Jeffrey Kirkland
Sugar Valley,GA
Summary
Skilled manager offering proven leadership, production efficiency, problem solving and team building with 38 years experience within the textile manufacturing industry. Result driven, resourceful manager focused on improving profits by establishing team built employees. Experienced working directly with international businesses in both Europe and the Middle East, while also leading employee recruitment in Asia.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
Work History
Deployment Technical Manager
Shaw Industries
Dalton, GA
06.2022 - Current
- Responsible for new product development in both residential backing and turf fibers divisions.
- Manage onsite product process improvement at various locations both stateside and internationally.
- Optimize research and development of PP, PE, PET, R-PET, and Nylon leading to successful production.
- Ensure through support, that production systems are functional and that technical processes are updated and released.
- Transfer new and modified components to final testing leading to production environment.
- Coordinate with domestic material and global equipment suppliers for cost efficiency.
- Partner with operations team on the release of updates while leading the team forward in strategic planning.
Operations Manager
Mattex
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
10.2011 - 12.2021
- Organizing and planning production schedules of 4 departments consisting of 10 tape extrusion lines, 2 CF, 4 texturizers, 5 cards, 3 draw-frames, and 264 positions spinning frame
- Oversee production processes to improve efficiency from 93% to 95.5%
- Executing changes to optimize production output by 63%
- Coordinating directly with machine manufacturers to develop machinery performance enhancements
- Negotiating expenditures, ordering, and purchasing materials/machinery to further enforce lean costs
- Determining quality control by troubleshooting and developing new product designs
- Coordinate preventative maintenance of production equipment
- Enforce and maintain safety rules and company policies per OSHA standards
- Monitor production output, adjust plans, chart performance, and process production reports
- Determine performance standards, review outcomes, and set future KPI targets
- Reduce manpower by 24%, identifying staffing and capital needs
- Plan, direct, and assign manpower to meet demands
- Travel internationally and recruit top candidates for various positions
- Assess, train, and provide leadership direction for employees
- Mentor 116 employees to work together, building a high-performance team
- Develop and implement initiatives to improve retention rates within the departments and company.
Plant Superintendent
Engineered Floors LLC
Calhoun, GA
08.2009 - 03.2011
- Managed all aspects of plant operations
- Implemented training of facility startup employees in extrusion, maintenance, tufting, lab, and warehouse departments
- Approved and corrected all quality issues
- Diagnosed and replaced failed equipment that was detrimental to production
- Updated attendance logs, issued corrective actions, and completed time reports
- Established setup of new tufting machines, corrected quality issues, and made computer adjustments to ensure production
- Coordinated all departments on personnel issues
- Advised on policy/procedures, monitored plant traffic, and security/safety of facility
- Kept track of all inventories using AS/400.
Supervisor
Aqua-fil
Cartersville, GA
04.2006 - 09.2009
- Oversee operations of the extrusion department
- Execute color and spinnerette changes, ensure quality of yarn, correcting as needed
- Train and correspond with operators to problem solve
- Assist lab in color approvals for quality control issues
- Oversee and train maintenance
- Travel internationally for training/startup operations of USA facility.
Senior Assistant Supervisor
Extruded Fibers Inc.
Dalton, GA
04.1994 - 05.2006
- Oversee all plant operations
- Organize and administer employee schedules according to workload
- Ensure quality of machinery production and corrective measures
- Administer and approve color and color changes, ensuring all raw materials to fill orders are in inventory
- Diagnose operational problems of machinery and repair, while coordinating with maintenance
- Confirm and schedule inventory needed as per production order requirements
- Assist in inventory for plant operation using AS/400
- Monitor shipping and receiving daily.
Lead Extrusion Operator
Carriage Industries
Calhoun, GA
06.1990 - 05.1994
- Oversee machine operations
- Approve production changes
- Ensure quality of yarn
- Perform preventative maintenance.
Extrusion Operator
Diamond Mills
Eton, GA
10.1987 - 07.1990
- Operate extrusion machine
- Startup, doff, and perform quality checks
- Fill color and spinfinish
- Ensure safety protocols were met.
Timeline
Deployment Technical Manager
Shaw Industries
06.2022 - Current
Operations Manager
Mattex
10.2011 - 12.2021
Plant Superintendent
Engineered Floors LLC
08.2009 - 03.2011
Supervisor
Aqua-fil
04.2006 - 09.2009
Senior Assistant Supervisor
Extruded Fibers Inc.
04.1994 - 05.2006
Lead Extrusion Operator
Carriage Industries
06.1990 - 05.1994
Extrusion Operator
Diamond Mills
10.1987 - 07.1990
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