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RYAN MORIN

Warwick,RI

Summary

Dynamic leader with a proven track record across various business and manufacturing industries, adept in data analysis and cross-department collaboration. Spearheaded projects that achieved a 24% rate increase, showcasing exceptional project management and problem-solving skills. Excelled in operational efficiency and cost reduction, demonstrating a commitment to continuous improvement and workforce development.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Station Operation Manager

AMAZON
Massachusetts & Rhode Island
03.2020 - Current
  • Spearheaded and executed site rate improvement project that increased rates by 24% over 6-week time frame through data analyzation, time studies, process change, coaching and correcting employee behaviors through standard work
  • Enhanced operational efficiency with a 12% productivity increase and a 17% cost reduction via workforce streamlining.
  • Reduced site overall first pass quality defects by 47% for first pass yield through standard work, retrains and coaching
  • Support, mentor and lead large scale site and regional projects to further develop success on personal and business goals
  • Rolled out Sub Same Day, Non-Con and Sort Aware process optimization for site
  • Responsible for the overall safety, quality, performance, customer experience and people development for all delivery station operations presenting to Senior Regional Leaders
  • Build relationships and strategizes with key business partners such as Finance, Loss Prevention, IT, HR, ACES and Engineering to build and secure support and resources for projects and initiatives in their area, as well as providing needed support and resources for other staff initiatives
  • Directed vision for station team and creation of quality initiatives, process change initiatives and other lean initiatives to enable their functional area and ultimately the DS to meet and exceed business plan
  • Developed a performance recognition program that improved awareness and understanding of site KPI’s, as well as fostering accountability for performance in all operational and support areas

Operations Manager

AMAZON
Texas
01.2020 - Current
  • Planned, direct, supervise and control the execution of all business, technical, and fiscal functions of the Outbound operations for Fulfillment Center
  • Partnered with senior business leaders across departments to analyze our existing processes and identify opportunities to improve and optimize current operations
  • Spearheaded project that was able to track hourly associates’ rates, quality defects, time off task which reduced rework and quality defects by 31% and improved overall rates by 12%
  • Top 3 launch in FC NA network for year 2020 exceeding network KPI’s for safety, quality, cost reduction and Outbound OTD shipments
  • Developed team to achieve top 10 in network Quality metrics for FY’ 2020 as well as number 1 in the region
  • Created and deployed onboarding ambassador guide for new hires that focus on daily metrics and ship dock culture which helped reduce overall onboarding and learning curve by 50% and increased overall new hire retention rate
  • Oversight of 6 salaried managers and 300+ hourly associates responsible for processes within department analyzing key metrics, daily forecasting, performance appraisal, problem solving resolution and putting plans and actions in place to meet daily demands and employee engagement

Production Manager

TAYLOR FARMS NEW ENGLAND
North Kingstown, Rhode Island
04.2019 - 12.2019
  • Company Overview: Ready to eat foods (Deli sandwiches, salads, hot meal replacements, wraps)
  • Assumed responsibility for managing all production operations, including training, developing, production, and sanitation with extra administration responsibilities
  • Oversaw the generation of maximum profitability and ensured full production levels were met while simultaneously performing safety, quality, cost, and inventory management within operating budget constraints
  • Supervised and directed all employee disciplinary and training programs, safety programs, and plant improvement projects
  • Oversaw 200+ hourly employees along with 6 operations supervisors
  • Wrote various documentation for the plant (Machine operation guides, one-point lessons, training manuals, process flows)
  • Responsible for assisting design of plant layout, equipment location and purchasing, flow in the production area and lead factory acceptance testing of new equipment for the plant
  • Work with various departments for a successful launch of the plant with regards to setup, trials, production execution and go live initiatives
  • (Quality, safety, engineering, commercialization, CI, supply chain)
  • Direct overall operation activities of the plant while complying with FDA, USDA, OSHA, SQF & BRC guidelines assuring 100% customer order attainment and delivery
  • Analyze plant KPI’s and put corrective actions in place and make sure 100% adherence to key metrics
  • Lead and remove production bottlenecks, drive continuous improvement initiatives and foster a culture of safety, teamwork, quality and production readiness
  • Ready to eat foods (Deli sandwiches, salads, hot meal replacements, wraps)

FRESH FRUIT MANAGER

OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIES
Middleboro, Massachusetts
01.2013 - 01.2019
  • Company Overview: Sweetened Dried Cranberries and Juice Concentrate
  • Oversight of 70 hourly employees and 2 salaried supervisors
  • Meet and exceed customer quality expectations, ensure accurate inventory management and on time delivery, stay in compliance with all internal and external audits and government regulations, exceed department KPI’s, insure proper training of employees
  • Oversight of all department processes, staffing levels, expenses/budget, daily operational excellence and fruit utilization
  • Sweetened Dried Cranberries and Juice Concentrate
  • Improved SQF score from prior year and reduced overall findings by 50%
  • Implemented changeover program to eliminate line change mistakes and reduce overall changeover downtime
  • Reduced overall customer complaints by 60% utilizing inline re-inspection, checklist, and proper fruit utilization
  • Achieved $15,000 under budget for pool year ’16
  • Successful commissioning of new product launch and packaging material formulation

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT SUPERVISOR

OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIES
Middleboro, Massachusetts
01.2013 - 01.2019
  • Utilize various continuous improvement tools (Process mapping, SIPOC, Fishbone, Cause and Affect) to improve processes that increase First Pass Quality, Production throughput, Reduce overall waste, and step change improvements
  • Manage and lead Tech Change Committee meetings, manage and improve controlled docs database, and daily review updates
  • Sweetened Dried Cranberries and Juice Concentrate
  • Achieved 23% waste reduction and $100k/yr
  • In cost savings on high speed production line through FI&DMAIC initiatives
  • Managed and led process improvement teams focusing on increasing FPQ (Quality), Improve production throughput, reduce and eliminate safety hazards, and standardize area processes for better employee training and development
  • Led a group of department managers for a successful new product launch at the plant
  • Facilitated machine optimization and performance project for a large industrial food processing retail packing machine
  • Established baseline settings, physical machine alterations and improvements, and training reference material for the area
  • Reduced overall packing material waste by 12% and overall machine downtime by 21%

OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR

OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIES
Middleboro, Massachusetts
01.2013 - 01.2019
  • Company Overview: Sweetened Dried Cranberries and Juice Concentrate
  • Oversee and develop a high power and collaborative team of up to 35 employees operating 3 food production lines in a 650k sq./ft SQF certified processing plant
  • Duties include: training, cross-training, supervising, coaching & developing, mentoring and evaluating classification production workers; creating daily schedules based on master schedule; interacting with outgoing supervisor to identify issues, defects, changes in plan from previous shift; creating work orders using RedPrairie; resolving problems with inventory issuance, finished goods, and other movement of goods; resolving bottlenecks in overall production; ensuring overall quality assurance, operational process control, management and maintenance support; working with maintenance regarding repair issues; completing turnover reports (quality, safety, incident and operational reports); interacting with all levels of management; ensuring compliance to FDA, USDA, SQF regulations
  • Sweetened Dried Cranberries and Juice Concentrate

Education

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - KINESIOLOGY-SPORTS MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
Durham, New Hampshire

Skills

  • Data analysis
  • Process optimization
  • Project management
  • Workforce planning
  • Performance metrics
  • Operational efficiency
  • Cost reduction
  • Cross-department collaboration
  • Problem solving
  • Change management

Certification

  • Implementing SQF Systems Post Farm Gate, 01/2017
  • HACCP Managers Training, 01/2017
  • OSHA 10 Hour Hazard Recognition, 01/2017
  • Hot Work Safety Certification, 01/2017

Timeline

Station Operation Manager

AMAZON
03.2020 - Current

Operations Manager

AMAZON
01.2020 - Current

Production Manager

TAYLOR FARMS NEW ENGLAND
04.2019 - 12.2019

FRESH FRUIT MANAGER

OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIES
01.2013 - 01.2019

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT SUPERVISOR

OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIES
01.2013 - 01.2019

OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR

OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIES
01.2013 - 01.2019

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - KINESIOLOGY-SPORTS MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
RYAN MORIN