1. Richard E. Redding
232 Bogus Road SE, Washington C.H., Ohio 43160 | H: 740-333-7965 | C: 740-572-1678
| Email:rnjredding@roadrunner.com
Executive profile:
A highly motivated, ambitious, hands-on leader with a superior track record of team
development. Consistently met or exceeded key initiatives and objectives by hiring,
developing, motivating and retaining the best skilled professionals.
Objective:
A leadership role within an organization that values employee safety, product quality,
consistent top line growth, high performance at the gross and net margin lines, and invests
heavily in its team.
Core Competencies:
Leadership - Demonstrated management capability at multiple levels, over thirty years,
with a broad spectrum of employee and professional skill levels.
Communication – Developed effective channels by building long term relationships
with every staff level, relying on my accessibility and physical presence on the shop

2. floor, and by supplying my team with the coaching and training to be individually
successful.
Financial – Annually decreased plant operating costs by developing processes and
reporting to accurately predict, monitor and control departmental spending.
Professional experience:
Management March 2015 – Present time
Intelligrated London, Ohio 43140
Plant Manager January 2006 – August 2014
Candle-lite Leesburg, Ohio 45135
Change management
 Consistently the first line of communication for any change in plant direction.
This includes both top-down and bottom-up information
 Understand the importance of modeling values and being familiar to and with
the entire staff
 Inspected and measured progress continuously
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Leadership
 “Out-Front” method of demonstrating expectations
 Understand the numerous methods of communication beyond mere words.
 Believe that team members follow people who display depth of character and
integrity much farther than platitudes and slogans.
 Built a successful team by hiring candidates convinced that collaboration and
cooperation are essential
Safety

3.  Understands the importance of sending everyone home the same way they
arrived – safe and sound
 Implemented cross functional teams to review, analyze and correct issues to
avoid reoccurrence.
 Is a critical KPI in effective plant management
Quality
 Utilize Gemba (go to where the work is being performed) on a daily basis
 Poka Yoke (mistake proofing) processes and procedures for complete
understanding and compliance
 Implemented AQM (auto quality matrix) at the production lines to drive
continuous improvement
Cross functional team development
 Constructed teams to provide a 360 degree perspective of opportunities and
issues
 Encouraged open dialogue at all times from all sources
 Constantly listened to those who didn’t speak the loudest but had great ideas
Budgeting
 Worked directly with departmental management to set annual objectives
 Coached managers on a monthly basis
 Consistently exceeded goals
Plant Operations
 Possess a keen understanding of people, process, equipment and materials
 Understand an effective plant is a living thing by its sounds and rhythm
Inventory management and control

4.  Developed a system by which items were scheduled sequentially bases on
shape, size and color / fragrance
 Implemented JIT and Kanban principles
 Challenged sales and marketing to implement a sound SOP program
including product rationalization
Salary structure and compensation
 Worked closely with Human Resources to monitor local, state and national
trends to provide competitive compensation.
 Incorporated succession planning into the annual planning process.
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Technical Director May 2002 – January 2006
Candle-lite Leesburg, Ohio 45135
Responsible for reconciling the conflicting interests of marketing, sales and customer
expectations with manufacturing capabilities prior to an item hitting the production floor.
 Selected appropriate raw materials for the various product lines
 Vetted fragrance vendors based on performance, service and cost
 Created a regulatory compliance department to safe guard Candle-lite and
customer interests
Plant Manager November 1999 – May 2002
Candle-lite Leesburg, Ohio 45135
Senior Manager – Operations November 1992 –
November 1999
Candle-lite Leesburg, Ohio 45135
Production Superintendent January 1984 – November 1992
Candle-lite Leesburg, Ohio 45135

5. Production Supervisor July 1982 – January 1984
Candle-lite Leesburg, Ohio 45135
Education:
Bachelor of Arts, Business Management and Economics Mt. Vernon Nazarene University,
Mt. Vernon, Ohio 1979
Continuing Education, Organization Leadership Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 1982-
1984
Significant and continuous training – detail available upon request