5/1/2015

 

Witte, Tim 

801-390-4588

 

twittes1@yahoo.com

557 N. 400 W. Morgan UT. 84050

 

Objectives

To effectively lead a company into a successful future by implementing and effectively using LEAN Six Sigma tools to engage associates, eliminate waste, and increase profit margins.

Education

Weber State University

2002-2007| General Studies

Western Governors University

2011- Spring 2015| BS Business Management

 

Experience

Quality Assurance Lab Tech March 2003 – February 2005

Kroger Manufacturing Layton Bakery | 500 N. Sugar St. Bldg. 5, Layton UT. 84041

Responsible for testing incoming raw ingredients as well as finished products.

Behavioral Safety Manager February 2005 – June 2007

Kroger Manufacturing Layton Bakery | 500 N. Sugar St. Bldg. 5, Layton UT. 84041

Responsible for the Behavioral Safety Process, Data Analysis and accident prevention.

Kaizen Coordinator June 2007 – February 2011

Kroger Manufacturing Layton Bakery | 500 N. Sugar St. Bldg. 5, Layton UT. 84041

Responsible for deploying the sites first Kaizen Process.  We focused on individual Kaizen events and had an annual hard savings over 1 million dollars.

Continuous Improvement Manager February 2011 – Current

Kroger Manufacturing Layton Dairy | 500 N.  Sugar St. Bldg. 4, Layton UT.

Responsible for all Reliability and Continuous Improvement efforts at the Layton Dairy (240 associates).  We were a pilot plant for a process we called TPC or Total Process Control.  We partnered with the Incito Consulting group to deploy TPC and have since realized a hard savings of over 2 million dollars.  We’ve transformed our production process to be driven by Self Directed Work Groups who are responsible to create and achieve goals that are in line with company initiatives to support plant and corporate goals and metrics. Other duties included developing our plant vision and strategic plan to achieve that vision. Trained in tools such as PDCA, SDCA, TQM, TQC, Self-Directed Work Groups, 5S, Gemba, Kamishibai, Standard Work, Hansei, Muda Elimination, Root Cause Analysis, DMAIC, Six Sigma, FMEA, RACI, Management of Change, Leader Standard Work, Nominal Group Technique, and EBITDA.

Skills

·               Proficient in all of Microsoft Suite

·               Trained in Minitab Statistical software

·               Green Belt/Black Belt Certified

·               Have facilitated and completed over 100 DMAIC Kaizen Events

·               Have mapped dozens of Value Streams including Enterprise and Product Specific

·               Trained in the 8 wastes

·               Have worked as a coaching and development leader throughout my career

·               Trained in Leading at the Speed of Trust, Accelerating a Customer 1^st Culture, Jeff Dorman and Associates Social Styles.

·               Project Management experience. Have been an integral part of a 30 million dollar expansion that included 4 new production lines.  I was responsible for identifying potential failures for new lines, then testing new lines, and making a recommendation to purchase or reject new equipment.

·               Have worked as a team building coach

·               Began the Self Directed Work Team process for the Kroger Layton Dairy

·               Executed Sustainment tools such as Standard Work, Kamishibai, Leader Standard Work and Gemba.

·               OSHA 30 Certified

·               Quality Assurance Instilled into every fiber of my being

·               Very comfortable presenting and facilitating in front of any group, any size.

·               Trained in the Behavioral Accident Prevention Process (BAPP) through the Behavioral Science Technological Institute

·               Understand and have completed Vendor Audits

·               Trained in creating and have executed Strategic Planning

 

References available upon request