John Marler has over 20 years of experience in manufacturing and maintenance roles. He is currently the Warehouse Manager at The Harlan Company, where he tracks equipment and supplies, and schedules pick ups and deliveries. Previously, he held several supervisory and management roles at ConAgra Foods, where he improved operational efficiency through initiatives like Total Productive Maintenance. He has a proven track record of reducing costs and downtime while increasing productivity and safety.

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