JEFFERY SCHWARTZ

• Reduced production downtime through proactive identification of bottlenecks and optimization of workflows.
• Increased monthly output by 10% in first two months by optimizing machine changeover responsibilities and assisting operators in machine speed increase
• Reduced pressroom headcount by 6% by eliminating non-value added positions
• Evaluated the effectiveness of implemented process improvements against established benchmarks, refining strategies as necessary to achieve desired results.

• Highly valued manager with a proven track record in supporting and leading key shop floor initiatives, including:
• Safety
• Training implementation
• Consumable cost and scrap waste reduction
• Coaching and mentoring
• Spearheading operational efforts in a highly visible and strategic role

Promoted multiple times in response to increasingly challenging demands and equipment expansion

• Successfully oversee, 80+ employees across four shifts, ensuring the delivery of top-quality printed paperboard products
• Responsible for evaluating and implementing processes to continuously improve efficiency and reduce consumable usage and costs
• Successfully spearheaded the hiring, training, and operational ramp-up of two Bobst flexographic printing presses
• Skilled in reviewing production schedules and coordinating changes to minimize changeover downtime and scrap
• Lead cost savings initiative in engineered scrap reduction, resulting in $340k per year savings by scheduled OEM machine program changes at machine changeover
• Oversee and inspect production, quality control, and maintenance reports to detect and proactively address production problems
• Cultivated a departmental culture of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement while providing operational leadership
• Led annual cost savings of $1.7 million - $2 million in coating barrier by researching and testing alternative supplier formulas
• Lead internal and external communication, testing and implementation
• Consistently met or exceeded operational goals despite staffing challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic through optimized scheduling and staffing allocation

• Highly effective team member with success to:
• Assessing reports of and troubleshooting all aid to navigation equipment throughout Puerto Rico, Vieques, Culebra, and the U.S Virgin Islands
• Consistently adhering to military customs, courtesies, and protocol
• Performing adeptly in high-stress and spontaneous variable situations, making quick and decisive actions
• Demonstrating outstanding mission strategy during Hurricane Omar relief efforts in Culebra
• Providing leadership during team evolutions