Rachel Fields

Experience

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  Beyond design

  Jun 2003 - Jul 2018

  Owner/Senior Designer

  I ran a small graphic and web design company in Martinsburg, WV that employed 3 other contracted on EEs.

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  The Journal

  Mar 2005 - Mar 2007

  Graphic Designer
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  Spirit of Jefferson

  Jun 2007 - Jul 2012

  Special Project Manager
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  NATIONAL GOLDEN TISSUE

  Jul 2012 - Dec 2017

  Marketing Director/Quality Control Manager/Shift Supervisor

  • Develop strategies to attract new customers to the retail outlet increasing sales and growing the profit margin. • Create new advertising campaigns, sales sheets, marketing material for manufacturing business. • Provide sales team with presentations, assist with bids, proposals, and other secure information pertaining to customers. • Develop die lines for all in-house brands, private labels and specialty products. • Research and develop new products to hit the desired target market. • Design all new product packaging including: poly, folding boxes and corrugated packing. • Assist with purchasing, costing, and quoting. • Communicate with customers to ensure that projects were on target and that all agreements were satisfied. • Handled all vendor contacts for raw materials, established relationships with new vendors to secure cost savings for raw materials and trucking needs. Show less

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  Town of Hedgesville

  Jan 2017 - Nov 2019

  • Lead and represent town council and citizens in all aspects of town business, addressing concerns, managing audits, elections and finances. • Maintain public records of all meetings, motions, and proceedings. • Research issues within the town to provide the Town Council with options as to how issues can be solved. • Maintain B&O tax collection, issue Business Licenses, and maintain records of all licenses, ordinances and payments. • Reconcile town bank statements, handle all budgets, levy adjustments, and revisions. • Schedule all meetings, maintain/create all public notices, agendas, and minutes. Also handle all legal issues and letters that need to be addressed. • Manage staff and verify that all council members are following rules and regulations as well as performing all their duties in a timely manner and in accordance with Robert’s Rules of Conduct. • Create and review yearly budgets, P&L statements, etc. to ensure that municipality was on budget and hitting targets for the year with allocation of funds. Show less

  • Mayor

    Mar 2019 - Nov 2019

  • Town Recorder

    Jan 2017 - Mar 2019
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  Blind Industries and Services of Maryland

  Dec 2017 - Nov 2019

  • Coach and lead direct reports as well as develop strategies to increase productivity and reduce waste using Lean Six Sigma practices. • Monthly review of P&L statements and enacted cost saving measures to improve overall profitability of the company increasing profit over the first 12 months by 8.4%. • Develop teams based on their capabilities and strengths. • Create all training material using Powerpoint, Excel and video editing software. • Maintain and establish new SOPs throughout the company, as well as, lead, train, and audit continuous improvement projects to improve overall productivity and employee knowledge.• Assist with purchasing, costing and quoting of raw materials process by forming relationships with new vendors to ensure cost savings while still providing high quality products. • Prepare product spreadsheets, SQPs, etc, for 10 different machines producing TAD, Kraft, Bleach, and Tissue products. • Oversee QC to assure that all quality issues are being resolved and create all QC processes.• Manage all special projects for private labels. • Develop new customer onboarding policies and procedures to ensure follow through as well as to speed up the pre-production process. • Manage PEFC and Green Seal audit processes to assure that all departments are functioning according to our SOPs, SQPs and SMPs. Show less

  • Operations Manager

    Jul 2018 - Nov 2019

  • Marketing Manager/Quality Control Manager

    Dec 2017 - Feb 2019
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  Marcal Manufacturing, LLC

  Nov 2019 - Apr 2020

  - Lead team of 12 direct reports increasing production output by 15% over 6 months- Develop and execute plan to implement lean warehouse environment- Create quality SQPs for the paper mill and SOPs for converting and ensure processes are being followed by all EEs.- Operate, troubleshoot, and supervise all converting lines running, TAD, Tissue, Bleach, and Kraft paper.

  • Warehouse Inventory Manager

    Feb 2020 - Apr 2020

  • Night Shift Supervisor

    Nov 2019 - Apr 2020
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  Nittany Paper Mills, LLC

  Apr 2020 - Mar 2022

  - Provide weekly performance feedback to CSR's, Logistics and Warehouse key employees to address gaps in performance and improve processes.- Simplified processes to improve team performance and expand the customer and employee experience- Motivate, encourage and engage team by increasing communication, providing training, and simplifying processes- Develop and implement plan to increase warehouse space and create a lean environment- Review P&L to see where financial improvements are needed and implement new processes to lower quality and picking errors in warehouse and other metrics to decrease freight charges Show less • Operated and troubleshot the majority of the machines in PA and VT. Those machines ranged from continuous surface winders (Perini, Bausuo, PCMC) to start stop winders with counter points or mandrels (Perini 702G, Maflex, Bausuo). Experience in folded lines as well, working with Bretting, Henli, and 9Septembar lines. Lines ran Bleach, TAD, Kraft, and Tissue paper. • Supervise 30+ direct reports. • Create and implement daily Safety Toolbox Talks and Gemba Walks. • Improving morale of employees by resolving their issues and finding common ground between management and employees. • Rated top leader by direct reports among all of the management team. • Lead, trained, and audited many continuous improvement projects from start to finish. Among those projects are communication boards, shift to shift hand off meetings, Lean Six Sigma for 3 of our lines in PA, training for the installation of our packaging shrink wrap machine, safety gembas, all of which lead to a more safe, skilled workforce and a 15% increase in productivity over 6 months. • Develop and implement new SQPs, SOPs, Centerlines, Brand Matrix and Employee Skill Matrix. • Create and IDPs (Individual Development Plans) and follow-up on progress bi-weekly to support growth of team to achieve their potential.• Complete shift reports, develop shift plans, and lead shift meetings for top producing team with zero safety incidents and 94% attendance rating over last year for shift direct reports. Highest among all shifts in facility.• Assist Production Manager with all aspects of the role, scheduling of production equipment and converted to block scheduling for over 400 SKUs, ordering of raw materials to meet JIT requirements, cover all aspects of role while out for PTO. • Develop and train new leaders for the organization by holding monthly leadership training sessions and creating the WIN group (Women Inclusion Network) across all three locations (NJ, VT, PA) Show less

  • Customer Service Logistics Warehouse Manager

    Oct 2021 - Mar 2022

  • Shift Supervisor - transferred - Nittany Paper is owned by Marcal Paper

    Apr 2020 - Oct 2021
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  Noerr Trucking

  Mar 2022 - Apr 2023

  Director Of Operations

  Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement operational strategies that align with the company’s goals and objectives.Process Optimization: Identify areas for process improvement and efficiency gains across various departments, implementing best practices and innovative solutions.Team Coordination: Perform consistent follow up and ensure all departments of the business are working cohesively.Budget Oversight: Manage the operational budget, ensuring resources are allocated effectively to support strategic initiatives and optimize costs.Performance Metrics: Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure operational effectiveness, and use data-driven insights to inform decision-making.Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with senior leadership and other departments to support initiatives and drive organizational alignment.Risk Management: Identify potential operational risks and develop strategies to mitigate them, ensuring compliance with regulations and industry standards. Show less

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  Mercury Paper Inc.

  Apr 2023 - now

  Lead technical team to develop new department focused on Continuous Improvement, Training and Development of current and new EEs. Manage all technical processes and project improvements and provide the necessary environment for project success. Improve efficiencies for Cap Utilization and OE. Proficiently handle team, estimate project budgets, schedule project timelines, arrange for resources and also help in solving technical problems as needed. Project planning, setting targets and deliverables, making decisions to improve production processes as well as lead team with all Continuous Improvement Plans. Show less

  • Technical Supervisor

    May 2024 - now

  • RMD Warehouse Supervisor

    Apr 2023 - May 2024