Nathan Miller

Experience

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  Les Schwab Tire Centers

  Jun 1998 - Jul 2003

  3rd Man (Assistant Manager)

  Sales and service with Assistant Manager duties including opening and closing the store, determining staffing requirements, responding to off hours service calls

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  Georgia-Pacific LLC

  Jul 2003 - Jan 2013

  • Supervise up to 75 employees, ensuring crew performance relative to safety, production, cost reduction, quality and morale.• Provide effective safety support including, training, meeting lead, committee participation, accident investigation and observation of general safety conditions and policy compliance.• Optimize productivity and exceed business objectives through training, planning, assigning and directing work flow. • Operated wrappers, bundlers, case packers, palletizers and finished goods for automated Laser Guided Vehicles (LGVs).• Integral team member for development of training materials and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for newly implemented LGV units.• Utilized as a move up supervisor and Shift Mill Manager to fill vacancies and support the training needs for various departments

  • Converting Supervisor III

    Aug 2008 - Jan 2013

  • Production Operator

    Jul 2003 - Jun 2010
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  Kruger Products L.P.

  Jan 2013 - Jun 2015

  TAD Converting Asset Leader

  • Provide effective safety support including, training, meeting lead, committee participation, accident investigation and observation of general safety conditions and policy compliance.• Optimize productivity and exceed business objectives through training, planning, assigning and directing work flow.• Develop SOP’s to enhance operator’s interactions with equipment and processes.• Identify and develop corrective action plans for equipment failures to minimize re-occurrence.• Develop on shift Lead Techs in the decision making process and general leadership skills in a High Performance Work Systems environment. Show less

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  Clearwater Paper Corporation

  Jun 2015 - Jul 2017

  Primary operation leader for a new high speed line with a project value of ~$18mm. Responsible for layout recommendations, improvements, installation and training.Successfully started up at 155% of targeted start-up production and 9.5% above OEE the first month of installation and have exceeded the start-up average case per day production curve since install.Identify and implement improvement strategies utilizing TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) methodologies and KPI tracking.Educate and empower employees to increase Autonomous Maintenance and decision making capabilities.Key member of a 3 person Technology Evaluation Team responsible for assessing product offerings and making recommendations based on discoveries. Show less

  • Quality Continuous Improvement Manager

    Mar 2017 - Jul 2017

  • Business Unit Manager

    Jun 2015 - Jul 2017
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  Sofidel America Corp.

  Jul 2017 - Feb 2019

  Production Manager

  Successful startup of “greenfield” production site ahead of production goals for 10 Converting Lines valued at approximately $140mm resulting in an average 30% above target production.Develop KPI metrics and communications to identify continuous improvement opportunities.Led a team to develop and implement safety policies and procedures for Converting to integrate with existing corporate strategies.Responsible for the on-boarding, training and development of all Converting Operations staff including salary and hourly who had little to zero experience in Tissue Converting.Develop staffing strategies including: machine personnel requirements, job descriptions, progression plans, pay structure, shift patterns for a targeted total staff of 135 operators, 6 training staff, 5 supervisors, 1 process engineer, 1 assistant production manager.Utilize expertise to perform machine supplier visits for Factory Acceptance Tests (Checkouts) of purchased equipment.Identify, plan, and source the necessary tools across a variety line types and manufacturers including rolled tissue, rolled towel, industrial tissue, industrial towel, folded hand towel, and facial with a 25% savings against budget. Show less

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  Essity

  Jun 2019 - now

  • Regional Initiatives Manager

    Jul 2021 - now

  • Organizational Integrations Leader

    Jun 2019 - now