Justin A. Wilson
Marysville,Ohio
Summary
With over six years of experience in the plastics extrusion and powder coating manufacturing industry, I am passionate about delivering high-quality products and services to our customers, while ensuring a safe and efficient work environment for our team. I am also skilled in developing, implementing, and maintaining robust and innovative solutions using Microsoft Power Platform.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Plant Manager
Axalta Coating Systems
Hilliard, OH
08.2021 - Current
- Hired with Axalta as Production Manager, was interim Plant manager 1/2023 - 2/2023, promoted to Plant Manager 3/2023.
- Ensured safe daily operations of a powder coating manufacturing facility with approximately 50 employees
- Maintained a ~$3 million operational budget and maintenance for all manufacturing equipment (7 Extruders, 7 Air Classifying Mills, 2 Bonders), as well as ensuring our facility meets all local and federal regulatory requirements
- 2023 cost cutting initiatives saved 25% on plant consumables and supplies vs 2022 actual (43% vs 2023 budget)
- Developed a suite of applications for data collection and reporting using Microsoft Power Apps and Power Automate, as well as other integrations
- Developed and implemented seamless near miss and safety observation system using Microsoft Power Automate
- The near miss system capture reporting, issue resolution assignment, and incident closure
- Handled all aspects of power platform development, implementation, and operational maintenance for multiple programs in two manufacturing sites
- Managed creative and decisive scheduling allowed us to achieve and maintain overall product lead-time under establish targets.
Extrusion/Liquid Coating and Converting Manager
Transcendia, Inc.
01.2019 - 08.2021
- Managed two manufacturing departments with 61 direct reports, 3 liquid coating lines, and 7 precision converting machines
- Products manufactured serviced a wide variety or industries such as medical and office supplies, advertising, and printing materials, as well as government uses
- Heavily involved in implementation of capital projects to modernize and retrofit equipment to secure more business
- Gained understanding of resin and plastic compounding and extrusion as well as coating and adhesion concepts
- Facilitated machine rebuilds/refurbs and improvements within monthly budgetary constraints when capital expenditure was not an option.
Billing Operations Supervisor
Azelis Americas
02.2018 - 12.2018
- Billed all customer orders (approximately $250,000 daily) as well as approving all freight invoices (approximately $100,000 monthly) for a major chemical distributor
- Created and maintained a reporting system using Google App Suite which increased reporting efficiency 95%
- Input and monitored all shipping/distribution claims.
Education
B. A. History -
Virginia Military Institute
05.2015
Skills
- Manufacturing Operations
- Process Optimization
- Lean, RACI, DMAIC, 5S
- SAP S4 Hana, Fiori, 76
- Continuous Improvement
- Workplace Safety
- Organizational Leadership
- Microsoft Power Apps Community Super User (2022)
- Office 365
- Power BI Desktop & Service, Power Apps, Power Automate
- Power FX
- HTML, CSS, JSON, OAuth, DAX, VBA, M-code
- SharePoint integration
- Data infrastructure
Military Experience
U.S. Army Logistics Officer (11/2012-3/2016)
- Managed logistics and maintenance operations for a U.S. Army Transportation Company (approximately 200 soldiers)
- Gained experience with complex problem solving, organizational leadership, and regulatory compliance
- Supervised 5 direct reports with 30 subsequent reports
Timeline
Plant Manager
Axalta Coating Systems
08.2021 - Current
Extrusion/Liquid Coating and Converting Manager
Transcendia, Inc.
01.2019 - 08.2021
Billing Operations Supervisor
Azelis Americas
02.2018 - 12.2018
B. A. History -
Virginia Military Institute