2013 -2014 Senior Manager Purchasing, Sourcing and Production Control @
2010 -2013 Manager Production Control and Planning @
1999 -2010 Lean Implementation Manager @
1993 -1999 Service Manager @ John Deere Schaffter Equipment Co., Inc.
Chris Byars Education
Air Academy and Associates
SSBB (Six Sigma Variation)
2004-2005
Northeast Iowa
AAS (Technical Science)
1991-1993
Chris Byars Skills
Lean Manufacturing
Continuous Improvement
SMED
Value Stream Mapping
Six Sigma
Kaizen
5S
Kanban
Supply Chain Management
Operational Excellence
Toyota Production System
TPM
Manufacturing
Root Cause Analysis
FMEA
JIT
DMAIC
Process Engineering
ISO
Poka Yoke
Quality Management
Supply Chain
Strategy
Manufacturing Engineering
GMP
Lean Transformation
PPAP
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Quality System
Standard Work
Project Planning
Sourcing
Purchasing
APQP
MRP
Automotive
Black Belt
Strategic Sourcing
Process Improvement
TQM
Manufacturing Operations
Supply Management
Materials Management
Manufacturing Operations Management
Leadership
SPC
Industrial Engineering
Management
Production Planning
Supplier Quality
Cross Functional Team Leadership
Chris Byars Summary
Chris Byars, based in Columbia, MO, US, is currently a CBO-Chief Beer Officer at Bee’s Knees Brewing Company. Chris Byars brings experience from previous roles at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., Waterloo Industries, Pentair and STERIS Corporation. Chris Byars holds a 2004 - 2005 SSBB in Six Sigma Variation @ Air Academy and Associates. With a robust skill set that includes Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, SMED, Value Stream Mapping, Six Sigma and more. Chris Byars has 1 mobile phone numbers on RocketReach.
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