• Developed and implemented a comprehensive GMP program to expand the company’s business portfolio. Passed a third party GMP audit in April of 2024 with an excellent rating of 91%• Led training sessions for employees on GMP policies and procedures, fostering a culture of awareness and accountability.• Conducting internal audits to identify and address potential compliance issues.• Drafting and updating policies and procedures to reflect changes in business practices and regulations.• Ensuring that the company maintains accurate and up-to-date records of compliance.• Developing workflow layouts that improve efficiency without compromising safety or quality.• Responsible for workplace organization and equipment storage to reduce setup time.• Implementing Lean principles across various departments, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.• Conducting process analysis to identify bottlenecks and areas for improvement.• Facilitating Kaizen events to drive rapid improvement and problem-solving.• Leading Lean initiatives, resulting in 10% improvement in operational efficiency and waste reduction.

• Execute lean specific projects as identified by the leadership team.• Diagnosing improvement opportunities, providing effective feedback, coaching, and corrective action plans.• Overseeing the continued implementation of 5S to sustain a Lean culture aligned with company’s Lean vision.• Coaching to empower employees in the Lean process by involving them in the brainstorming for process improvements on the production floor.• Direct and advise team members in identifying and eliminating waste.• Coordinate follow-up meetings to review bigger repeat jobs in production to identify areas of improvement for future runs.• Proactively promote and create a safe work environment for all employees.• Motivating, supporting, and providing guidance to production staff to ensure production runs smoothly.• Analyze and problem solve situations to implement solutions independently or through the management of others.

• Supervise and manage a group of employees engaged in purchasing, inventory, and logistics work activities.• Manage major purchase programs such as blanket order negotiations and capital equipment purchases for customer orders.• Assign and delegate work activities to buyers processing purchase orders for part needs for assembly, raw stock, and facilities.• Ensure purchasing information in the company database system is up to date and accurate by requesting quotes, evaluating current vendors, and identifying new vendors.• Ensure items are purchased at lowest cost while still in accordance with quality requirements. • Prepare and communicate department activity reports to company management.• Direct inventory and logistics teams to improve on time delivery, minimize shipping costs and protect freight.• Oversee the preparation and execution of shipping and customs documentation for international shipments.• Manage inventory control program through weekly or monthly cycle counts to ensure system accuracy.• Analyze, plan, and prepare budget recommendations for departments managed.

• Part of the management team responsible for managing the startup process of a newly built 300,000 square foot Modernized Cold Storage and Distribution Warehouse.• Responsible for identifying, creating, and applying a new barcoding system to all storage locations within the new warehouse.• Responsible for building, training, and managing the receiving team.• Responsible for implementing and overseeing an Inventory Control strategy to improve and to maintain inventory accuracy of 98% for all raw materials, packaging, and finished goods.• Working closely with other departments within the facility to educate, understand, and ensure all elements of the Inventory Control strategy are executed properly.• Review, modify and design material management processes, procedures, and policies as needed. • Document, investigate, resolve, and eliminate systemic inventory issues / discrepancies.** This position was eliminated in December 2021.**

• Maintaining and updating production forecast and line scheduling in a food manufacturing facility of over 250 associates.• Responsible for procuring and managing over $4 million dollars in revolving inventory. • Responsible for the materials planning to support weekly production to hit revenue goal of $500-600K consistently.• Managing a team responsible for attainment reporting, material procurement, finished goods distribution and inventory control.• Within the first three months implemented a regularly maintained process for inventory cycle counts which resulted in improved inventory controls to better account for required safety stocks, FIFO/FEFO compliance, obsolescence reduction, and 100% accuracy for all mock recalls.• Maintaining Company’s bill of material database and other documentation needed to ensure that all modules are produced in strict accordance with the customer’s product specifications.• Providing leadership and development for three material supervisors and two administrative clerks to meet their individual development goals and inspire them to achieve great results through customer and department alignment.• Continuously improving on customer relations by providing excellent customer service which has resulted in continued growth of existing customer base and the addition of two new customers which resulted in 50% growth in 2020.

• Provided leadership and direction to the production team (60 associates) in the areas of safety, performance, machine operation, sanitation, quality and maintenance.• 98-100% adherence to plant productivity metrics to include crew size, operational efficiency and yield loss to optimize profitability.• Communicated company philosophy, policies, and expectations clearly to all hourly associates through pre-shift meetings.• Provided input on weekly production schedules to improve production flow to hit 95-100% attainment goals. Also provided input on the creation of weekend production plans to keep overtime costs to a minimum. • Monitored production performance and developed/implemented action plans to address areas of concern or opportunities for improvement.• Created a positive working environment and treated all associates equally with respect.• Helped advise new members of management (production manager and plant manager) due to my extensive knowledge of the St Charles facility. • Streamlined the maintenance call system within the first few months as supervisor which allowed for quicker response time, and reduced downtime on production lines.• Helped implement line balancing for 7 different production lines to reduce labor costs by 10 to 15%.

• Responsible for material procurement and vendor management as well as maintaining accurate inventory records.• Utilized in-house MRP system and outside customer SAP systems.• Coordinated with material vendors to ensure incoming shipments met production demands while keeping inventory costs down. Kept average “Days on Hand” inventory at 26 days with company target being 28 days.• Created individualized customer spreadsheets to streamline the material ordering process and improve purchase order tracking.• Was heavily involved in meetings and conference calls with customers due to the good rapport I had built with numerous customers through constant communication based on their materials management.