Abe Prandini

Experience

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  Energizer Holdings

  Mar 2003 - Mar 2024

  P&L accountability for all plant operations across three locations with a combined cost of manufacturing over $300M. Giga-factory alkaline battery plant in North Carolina producing over 1 billion batteries annually, and two supporting plants in Ohio. One Ohio plant produces high grade EMD, and the other is an injection molding facility producing 5 billion plastic parts annually. Provide managerial leadership to 450+ colleagues with the support of 20 salaried direct reports, maximizing capital and human resource utilization in attaining safety, quality, cost, and delivery objectives. Show less Responsible for managing plant operations, including manufacturing, maintenance, production scheduling, shipping, materials management, and engineering in a union based chemical plant with $30M+ cost of manufacturing. Provide leadership to 50+ colleagues with the support of 6 salaried direct reports to meet safety, quality, cost, and delivery goals. Developed Zero Based Budgets for Labor, Variable Expense, and Major Maintenance with detailed analysis to understand and eliminate waste. Implemented key projects to reduce product cost by 5% over standard by focusing on equipment reliability, raw material quality, and maintenance execution. Show less Provide daily leadership of the Engineering Department facilities maintenance to support plant operations. Optimize longevity of plant facility assets through best known maintenance practices. Responsible for managing, directing, coordinating and controlling of the Engineering and Facility period and variable expense budgets, Capital and Expense project budgets, MRO ordering, and facilities maintenance activities throughout the plant. Direct accountability to support and drive improvements in operations by the Engineering team being process focused and utilizing Lean principles. Show less Provide day-to-day leadership of the Maintenance Department and maintenance support to the production operations and plant facilities of a 700K sq. ft. battery manufacturing plant. This composed of 8 salaried colleagues and 50+ hourly craftspeople. Coordinate appropriate training to direct reports and maintenance personnel to ensure that the necessary skills are developed to meet business needs. Responsible for managing, directing, coordinating and controlling of the maintenance period and variable expense budgets, staffing, tool room/crib, Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), MRO ordering, and facilities maintenance activities throughout the plant. Direct accountability to support and drive world class maintenance initiatives and be able to coach and grow others in using the methodology. Drive Maintenance objectives and projects to eliminate abnormalities and sustain improvements. Develop and sustain the maintenance team culture, principles, and best practices. Focused on reliability to further the enhancement of planned, preventative and predictive maintenance programs to ensure plant equipment is maintained in good operating condition. Show less Provide oversight, management, and leadership of manufacturing, maintenance, materials management, shipping, and engineering operations of a 500K sq. ft. packaging plant with 2.1B batteries packaged annually. Responsible for 100 full time colleagues and 250+ temporary associates with the support of 13 salaried direct reports to meet safety, quality, cost, and delivery goals. Lead implementation and ongoing improvement of systems for planning and people development. Exercise direct supervision over salary colleagues with respect to safety, production volume, cost and quality of production - meeting production schedules and delivery goals as per ABP. Initiated several cost reduction and automation projects to reduce change over time, increase productivity, and lower head count. Show less

  • Plant Manager - Multiple locations

    Dec 2017 - Mar 2024

  • Assistant Plant Manager

    Jul 2015 - Dec 2017

  • Engineering & Maintenance Manager

    Aug 2014 - Jul 2015

  • Maintenance Manager

    Apr 2013 - Jul 2014

  • Value Stream Manager

    Jan 2009 - Apr 2013

  • Maintenance Manager

    Jun 2005 - Jan 2009

  • Strategic Business Unit Leader

    Mar 2003 - Jun 2005