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Jim Scougale

Northport,MI

Summary


Experienced Plant Manager adept at improving output, maximizing quality and boosting employee satisfaction with hands-on management style. Recognized as effective business manager and motivational leader. Successful manufacturing management career spanning 32 years.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience

Work History

Plant Manager

Grand Traverse Container
02.2015 - Current

Oversee production, assembly, maintenance and shipping/ receiving supervisor's.


Maintain quality of product through ISO and AIB processes.


Achieve safety excellence through employee involvement, ownership and accountability.


Lead daily production meetings with supervisors and customer service.


Lead weekly safety/toolbox talks. Conduct monthly safety audits.


Involved with annual ISO, AIB and Safety Audits.


Daily scheduling of both production and assembly departments to meet due date's.


Monitor inventory levels to ensure daily customer releases are met.


Order wearable machine part's from a multiple of different vendor's.


Ensure best practices are being followed to minimize waste at each machine center.


Responsible for making sure each department is properly staffed.


Review weekly efficiency reports with supervision.


Daily sales and design interaction to discuss machine capabilities, routing and design of new product.


Scheduling of outside vendor's for building maintenance.


Schedule annual fire, security and backflow testing.


Monthly and year end inventory.


Schedule daily hours.


Interview potential employee's.

Converting Supervisor

Grand Traverse Container
04.2012 - 02.2015

Daily training of each crew to develop and maximize efficiencies.


Provide a positive lead by example approach to each crew.


Work side by side with other department supervisors to ensure product due date's were met.


Support crews with troubleshooting and problem solving.


Cross train crews to be able to work in multiple area's.


Provided support for quality and safety of each crew.

Converting Supervisor

Coastal Container
09.2011 - 04.2012

Supervise converting department.


Daily scheduling.


Improve efficiencies across all converting machines.



Warehouse Manager

Grand Traverse Container
03.2010 - 09.2011

Inventory control.


Coordinated driver dispatch to accomplish daily delivery requirements.


Supervised an assembly crew.


Ensured customers satisfaction through product presentation.


Streamlined 3 different warehouse layout's.


Maintained a clean and efficient warehouse.







Converting Supervisor

Best Packaging
08.1996 - 03.2010

Hands on training of all production crew member's.


Daily scheduling to meet due dates.


Scheduling hours.


Work daily with customer service to ensure due dates were met.


Quality.


Perform daily machine maintenance.


Some training with Lean Manufacturing and 5S.


Lead by example to achieve short lead time due dates.

Machine Assistant/Operator

Best Packaging
03.1993 - 08.1996

Trained to be able to operate 9 different converting presses.


Maintained daily production reports.


Maintained good quality.


Provided a safe work environment for the crew and I.


Demonstrated flexibility by willingness to work in many different area's.


Loaded raw material into converting presses.

Education

High School Diploma -

Fruitport High School
Fruitport, MI
05-1990

Skills

  • Production scheduling
  • Scheduling
  • Logistics coordination
  • ISO compliance
  • ISO standards
  • Production equipment maintenance
  • Decision-making
  • Safety assessment

Timeline

Plant Manager

Grand Traverse Container
02.2015 - Current

Converting Supervisor

Grand Traverse Container
04.2012 - 02.2015

Converting Supervisor

Coastal Container
09.2011 - 04.2012

Warehouse Manager

Grand Traverse Container
03.2010 - 09.2011

Converting Supervisor

Best Packaging
08.1996 - 03.2010

Machine Assistant/Operator

Best Packaging
03.1993 - 08.1996

High School Diploma -

Fruitport High School
Jim Scougale