Milo Fortier
Director
Byron Center,MI
Summary
Experienced and versatile Director with 20+ years of manufacturing experience. Skilled in planning, organizing and continuous improvement. Talented in developing partnerships, coaching, and mentoring employees and creating strategic plans to meet long term tactical goals. Eager and excited to provide exceptional leadership, best practices and team building to achieve EHS, Quality and Productivity targets.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
Work History
Site Director
Aurorium, LLC
Zeeland, MI
7 2022 - 10.2024
- Managed a 100+ employee Specialty Chemicals site with management oversight of site leadership: EHS, Maintenance/Reliability, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Warehouse
- Overall responsibility for ensuring the safety of all employees, customer satisfaction and P&L
- Direct oversight of a $30M AOP and $3M capital budget
- Developed strategic plan for site growth, resulting in increased revenue and profitability
- Improved operational efficiency through cost-effective solutions and process streamlining
- Created a culture of continuous improvement, encouraging innovation and efficiency
Director of Manufacturing
Haviland Enterprises, Inc
Grand Rapids, MI
03.2011 - 12.2021
- Managed a three-facility leadership team consisted of: 3 Operations Managers, 6 Production Supervisors, 2 Production Planners, 1 Traffic Supervisor
- Overall responsibility for developing and ensuring all KPIs and goals and objectives were met
- Responsible for a $3.0M AOP and $1.0M capital budget
- Worked cross functionally with the Executive Leadership Team, EHS, Quality, Purchasing, Sales and Finance to achieve strategic targets
- Anticipated and addressed production problems, material shortages and equipment malfunctions
- Implemented root cause analysis efforts to identify opportunities for process improvements
Director of Environmental, Health and Safety
Haviland Enterprises, Inc
Grand Rapids, MI
01.2007 - 03.2011
- Responsible for all corporate EHS programs and initiatives including compliance with: MIOSHA/OSHA Process Safety Management (29 CFR 1910.119), EPA Risk Management Plan (Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act), Department of Homeland Security, Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Drug Enforcement Agency
- Developed auditing/inspections program to identify at-risk conditions and at-risk behaviors
- Created and trained employees on all regulatory programs and policies
- Implemented a behavioral based safety program utilizing DuPont's STOP methodology
- Incident Commander of company emergency response team as well as coordinated annual emergency response drills including fire, chemical and tornado drills
Safety Manager
Sun Chemical
Muskegon, Michigan
01.2005 - 11.2007
Safety Coordinator
Cytec Industries
Kalamazoo, MI
01.2001 - 12.2005
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Operations Management
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, Michigan 08.2024 - 12.2024
Skills
Strategic planning and execution
Coaching/mentoring
Capital planning/budgetting
ERP systems
AOP development/oversight
Management of change
P&L acumen
Process hazard analysis
Lean/Continuous improvement
Team building
Strategic planning and execution
Timeline
Bachelor of Business Administration - Operations Management
Grand Valley State University
08.2024 - 12.2024
Director of Manufacturing
Haviland Enterprises, Inc
03.2011 - 12.2021
Director of Environmental, Health and Safety
Haviland Enterprises, Inc
01.2007 - 03.2011
Safety Manager
Sun Chemical
01.2005 - 11.2007
Safety Coordinator
Cytec Industries
01.2001 - 12.2005
Site Director
Aurorium, LLC
7 2022 - 10.2024
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