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Ron Crookham

Riverside,Ca.

Summary

I have been working in the EPS foam cup manufacturing industry for the past 40 years this includes production and printing operation in this industry. The most recent positions include Plant Manager in the Lodi California Facility for Dart Container Corporation for 13 years and prior to that position I was the Production Manager for Dart Container in the Corona California facility for over 5 years. Reliable block molder with two years of experience loading and unloading heavy blocks requiring varying care cutting specifications. Determined team member thriving in fast-paced environments and working hard to achieve common goals. Safety-minded professional exercising caution in high-stress scenario. Successful at working efficiently with all levels of employees and improving the packing of products through automated equipment and always improving the quality of product produced. Committed to safety and working as team to ensure best-in-class working conditions for the safety of my employees. Reliable manager with twenty years of experience in all types of manufacturing and with many types of equipment to produce all required product and meeting specifications set by standards. Determined and reliable manager thriving in a fast-paced environments and working to achieve company goals Set fourth by upper management. Safety-minded professional exercising caution in high-stress scenarios.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Block EPS Molding Department

FMI EPS LLC
Post Falls , Idaho
2021.07 - 2023.09
  • Prioritize and schedule machine set ups and planed operator run times for maximum efficiency
  • Set up and operate fully automated foam sheet systems and manual foam sheet cutting systems in a high paced manufacturing environment.

Plant Manager

Dart Container Corporation
Lodi , California
2008.01 - 2021.01
  • Implemented the Corporate SAP system in 2018 in all departments including employee training with the Corporate training team at the Lodi Facility
  • This also included adding machinery parts, production and print operations, shipping and receiving, HR functions and procure to pay for all vendor transactions
  • In 2016 the Lodi Facility went from 400 SKUS to over 1900 SKUS by shipping and receiving product from other Dart facilities in a project called one truck one invoice that involved adding two off site warehouse's and adding additional incoming and outgoing trailers to our operation
  • Installed two Hirsch expanders the first year of managing this facility to include meeting all regulatory and air district requirements
  • Continuously reduced the operating cost improve the working conditions and improve the safety culture
  • In 2010 the Lodi Facility went from a seven day operation to a five day operation and increased weekly production by 10%
  • Improved the air compressors operating system by implementing regular maintenance to reduce the monthly electrical costs by 25%
  • Achieved all goals set up the last two years in the Facility by implementing 5S Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement programs in all departments.

Production Manager Foam Cup and Printed Cup Department

Dart Container Corporation
Corona , California
2002.01 - 2008.01
  • Managed the foam cup and printed cup operation in the Corona facility for over five years including scheduling, planning and machine layout and improved efficiency of the operation of the cup machines and printers and with my leadership we improved the operating cost each year and achieved all goals set in place by upper management
  • The two departments had just over 350 employees including managers, supervisors, maintenance employees, inspector packers and the quality department for both areas
  • The milestone of my time as production manager was developing and installing a conveyor system for our largest production line that improved the employees working conditions and reduced cost to produce the end product by 15%
  • The departments made a combined production level of 15 million cups per day and was a seven day 24 hour operation.

Facility Maintenance Manager

Dart Container Corporation
Corona , California
1998.01 - 2002.01
  • Achieved all goals set in place by implementing and developing PM programs on 12 Joy air compressors, 4 cooling towers, 4 boilers, water softener systems and related equipment like pumps, blowers and transfer systems
  • I was also in charge of all EPS recycling machines in the department and made all necessary improvements for the related equipment in this sectoin of the facility.

Education

GED -

Arlington High School
Riverside, CA
06.1982

Skills

  • SAP Implementation
  • 5S Lean Manufacturing
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Warehouse Operations
  • BRC Packaging issue 4
  • Quality Systems
  • Manufacturing Operations Management
  • Able to Lift 50 Lbs

Awards

P3 Stewardship Award from the Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce, 2018, This was a great achievement in the recycling efforts for the company and allowed the continued use of foam cups, bowls and containers in the Northern California region.

Timeline

Block EPS Molding Department

FMI EPS LLC
2021.07 - 2023.09

Plant Manager

Dart Container Corporation
2008.01 - 2021.01

Production Manager Foam Cup and Printed Cup Department

Dart Container Corporation
2002.01 - 2008.01

Facility Maintenance Manager

Dart Container Corporation
1998.01 - 2002.01

GED -

Arlington High School
Ron Crookham