JASON CONNOR
Manufacturing Operations | Production Leadership | Operational Turnarounds
I've spent more than 20 years in manufacturing, planning production, managing material and inventory, solving delivery problems, building better ways to see the work, and leading production on the floor. I specialize in bringing visibility, priorities, and operating control to complex manufacturing environments.
OPERATING PHILOSOPHY
CONTROL THE OPERATION BEFORE THE OPERATION CONTROLS YOU.
Strong manufacturing performance starts with visibility. I focus on the questions that determine whether the operation stays on plan:
• What needs to ship?
• What is already late?
• What material is missing?
• What can run right now?
• Where are labor or capacity constraints?
• What needs attention today?
I want the operation to be visible, prioritized, and under control. When those answers are clear, priorities become clearer, decisions become faster, and accountability becomes easier.
RESULTS THAT MATTER
2,432 → 30
PAST-DUE LINE ITEMS
Reduced past-due line items from 2,432 to 30 in under 24 months while helping stabilize a product line of more than 1,400 standard SKUs.
+40%
PRODUCTION OUTPUT
Increased production output 40% and eliminated a backlog of 350 past-due orders in under 12 months without increasing headcount.
75% → 95%
SUPPLIER DELIVERY
Improved supplier delivery performance from 75% to 95% through stronger expectations, follow-up, and supplier accountability.
99.2%
INVENTORY ACCURACY
Maintained 99.2% inventory accuracy while managing more than $10 million in inventory.
AREAS OF FOCUS
MANUFACTURING LEADERSHIP
Leading from the floor, setting clear priorities, removing obstacles, and creating accountability for execution and results.
PRODUCTION OPERATIONS
Managing daily production, labor deployment, equipment utilization, capacity, production priorities, and execution.
OPERATIONAL TURNAROUNDS
Recovering past-due schedules, identifying constraints, restoring priorities, and bringing control back to underperforming operations.
PRODUCTION SCHEDULING
Aligning customer demand with labor, equipment, material requirements, available capacity, and production priorities.
MATERIAL FLOW & INVENTORY
Improving material availability, shortage visibility, inventory accuracy, replenishment, and production support.
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
Setting expectations, measuring results, identifying performance gaps, and maintaining accountability.
CROSS-FUNCTIONAL EXECUTION
Connecting production, materials, sales, purchasing, suppliers, and shipping to resolve constraints and protect customer commitments.