William Clyde Warren
Changeover Coordinator
Winston-Salem,NC
Summary
Results oriented manufacturing leader with expertise in driving efficiency, quality, and safety in high volume, regulated environments. Skilled in managing complex brand changeovers and maintaining production flow. Thrives in fast paced settings, adapting swiftly to procedural changes and solving problems effectively. Committed to lean manufacturing and fostering cross functional collaboration.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Changeover Coordinator
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
08.2025 - Current
- Step into supervisory capacities to lead complex, time sensitive brand changeovers, directing line activities to ensure seamless transitions and zero downtime.
- Proactively identify and resolve critical material shortages and planning discrepancies; adjust production schedules on the fly to maintain continuous workflow and meet output targets.
- Serve as a key point of contact for leadership, providing decisive operational recommendations and auditing third-party contractor performance to guarantee machine efficiency and timely material delivery.
- Rapidly adapt to and implement evolving operational procedures and daily policy updates, ensuring the team remains compliant without sacrificing production velocity.
- Partner with management to develop lean action plans, bridging the gap between high level Making/Packing goals and floor level execution.
Product Quality Tester
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
06.2024 - 08.2025
- Read, interpreted and followed written test instructions and procedures to accurately test products.
- Ensured compliance with industry standards by rigorously following established testing methodologies and best practices.
- Raised descriptive, concise and useful defect reports and quality standards to showcase testing process.
- Collaborated with development teams to resolve defects and improve the overall stability of applications.
- Managed defect tracking systems effectively, ensuring timely resolution of reported issues while maintaining accurate documentation records.
- Increased product reliability through continuous monitoring of production environments, identifying anomalies indicative of potential issues before they impact end users.
Data Review Specialist
Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories
01.2019 - 06.2024
- Review data generated in smoke labs/chemical labs for accuracy and integrity
- Provide analytical chemistry technical testing and services in support of tobacco production in IP/FSC testing and Vapor products
- Develop and implement operational improvements
- Ensure that the quality policy program is understood, implemented, and maintained at all levels of the organization; identify, prevent, or correct any departures from the quality system
- Coach employees to achieve desired output for safety, foster morale and teamwork, quality, accuracy, budget, and inventory
- Provide technical resources, train, and assist in development of staff to meet ISO 17025 quality objectives
- Review and revise Standard Operating Procedures and Work Instructions for the FSC and Vapor Labs
- Coordinate workflow and perform daily monitoring to meet TAT.
Senior Lab Technician
Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories
01.2016 - 01.2019
- Prepared samples on tobacco products using smoking machine and wet chemistry techniques to support analytical chemists
- Conducted complex routine analyses for product assessment and quality control on tobacco products utilizing multiple wet chemistry techniques
- Documented results in notebooks and laboratory LIMS, ensuring compliance with good documentation practices
- Performs instrument calibration, and recognizes errors
- Maintained highest quality standards by following established quality system protocols.
- Communicates effectively with client staff members and co-workers
Education
High School Diploma -
East Forsyth High School
KernersvilleSkills
- Quality Assurance
- Quality Control Processes
- Process Monitoring and Control
- Product Testing
- GLP and GMP Knowledge
- Preventive action/Corrective action
- Data review
- Tobacco industry experience
- Strong Decision-Making skills
- Excellent Leadership, organizational, and problem solving skills
Timeline
Changeover Coordinator
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
08.2025 - Current
Product Quality Tester
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
06.2024 - 08.2025
Data Review Specialist
Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories
01.2019 - 06.2024
Senior Lab Technician
Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories
01.2016 - 01.2019
High School Diploma -
East Forsyth High School