This document provides a summary of Chris Spalding's professional profile, accomplishments, and work history. It highlights 18 years of experience in union and non-union production environments, including expertise in Lean Six Sigma, project management, safety training, technical writing, training, production management, auditing, and FDA/USDA regulations. Specific accomplishments include reducing waste and costs through Lean Six Sigma projects and technical writing/training responsibilities. The work history section outlines roles as a Production Manager and Supervisor with accomplishments like instituting Lean principles to boost productivity and efficiency.

1. Chris Spalding
662-574-1457 Spalding97@yahoo.com
Professional Profile 18 yearsof experience inmultiple productionenvironments,bothunionand
non-union.
 Lean Six Sigma
 ProjectManagement
 PSMSafetyTraining
 Technical Writing
 Training
 ProductionManagement
 Auditing
 USDA/FDA Regulations
Professional
Accomplishments
Lean Six Sigma
 Reducedcardboard/paperwaste withanannual costsavingsof $27500.
 Reorganizedcardboardpackagingstorage decreasingproduction
downtime by15%.
 Institutedleanprinciplesonproductionlinesincreasingcapacityby26%.
Technical Writing/Training
 Createdworkinstructions,control plans,jobdescriptionsforall production
linesina ProcessSafetyManagementenvironment.
 Trainedall employeestonew instructions.
 Auditedall instructions/control plansforaccuracy.
 Trackedall trainingforemployeesatplantlevelandregional level.
Production Management
 InstitutedLean Principlesonproductionlinesincreasingproductivityby
26%.
 Reduceddowntime.
 Reducedcost/waste.
Work History April 2015 – October 2016
ProductionManager,Drexel Chemical,Memphis,TN
Reducedovertime by94% throughefficientoperationsandreductionof
downtime. Institutedinventorycontrol plantoincrease accuracyand
efficienciesintruckloadingandwarehouse management.
January 2014 – November2014
FurnaceSupervisor,OrchidOrthopedics,Memphis,TN
Instituted Lean principles to reduce waste and annual costsavingsof $27,500. Lead
Kaizen events in the FurnaceDepartment to maximizeproductivity. Instituted changes
to production scheduleto maximize Furnaceturn around time.
November2012 – December2013
Production Manager, Warren Oil,Inc.,West Memphis, AR
Reduced downtime by institutingpreventive maintenance program and cross training
for operators on all production lines.

2. November2011 – November2012
Compounding Manager, Memphis Contract Packaging,Somerville,TN
Managed batch production for a FDA governed facility.Trained blenders in cGMP
procedures and provided support for productlaunch and audits.
January 2011 – July 2011
Regional Training Manager,Kinder Morgan, Memphis, TN
Developed trainingdocuments and trained all regional employees in both classroom
and LMS environments.
April 2008-December 2010
Production Manager II,Ashland Inc.,Hernando, MS
InstitutedLeanprinciplesincreasingproductivityplantwide.Createdand
trainedall employeesonPSMtrainingmaterial. Increasedproductivityby13%
while decreasingturnoverby38% throughemployee engagement,education,
and teambuilding.
Education
Bachelors of Science ProjectManagement
University of Wisconsin,Stout
Menomonie, WI
May 1, 2018
Chemistry/Business Management
Mississippi University for Women
Columbus,MS
1990-1995