Blow Molding Specialist
Jim R. Brown
Jim R. Brown
Bill Stewart
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Jim Brown is blow molding specialist with plant and project management experience. He is a transformational leader, respected manager, and result-focused professional with demonstrated success in leading the life cycle of responsibilities associated with the management of production operations and processes. Jim has vast knowledge in the extrusion/stretch/molding industry which consists of mold/tooling design, processing, equipment development with PE/PVC/PC/PET materials and is well versed in the principles and methodologies of continuous process improvement, capable of implementing changes in manufacturing approaches to drive measurable improvements in safety, efficiency, and productivity. Highly skilled in assembling diverse teams of managers and manufacturing workers engaged in time- critical production operations; with Parker Plastics, led the launch of production facilities, including plant layout, staffing, and infrastructure, managing a 120,000 square foot facility.
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Professional Experience
2001 - 2024
Parker Plastics Inc. - V.P. of Operational Excellence/ Dir. of Company Wide Quality Assurance/ Plant Manager
V.P. of Operational Excellence responsible for directing all aspects of operational excellence, execution of strategic
initiatives, driving innovation, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement initiatives. I collaborated with the management team and employees to implement operational improvements that focused on quality, productivity, efficiencies, labor, and cost savings. Served as a change agent for developing and encouraging the culture that is driven by discipline, transparency, and accountability.
Director of Company Wide Quality Assurance, I was the quality liaison for our customers at all four locations under the Parker Plastics umbrella. I helped to ensure quality excellence to achieve customer satisfaction by setting high standards within the organization to produce high quality products.
Plant Manager Role I fulfilled a critical role overseeing production operations with this custom blow molder dedicated to the manufacture of packaging for the food industry, serving in successive leadership roles at three facilities since joining the company. Maintained supervisory authority over a direct-report team of five managers and four
supervisors, with an overall employee base of 100+ professionals, with responsibility for professional development, performance management, and disciplinary measures.
EARLY CAREER EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2001 - 2024
Parker Plastics Inc. - V.P. of Operational Excellence/ Dir. of Company Wide Quality Assurance/ Plant Manager
V.P. of Operational Excellence responsible for directing all aspects of operational excellence, execution of strategic
initiatives, driving innovation, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement initiatives. I collaborated with the management team and employees to implement operational improvements that focused on quality, productivity, efficiencies, labor, and cost savings. Served as a change agent for developing and encouraging the culture that is driven by discipline, transparency, and accountability.
Director of Company Wide Quality Assurance, I was the quality liaison for our customers at all four locations under the Parker Plastics umbrella. I helped to ensure quality excellence to achieve customer satisfaction by setting high standards within the organization to produce high quality products.
Plant Manager Role I fulfilled a critical role overseeing production operations with this custom blow molder dedicated to the manufacture of packaging for the food industry, serving in successive leadership roles at three facilities since joining the company. Maintained supervisory authority over a direct-report team of five managers and four
supervisors, with an overall employee base of 100+ professionals, with responsibility for professional development, performance management, and disciplinary measures.
- Led the launch of the 120,000 square foot Hagerstown, MD production facility in 2005, directing a broad array of start-up responsibilities that included utilities infrastructure, facilities layout, procurement of production equipment and office machinery, supplies, and staffing; developed relationships with local vendors.
- Procurement of material, equipment, resins, production supplies
- Vendor sourcing and evaluations
- Recognized for development of new products and processes for the 5, 4 and 3 gallon returnable and one-way water bottles, working with machine manufacturers to develop and improve processes of the equipment for these containers.
- Recognized for establishing standards and best practices that were later adopted for use in other production facilities; spearheaded the development of programs and procedures for Quality, Customer Support, Third Party Inspections, Food Safety, HACCP, and Safe Quality Food.
- Personally, led the interview and hiring process for Management Positions i.e., Quality Manager, Production Manager, Maintenance Manager, Warehouse Manager, while serving an integral role in decisions for all other positions in the Hagerstown, MD facility and other locations within the Parker organization.
- Maintained a turnover rate of less than 5% during time as Plant Manager.
- Exercised accountability for $16MM in P&L representing raw materials, parts inventory, and labor expenses for a plant that produces packaging that generates $18MM in revenue; administers operating and capital budgets in the millions of dollars.
- Served as the project manager in charge of the installation of new equipment, tooling design, and new and existing bottle qualifications; navigates each initiative to achieve milestones and deliverables on-time and within budget; engages in international travel to qualify equipment to ensure suitability prior to purchase.
- Assumed a lead role in safety programming for the facility; leads food safety inspections and established a culture of safety awareness that resulted in zero lost time incidents within the first five years of operations at the Hagerstown, MD plant.
- Administered the plant’s Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Warehouse/Production systems; directly oversaw all supply chain operations and materials management.
- Within one year, authored and deployed third party inspection programs at four facilities in accordance with Food Safety/3rd Party standards, which evolved into the Safe Quality Food (SQF) program based on Food Packaging/Safety principles in accordance with industry standards from GMP’s, HACCP, Chemical Control, Food Defense/Food Safety, Pest Management and Quality Assurance, achieving scores of greater than 98 out of 100 points.
- Contributed additional service and expertise facilitating the debut of a production facility in Nevada.
EARLY CAREER EXPERIENCE
- RING Container Technologies (formerly Ring Can Corporation), St. Joseph, Missouri, Plant Manager
- Graham Engineering Corporation, York, Pennsylvania, Manager of Customer Service/Spare Parts/Assembly
- American Plastics, Independence, Missouri, Process Engineer/Maintenance Manager
- Ethel/Brockway/OI, Kansas City, Missouri, New Product Development
- Rugo, Kansas City, Kansas, Process Engineer
- Jennico, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Plant Manager
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- William Chrisman High School, Independence, MO
- Time Management, and Supervisory Communication – Penn Valley Community College
- Process Problem Solving – Penn State Community College
- American Institute of Bakery (AIB/SQF)
- Courses in Standards and Procedures, Internal Inspections, Food Defense, HACCP, and Chemical
- Control Programs
- Supervisory Development Courses
- Statistical Process Control (SPC)