1. Michael McMeans
7152 Rolling Hills Dr. ● Hudsonville, MI 49426 ● Cell (616) 430-8946 ● michael.mcmeans@yahoo.com
OBJECTIVE
I want a challenging leadership position applying creative problem solving and lean management skills with a growing
company to achieve optimum utilization of its resources and maximum profits.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Graham Packaging Company, LP June 2001 to Present
Production Manager – Holland, MI Plant May ’12 to Nov ‘15
Operations Manager – Holland, MI Plant Nov ’15 to Present
 Championed A3 MOEE improvement plans resulting in total savings of $143,172 in 2014 and $98,035 in 2015.
 Implemented material control limits to reduce excessive material in bottles; 2015 saving of $292,674 in exotics and
$52,000 in PP/HDPE material reduction.
 Developed Standard Operating Conditions (SOC) for all major equipment in plant
 Established Tier I, Tier II, Tier III methodology in assigning and focusing on problem solving and critical activities
 Developed 30-60-90 plans tracking progress of projects and keeping on time resulting in MOEE improvements
 Built daily trackers/pareto charts to provide focus in fixing equipment. Implemented downtime thresholds to trigger problem
solving activities to address issues
 Plant Kiazen Leader. Justified projects to work on and implementing Kiazen activities. Implemented SMED that improved
the changeover from average of 4.5hrs to 2hrs 4 min. With an estimated annual savings of $82,000.
 Created and implemented cross training program to train blow mold operators across 3 different platforms
 Implemented RCCA activities at plant for better root cause corrective/preventative actions.
 Successfully Project Managed the plans and installation of equipment which required a re-layout of downstream equipment
 Developed and mentored team of 4 Supervisors with each owning a key pillar for key performance indicators.
 Drive and ability to learn on the job. While completing my duties, I stepped in as Maintenance Manager - 3 months, QA
Manager - 12 months, and Plant Manager - 1.5 months.
Quality Manager – Holland, MI Plant Nov ’07 to May ’12
 Managed and developed quality systems that lead to improving our Management Systems Audit by 25.6% in 3 yrs w/ a
93.1% score in 2010; Going from 9 complaints in 2008 to 13 consecutive months without a complaint in 2012.
 Championed product qualifications for food and beverage products w/ 47 qualification trials in 2010. This included new
product development in PET, PP, & HDPE materials.
 Plant HACCP Coordinator - developed HACCP program for each plant line and implementing product safety procedures,
forms, training. Certified HACCP Coordinator through AIB – completed in 2009.
 Championed and developed procedures that lead us to becoming ISO22000 certification in 2012.
 Led Quality team to reducing false rejects in our CI Vision inspection system from 3.6% in 2010 to 2.4% in 2011 to 1.2% in
2012. Cost savings for the two years combined = $202,731.
 Built plant’s master ISO document control system
 Plant training leader. Implemented One Point Lessons & QA Alerts for specific training and or follow ups.
 Designed, Implemented, and trained employees on SPC System w/ control limits resulted in improving critical PPM’s by
20%
 Developed bench strength on my quality team, as well as, developed all team members for backfill supervisor roles.
 Developed strong relationships with core customers (Welch’s, Coke, Old Orchard, Knouse Foods, Unilever)
Production Supervisor – Holland, MI Plant Sept ’02 to Nov ’07
The Holland plant was in the first year of full production at the time I started. This opportunity brought a myriad of systemic
problems that required leadership and management skill to solve problems and sustain improvements.
 Responsible for the safety, training, and supervision of 30 hourly employees.
 Active team member on safety programs. Coordinated projects that improved the overall safety at the Holland plant;
Certified Forklift Trainer – implemented training program that reduced safety incidents 60% and forklift damage 75%.
 Managed all aspect of a product quality rework operation at a customer site in Iowa. Operation included managing and
training of a temporary workforce on a multi-shift operation.
 Managed temporary labor agency to fill scheduling needs. Implemented scheduling changes resulting in yearly savings of
$65,000.
 Lead material management on the poly wheel line that resulted in cost savings of $120,000 annually. Weekly material
tracking and inventory control of all materials associated to the Mega Wheel (2002-2005).

2. Graham Management Rotational Training Program June ’01 to Sept ’02
 Supervisor at the Holland plant; Start-up plant with a workforce of little or no experience in all machinery platforms
 In-depth technical understanding of Injection Blow Molding (Sidel), Extrusion Blow Molding (Graham Wheel), high pressure
compressors, quality systems and Husky Injection Machines. Training included traveling to multiple locations throughout
Graham’s Food and Beverage locations
 Participated in growth training that included employee involvement and relations, therefore broadening my customer
service skills at the plant and corporate levels
Osram Sylvania Warren, PA Summer 1999 and 2000
 Two year summer internship that assisted with the Processing and Research Development Teams in automotive injection
molding. The plant consisted of 50 plastic injection molding machines that produced electrical connectors
 30% reduction in injection molding changeover/start-ups by creating and implementing audits of the process following start-
ups; Designed new procedure for connecting cooling lines
 Develop testing automotive electrical PLC connector for Ford Motor Co.
 Improved plant prioritizing of line issues by developing an excel spreadsheet database for tracking the productivity and
efficiency of all injection molding presses
 Improved preventative maintenance by developing an excel spreadsheet database for tracking and then predicting the
lifetime of injection molding machine parts; Results proved to be accurate to within 4 weeks of predicted failure
EDUCATION
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
B.S., Plastics Engineering Technology
May 2001, GPA 3.53 with Honors
INDUSTRY TRAINING, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, & HOBBIES
 HACCP certified 2009 – ISO22000 Certification, SAFE Audit Certification
 Graham DRIVE Troubleshooting Training 2007
 Graham Management Development Program 2002 (affiliated with Penn State University)
 Best Student Paper in Division of Mold Designs, ANTEC 2001
 House remolding projects
 Playing/watching sports
 Going to the park to playing games with my two little girls