GREG OWSLEY
Dyersburg,TN
Summary
Progressive career growth with 30+ years of experience gained in fast-paced, high quality, manufacturing environments. Proven knowledge and experience in managing manufacturing processes. Skilled in developing and implementing efficient workflows based on effective cost measurements and rapidly and continuously adapting to ever changing electronic capabilities and technologies. Well versed in producing ISO standard documentation for procedures. Well versed in Microsoft Office Products. Positive and effective leadership, communications and interpersonal skills with clients and have developed many successful workflows that have added revenue to the bottom line.
Overview
39
39
years of professional experience
Work History
Plant Manager
HEXPOL COMPOUNDING
Dyersburg, TN
01.2024 - 04.2026
- Responsible for operations with an annual revenue of 100 million in sales and full P&L responsibility this consisted of leading a team of 26 salary and 195 hourly associates in a 500,000 sq. ft. facility.
- Facilitate a safe work culture. Safety was at the forefront of activities within the facility. Reduced OSHA recordables by 20 percent by raising awareness, employee training, and implementing a team approach to safety audits and concerns.
- Manage facilities KPI data that consistently produced results that was monitored through management review and required accountability from the management team that was driven down to the plant floor.
- Worked with customers to provide VA/VE activities that provided cost savings, such as reducing recipe cost by using equivalent materials.
- Reduced Shop and Equipment repair by measuring MTTR and MTBF and adjusting PM schedules to eliminate unexpected downtime, this increased the life expectancy of plant assets.
- Responsible for EHS to maintain all required permits and maintain an environmentally friendly impact on the community.
- Oversaw daily operations to ensure optimal production efficiency and quality standards.
- Implemented process improvements that reduced waste and enhanced productivity across manufacturing lines.
Operations Manager
HEXPOL COMPOUNDING
Dyersburg, TN
12.2019 - 01.2024
- Manage overall plant operations.
- Reduced labor cost utilizing lean tools reducing lead time utilizing all available resources.
- Improved OTD to 98 percent.
- Improved employee engagement by working closely with them and letting them make decisions.
- Worked with all areas of the plant to improve customer satisfaction.
- Streamlined operational processes to enhance production efficiency and reduce waste.
- Conducted regular audits to ensure adherence to quality standards and improve product consistency.
Production Manager
HEXPOL COMPOUNDING
Dyersburg, TN
03.2018 - 12.2019
- Manage daily production over custom mix and sheeting(calendering) areas.
- 3 salary supervisors with 175 hourly associates.
- Oversaw production schedules, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality compounds.
Quality Manager
HEXPOL COMPOUNDING
Dyersburg, TN
01.2016 - 03.2018
- Work with teams through Root Cause Analysis to improve process.
- Worked with Customers to reduced claims by 60 percent over the previous year.
- Adhered to and applied correction action plan for ISO9000 compliance, decreasing errors.
Continuous Improvement Coordinator
HEXPOL COMPOUNDING
Dyersburg, TN
04.2014 - 01.2016
- Lead Continuous Improvement Projects.
- Adhered to and applied correction action plan for ISO9000 compliance, decreasing errors.
Front Line Leader (Plant Supervisor)
EATON
Newbern, TN
06.2010 - 04.2014
- Lead, train, supervise, schedule and direct (including writing employee reviews and write-ups) a team of 35 employees.
- Manage daily production including quality - 80,000 feet of hose per month and maximize individual employee skills and team strengths to best match the customers' requirements and expectations.
- Adhered to and applied correction action plan for ISO9000 compliance, decreasing errors.
- Oversee production by coordinating the workflow between the different stages of development.
Supervisor & Technician Pre-Press Offset and Gravure
WORLD COLOR / QUEBECOR WORLD
Dyersburg, TN
12.1995 - 05.2010
- Lead, train, supervise, schedule and direct (including writing employee reviews and other documentation) a team of 45 prepress employees.
- Manage daily production, including quality - 10,000 plates per month and maximize individual employee skills and team strengths to best match the customers' requirements and expectations.
- Adhered to and applied correction action plan for ISO9000 compliance, decreasing errors.
Technician Digital Prepress Offset and Gravure
WORLD COLOR / QUEBECOR WORLD
Dyersburg, TN
01.1987 - 12.1995
- Developed new workflows to increase productivity.
- Reduced plate waste by 20% ($22,000 annually).
- Maintained all computer equipment in Digital Prepress area saving $74,000.00 dollars annually.
- Maintained secure network for the Digital Prepress area. Including all computer maintenance and software installations.
- Facilitated formalization of SOP’s and standardization of processes to gain efficiencies real time, while providing services to external and internal customers and growing capacity.
Education
Graduate / Diploma -
Dyersburg High School
Dyersburg, TNSkills
- Problem-solving
- Production planning
- Continuous improvements
- Staff management
- Team development
- KPI tracking
- Operations management
Timeline
Plant Manager
HEXPOL COMPOUNDING
01.2024 - 04.2026
Operations Manager
HEXPOL COMPOUNDING
12.2019 - 01.2024
Production Manager
HEXPOL COMPOUNDING
03.2018 - 12.2019
Quality Manager
HEXPOL COMPOUNDING
01.2016 - 03.2018
Continuous Improvement Coordinator
HEXPOL COMPOUNDING
04.2014 - 01.2016
Front Line Leader (Plant Supervisor)
EATON
06.2010 - 04.2014
Supervisor & Technician Pre-Press Offset and Gravure
WORLD COLOR / QUEBECOR WORLD
12.1995 - 05.2010
Technician Digital Prepress Offset and Gravure
WORLD COLOR / QUEBECOR WORLD
01.1987 - 12.1995
Graduate / Diploma -
Dyersburg High School
Training
- ISO9000 Standards plus Six Sigma & 5S continuous process improvement training
- Safety and Hazardous Materials Training including OSHA compliance, Hearing Conservation, Lock-Out / Tag-Out, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)