Gill Craig

About Gill Craig

Gill Craig is a performance-driven, award-winning, and process-focused Operations Management Executive, showcasing proven success in providing leadership and oversight to turn around underperforming operations by revamping systems, processes, and functions. He earned a winning reputation for reducing unplanned downtime $2.8M and utilizing 99% of allotted capital annually while exceeding continuous improvement targets, including $1.7M,$3.1M, and $2.5M in 2020, 2021, and 2022 respectively. He offers 20+ years of transferable experience in leading and optimizing end-to-end manufacturing operations, involving identifying inefficiencies and implementing lean manufacturing principles to achieve improved productivity and efficiency. He integrates Lean Six Sigma methodologies to optimize system performance, facilitate process improvements, streamline operations, and generate cost optimization while driving organization-wide efficiency and productivity.During an accomplished career of continuous growth and success, Gill acquired in-depth knowledge regarding environmental, health, and safety (EHS) protocols in industrial and chemical manufacturing sectors while ensuring strict adherence with regulations to minimize operational disruptions. He spearheads 18 bulk plants spanning the Southern U.S. and Caribbean regions while maintaining strong safety records and achieving top performance levels by sustaining reliable operations and low costs across geographies. He partners with senior executives and functional business leaders to devise strategic direction and operational capabilities critical for success, including defining and executing robust business strategies and roadmaps. Through fostering a culture of collaboration, Gill empowers and motivates diverse teams to achieve shared business goals while leading training and development initiatives to elevate personnel performance and team synergy. He utilizes servant leadership capabilities to inspire people around company vision while recruiting top-level talent and building high-performing teams to achieve strategic organization goals. He cultivates and executes actionable and holistic supply chain, procurement, and operations management strategies to drive productivity vital to cost reduction and bottom-line profitability. He provides direction on all facets of manufacturing, engineering, operations, and procurement management activities to achieve sustainable business growth.

Experience

1. Director of Production - South

   Messer Americas

   Aug 2019 — Present · Bridgewater, NJ, US

   OPERATIONS LEADERSHIP | PROCESS OPTIMIZATION | MANUFACTURING PLANT MANAGEMENTBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT | CAPITAL ALLOCATION | REVENUE GROWTH & PROFITABILITY• Assume a multifaceted production and operations leadership role, providing oversight and governance for high-performing teams to optimize production processes, improve functional efficiency, and achieve cost savings, thus driving revenue growth and profitability on a year-over-year basis.• Consistently achieved and exceeded continuous improvement targets on a year-over-year basis, including $1.7M,$3.1M, and $2.5M in 2020, 2021, and 2022 respectively.• Command full operational and functional oversight for 18 bulk plants and 5 terminals across the Southern U.S. and Caribbean, including North America\'s largest plant with $360M in annual revenue while upholding exemplary safety records, ensuring top-tier performance, and driving cost-effective operations.• Lead and direct high-performing 11 senior direct reports within a matrixed organization while facilitating open communications to drive synergy among team members.• Successfully reduced unplanned downtime $2.8M (2019), along with utilizing 99% of allotted capital annually.• Emphasized operational discipline while strengthening safety culture, thus achieving zero Process Safety Incidents (2022).• Cultivate and execute a long-range (5)-year organization vision for sustainable growth and innovation.• Direct and steer (3) talented and high-performing production engineers involving high-value activities.• Identify operational discrepancies and generate differentiated solutions to produce competitive advantages for the organization within a complex industry while driving business expansion on a year-over-year basis.• Oversee division as the main point of contact and liaison for pilot initiatives to prove viability of new concepts.• Implement Behavior Based Safety initiatives and best practices, thus reducing workplace incidents and accidents.

Education

• Harding University

  Associate's degree, Pre-Engineering

  1992 — 1994

• Mississippi State University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Civil Engineering

  1994 — 1997

• Mississippi State University

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration

  2001 — 2003

Skills

• Budgets
• Community Outreach
• Supply Chain Management
• Root Cause Analysis
• Iso
• Procurement
• Business Process Improvement
• Industrial Safety
• Negotiation
• Project Management
• Iso Standards
• Strategy
• Environmental Compliance
• Media Relations
• Team Building
• Management
• Process Safety
• Engineering
• Project Engineering
• Operations Management
• Process Engineering
• Ehs
• Contract Negotiation
• Continuous Improvement
• Project Planning
• Supply Chain
• Business Management
• Materials Management
• Manufacturing
• Purchasing
• Six Sigma
• Process Improvement
• Lean Manufacturing
• Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Budgeting
• Energy
• Customer Service