1. John Marler
118 Downing St
House Springs, MO 63051
PH: (573)701-5839
jmrlr@yahoo.com
Experience
The Harlan Company– St Louis, MO
Warehouse Manager 5/2016 – Present
• Track, Maintain Equipment and supplies
• Schedule pick up & deliveries both at warehouse and job sites
• Schedule equipment maintenance
ConAgra Foods 6/2009 – 4/2016
Production Manager - St Louis, MO 3/2015 – 4/2016
• 24 Hour responsibility of plant operations
• Accountable for SQPDCE results for entire plant
• Manage 4 supervisors and 60 hourly employees
1st
Shift Supervisor - St Louis, MO 5/2013 – 3/2015
• 24 hour accountability for performance of 3 pasteurization processes. Leveraged TPM tools to
reduce 81% losses of sterility, 57% reduction in rate loss to the production lines, 7mm gal per
yr. reduction in water usage, 86% reduction in demurrage cost per CSU, and 81% reduction in
process related downtime.
• Responsible for Continuous Improvement and Focused Improvement lead. Lead and train
cross functional teams using TPM principals, focused improvement tools. Accountable to
develop and implement Daily Direction Setting tools.
• Leveraged TPM principles to deliver 6.5% increase in shift OEE.
3rd Shift Supervisor - St Louis, MO 7/2011 – 5/2013
• Leveraged TPM principles to deliver 8% increase in shift OEE
• Developed operator cross-training rotation program
• 24 hour accountability for performance of 3 pasteurization processes. Developed ownership
culture among operators driving improved focus on resolving leading losses.
Maintenance Technician - St Louis, MO 6/2009 – 7/2011
• Owner of EQ5 production line. Utilized Autonomous Maintenance tools to deliver 80%
decrease in minor stops and 15% OEE improvement
• Facilitated focused improvement processes to develop sustainable countermeasures to deliver
annual savings of $375m and 30% reduction in weekly ramp up time
• Early Management team member utilized tools such as FMECA and Vendor Acceptance
Testing to deliver vertical start-up of a $2MM capital project
• Worked with Preventative Maintenance Pillar Team to develop and improve preventative
maintenance schedules

2. Pressline Services– St Louis, MO
Field Service Technician 2008 – 2009
• Travel to customer press sites to rebuild components and to perform equipment modifications
to change paper web width
• Read blue prints and mechanical drawings to rebuild equipment to manufacturer specifications
• Use of precision measuring devices as well as hand and power tools to set up machinery
Coca-Cola – Dallas, TX
Maintenance Mechanic II 2006 – 2008
• Maintaining and troubleshooting equipment
• Production line support and maintenance
• Machinery and equipment rebuild and upgrades
Ouellette Machinery – Fenton, MO
Field Service Technician 2000 – 2006
• Travel to client sites to install, setup, modify, and repair palletizing and conveying equipment
• Manage safety committee to ensure safe practices in accordance with OSHA regulations
• Manage tool/part room, maintain inventories and order parts and supplies as needed
• Schedule jobs in order to ensure projected delivery of machines to customers
Therma Tron – X – Sturgeon Bay, WI
Welder/Fitter 2000 – 2000
• Read blue prints and mechanical drawings to build equipment to specifications
• Use of welding machines, precision measuring devices as well as hand and power tools build
industrial finishing equipment
Huffy Bicycle – Farmington, MO
Team Leader, Paint and Powder coat Dept. 1994 – 2000
• Facilitated line and department start up (new plant)
• Oversee production, quality, and scheduling (3 production lines and 75 employees)
• Developed SOP’s for safety procedures, inventory/production tracking
• Worked with vendors, design team, marketing to develop new/custom colors/designs
References available upon request