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Lakeville, Mn, Us

Denver, Colorado, Us

• Manage manufacturing, safety, quality and shipping for 150 lassociates, 2 Extruders and 6 packaging lines.• Increased production through positive interactions with team members.• Established and restructured various work procedures to exceed production schedules.• Strengthened operational policies and implemented process improvement to ensure quality and increase throughput.• Fortified the facilities compliance to GMP, HACCP, SOP, SSOPs, and complied with both SQF certifications.• Imposed corrective action plans, standards, and set expectations in facilities for exceptional efficiency while still maintaining sharp focus on workplace safety as well as food safety compliance.• Implemented four shift 7 day a week production schedule to improve team members’ work life balance.• Continued production efficiencies with 50% employees from temporary agencies.• Acknowledged plant culture and made modifications to adjustment the mindset and culture at the site.

Richmond, Va, Us

• Championed the efforts of redesigning the warehouse while simultaneously improving the flow and efficiency of all aspects of the operations.• Deployed strategic measures to upgrade production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.• Established and restructured various work procedures to exceed production schedules.• Installed a Blue-Ribbon Safety Program that reduced recordable injuries by 45%, maintained OSHA Standards and reduced Workman's Compensation costs; Supported the launch of 3 major new customers' product lines (Target, Wal-Mart, and Publix) with all new branding materials and SKUs, using dedicated lean manufacturing processes in last 10 months);.• Integral to the identification and transitioning of work to outsourced vendor, reducing total manufacturing costs by 30%.• Slashed turnover percentages in half thus capturing a below-industry result of less than 68.7% turnover in less than 11 months.• Systematized the inventory and rework of over $5M of excess inventory at offsite location.

Meta, Missouri, Us

• Reinforced operational policies and implemented process improvement to ensure quality and increase through-put.• Cultivated effective communication processes to develop staff, facilitate efficiency, and improve overall plant performance.• Pioneered the efforts of lean manufacturing throughout the facility, while maintaining production levels.• Secured the facilities compliance to GMP, HACCP, SOP, SSOPs, and complied to both SQF Level 3 certifications.• Captured all goal markers for product production, processing yields, waste, labor costs, cost savings; reconciling consumer complaints, and safety (recordable and lost time) are met and exceeded.• Controlled an operational and capital expense budgets exceeding $45M.

Vernon, Bc, Ca

• Overseer to a team of 60 across a domestic and international facilities.• Enforced corrective action plans, standards, and set expectations in facilities for exceptional efficiency while still maintaining sharp focus on workplace safety as well as food safety compliance.• Launched a training matrix, performance metrics, production scheduling database, purchasing database, product efficiency system, and setting targets for all areas of production and shipping.• Doubled the throughput of the pilot facility through maximizing machine capabilities, communication with operators, training, and accountability.• Optimized deliveries which increased by 40%, and decreased lead times to 7 days through strong and consistent communication and implementation of standards.

Red Bay, Al, Us

• Oversaw manufacturing, safety, quality control • Managed a team of 5 supervisors• Designed the flow/layout of the facility for optimal cost efficiency and flow of product;• Set up for SQF qualification for GFSI;• Ended year under budget;• Developed co pack strategies to potential clients.

• Oversaw manufacturing, safety, quality control for 66 associates, 3 shift operations, and producing 67 varieties of dog food on one extruder with 2 production lines• Managed a team of 5 supervisors, establishing goals, expectations, and training and development. • Designed the flow/layout of the facility for optimal cost efficiency and flow of product;• Implemented GRTP (Getting Results Through People) and Gallup Surveys in facility with constructive and positive response from associates in communication and team success. • Achieved 2 years Zero Recordable Accidents• Achieved 9 years No Loss Time Accident • Cost reduction through increased training and setting efficient production schedules• 93% score for quality standards • Responsible for budget, continuous improvement, product quality, safety, as well as GMPs, SOPs, SSOPs, HACCP audits;• Labor Savings achieved through engineering improvements and combining responsibilities of associates

Professional Development And Leadership

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Advanced Professional, Food Technology And Processing