1. • 13 Years Professional Operations Management Experience • Track Record 5- Plants with Strong Profitability
• Turnaround Expert in Leading Employee Change • Lean Manufacturing and Root Cause
• Driving down Safety Recordables • Identification of Efficiency Opportunities
Paul W. Kizewski
Kizoo55@aol.com
(218) 841-6654
PROFESSIONALSUMMARY:
EDUCATION:
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
Major: BS in Business Administration – Highest Honors
Lean Sigma Green Belt
WORK HISTORY:
2015-2017
Snappy Co
Plant Manager
• Increased production by 12%
• Decreased credits by 44%
• Beat EBITDA budget by 25%
• Negotiated Union contract with zero increases and no strike or lockout for the first time in 9 years
• Negotiated purchasing contracts with a 10% reduction in pricing
• Decreased safety TIR by 50%
2013 – 2014:
Graham Packaging, Muskogee, OK
Plant Manager
• Managed 5 PET and HDPE blow molding lines and 5 Husky Injection units.
• Beat EBITDA budget by $1MM, previous year the plant missed plan by $500K.
• Full P&L responsibilities, wall to wall.
• Decreased HFI by 50%.
1996-2013:
Masonite Door Fabrication Services, Inc. Dallas, TX
General Manager of Two plants (2005-2013)
• Managed 2 manufacturing facilities averaging $114 MM sales.
• Responsible for all P&L activity as well as continuous improvement projects.
• Increased earnings at plant 151% within three years.
• Reduced inventory levels by $1.3 MM (20 %).
• Improved production efficiencies from last in the division (16 plants) to 1st
in the division
• Reduced COQ from $3.4 MM down to $621K.
• Created and implemented plant safety incentive program that reduced the Total Incident Rate by 85%.
• Developed standard operating procedures
• Utilized Lean Sigma techniques in all operations
General Manager (Masonite, Moreno Valley, CA) (2003-2005)
• Managed this plant from $3 MM to $85 MM in sales
• Merged acquired personnel thru merger into our facility
• Facilitated the transformation of a small special order plant to largest facility in the division via product line expansion
• Initiated safety program, quality program, direct labor improvements, and overhead reductions
Asst Group Controller (Premdor, Tampa, FL) (1999-2003)
• Responsible for complete financial activities of 13 plants.
• Facilitated 2 company acquisitions valued at $380MM.
• Installed comprehensive Internal Controls in each plant
• Implemented manufacturing software package/processes in acquired facilities
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2. Plant Controller (Premdor, Haleyville, AL) (1996-1999)
• Responsible for complete financial activities of $60MM manufacturing facility
• Reduced physical inventory loss on $7MM to $100 quarterly
• Reduced month end close from 7 days to 3 days
1994-1996
Proctor & Gamble, Green Bay WI
Capital Accountant
• Responsible for $30MM in capital assets
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Microsoft Windows; Microsoft Excel; Microsoft PowerPoint; Microsoft Word; Masterpack