Toby Carter
Mansfield,TX
Summary
Excellent reputation for resolving problems, improving customer satisfaction, and driving overall operational improvements. Consistently saved costs while increasing profits. Results-focused management professional offering more than 15 years of progressive leadership experience. Transforms high-potential staff into outstanding leaders who demonstrate the creativity and savvy that is critical to financial and operational success.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Production Manager
Artistree-Division Of Michaels
Grapevine, TX
03.2019 - Current
- Prepared, calibrated and monitored production machinery to maintain optimal production levels and consistently achieve daily targets
- Oversee hourly employees time cards and salary employees, work schedules, reviews and cross training
- Gauge production through KPIs. Changed KPI recording for production employees to hold them more accountable. Increased individual and team KPI's by 100% over 18 months.
- Regulate company costs with regular cycle counts and inventory control
- Maintain and control equipment with preventative maintenance program
- Successfully cross train multiple employees to be more valuable team members
- Maintained clean and well-organized production areas to avoid violations or unnecessary work delays due to hazards or inefficient layouts
- Create professional presentations to include detailed product introductions timeline and raw material delivery schedules: provide weekly reports to General Manager.
- Improved B2B On Time Delivery by more than 15% over 12 month period.
- Implemented new procedures and flow process to be more efficient within Ecommerce and B2B department
- Grew profit margin in B2B area by 2 million dollars in 18 month period.
- Increased headcount from 48 to 73 while retaining employees during difficult workforce time
- Develop budgets and approves expenditures for supplies, materials and human relations.
- Standardized production procedures, job roles, and quality assurance guidelines
Production Manager
Pierce Chemical Company
Dallas, TX
10.2016 - 03.2019
- Managed materials to keep up with production goals and meet customer demands
- Coordinates plants processes and production output through direction of plant hourly personnel
- Produced and developed 5 new ideas in 2017
- Articulated growth objectives and operating plans
- Oversaw continuous improvement initiatives to drive gains in quality, flow and output
- Established and adjusted work procedures to meet production schedules. Diligently maintained safety and quality standards. Enforced culture of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement while providing operational leadership. Organized, prioritized and managed plant maintenance projects to keep facility safe, efficient and clean
Assistant Operations Manager
Clear Channel Outdoor
Arlington, Texas
04.1995 - 10.2016
- Work with all department heads on all projects and planning
- Manage annual operating budget for 4th largest revenue plant in United States bringing in on average 52 million annually
- Safety Field Audits on all employees. Inspect and conduct any on site structural damage to billboards and coordinate repairs
- Responsible for ordering and maintaining all safety gear, and PPE for certified climbers. Maintain records for fleet of more than 35 vehicles. EPA, OSHA, DOT and all safety regulations. Supervise and manage multiple departments
- Oversaw development launch of speed to market installation, with live up-to-date bar code scanning and photos
- Oversaw all crews for billboard installation, maintenance, and construction for more than 2,500 billboards in Dallas -Fort Worth Metroplex
- Control production costs, maintain budget and run multiple reports for upper management
- Increased productivity by 20% while simultaneously reducing head count by 40%
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Basics
Tarrant County College District
Fort Worth, TXSkills
- Budget
- Continuous improvement
- Hiring
- Inventory control
- Leadership
- Lean Manufacturing
- Plant Management
- Processes
- Quality
- Maintain records
- Time Management
- Troubleshooting
- Organizational Development
- Cost controls
- Scheduling
- Project Management
- Safety
- Problem resolution
- Project organization
- Manufacturing management
- Assembly and production
- Production planning
- Metrics management
Certification
Forklift Certified
Drug Testing Certification Administered drug testing for company on premise through mouth swabbing.
Electrical
OSHA
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
Additional Information
- 1999 Chairman's Club Award (employee of the year) Clear Channel Outdoor
- 2008 Chairman's Club Award (employee of the year) Clear Channel Outdoor
- 2018 Employee of the Month twice Pierce Chemicals
- 2019 Most Valuable Team Member (Supervisor of the Year) Artistree
Work Availability
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Quote
I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers
Ralph Nader
Timeline
Production Manager
Artistree-Division Of Michaels
03.2019 - Current
Production Manager
Pierce Chemical Company
10.2016 - 03.2019
Assistant Operations Manager
Clear Channel Outdoor
04.1995 - 10.2016
Some College (No Degree) - Basics
Tarrant County College District