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-Manage stage gate progression from idea phase to market deployment with plant manufacturing and R&D for all product innovations, renovations, plant trials, and business continuity projects.-Interface with R&D for all new innovations, renovations, business continuity, savings, and quality projects.-Responsible for managing capital equipment procurement, installation, commissioning and startup for all new product innovations.-Responsible for factory acceptance testing of all equipment purchases to ensure equipment meets project scope and stakeholder expectations.-Responsible for ensuring the new product innovations meet current factory capabilities and submit and implement all capital equipment installations in order to provide factory capabilities, when necessary, for all new product innovations. -Coordination of all plant factory acceptance trials. (2015 – 86 trials; 2016 35 trials to date)-Responsible for new product launch and hand off to production.-Responsible for Project Management of plant capital expenditure projects driven by safety, quality, efficiency, innovation, and savings. -Interface with corporate and plant management teams to ensure the development of detailed scope of work and project implementation are in compliance with occupational health, safety, environmental, food quality, and personnel compliance.-Provide recommendations for methods, materials, and equipment improvements to provide annual savings opportunities while maintaining manufacturing needs, capabilities and key performance indicator targets.-When necessary, manage and lead contractors and plant personnel to implement new equipment installations and to meet scope of project work.-Deliver all projects on time, in full, & within budget while meeting specified stakeholder key performance indicator targets.

-Interface with production and R&D for all Innovations & plant trials as they progress through key gate move requirements. -Responsible for ensuring the new product innovations meet current factory capabilities. -Coordination of all plant factory acceptance trials. (Forty-Nine total in 2013)-Responsible for new product launch and hand off to production.-Responsible for Project Management of capital expenditure projects driven by safety, quality, efficiency, innovation, and savings.-Key Successful projects include bringing six (6) pack production on-site & in-line label inspection/verification capability on two production lines.

-Interface with production and R&D for all Innovations & plant trials as they progress through key gate move requirements. -Responsible for ensuring the new product innovations meet current factory capabilities-Coordination of all plant factory acceptance trials. -Responsible for new product launch and hand off to production.-Lead the Automation Reliability Project to improve performance and reliability of automation robots-Responsible for Project Management of capital expenditure projects driven by safety, quality, efficiency, and savings.- Developed, lead & implemented design changes for packaging reliability focused improvement team which resulted in a 2.5%OEE improvement- Zero recordable injuries for all Frozen Capital Projects

- Lead activities and motivate shift employees during the designated shift in all areas including Safety, Productivity, Quality, Material Loss, Morale, and Continuous Improvement (TPM). - Assist with delivering required training to ensure all coworkers perform their jobs properly and safely.- Participate actively and lead teams in the TPM process in order to deliver KPI targets.- Manage daily labor requirements, facilitate team meetings, and develop group dynamics.- Facilitate and participate on Focused Improvement teams.- Communicate with R&D to improve quality and line efficiency of products.- Complete 5WHY and Break Down Analysis reports to improve equipment performance and reduce downtime to improve line efficiency.- Implementation of TPM tools to address equipment reliability issues, line efficiency, reduce downtime, and reduce material loss through sources of contamination, hard to access points, and lubrication and inspection standards.- Continuous evaluation of the Preventive Maintenance program to ensure equipment is inspected and repaired at proper frequency to reduce downtime.- Responsible for coordination and communication of production demands including schedule changes, standard operating procedures, quality controls, training, and various other line issues across all 3 shifts.Appointed Startup Manager for new product and line innovations which responsibilities included: - Working with vendors during design phase of equipment to verify safety of machinery, minimize hard to access areas, and simplify cleaning standards.- Participating in factory acceptance tests by vendors and develop action plans for any outstanding issues as well as following up with vendors to ensure outstanding issues are completed.- Assisting engineering team with checkout and shakedown verification of equipment.- Coordinating equipment vendor training with operators and maintenance mechanics.

- Responsible for machine & line performance to achieve OEE and Quality standards.- Responsible for HACCP verifications and monitoring procedures for Quality Control.- Develope One Point Lessons to ensure operator success across lines and shifts.

- Responsible for cook process, HACCP controls and monitoring procedures.- Responsible for ensuring quality control specifications are met.- Participated in new product innovation discussions, trials, and product launches.