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Keith Campbell

Easton,PA

Summary

Results driven professional who offers a quick learning nature to succeed in a diverse environment. Experience with deviations and CAPA process to resolve production issues. Excels at conceptualizing effective solutions to meet project needs, including drawing on team strengths to complete efforts within time, budget, and resource constraints. Lead continuous improvement initiatives while maintaining quality and safety compliance. Provide leadership and coaching to develop team member’s skills and accountabilities. Work with all departments to meet, modify and achieve schedule to meet customer demands. Excellent communicator to set expectations and hold employees accountable to meet those expectations. Talented Manager with expert team leadership, planning and organizational skills built during successful career. Smoothly equip employees to independently handle daily functions and meet customer needs. Diligent trainer and mentor with exceptional management abilities and results-driven approach. Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Aseptic Filling Manager

Sanofi Pasteur
10.2022 - Current
  • Manages people process within a process/product team to meet goals and priorities
  • Assures that operations are conducted in compliance with regulatory authorities
  • Plans and initiates the overall production schedules, coordinating personnel activities with other Manufacturing staff
  • Reviews batch records for correctness and completeness
  • Assures that operations are conducted in compliance with cGMPs, CBER, WHO, EP and other regulatory bodies
  • Performs production in accordance with volume fluctuation, business needs, and effective procedures in in the manufacturing area
  • Completes tasks and corresponding documentation as required by cGMP
  • Deviation management, people development, and Quality Assurance of the Aseptic Processing area
  • Coordinates Maintenance, Metrology, and Validation activities with applicable leaders
  • Identify areas of improvement while using SMS.
  • Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
  • Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.

Production Equipment Specialist

Sanofi Pasteur
11.2021 - 10.2022
  • Ensures the completion of sampling and corresponding documentation as required
  • Follows all effective procedures to ensure personal safety as well as the safety of others
  • Performs preventive maintenance and makes repairs to production equipment or other area equipment according to instructions
  • Assists maintenance with scheduled PMs and visually inspects and tests assigned machines and equipment for proper functionality
  • Follows effective procedures to ensure the production of a safe and efficacious products
  • Has a thorough working knowledge of the cGMP’s and works to help others understand
  • Performs production in accordance with volume fluctuation, business needs, and effective procedures in in the manufacturing area
  • Completes tasks and corresponding documentation as required by cGMP
  • Identifies areas of deficiency and offers suggestions for improvements
  • Understands the function of the quality group and works with them to maintain a positive rapport with teams supporting the manufacturing areas.
  • Enhanced workplace safety with thorough inspections and adherence to regulatory guidelines.

Production Supervisor

Follett Corporation
10.2018 - 11.2021
  • Ensure all manufacturing goes smoothly and efficiently by closely monitoring how employees organize their workflows
  • Integral in a fast-paced production environment
  • Oversees a company’s daily production operations by directing resources to the appropriate areas to meet customer demand
  • Responsible for ensuring that materials and supplies are in a positive flow
  • Certify the machines and equipment are functional and the production facilities adhere to safety standards
  • Responsible for coordinating daily production, operational scheduling and priority setting in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
  • Ensuring compliance with safety and professional standards within a facility
  • Increased productivity by identifying problems and making improvements to reduce downtime
  • Sustained a 5s system thereby ensuring clean and organized workstations.
  • Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals.
  • Oversaw employee training initiatives to ensure all team members were proficient in company procedures, safety regulations, and job-specific tasks.

Production Manager

Sumitomo Cryogenics of America, Inc.
01.2018 - 10.2018
  • Building production schedules, making sure production processes stay within budgets and deadlines and reviewing the productivity of an organization’s manufacturing equipment
  • Responsible for finding ways to improve an organization’s production processes and structures
  • Focus on developing a new machining area for improved quality, flow, and output
  • Managed a team of manufacturing mechanics in the machining and assembly of cryogenic equipment
  • Served as the team lead for the move of the machining center to the new area in the facility
  • Assisted in the design and re-layout of the compressor line as to increase throughput due to increased demand
  • Reduced costs of MRO items by switching suppliers and implementing a VMI system.
  • Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals.

Manufacturing Engineer/Production Supervisor

Follett Corporation
06.2014 - 01.2018
  • Responsible for designing, implementing and reviewing the procedures and equipment involved in the manufacturing process
  • Researched automation techniques, testing new systems for efficiency and planning factory layouts to optimize production
  • Supervised all aspects of the fabrication department and assist in overseeing the assembly lines
  • Responsible for the programming of the fabrication equipment
  • Managed a team in the purchase of a 3rd laser and identified opportunities to implement changes by choosing a new technology
  • Served as the team lead to move the fabrication department to a new facility and implementing a new material handling system
  • Determined that a new design layout was imminent due to the capacity and growth forecasts.
  • Developed technical documentation, including standard operating procedures, work instructions, and engineering drawings to support manufacturing operations.
  • Improved manufacturing efficiency by streamlining production processes and implementing lean methodologies.

Manufacturing Technician

Follett Corporation
10.2010 - 06.2014
  • Utilize broad scope of industry acumen to direct forward-thinking operations within a fast-paced fabrication office, including setting up, reviewing, and processing key Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) for production release, as well as handling all laser quality and uptime efficiencies activities
  • Directed office prototype practices while managing and maintaining all Standard Operating Procedures
  • Troubleshoot problems with equipment, devices, or products
  • Main focus on laser and automation uptime
  • Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
  • Increased laser capacity by increasing cutting speeds and implementing parameter changes
  • Reduced cost of nitrogen consumption by $30,000 annually via bulk storage system installation
  • Led a team in several capital equipment purchases, including strategically advising on the replacement of a folding machine with a press brake and managing team to purchase a 3rd laser.
  • Troubleshot equipment issues, minimizing downtime and keeping production on track to meet deadlines.

Manufacturing Assembler

Follett Corporation
11.2007 - 10.2010
  • Assembly line worker building ice and water dispensers and medical grade refrigerators
  • Produced products by assembling parts and subassemblies
  • Assembly of products by deciphering schematics, blueprints, assembly instructions, and following the companies SOP’s
  • Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture of Follett products
  • Including all of the ice machines, under counter refrigerators and bin ship prep
  • Determine project requirements, including scope, assembly sequences, and required methods and materials, according to blueprints, drawings, and written or verbal instructions
  • Inspecting equipment or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

District Business Manager

Thermadyne
01.2005 - 11.2007
  • Managed the northeast sales district to ensure that sales goals were met
  • Worked with and developed business plans for key distributors
  • Trained customer sales base on Thermadyne equipment to help increase sales
  • Attended customer open houses to demonstrate Thermadyne equipment
  • Strategically steered development and implementation of profit-generating methods to upgrade welding technologies, including selling products to distributors, as well as exhibiting focus on share gaining activities among key end users and distributors
  • Gained market share of products via creative demonstrations of machines and accessories
  • Grew revenue via profitable sales- / management-level relationship development, including conceptualizing business plans with distributors that generated sales using Thermadyne products.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Finance

DeSales University
Center Valley, PA

Skills

  • CAPA’s
  • Deviations
  • Team building
  • Culture
  • Leadership
  • Goal setting
  • Coaching
  • Team Leadership
  • Time Management
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Staff Management
  • Operations Management
  • Project Management
  • Cross-Functional Teamwork
  • Staff Development
  • Schedule Preparation
  • Policy Implementation
  • Workforce Management
  • Performance Evaluations
  • Key Performance Indicators
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Decision-Making
  • Computer Skills
  • Problem Resolution
  • Team Development
  • Work Planning and Prioritization
  • Hiring and Training
  • Managing Operations and Efficiency
  • Training and Development
  • Task Delegation
  • Employee Coaching and Mentoring

Career Experience

  • Filling Manager, Sanofi Pasteur, Swiftwater, PA, 2022-01-01, Present, Manages people process within a process/product team to meet goals and priorities. Assures that operations are conducted in compliance with regulatory authorities. Plans and initiates the overall production schedules, coordinating personnel activities with other Manufacturing staff. Reviews batch records for correctness and completeness. Assures that operations are conducted in compliance with cGMPs, CBER, WHO, EP and other regulatory bodies. Performs production in accordance with volume fluctuation, business needs, and effective procedures in in the manufacturing area. Completes tasks and corresponding documentation as required by cGMP. Deviation management, people development, and Quality Assurance of the Aseptic Processing area. Coordinates Maintenance, Metrology, and Validation activities with applicable leaders. Identify areas of improvement while using SMS.
  • Production Equipment Specialist, Sanofi Pasteur, Swiftwater, PA, 2021-01-01, 2022-01-01, Ensures the completion of sampling and corresponding documentation as required. Follows all effective procedures to ensure personal safety as well as the safety of others. Performs preventive maintenance and makes repairs to production equipment or other area equipment according to instructions. Assists maintenance with scheduled PMs and visually inspects and tests assigned machines and equipment for proper functionality. Follows effective procedures to ensure the production of a safe and efficacious products. Has a thorough working knowledge of the cGMP’s and works to help others understand. Performs production in accordance with volume fluctuation, business needs, and effective procedures in in the manufacturing area. Completes tasks and corresponding documentation as required by cGMP. Identifies areas of deficiency and offers suggestions for improvements. Understands the function of the quality group and works with them to maintain a positive rapport with teams supporting the manufacturing areas.
  • Production Supervisor, Follett Corporation, Easton, PA, 2018-01-01, 2021-01-01, Ensure all manufacturing goes smoothly and efficiently by closely monitoring how employees organize their workflows. Integral in a fast-paced production environment. Oversees a company’s daily production operations by directing resources to the appropriate areas to meet customer demand. Responsible for ensuring that materials and supplies are in a positive flow. Certify the machines and equipment are functional and the production facilities adhere to safety standards. Responsible for coordinating daily production, operational scheduling and priority setting in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Ensuring compliance with safety and professional standards within a facility. Increased productivity by identifying problems and making improvements to reduce downtime. Sustained a 5s system thereby ensuring clean and organized workstations.
  • Production Manager, Sumitomo Cryogenics of America, Inc., Allentown, PA, 2018-01-01, 2018-01-01, Building production schedules, making sure production processes stay within budgets and deadlines and reviewing the productivity of an organization’s manufacturing equipment. Responsible for finding ways to improve an organization’s production processes and structures. Focus on developing a new machining area for improved quality, flow, and output. Managed a team of manufacturing mechanics in the machining and assembly of cryogenic equipment. Served as the team lead for the move of the machining center to the new area in the facility. Assisted in the design and re-layout of the compressor line as to increase throughput due to increased demand. Reduced costs of MRO items by switching suppliers and implementing a VMI system.
  • Manufacturing Engineer/Production Supervisor, Follett Corporation, Easton, PA, 2014-01-01, 2018-01-01, Responsible for designing, implementing and reviewing the procedures and equipment involved in the manufacturing process. Researched automation techniques, testing new systems for efficiency and planning factory layouts to optimize production. Supervised all aspects of the fabrication department and assist in overseeing the assembly lines. Responsible for the programming of the fabrication equipment. Managed a team in the purchase of a 3rd laser and identified opportunities to implement changes by choosing a new technology. Served as the team lead to move the fabrication department to a new facility and implementing a new material handling system. Determined that a new design layout was imminent due to the capacity and growth forecasts.
  • Manufacturing Technician, Follett Corporation, Easton, PA, 2010-01-01, 2014-01-01, Utilize broad scope of industry acumen to direct forward-thinking operations within a fast-paced fabrication office, including setting up, reviewing, and processing key Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) for production release, as well as handling all laser quality and uptime efficiencies activities. Directed office prototype practices while managing and maintaining all Standard Operating Procedures. Troubleshoot problems with equipment, devices, or products. Main focus on laser and automation uptime. Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. Increased laser capacity by increasing cutting speeds and implementing parameter changes. Reduced cost of nitrogen consumption by $30,000 annually via bulk storage system installation. Led a team in several capital equipment purchases, including strategically advising on the replacement of a folding machine with a press brake and managing team to purchase a 3rd laser.
  • Manufacturing Assembler, Follett Corporation, Easton, PA, 2007-01-01, 2010-01-01, Assembly line worker building ice and water dispensers and medical grade refrigerators. Produced products by assembling parts and subassemblies. Assembly of products by deciphering schematics, blueprints, assembly instructions, and following the companies SOP’s. Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture of Follett products. Including all of the ice machines, under counter refrigerators and bin ship prep. Determine project requirements, including scope, assembly sequences, and required methods and materials, according to blueprints, drawings, and written or verbal instructions. Inspecting equipment or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
  • District Business Manager, Thermadyne, St. Louis, MO, 2005-01-01, 2007-01-01, Managed the northeast sales district to ensure that sales goals were met. Worked with and developed business plans for key distributors. Trained customer sales base on Thermadyne equipment to help increase sales. Attended customer open houses to demonstrate Thermadyne equipment. Strategically steered development and implementation of profit-generating methods to upgrade welding technologies, including selling products to distributors, as well as exhibiting focus on share gaining activities among key end users and distributors. Gained market share of products via creative demonstrations of machines and accessories. Grew revenue via profitable sales- / management-level relationship development, including conceptualizing business plans with distributors that generated sales using Thermadyne products.

Timeline

Aseptic Filling Manager

Sanofi Pasteur
10.2022 - Current

Production Equipment Specialist

Sanofi Pasteur
11.2021 - 10.2022

Production Supervisor

Follett Corporation
10.2018 - 11.2021

Production Manager

Sumitomo Cryogenics of America, Inc.
01.2018 - 10.2018

Manufacturing Engineer/Production Supervisor

Follett Corporation
06.2014 - 01.2018

Manufacturing Technician

Follett Corporation
10.2010 - 06.2014

Manufacturing Assembler

Follett Corporation
11.2007 - 10.2010

District Business Manager

Thermadyne
01.2005 - 11.2007

Bachelor of Science - Finance

DeSales University
Keith Campbell