Leonard Randall
Feeding Hills
Summary
Dynamic production manager recognized for driving operational excellence in high-volume environments. Achievements include reducing minor stops by 40% and leading teams to consistently exceed output targets, resulting in a significant reduction of production downtime. Proven commitment to safety and process optimization, contributing to superior production outcomes.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Supervisor
Coca-Cola North America
Northampton
01.2006 - Current
- Plan, direct and coordinate the operations for thermal and chilled production departments while leading a team of up to 65 employees.
- Incorporated KPI usage on production floor to educate and motivate employees, exceeding all-time production output for chilled process on Line 5 and 6.
- Evaluated flavor change process and completed a time study to reduce the process from 66 minutes to 32 minutes.
- Participated in Six Sigma pilot project with maintenance, reducing minor stops on Line 1 Zambelli by 30%.
- Worked with and developed 5 direct reports that transitioned from hourly to salaried positions.
- Partnered with packaging engineers for the Vitamin Water 16.9 pill bottle qualification to secure additional volume for the plant.
- Aided in preparation and execution of SOPs, contributing to plant's achievement of OSHA VPP Star rating.
- Drove a safety culture that has been successful at zero lost time accidents in the last year.
- Worked towards Production Manager succession plan.
Production Manager
Coca-Cola North America
Northampton
08.2022 - 03.2023
- Managed 4 Salaried Supervisors and oversaw the production department of 160 employees post announcement of a plant closure.
- Directed a Lean Six Sigma team that reduced minor stops on line 6 palletizer by 40%
Production Supervisor
HP Hood LLC
Suffield
01.2002 - 01.2006
- Oversee second shift production, responsible for daily efficiencies, quality control, waste/scrap management, and safety.
- Direct production, packaging, and storage of product.
- Manage staff of over 30 union employees. Carry out hiring, training, and scheduling.
- Perform daily production and quality inspections; ensure all case production goals met.
- Implemented new flavor change process that eliminated possibility of product cross-contamination.
- Reduced $200,000 in costs and freed storage space by identifying 20,000 cases of quality defect inventory. Identified production downtime to rotate product back for re-use in production.
- Significantly reduced safety-related incidents through improved training. Implemented new product and performance safety SOPs. Serve as member of Safety Committee, and as Second Shift HAZMAT Team Incident Commander.
Production Supervisor
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of New England
East Hartford
01.2001 - 01.2002
- Managed multiple high speed packaging lines, scheduled staff, and performed training for third shift. Supervised team of 10 union workers.
- Reviewed efficiency numbers daily.
- Improved efficiency rate on third shift from under 60% to over 80% in first six months.
- Consistently maintained lines that packaged at rates of 108,000 units per hour, 24,000 units per hour, and 57,000 units per hour, respectively, for three products.
- Led team to achieving three plant records for single-run efficiency.
Warehouse Supervisor
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of New England
East Hartford
01.2000 - 01.2001
- Oversaw receiving of goods and raw materials as well as storage and loading of finished packaged goods. Supervised six warehouse personnel.
- Monitored outgoing loads to ensure consistent inventory levels for regional sales centers.
- Worked extensively with outside carriers. Scheduled pickups, averaging more than 20,000 cases per shift. Arranged alternate carriers as needed.
Shift Facilitator
Raskas Cheese Products of Pennsylvania
Shippensburg
01.1998 - 01.2000
- Directed daily operations of packaging facility. Trained, scheduled, and supervised team of 30.
- Ensured all production goals met for eight lines; managed annual department budget.
- Improved production efficiency rate from under 75% to over 85%. Led multi-functional team that reviewed processes and developed improvements.
- Played key role in plant maintaining 99.98% customer service rating. Assisted with plant receiving USDA certification.
- Promoted in 2000 to oversee operations of processing facility.
Production Department Group Leader
Friendly’s Ice Cream Corp.
Wilbraham
01.1996 - 01.1998
- Directed daily operations of production department, overseeing CIP and sanitation procedures, equipment preventative maintenance, and operation of packaging equipment, freezers, homogenizers, and scrap surface heat exchangers.
- Achieved $100,000 in annual savings as member of team that standardized shipping and packaging processes and improved storage space utilization.
- Authored sanitation and production procedures for company’s QMS system, ensuring compliance and operational efficiency.
Education
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt -
Purdue University
01-2022
Bachelor of Business Administration -
American International College
Springfield, MA01-1998
Skills
- Lean manufacturing
- Process optimization
- Workplace safety
- Equipment maintenance
- SAP
- Team leadership
- Time management systems
- Excel
- Word
- PowerPoint
- Windows
Professional Development
- Safe Start Human Factors Conference 2022
- ISO Better Processing
- Extensive GMP training
- IDFA HACCP short course
- Penn State Short Ice Cream Course
Timeline
Production Manager
Coca-Cola North America
08.2022 - 03.2023
Production Supervisor
Coca-Cola North America
01.2006 - Current
Production Supervisor
HP Hood LLC
01.2002 - 01.2006
Production Supervisor
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of New England
01.2001 - 01.2002
Warehouse Supervisor
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of New England
01.2000 - 01.2001
Shift Facilitator
Raskas Cheese Products of Pennsylvania
01.1998 - 01.2000
Production Department Group Leader
Friendly’s Ice Cream Corp.
01.1996 - 01.1998
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt -
Purdue University
Bachelor of Business Administration -
American International College