Rr Donelley Work Values

Daily Duties at Rr Donelley:

My career with RR Donnelley encompassed the roles of division accountant, customer account manager and manufacturing supervisor at the height of the Crawfordsville Book Manufacturing Division. Our facilities operated on a 3-shift, 24/7 day a week plant with nearly 2.5 million square feet under roof and over 2,200 employees; it was a city within a city. The sole supervisor presiding over a two-shift bindery with an annual budget of $2.7M. Prepared and presented annual reviews and development plans for hourly personnel. Performed functions of hiring, disciplinary reports, and firing for department. Prepared monthly reports and commentary to corporate regarding safety incidents, quality issues, productivity variances, and financial performance for eight departments. Led cross-functional teams in root cause analysis for ell safety incidents and quality defect. Created or revised new SOPs when appropriate and conducted the necessary training of affected personnel. Worked in conjunction with EHS manager to conduct all annual safety training programs for all 300+ employees in our group. Attended divisional bi-weekly scheduling meetings to assist in the proper allocation of workload. Would then make the necessary crewing adjustments for the eleven binding lines and communicate to all 329 hourly employees their weekly work assignments. Collaborated with EHS manager to study the rising injury rates in the bindery. Through observation, video, and review of previously collected data, it was determine that tasks performed at the end-of-line to be most conducive to injury. Collected data was presented to engineering and equipment manufacturers who put together proposals for a carton erector, a book loader and a palletizer. Not only did this equipment proof to be ergonomically efficient by virtually eliminating all recordable incidents and LTA, but we were able to reduce our EOL labor cost by 40%. This process was then repeated for the purchase of lift assist at the gathering machine. Prepared and presented annual budgets for the bindery group with approximate annual expenditures of $23M. In-house liaison for customer to insure that all their objectives/goals were met, instructions properly issued and followed, materials procured, schedules created and implemented, and proper disposition was followed through. Collaborated with manufacturing and production control to assure all projects fit within our capabilities and scheduled constraints. Built long-term relationships with customers across the United States. Working with them on a daily basis on over 400 projects annually, devising manufacturing plans, schedule commitments and final disposition. Created a pricing matrix, material usage scales, and manufacturing plans for all projects for a newly created department. Issued invoices for thousands of projects annually. Prepared monthly production and financial reports for area managers. Record and tracked appropriation funds and reconciled hourly payroll of $2.4M/month.

What they like about Rr Donelley:

A hiring company that offers alternative approaches to pay, performance bonuses, and/or equity in the firm is very attractive to you. You're generally less interested in working for an organization offering only traditional, salary-based compensation, one with limited opportunity to acquire equity in the firm, or one that does not actively promote skill development. In addition, you are more likely to choose a company that offers a variety of internal career options, with defined career paths. You view the learning of new skills and development of your expertise as key to your career advancement. These aspects of an organization may become even more important to you as you progress in your field, and are especially critical if you change career or occupation.

Tags

Effective Communicator, Lean MFG, Budget/Risk Management, Quality Assurance, Visionary Leadership, Champion of Safety Initiatives, Talent evaluator and developer, Results Driven

Skills

Problem Solving, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Adaptability, Leadership, Mentoring, Scheduling Management, Communication, Staffing, Team Building, Project Management, Logistics, Finance, Budgeting, and Accounting, Problem Analysis, Customer Service/Relations, Product Knowledge, Inventory Control, Hiring, Firing, Development and Training, Cost Control/Waste Reduction, Systems , Efficient use of limited resources, Creative/Resourceful, Presentation/Public Speaking

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