Joe Stone

• Leading & coaching team members in Materials Dept., Production Control, Scheduling, Warehouse, & Shipping Dept.
• Support the Sales Team & Corporate Planning for the sales of new work and renewal of existing work.
• Support Corporate Pricing team in reviewing P&Ls of existing work, and projections on prospective work.
• Support Vice President of Manufacturing on problem resolutions in day-to-day activities, including daily KPI reviews & Continuous Improvement reviews.

5 Years General Plant Operations Manager

18 Years of Supervisory Experience:

• 10 years Production Control/Customer Service /Quality Supervisor
• 3 years Manufacturing Supervisor
• 3 years Central Planning & Pricing Supervisor
• 2 years Customer Service Supervisor
• Coach & Mentor New Supervisors as They Come on Board
• 6 years Print Sales Professional

• Prod. Cont./Customer Service/Quality – Optimize loading of mfg. assets; Analyze and prepare forecast information; Advise Corporate Pricing & Scheduling on new and existing business; Maintain Customer Service activities both internal & external; Advise VP & Manager on problem resolutions and volume-related issues
• Manufacturing (Press/Bindery) – Maximize efficiencies by optimizing work mix on machines; allocating staff resources based on skill level, utilizing lead personnel to troubleshoot and solve mechanical/technical issues.
• General Print Sales – Established new customers and grew additional business from existing customers by analyzing a customer’s business needs and developing solutions. Customers included: Carnival Cruise, Office Depot, Abarta Media, SilverSeas, Tracfone, Royal Caribbean, & Celebrity. Products included catalogs, magazines, direct mail, and books.
• Central Planning & Pricing: - Lead the creation & development of Consumer Magazine Services. Supervised team in pricing new work, contract renewals, and scheduling new work across the 6-plant Magazine Platform.
• Certified Green Belt (2002):
• Color OK Consistency – Project determined that the perception of color variance was significantly different than measured color variances.
• Created methodology to quantify & qualify Customer Service workloads.