Brandon Jaeger Email & Phone Number

Wayne, Pa, Us

New Prague, Minnesota, Us

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Brønshøj, Dk

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

•Provided leadership to 30 direct reports in two separate manufacturing work groups (convenient and food service and direct retail supplies) to achieve production objectives while developing each team members’ strengths, opportunities and promoting their career growth.•Facilitated positive communication between various plant members, work groups, and corporate teams, including human resources, logistics, plant leadership team, corporate business team, and other supervisors across shifts to successfully implement creative solutions to any issues on the production line.•Coached team members in continuous improvement strategies and tools to ensure the success of the production line and to exceed all company goals and objectives.•Served as the start-up manager for a capital project, including: purchasing an entirely new line of equipment; leading an internal group of nine engineers, maintenance personnel, and operations personnel; designing, hiring, and overseeing the structure of the new equipment; conducting failure analysis testing; designing, writing, and managing all operating one point lesson training for all shifts on the use of the equipment; and developing and communicating the start-up curve to operating business team, all within the $90,000 assigned budget.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

•Supervise two production work areas, leading five team leaders and 48 hourly personnel, while motivating and promoting group objectives, including: safety, quality, continuous improvement, cost, and training.•Developed department program to document training and time expectations, which included: GANT chart and survey creation, survey analysis, and establishment of training avenues for implementation, which has been adopted by two other production areas. •Created and implemented the use of a new Safety Tracking Sheet to ensure the proper disposal of hazardous alcohol waste. •Implemented IB3 weekly meetings to foster improved communication and train employees in the Theory of Constraints and Bottleneck identification.•Nominated to serve as an “Ambassador” to help generate awareness and participation in activities across the organization, as part of a new social pillar within the WE(R) Team.•Successfully maintained productivity while decreasing employment headcount 25% by using lean manufacturing principals.

Green Bay, Wi, Us

•Provided leadership to 25-35 team leaders and hourly personnel in areas of production methods and quality assurance for the entire facility on first shift. •Served as a cross-functional project leader for Customer Service, Quality, Distribution, and Maintenance to ensure all components of the final product were approved by the customer’s expectations.•Participated on the Continuous Improvement board by planning and executing 5S and Kaizen events, improving workflow throughout production facility.

Green Bay, Wi, Us

•Developed and analyzed the budgeting process, including cost projections, preliminary estimates, status reports, and final market reports for all individual markets.•Initiated a phonebook recycling program in the Ft Myers, Florida market, allowing residents to recycle outdated phonebooks while retrieving current directories. Prompted motivation by partnering with minor league baseball team to distribute reduced ticket vouchers to all participants. •Coordinated and supervised individual markets in the states of Indiana, Illinois, and Florida while successfully completing each with an average under-budget completion rate of 15%-20%. •Managed over 100 independent contractors while facilitating their hiring and payroll processing.

•Manager of hiring, payroll processing, and employment of direct employees and subcontractors for a nationwide general contracting company.•Focused on commercial and residential projects ranging from shopping mall installations to building 12 homes simultaneously on Fort McCoy Army Base.•Reviewed project reports, contracts, and status reports at various phases of construction projects.