Roger Ridley

Maintained and enforced a safe and clean working environment at all times.

Coordinated preventative maintenance on existing and new production equipment, including routine calibration.

Supervised production schedules, production quality and on time delivery.

Assessed and trained personnel for promotion to cross-functional operations.

Led regular stand-up meetings, events and continuous improvement projects with measurable goals.

Coordinated closely with quality control regarding products awaiting dispositions.

Coordinated preventative maintenance on existing and new production equipment, including routine calibration.

Implemented root cause and corrective actions to remove production constraints and improve product quality.

Trained, developed and counseled employees to develop a high performing team.

Reviewed production orders, schedules, delivery dates and inventory levels to determine product availability.

Developed and maintained strong and clear communication and rapport with plant personnel.

Organized,prioritized and adjust department schedule to meet due dates,output goals and customer needs.

Meet with out going shift lead for updates and issue to be addressed.

Issue work instructions/assignments to the team members (7) to be processed.

Held regular team meetings to provide updates of changes,issues, and training.

Operated forklift and machinery along with team members.

Recommended changes to the batch processing steps that were implemented by the Research and development (R&D) group that reduced process time and efficiency.

Met with planning,supervisors,department leads in order to assign,order,schedule and set processing dates for new batches each morning.

Mastered the intricacies of the process flow and the system in place, (AS400).

Record weights of final product,labeled,transfer and close out batch documentation.

Update management team and in coming lead with current production status and remaining goals.

Review batch process documents to verify job.

Fill out log-books and processing documentation.

Check raw materials,quantities to meet job requirements.

Check room and equipment to be used to process batch.

Close and secure blender discharge ports and lids.

Process batch as per documentation.

Assist lead with loading/unloading of rooms(via forklift) and batch documentation close out,transfer,labeling and AS400 updates.

Select lens to be processed based on corrective prescription.

Set up equipment and enter required settings.

Process lens,shape,polish,check prescription with lens-someter,scan glasses frame and cut lens to fit.

Adjust frame and lens alignment for final inspection by optician.

Clean all equipment and tools and log processed jobs into system.

Operated high speed production machines,uncaser,bottle washer,filler,capper,labeler,case packer, and case sealer's.

Clean and change-over all machine parts and product set-up.

Run product to require specification and market destination.

Trained and assisted line lead and supervisor with personnel organization/Assignments.

Reduced change-over times by storing product settings and conducting kaizen .