PAUL ROPPEL
Paris,ON
Summary
Experienced Engineering/Maintenance Manager with a strong background in the automotive and pharmaceutical industries. Skilled in developing, recruiting, and selecting top talent to drive performance through collaboration, coaching, and mentoring. Proven track record of delivering results and developing talent. Known for building strong customer interactions that lead to continuous and robust business relationships. Proficient in root cause analysis (Kepner Tregoe, Apollo) and lean manufacturing methodologies such as Kaizen, 5S, and VSM. Committed to advancing world-class operational excellence in manufacturing. Possess expertise in GMP manufacturing, operational excellence, MRP/ERP systems, and advanced problem-solving skills. Developed exceptional leadership skills and operational efficiency within a fast-paced maintenance environment. Demonstrated ability to successfully manage complex projects and ensure smooth operations. Currently seeking to transition into a new field, leveraging transferable skills in problem-solving and process optimization.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Maintenance Manager
PRECISION RECORD PRESSING
12.2021 - 01.2025
- Responsible for maintenance of vinyl record pressing facility and packaging warehouse, including presses, packaging equipment, utilities, and building maintenance
- Oversight of relocation of warehouse and packaging activities into new facility
- Implementation of computerized maintenance management system to improve preventative maintenance and inventory controls
- Installation of flash regrind equipment to presses resulting in 60% reduction in waste generation
Plant Operations Manager
CAPSULE FACTORY NUTRACEUTICAL LTD
07.2021 - 10.2021
- Responsible for maintenance, warehouse, and sanitation activities to support production requirements for third party blending and packaging firm
- Improved raw material selection timing via warehouse organization improvement using Kaizen methodology
- Installed new high-speed powder packaging line, which provided 300% increase in packaging capacity
Maintenance Manager
BIMEDA MTC ANIMAL HEALTH INC
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Led maintenance and calibration activities at manufacturing site to maintain high level of equipment reliability
- Executed calibration requirements of production, facility, and analytical lab equipment
- Improvement of Preventative Maintenance completion from 56% to 85% with improved visibility of PM schedule and establishing KPI’s
- Focus on plant utility performance to ensure systems maintain sterile production environment at all times.
Maintenance Manager
JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER HEALTHCARE
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Led maintenance and calibration activities at manufacturing site to maintain high level of equipment reliability
- Executed calibration requirements of production, facility, and analytical lab equipment
- Reduced equipment failure rate 6.5% to 4.5% during 2019 through leadership of Maintenance to Excellence program, improving overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) performance for plant
- Planned work, improving technician availability to 76% from 58% in 2018.
Senior Manager
APOTEX PHARMACHEM INC
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Engineering and Maintenance
- Managed team of engineers and maintenance technicians for properly qualified equipment for pharmaceutical production, including development of equipment qualifications for new product introductions
- Guided plant-wide improvement project, using Six Sigma methodologies, reducing process deviations 25%
- Analyzed downtime data, identifying common root causes, lowering equipment failures 19%
- Controlled adherence to new product introduction schedule, delivering with 95%+ schedule attainment.
Continuous Improvement Manager
UMICORE AUTOCAT CANADA
01.2013 - 01.2016
- Directed plant-level operational excellence activities to support goals and initiatives
- Managed prototype production facility to attain new business and new product and technology introduction into plant
- Organized introduction of 50+ products in 2014, 35 in 2015, meeting customer program launch timing
- Orchestrated implementation of SAP into prototype production, enabling proper control of raw material inventories and improving order fulfillment
- Spearheaded Windows 7 upgrade project for facility computer network, ensuring office network reliability and security.
Logistics and Supply Chain Manager
UMICORE AUTOCAT SOUTH AFRICA
01.2011 - 01.2013
- Precious Metals and Supply Chain
- Oversaw logistics and customer support for 2 manufacturing facilities in South America, including purchasing and procuring raw materials, including precious metals, and plant requirements
- Integrated purchasing, logistics, and customer service of 2 facilities into single department, aligning structure and planning
- Managed consolidation of plant inventories and warehouse, saving $4M annually
- Directed ERP development for JD Edwards implementation project leading to enhanced plant scheduling capabilities.
Quality Health Safety and Environment Manager
UMICORE AUTOCAT CANADA
01.2009 - 01.2011
- Maintained Quality and Environmental management systems (EMS) for certification to TS16949 / ISO14001
- Managed QA lab to test and released finished goods
- Spearheaded Health & Safety system development leading to certification to OHSAS 18000
- Qualified lab capabilities in X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) analysis and synthetic gas testing, meeting customer requirements
- Acted as Deputy Plant Manager for facility, ensuring uninterrupted leadership.
Production and Maintenance Manager
UMICORE AUTOCAT CANADA
01.2007 - 01.2009
- Orchestrated catalyst production - 24/7 hours, 4 shifts, 6 production lines, including plant maintenance
- Drove highest daily / monthly / annual production volumes by developing resources and optimizing batch sizing
- Reduced headcount 40%, focused on talent retention, ensuring operation continuity
- Led implementation SAP production module in operations via team.
Quality Manager
UMICORE AUTOCAT CANADA
01.2001 - 01.2007
Education
Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) - Chemical Engineering
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ONSkills
- SAP / JD Edwards MRP Software
- Maintenance planning
- Installation management
- Inventory monitoring
- Predictive maintenance
- Vendor relationship management
- Computerized Maintenance Management Systems – Maximo / MP2 / SAP / EMaint
Affiliations
Professional Engineer (P.Eng.), Professional Engineers Ontario
Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
French
Limited Working
German
Limited Working
Certification
Professional Engineer (P. Eng) - Professional Engineers Ontario
Timeline
Maintenance Manager
PRECISION RECORD PRESSING
12.2021 - 01.2025
Plant Operations Manager
CAPSULE FACTORY NUTRACEUTICAL LTD
07.2021 - 10.2021
Maintenance Manager
BIMEDA MTC ANIMAL HEALTH INC
01.2020 - 01.2021
Maintenance Manager
JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER HEALTHCARE
01.2018 - 01.2020
Senior Manager
APOTEX PHARMACHEM INC
01.2016 - 01.2018
Continuous Improvement Manager
UMICORE AUTOCAT CANADA
01.2013 - 01.2016
Logistics and Supply Chain Manager
UMICORE AUTOCAT SOUTH AFRICA
01.2011 - 01.2013
Quality Health Safety and Environment Manager
UMICORE AUTOCAT CANADA
01.2009 - 01.2011
Production and Maintenance Manager
UMICORE AUTOCAT CANADA
01.2007 - 01.2009
Quality Manager
UMICORE AUTOCAT CANADA
01.2001 - 01.2007
Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) - Chemical Engineering
University of Waterloo
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