STEVEN BENSON
Bogart,Georgia
Summary
CAREER SUMMARY
Thirty-two years of managerial and supervisory experience in manufacturing. Ten years of process engineering
and project leadership experience. Served a leading role in two separate plant start-ups. Resourceful
problem solver, work team implementer and leader. Detailed experience in safety management, cost control,
quality assurance, and productivity planning.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Manager
MYTEX POLYMERS
Covington, Georgia
01.2006 - 01.2023
- Funcster Pultrusion Line
- Manages the quality measurement and control systems for an engineered plastic composite
- Maintains the ISO 9001 standards within the facility
- Administers various documents and audits to ensure compliance
- Uses the SAP enterprise resource planning system to manage finished product dispositions.
Process Engineer
FIBERVISIONS
Athens, Georgia
01.1997 - 01.2006
- Managed and optimized multiple process parameter records and product specifications
- Maintained the customer complaint database
- Held responsibility for new product creation
- Assisted with Quality Assurance Department operations.
Production Manager, Short Spin Department
BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES
01.1991 - 01.1996
- Performed key role in recruiting and training the staff for this new plant phase
- Assisted with process engineering, product development, and stabilization.
Department Manager
Menswear Dye Plant
Raeford, North Carolina
01.1994 - 01.1996
- Managed 50 associates (3 salaried, 47 hourly) with annual budget of $750,000
- Devised and implemented a system that decreased the department's waste expenditure by 25%
- Restructured the machinery layout to maximize efficiencies
- Developed eight management trainees using project assignments, quarterly appraisals, and close performance supervision.
Department Manager
Blend Preparation
01.1993 - 01.1994
- Created a performance measurement system that increased productivity
- Organized wage job structure to reduce technical staff requirements (annual savings $66,000).
Supervisor
Spinning
01.1992 - 01.1993
- Supervised the work of a 35-member team
- Developed a procedure to limit yarn mixtures
- Served as work team instructor and coach.
Supervisor
01.1991 - 01.1992
- Coordinated the manufacturing efforts of 20 associates into a work team job structure
- Led wage associates to numerous "superior shift" recognitions.
Senior Process Engineer
- Funcster Pultrusion Line
- Coordinated multiple production line modification installations
- Devised procedures that stabilized production up time
- Machine downtime was reduced by 15%
- Served a key role in getting the facility compliant to the ISO 9001 Standard.
Production Supervisor
- Funcster Pultrusion Line
- Recruited, trained and supervised the entire manufacturing staff for this new production facility
- Served as lead coordinator for the plant start-up activities and troubleshooting
- Scheduled the production and controlled the raw material inventories.
Production Manager
- Long Spin Department
- Modified product classification procedures to reduce waste by 7%
- Improved work practices to increase production by 11%
- Created the annual budget for 1998.
Education
B.S - Textile Management, Business Management
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC05.1991
Skills
- Corrective Actions
- Problem-solving abilities
- Employee Coaching and Mentoring
- Team Leadership
Timeline
Quality Manager
MYTEX POLYMERS
01.2006 - 01.2023
Process Engineer
FIBERVISIONS
01.1997 - 01.2006
Department Manager
Menswear Dye Plant
01.1994 - 01.1996
Department Manager
Blend Preparation
01.1993 - 01.1994
Supervisor
Spinning
01.1992 - 01.1993
Production Manager, Short Spin Department
BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES
01.1991 - 01.1996
Supervisor
01.1991 - 01.1992
Senior Process Engineer
Production Supervisor
Production Manager
B.S - Textile Management, Business Management
North Carolina State University