Kenneth Perkins
Production Supervisor
West Carrollton City,OH
Summary
Seasoned Operations Supervisor with a proven track record at Kellogg, enhancing operational efficiency and productivity by 6%. Expert in lean manufacturing principles and effective communication, I lead teams towards excellence in safety and performance, fostering continuous improvement and operational excellence.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Operations Supervisor
Bright Pet
Moraine, Ohio
11.2023 - 01.2025
- Hourly Monitoring of KPI’s to ensure Continuous improvement
- Communicate and implement CBP to ensure Production reliability
- Establish Safety Culture that promotes safe but efficient practices
- Improved Throughput by 18% in year 1 by minimizing downtime and adjusting break schedule to maximizing efficiency
- Mentor / train onboarding supervisors and new employees on standard work
Operations Supervisor
Kellogg
Cincinnati, Ohio
03.2017 - 11.2023
- Company Overview: Fortune 250 company
- Managed the day-to- day operations of a fortune 250 company production lines with the ability and knowledge to manage all five lines currently running at the Kellogg’s Plant in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Improved OEE By 6% on current line assignment two years in row
- Teamed with Maintenance Reliability to rollout Autonomous Maintenance program
- Preform daily Gemba Walks hourly golden 6 safety 7 assessments
- Preform Line validation Pre and Post swab for Listeria and allergen change over
- Pes quality checks daily as well as QAR hourly checks preformed
- PCQI Documentation verification review and sign off
- Employee coaching, training and developing to produce safer productive employee’s that are accountable to GMP practices proper PPE attire and code of conduct policy’s
- Created Material Requisitions
- Managed Labor and Labor Reconciliation
- Created/ implemented SOP’s / SSOP’s
- Co- Authored Cincy Kellogg’s Supervisor standard work
- Assist with employee on boarding alchemy training and interviewing process
- Fortune 250 company
Production Supervisor
CC Kitchens, LLC
Sharonville, OH
07.2016 - 03.2017
- Reviewed production orders and/or schedules to produce accurate specifications of products and delivery dates in order to plan department operations
- Planned production operations, establishing priorities and sequences for manufacturing products, utilizing Knowledge of production processes, methods, equipment capabilities and human resources requirements
- Ensured all employees are trained/ cross-trained and followed work instructions per HACCP program guidelines and requirements
- Managed and trained (55) full time hourly employees and (20) temp to hire Employee’s
- Provided improvement ideas for production, cost savings and health and safety assessments
- Supervised the raw material requirements for each production line and adapted schedule to shortages of raw materials and/or delays to ensure maximum efficiency
- Performed Daily checks of documentation and worked closely with QA and technical personnel to address and resolve deficiencies
- Reviewed daily assessments of targets and reported variances during on the floor and off the floor production meeting
Production Supervisor
Klosterman Baking Company
Springboro, OH
10.2013 - 07.2016
- Reviewed production and operation reports and resolves operational and manufacturing issues to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays
- Assisted in troubleshooting of equipment with maintenance personnel
- Managed and coached employees in good quality work methods and procedures to ensure full compliance with production standards, safety and overall health in the plant
- Worked on continuous improvement and efficiency of each operational procedure
- Communicated and monitored daily with shipping, receiving, maintenance, quality and human resources
- Maintained a 97% Customer satisfaction rate
- Ensured materials arrive on time and finished goods leave on time enable customer service levels were maintained above 97%
- Meet Quarterly goal consistent of (down time, Injury, damage, attendance, Customer complaints)
Warehouse Supervisor
Greencore Group USA
Sharonville, OH
05.2008 - 12.2012
Education
High School Diploma -
Middletown High School
Middletown, OH01.2001
Some College (No Degree) -
Miami University
Oxford, OHSkills
- Effective communication
- Presentation skills
- Leadership
- Financial analysis
- Labor control
- Continuous improvement
- Relationship building
- Proactive thinking
- Supply chain management
- Scheduling
- Material ordering
- Production planning
- Learning-centered instruction
- GMP knowledge
- SSOP knowledge
- HACCP knowledge
- Target achievement reporting
- Coaching
- Mentoring
- Development
- Equipment maintenance
- Calibration
- Metal detection
- Computer skills
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Baking science knowledge
- Operational excellence
- Staff training and development
- Performance monitoring
- Safety oversight
- Logistics management
- Quality assurance
- Warehouse operations
- KPI tracking
- Technology
- Workflow optimization
- Operational planning
- Budget administration
- Project management
- Productivity management
- Cost control
- Budgeting and cost control strategies
- Compliance management
- Management
- Production
- Change management
- Lean manufacturing principles
- Operations management
- Logistics coordination
- Risk management
- Staff supervision
- Employee development
- Root-cause analysis
- Human resources
- Team Training
- Scheduling coordination
- Employee engagement
- Logistics expertise
- Data analysis
- Logistics oversight
- Customer relationship development
- MRP and ERP systems
- Inventory coordination
- Effective communication
Personal Information
Authorized To Work: US for any employer
Timeline
Sr. Operations Supervisor
Bright Pet
11.2023 - 01.2025
Operations Supervisor
Kellogg
03.2017 - 11.2023
Production Supervisor
CC Kitchens, LLC
07.2016 - 03.2017
Production Supervisor
Klosterman Baking Company
10.2013 - 07.2016
Warehouse Supervisor
Greencore Group USA
05.2008 - 12.2012
High School Diploma -
Middletown High School
Some College (No Degree) -
Miami University
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