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Harold Clay III

Nashville

Summary

Continuous improvement professional prepared for optimizing processes and driving efficiency. Skilled in Lean Six Sigma, problem-solving, and data analysis. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving operational goals. Known for adaptability, reliability, and delivering impactful results.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Continuous Improvement Deployment Manager

Tyson Foods
Springdale, AR
02.2024 - Current
  • Responsible for leading and participating in the deployment of the Tyson Lean Management Operating System processes across the entire manufacturing enterprise.
  • Ensure all facets of the program are deployed effectively and that teaching, coaching, and development are provided to both plant personnel and peers.
  • 80%+ travel to Tyson locations.
  • Publish weekly reports to leadership on deployment journey and milestones achieved.
  • Mentor plant Lean Leaders and peers with less experience to help develop their skillset.
  • Effectively executes lean tools within a manufacturing environment.
  • Develop standard work instructions.
  • Coach and lead problem solving activities.
  • Collaborate and effectively communicate with all cross-functional departments as needed to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Coordinate with stakeholders and team members to ensure project milestones are met within established timelines.
  • Analyze key performance indicators to track progress and identify opportunities for enhancement.
  • Identify and analyze current processes to identify potential areas for improvement.

Manager of Finance: Business Process Improvement and Integration

Motion Industries
Irondale, AL
12.2021 - 02.2024
  • Drive process improvements and continuously challenge the status quo.
  • Interpret Finance stakeholder(s) business needs and translate them into executable operational requirements and projects.
  • Deliver fact-based findings & recommendations and escalate issues identified during review and analysis to stakeholders.
  • Actively lead and manage Finance process improvements across Motion.
  • Provide management with periodic status updates, feedback and reporting on key objectives.
  • Develop and maintain documentation of key operational Finance processes.
  • Liaison and partner with IT and other departments to execute process improvements.
  • Project management support and tracking of Finance IT project initiatives.
  • Lead acquisition integration into Motion Finance processes.
  • Represent Motion Finance in all acquisition system conversions.

Operational Excellence Manager

Ventura Foods
Birmingham, AL
11.2020 - 12.2021
  • Working with key stakeholders to ensure the proper alignment of Continual Service Improvement activities for each function.
  • Lead/ supervise large cross-functional teams.
  • Utilize Lean Six Sigma, business analysis, and quality management methodologies to work with key business and functional area leaders to assess, develop, and implement high impact process and quality improvements.
  • Lead and/or provide technical support during implementation of strategic projects.
  • Facilitates and drives change leveraging interpersonal, professional, and collaborative skills.
  • Ability to work with the plants at all levels using a 'hands on' approach to create value and buy in.
  • Provide leadership / mentoring / training to project teams on the use of improvement tools.
  • Improvement projects include but not limited to change over reduction, throughput optimization, waste reduction, that deliver results in achieving or exceed targets for safety, quality, productivity, and cost.

Industrial Engineer

Brose
Vance, AL
02.2017 - 11.2020
  • Analyze and provide solutions for labor cost reduction through process improvements and cost/benefit analysis.
  • Collaborate with maintenance to ensure maintenance logs are accurate and report on daily activities.
  • Assists workers in diagnosing malfunction in machinery and equipment.
  • Works hand in hand with maintenance to define PM schedules and improve spare parts efficiency.
  • Program launch experience with introducing new equipment into production.
  • Performs/ analyzes MTM Time Studies (Methods Time Measurement) to ensure equipment output is optimal.
  • Establish and manage proactive ergonomic processes.
  • Define and document standardized work for each operation.
  • Production Line Balancing.
  • Scrap Reduction.
  • Prepares project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends; recommending actions.

Quality Engineer

Brose
Vance, AL
01.2014 - 02.2017
  • Prepare reports by collecting and analyzing data and making recommendations on the findings.
  • Determine quality improvement parameters by identifying statistical methods relevant to manufacturing processes.
  • Promote process improvement.
  • Daily problem solving.
  • Communicate with weld technicians to ensure weld fixtures are being properly maintained.
  • Update work instructions and control plans for new processes.
  • Conducted GD&T studies to ensure adherence to customer requirements.
  • Incorporated Six Sigma methodologies to solve manufacturing issues.
  • Coordinated and lead efforts across large cross-functional teams.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Master of Engineering - Information Engineering Management

The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama

Skills

  • POKA
  • Problem Solving
  • Project Management
  • GD&T
  • Microsoft Office
  • AutoCAD
  • APIS IQ-RM
  • SAP
  • RedZone Digital Production System/Tableau
  • Lean management principles

Certification

Greenbelt - ASQ

Timeline

Continuous Improvement Deployment Manager

Tyson Foods
02.2024 - Current

Manager of Finance: Business Process Improvement and Integration

Motion Industries
12.2021 - 02.2024

Operational Excellence Manager

Ventura Foods
11.2020 - 12.2021

Industrial Engineer

Brose
02.2017 - 11.2020

Quality Engineer

Brose
01.2014 - 02.2017

Master of Engineering - Information Engineering Management

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

The University of Alabama
Harold Clay III