JAMES D GIBBS
110 Night Harbor Dr Chapin
Summary
A highly motivated, results oriented Manufacturing Supervisor with 39 years experience in assembly lines, sub-assembly lines, filling and packaging of consumer goods, sterile injectable drugs and steel fabrication. Possess a thorough understanding of current Good Manufacturing Practices and Standard Operating Procedures. Demonstrates supervisory capabilities in fulfilling production schedules, training and development of employees, evaluating employee performance, writing, revising, and implementing SOPs. Enforces SOP's and GMP's, motivates employees and develops a team oriented atmosphere.
Overview
40
40
years of professional experience
Work History
Retired
Pharmaceutical Industry
06.2022 - Current
Manufacturing Supervisor
Alcami Corporation
07.2018 - 05.2022
- Identified problems and implemented effective solutions.
- Performed accident investigations.
- Managed departmental performance measures.
- Recorded and reported attendance and hours worked for all area employees.
- Managed staff hiring, training and supervision.
- Located and resolved problems with team production and performance to maintain consistent quality levels.
- Monitored daily and weekly key performance indicators to maintain on-track status.
- Conducted performance reviews each quarter, offering praise and recommendations for improvement.
- Implemented policies and standard operating procedures for continuous improvement.
- Collaborated with other leaders and executives to direct workflow and support operations.
Operations Supervisor
Cardinal Health
05.2016 - 07.2018
- Scheduled and directed 25 employees to meet aggressive daily production schedules for Just In Time shipments.
- Drove daily production activities with effective communication and leadership.
- Reduced Total Truck Cycle Time by 50% by implementing a One Truck Flow concept.
- Reduced daily overtime hours by 50% by setting production standards and holding employees accountable to meet those standards.
- Restructured employees schedules to meet a 7 day week/365 day year coverage so that all employees are on a 5 day/week schedule even further reducing unneeded overtime.
Production Supervisor
Sherwin Williams
01.2014 - 04.2016
- Managed 15 employees in the Filling and Packaging departments of aerosol products in a union environment.
- Successfully managed production activities so all orders were shipped on time.
- Managed documentation of and training on production procedures and work instructions.
- Maintained and communicated daily productivity and shipment reports for all departments.
- Drove daily production activities with effective communication and leadership.
Manufacturing Supervisor - Sterile Filling
Ben Venue Laboratories/Boehringer-Ingelheim
11.2012 - 12.2013
- Supervised 20 hourly colleagues in order to aseptically fill and seal sterile liquid and freeze dried injectable products.
- Managed documentation of and training on production procedures and work instructions.
- Maintained and communicateed daily productivity.
- Directed the manufacturing process and operational efficiency procedures to achieve goal of first run capability.
- Met aggressive production and safety goals while minimizing equipment downtime.
- Escalated safety and quality issues and initiated remedial actions promptly.
Manufacturing Supervisor - Inspection, Labeling & Packaging
Ben Venue Laboratories/Boehringer-Ingelheim
09.2005 - 11.2012
- Supervised 25 hourly colleagues in inspecting, labeling and packaging of sterile liquid and freeze dried injectable products.
- Ensured compliance of SOP's and cGMP's.
- Managed documentation of and training on production procedures and work instructions.
- Worked with quality manager to achieve the proper segregation of rework.
- Worked directly with employees to develop career plans.
- Responsible for daily authorization of payroll and overtime utilizing Kronos.
Senior Formulation Supervisor
L'oreal USA
09.2003 - 09.2005
- Managed daily processing operations in fast paced manufacturing department.
- Responsible for overall safety, quality and production attainment for 3rd shift.
- Scheduled and planned daily production work for 3 shifts and 2 departments.
- Worked with employees at stream lining recipes and reducing batch cycle times.
- Supervised all steps in compounding process including ordering chemicals, pre-weighing chemicals into batch kits, processing batch kits into finished bulk products, sending bulk onto production for filling and packaging.
- Responsible for approving employee hours, vacations and sick days in Kronos.
Senior Filling and Packaging Supervisor
Matrix Essentials/Bristol Myers Squibb
04.1993 - 09.2003
- Responsible for daily scheduling of 50 hourly employees, including temporaries Worked with training department to write work instructions for operator tasks.
- Implemented training program to cross train operators on multiple production lines.
- Trained new personnel including laborers, temporaries, new incoming supervisors and new production managers.
- Performed daily quality and safety audits of production filling lines, documenting violations and supervised corrective actions.
- Responsible for adherence to SOP's and cGMP's.
Plant Superintendent
Falls Steel Tube and Mfg Co
04.1984 - 12.1992
- Responsible for the daily production activities for 70 employees, two shifts, within a union environment. Manufactured steel tubing and fabricated into OEM exhaust parts for Chrysler Corporation, Massey-Ferguson, Government contracts and other various automotive manufacturers.
- Handled all first level grievances and participated in second level grievances and arbitration.
Education
None - Business Management
Kent State University
Champion, OHDiploma - undefined
Certification in Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology - Heating, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
A.T.E S. Technical Institute
1984
Skills
- Production line management
- Quality assurance training
- Quality inspection
- Manufacturing management
- Strong leadership abilities
- Timely safety audits
- OSHA regulations
- Root cause analysis
- Practices safety and sanitation standards
Timeline
Retired
Pharmaceutical Industry
06.2022 - Current
Manufacturing Supervisor
Alcami Corporation
07.2018 - 05.2022
Operations Supervisor
Cardinal Health
05.2016 - 07.2018
Production Supervisor
Sherwin Williams
01.2014 - 04.2016
Manufacturing Supervisor - Sterile Filling
Ben Venue Laboratories/Boehringer-Ingelheim
11.2012 - 12.2013
Manufacturing Supervisor - Inspection, Labeling & Packaging
Ben Venue Laboratories/Boehringer-Ingelheim
09.2005 - 11.2012
Senior Formulation Supervisor
L'oreal USA
09.2003 - 09.2005
Senior Filling and Packaging Supervisor
Matrix Essentials/Bristol Myers Squibb
04.1993 - 09.2003
Plant Superintendent
Falls Steel Tube and Mfg Co
04.1984 - 12.1992
None - Business Management
Kent State University
Diploma - undefined
Certification in Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology - Heating, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
A.T.E S. Technical Institute
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