Jacob Weeks

Experience

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  PCA

  May 2010 - Dec 2010

  Paper Machine Co-op

  • Led paper quality project, saving $80K per year, to reduce chemical addition to below standard product• Modified corporate specifications of paper standards as a result of paper quality project • Created operator program to more effectively execute product change-overs, resulting in corporate engineering review of re-application to other facilities • Collaborated with engineers and unionized labor staff regarding the paper quality project and the operator program

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  PepsiCo

  May 2011 - Aug 2011

  Supply Chain Intern

  • Lean / Six Sigma project team member responsible for analyzing metrics to alleviate $12 Million in revenue loss by improving yield measurement systems for finished goods• Traced apparent yield reporting errors from Oracle databases to Industrial SQL servers to physical flow meters in the field• Integrated necessary improvements to reports by modifying data collection sources and product identification• Implemented control parameters by training staff who use the yield reports

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  PepsiCo

  Jun 2012 - now

  • Managed the supply chain for North Florida Market and Jacksonville as the first PBNA combo production and DSD site to transition to WMS• Completed Green Belt Lean/Six Sigma project by creating Excel Program to identify and reduce warehouse hubbing ($277M annually) and transport miles ($515M annually) saving $792M annually• Received 2020 Chairman's Circle of Champions award for work done to reduce waste in South Division Supply Chain as a result of Supply Chain Optimization Excel Program Show less • Retained $675M in corporate capital for sustainability and process improvement projects in the maintenance, manufacturing, quality, and warehouse departments • Coached project leaders though DMAIC process as site lead for Lean/Six Sigma projects• Managed transition to Material Requirements Planning (MRP) from manual ordering of weekly raw material inventory• Increased Focused Improvement pillar score from 58% to 69% as FI pillar leader• Organized the onboarding and curriculum for summer interns and new campus hires and served as mentor Show less • Led Jacksonville in passing TPM Phase 0, initiated and raised overall plant score of TPM Phase 1 to 68% by systematically focusing on AM, PM, OCCI, and FI pillar practices • Executed implementation of Inventory Control System (ICS) to Raw Materials inventory period close process through training and control measures• Facilitated Phase 1 compliance of Preventative Maintenance pillar by achieving 84% assessment score• Worked cross functionally and learned influential leadership to increase TPM metrics and gain support for RC Projects Show less • Completed Lean/Six Sigma Kaizen Belt project to decease warehouse dump of OOD product by $58K/yr • Increased Ship To Schedule (STS%) to 103% Index vs PY by introducing Voice Pick for Transport and training frontline across all three shifts on transformation• Decreased Out of Stock (OOS%) to 87.4% Index vs PY by developing program to daily predict potential OOS items and track their transportation to the Jacksonville facility• Learned valuable leadership skills on hiring, terminating, and managing team of over 30 frontline warehouse loaders while holding team accountable to productivity metrics and safety standards Show less

  • South Division Field Planning Manager

    Mar 2024 - now

  • East Regional Performance Leader

    Dec 2022 - Mar 2024

  • South Division Performance Manager

    Sept 2020 - Dec 2022

  • Supply Chain Planner

    Jan 2018 - Aug 2020

  • Production Manager

    Nov 2016 - Dec 2017

  • Process Improvement Engineer

    Nov 2015 - Nov 2016

  • Manufacturing/TPM Supervisor

    Aug 2014 - Nov 2015

  • Supply Chain Operations Associate Supervisor

    Jan 2013 - Aug 2014

  • Supply Chain M&W

    Jun 2012 - Jan 2013