performance and took corrective action; Led consistently
  • Determined manufacturing and distribution priorities based on the production schedule
  • Planned for maintenance of equipment and facilities to maximize the uptime and utilization
  • Monitored and made corrections to stay within the department operating budget targets
  • Directed departmental continuous improvement plans and activities

Manufacturing Engineer, Drivetrain Assembly

John Deere
Waterloo, USA
06.2006 - 07.2015
  • Provided support and basic trouble shooting for current operations
  • Established routings, methods, layouts, tools, costs, methods documentation, quality plans and labor standards for revisions to current operations and new parts and programs
  • Identified and implemented cost reduction, quality, safety and ergonomic improvement ideas
  • Developed and implemented plans to support lean manufacturing scope

Manufacturing Engineer - Drivetrain Projects, Drivetrain Assembly

John Deere
Waterloo, USA
06.2006 - 07.2015
  • Deere Production System (aka World Class Manufacturing) – Enabling Manufacturing Technology & Processes Champion; Leader, Organizer and Presenter for audit
  • Developed Drivetrain Linearity Tracking Sheet – Discrete, Repetitive, CWIS
  • Created Value Stream Mapping for all Drivetrain Assembly departments; Leveled takt time and minimized bottlenecks by 25% within two assembly departments
  • Contributed knowledge to Inventory Optimization for Assembly team; Achieved a 6 day drivetrain
  • Manufacturing Engineer for 8030 IVT Transmissions; Implemented mistake proofing processes
  • Led Assembly department First Pass Yield Improvement and Continuous Improvement Pay Plan (CIPP) initiative

Education

PhD ABD - Industrial Education & Technology, Agricultural Biosystems Engineering

Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa

MBA - Business & Administration

St. Ambrose University
Davenport, Iowa

MS - Manufacturing Engineering Systems

Western Illinois University
Macomb, Illinois

BS - Manufacturing Engineering Technology

Western Illinois University
Macomb, Illinois

Skills

  • Data-driven decision-making
  • Logistics operations management
  • Innovation management
  • Cross-functional team leadership
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Industrious
  • Socially Conscious
  • Collaborative
  • Budget Oversight
  • Market Analysis
  • Resource Allocation
  • Business performance management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Organizational improvement

Affiliations

  • Project Management Institute, 2019-Present
  • Women in Manufacturing, 2019-Present
  • Madison County BAC, 2018-2022
  • Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 2002-2016
  • Society of Women Engineers, 2008-2016

Certification

  • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Leader Certification, Ohio State University
  • Project Management Professional (PMP), in process, iCert Global LLC

Honorsandawards

  • Phi Theta Kappa International Honors Society, Southeastern Community College
  • Epsilon Phi Tau International Honors Society, Iowa State University
  • Outstanding Graduate Award, Western Illinois University, Engineering Technology
  • Reid Senior Award, Western Illinois University, Engineering Technology
  • Wendell Swanson Award, Western Illinois University, Engineering Technology
  • National Business and Professional Women Scholarship
  • Business and Professional Women of Iowa Scholarship
  • Society of Manufacturing Engineers’ Quad Cities Chapter 23 Scholarship
  • Wayne Kay Graduate Scholarship (sponsored by Society of Manufacturing Engineers)
  • Wayne Kay Scholarship (sponsored by Society of Manufacturing Engineers)
  • S-B Power Tool Scholarship (sponsored by Society of Manufacturing Engineers)

Contributions

  • Project/Program Management
  • Leadership/People Skills Management
  • Kaizen Production Environments
  • Continuous Improvement Management
  • Financial Forecasts/Planning
  • Risk & Quality Management
  • OSHA Safety & Compliance
  • Resource Management
  • Lean Process Improvements
  • Capacity Planning & Implementation
  • Logistics Management
  • Capital Management

Languages

English
Professional
Spanish
Limited

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Senior Manager, Operations & Supply Chain

CHEP
03.2022 - Current

Plant Manager

Ampacet
01.2019 - 04.2022

Plant Manager

WinCup
08.2017 - 01.2019

Operations Manager II

Amcor Flexibles
04.2016 - 07.2017

Business Unit Leader II

Shearers Foods
08.2015 - 04.2016

Cost Management Engineer, New Product Large Tractors

John Deere
06.2006 - 07.2015

Unit Supervisor III, Drivetrain Assembly and Machining Business Unit

John Deere
06.2006 - 07.2015

Manufacturing Engineer, Drivetrain Assembly

John Deere
06.2006 - 07.2015

Manufacturing Engineer - Drivetrain Projects, Drivetrain Assembly

John Deere
06.2006 - 07.2015

PhD ABD - Industrial Education & Technology, Agricultural Biosystems Engineering

Iowa State University

MBA - Business & Administration

St. Ambrose University

MS - Manufacturing Engineering Systems

Western Illinois University

BS - Manufacturing Engineering Technology

Western Illinois University

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