John A. Grabski Jr.
Rutland
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
VP of Operations
F&D Plastics
Leominster
01.2025 - Current
- Oversee Production, Lab, and Maintenance
- Resolved technical issues, enhancing client satisfaction
- Assisted with regulatory compliance, ensuring adherence to industry standards
- Supported customer service team during peak periods, improving response times
Director of Manufacturing & Technology
Badger Color Concentrate
Mukwonago
07.2022 - 11.2024
- Oversaw production, lab, and maintenance departments across two facilities to ensure operational efficiency
- Technical Director
- Managed regulatory compliance initiatives to uphold industry standards
- Traveled to troubleshoot customer issues, enhancing satisfaction and resolving technical challenges.
General Manager
F&D Plastics
Leominster
01.2020 - 07.2022
- Oversaw production, lab, and maintenance departments to ensure operational efficiency.
- Managed procurement processes to secure materials, supporting project timelines.
- Provided technical support for customers via phone and email.
- Monitored customer accounts to strengthen sales relationships and drive customer satisfaction.
Lab Manager
F&D Plastics
Leominster
07.2019 - 12.2019
- Ensured Lab personnel received comprehensive training across all Lab functions.
- Monitored and upheld quality and consistency standards on current business.
- Ensured quality and competitive pricing on new business.
- Identified and resolved issues to improve system performance.
- Led R&D and OC department initiatives.
- Matched colors to specifications for product consistency.
Director of Product Development and Quality
Primary Colors Inc.
N. Grafton
01.2012 - 07.2019
- Manager of R&D and QC Lab
- Guided technical projects to align deliverables with company goals.
- Interacted with suppliers and customers to enhance collaboration and product quality.
- Scheduled Color projects and production orders to optimize workflow.
- Manager of Production and Maintenance Depts.
Night Shift Supervisor
Penn Color
Hatfield
01.2008 - 01.2012
- Scheduling projects.
- Coordinated personnel across operations to optimize workflow.
- Supported production and performed quality control assessments to ensure compliance with standards.
- Conducted color matching to maintain product consistency.
- Reviewing and tech approving formulas.
- Quality Control
Color matcher
Penn Color
Hatfield
01.2000 - 01.2008
- Matched colors in plastics for building products, packaging, medical, automotive, and food/beverage applications.
- Utilized various polymer resins to achieve optimal color matching results.
- Knowledgeable with additives, dyes, organic, inorganic, and special effect pigments.
- Facilitated supplier relationships, streamlining procurement processes and enhancing collaboration.
- Required to complete projects on requested deadlines.
Quality Control Technician
Penn Color
Hatfield
03.1994 - 01.2000
- Approved production orders to ensure timely processing and adherence to quality standards.
- Processed samples for R&D Department to facilitate product development and quality assurance.
- Conducted inspections of raw materials for quality compliance.
- Monitored production processes to ensure adherence to standards.
- Performed testing on finished products for quality assurance.
Education
High school -
North Catholic High school
01-1991
Community College -
Community College of Philadelphia
Community College -
Montgomery County Community College
University -
Arcadia University
Skills
- Regulatory compliance
- Operational strategy
- Management
- Process optimization
- Material sourcing
- Injection Molding
- Processing extruder lines
- Color formulation
Timeline
VP of Operations
F&D Plastics
01.2025 - Current
Director of Manufacturing & Technology
Badger Color Concentrate
07.2022 - 11.2024
General Manager
F&D Plastics
01.2020 - 07.2022
Lab Manager
F&D Plastics
07.2019 - 12.2019
Director of Product Development and Quality
Primary Colors Inc.
01.2012 - 07.2019
Night Shift Supervisor
Penn Color
01.2008 - 01.2012
Color matcher
Penn Color
01.2000 - 01.2008
Quality Control Technician
Penn Color
03.1994 - 01.2000
High school -
North Catholic High school
Community College -
Community College of Philadelphia
Community College -
Montgomery County Community College
University -
Arcadia University