Steven Beasley

About Steven Beasley

People say spearheading operations can be difficult especially if it has to do with overseeing multiple operational channels, I say it’s easy. Not that I am trying to undermine their expertise or views but after going through my profile, you will understand better. Championing strategic growth, developing targeted blueprints, adopting proven initiatives, and leveraging on my expertise in manufacturing for the past 32 years are ways I have driven overall business gains. I have achieved ground-breaking feats by demonstrating competencies in Vendor Management, Operation Management, Business Management, Communication Management, Relationship Management, Business Negotiations, Strategic Management & Planning, Team Management/Building, Cross-functional Collaborations, Customer Relations Management, Conflict Resolution, Project Management/Development, Performance Evaluation; amongst others.My noteworthy accomplishment denotes:• Developed and implemented strategic blueprint that increased the overall manufacturing productivity of operations by 30%, YTD and cross-trained 54% of employees.• Adopted and leveraged international global working strategies in establishing and spearheading global sharing of Best Practices between three International locations.• Reduced and sustained scrap to 5% or less on a monthly revenue of 8-16m; oversaw daily operations of a square feet facility and managed over 200 indirect/direct reports.• Sponsored and facilitated over ten small group lean/six sigma activities, which generated a total cost savings of over $500K.• Maintained customer on-time delivery of 98% or more excellent as operation\'s manager and an average OEE of 65% in all manufacturing processes.My career path engulfs championing roles as a Senior Operations Manager - Outside Plant Cable and Logistics; Senior Operations Manager - Premises and Outside Plant Cable; Maintenance and Premises Operations Manager; Maintenance Manager, Maintenance Supervisor; Maintenance Superintendent – to list a few of them.Change driver and process improvement champion with a verifiable track record in delivering strategic initiatives tied to business growth, organizational development, and workflow optimization across the healthcare facility.Let’s Connect.

Experience

1. Plant Manager

   Southwire Company

   Sep 2023 — Present · US

Education

• Gwinnett Technical College

  Building Operator Certification (BOC)

  2010 — 2010

• University of Michigan

  Lean Manufacturing Certification

  2012 — 2012

• Strayer University (VA)

  Master of Science (M.S.), Business/Project Management

  2012 — 2014

• Strayer University-Maryland

  Executive Business Administration Certification, Management

  2010 — 2012

• Mercer University

  BAS, Organizational leadership

  2007 — 2009

• Strayer University

  MBA, Management

  2009 — 2012

• West Central Technical College

  2 year, Electronic Technology and HVAC

  1992 — 1996

Skills

• Fmea
• Quality Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Training
• Budgets
• Spc
• Engineering Management
• Lean Manufacturing
• Six Sigma
• 5s
• Management
• Team Building
• Quality Assurance
• Product Development
• Kaizen
• Materials Management
• Electronics
• Procurement
• Mrp
• Engineering
• Root Cause Analysis
• Production Planning
• Value Stream Mapping
• Continuous Improvement
• Process Improvement
• Operations Management
• Manufacturing
• Process Engineering
• Quality System
• Dmaic
• Operational Excellence
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Leadership
• Kanban
• Iso
• Business Process Improvement
• Supply Chain
• Leadership Development
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Iso Standards