David A. Fosbinder Jr.

Experience

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  Packaging Corporation of America

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2010

  Shift Superintendent/Corrugator Superintendent

  I facilitated business objectives showcasing organization, project management, leadership, and communication skills. This resulted in business growth while ensuring overall business operations ran smoothly and professionally adhering to all business standards.• Maximized time effectiveness providing high quality service supporting customer’s strategies and achieving an effortless customer experience continually improving process efficiencies, client retention, and productivity.• Increased efficiency keeping abreast of changes that impacted the business utilizing process improvement skills while working as a team player motivating, managing, and collaborating to achieve the same goals; responded rapidly to changing demands ensuring all initiatives were completed in a timely manner.• Key Accomplishments: Increased productivity implementing a 3rd shirt; decreased corrugators roll stock inventory from 50 roll variance to 0 implementing cycle counts and shift reconciliation within a three month time frame. Show less

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  Maxpak

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  Maintnenace/Converting Superintendent

  I ensured overall business operations for maintenance department including budget, repair, installation and removal of equipment while aligning to strategic plans and professionally adhering to all business standards while focusing on maintaining proficiency for continuity and effective strategies.• Implemented innovative programs while leading projects resulting in upgraded skill set and reduction in inventory and equipment downtime and improved reliability of equipment. • Encouraged excellence through teamwork leading, training, and mentoring personnel in all aspects of safety, quality, waste, production, and housekeeping.• Key Accomplishments: As a key factor to improvement, implemented 5S to maintenance team; developed work order process to include define, scope, kit, and completion of work; introduced and implemented Lean to maintenance department. Show less

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  WestRock Company

  Jan 2011 - Apr 2022

  I achieve goals utilizing multitasking, time management, problem resolution, leadership, and communication skills adhering to all approved policies, procedures and standards. This includes demonstrating ability to define improvement plans to ensure continuity in business operations and increase efficiency and effectiveness of processes. As change agent to install lean culture and principles, I utilize analytic aptitude for development and implementation of quality and operational goals.• Align objectives with strategy establishing team relationships and rapport leading Yellow Belts in projects, motivating team to achieve optimal level of performance, and improve fundamental business performance sharing best practices and providing peer coaching and direction.• Implement training on production for Corrugator and Converting including process improvement for successful outcomes; act as independent decision maker sharing both responsibility and accountability.• Create a problem solving culture driving toward root cause improving quality and relationships by collaborating with customers while supporting key business planning. • Accomplish goals exploring and defining scope of projects by assessing timescales, budget, and resources needed for completion and determine appropriate infrastructure required to achieve objectives; develop KPIs and future recommendations; reduce costs through process analysis; identify and eliminate inefficiencies.• Key Accomplishments: Led three SQF audits achieving 97%+ success rate; utilized DMAIC and Kaizen methodologies as principal strategist for several Six Sigma projects; most successful startup on Evol Training. Show less I strategically produced successful results ensuring continuity in operational management, coordination, adoption and implementation of best practices consistent with overall organizational standards• Maintained high levels of leadership in support of continuous improvement and efficiency providing respectful personnel governing guidelines that produced a positive impact.• Ensured continuity in operational objectives for optimal customer service: maintained customer quality and on-time-delivery (OTD) while driving business growth; coordinated corrugators, converting, and shipping schedules while collaborating with department leaders.• Ensured best practices were adopted and implemented maintaining organizational high standards for maximum effectiveness meeting changing challenges to generate new strategic alternatives.• Key Accomplishments: Maintained best safety, quality, waste, housekeeping, and production standards leading a crew that broke 6 production records; completed Green Belt Six Sigma training. Show less

  • Performance Excellence Lead

    Feb 2020 - Apr 2022

  • Quality Manager

    Jan 2016 - Apr 2022

  • Supervisor

    Jan 2011 - Jan 2016
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  Bennett

  Apr 2022 - now

  • Plant Manager

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Project Manager

    Apr 2022 - now