Head Of Operational Excellence For Ornua Ingredients North America
Current- Reporting to the VP of Operations. Responsible for developing operations strategy for 6 Plants in North America producing over 200MMlbs of Process Cheese annually. Directly supervised a team of four. Responsible for.
- Developed growth strategy for Hilbert, WI Plant to grow manufacturing capacity from 75MMlbs to 120MMlbs. Included operations and supporting logistics strategy.
- Defined capability requirements and design planning for a 25,000 sqft Distribution Center at Hilbert
- Developed and executed turn-around plan for OINA’s Byron facility leading to $2 million+ investment to increase capacity from 25MMlbs to 45MMlbs.
- Introduced Robotic Automation to the Hilbert facility.
- Introduced new packaging capability to Hilbert, substantially reducing on site recycling requirements.