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St. Paul, Mn, Us

St. Paul, Mn, Us

Vevey, Ch

Vevey, Ch

- Oversaw all aspects of the factory producing Stouffer’s and Lean Cuisine frozen meals with over $360 million in annual sales and a $62 million annual budget- Led 12 cross functional executive committee members and over 900 total associates- Converted to 24/7 continuous operations across three lines with 25% volume increase in 2014 and 2015- Implemented risk awareness strategy with safety systems and routines to drive injury rate down 29% vs. 2014- Achieved a complaint reduction of 5.5% and 36% foreign material reduction in 2014- Sponsored and Coached Damaged Film DMAIC across four frozen meals sites, delivering a 74.9% consumer complaint reduction in 2015- Delivered $5.2 million in cost savings in 2014 and generated a $5.7 million savings pipeline for 2015- Sustained Nestlé Continuous Excellence and was the Lean Value Stream pilot site for Nestlé USA

Vevey, Ch

- Oversaw all aspects of the factory producing Coffee-Mate powdered creamer with over $300 million in annual sales- Led 10 cross functional executive committee members and 180 total associates in delivering zero lost time accidents, 22% consumer complaint reduction, $8.1MM cost savings, and a 4.6% reliability increase in 2013 and 2014- Steered co-manufacturing optimization project across Nestlé USA brands in 2013 to generate an $8.1 million cost savings pipeline- Sustained Nestlé Continuous Excellence, achieving the highest assessment score across Nestlé USA factories in 2013- Developed a consumer complaint reduction strategy with the Quality team that was replicated across Nestlé USA sites in 2014

Vevey, Ch

- Oversee operations, including sanitation and industrial engineering, to deliver safety, quality, productivity, and cost results- Coordinate, generate, and lead cost savings initiatives- Develop and execute long term strategic plans- Assist in developing, implementing, and maintaining plant operating budgets that support continuous improvement- Lead TPM - Autonomous Maintenance Pillar- Responsible for creating career development and succession plans for direct reports- Coordinated team initiatives to achieve $4.5 million in productivity savings and 24.3% reduction in consumer complaints during 2010- Led operations and industrial performance teams to achieve 10.7% reduction in cost of non-quality and $7.3 million in productivity savings during 2011

Vevey, Ch

- Oversaw operations for business unit with over $200 million in annual sales- Accountable for achieving all safety, quality, productivity, delivery, morale, and cost key performance indicators- Responsible for the performance and career development of 8 salaried employees including team leaders and operations management trainees- Achieved $3.1 million in plant controllable cost savings during 2009 - Process owner for manufacturing in implementing Nestle Quality Management System and ISO 22000 initiatives- Coordinate Operations Management Trainee recruiting at Ohio State University as school advisor

Vevey, Ch

- Oversaw the entire packaging operations for 8 brands resulting in over $700 million in annual sales- Contributed $3.5 million in labor savings to budget in 2006, 2007, and 2008 through workforce optimization- Responsible for the performance and career development of 11 salaried employees including a production manager, shift managers, and production supervisors - Involved in annual capital budgeting, plant budgeting, and master business strategy development- Established High Performance Team resulting in continued safety excellence, reduced quality defects, and 5% increase in performance

- Led food processing department across three shifts, overseeing two production supervisors and 40 hourly associates - Increased bulk fill line speed 36% by optimizing PLC infeed and filling program with area electrician- Trained as SAP superuser including mapping the entire facility

- Led 25-30 associates on 3rd shift in achieving daily goals including safety, quality, productivity and costs- Process capability analysis and improvements for Ishida scales and bulk fillers resulting in $101,000 annual savings- Improved department efficiency from 80.0% to 89.1% through production and maintenance team efforts- Achieved a cost savings/avoidance of $1.01 million in labor variance with the production team

Bachelor Of Science, Electrical And Computer Engineering

Diploma, General Education/College Prep