David Ferguson Email & Phone Number

Loveland, Co

• Oversee weekly productions at various processing partners as needed• Ensure product specifications are achieved.• Assist in new program and new product implementation• Communicate with scheduling team to ensure customer orders are filled.• Ensure that implementation of food safety and monitoring programs meet corporate and regulatory standards• Conduct inspections of processes and employee training, ensure compliance with applicable food laws and regulations, and verify plant HACCP plan

Fort Morgan, Co

• Responsible for budget, safety performance and score card objectives within my department and conjunction with other departments within the facility • Responsible for all plant food safety programs, grade labeling programs and product specifications• Responsible for all plant food safety, animal handling and customer audits, BRC compliant facility• HACCP certified, SSOP and GHP trained and Food Microbiology trained by Silliker• Work with the USDA-FSIS, AMS, APHIS and FDA to maintain government compliance• Customer service lead for the facility and responsible for all customer visits

Fort Morgan, Co

• This was a training position to prepare me for a Production Manager position in the company.• Assisted in managing the entire slaughter process, which includes the harvest floor, rendering, yards and hides• Assisted in managing the entire fabrication process, which includes the cut floor, trim sortation, ground beef and shipping• Assisted in managing the budget for the entire fabrication department• Responsible for working with the Teamsters Union on job bids and employee issues• Responsible for working with maintenance on small projects and capital projects in the fabrication department• Completed Kaizen and Six Sigma Black Belt training in January 2010• Graduated from the Meat Solutions Leadership Academy in March 2008

Fort Morgan, Co

• Responsible for all plant food safety programs, grade labeling programs and product specifications• Responsible for all plant food safety, animal handling and customer audits• HACCP certified, SSOP and GMP trained and Food Microbiology trained by Silliker• Established a positive relationship with the USDA-FSIS• Started up and responsible for the TS technician qualification program • Responsible for all customer visits

Dodge City, Ks

• Responsible for keeping all slaughter and fabrication product specifications up to date in the plant• Instructed production employees and supervisors weekly and monthly on product specifications• Handled all customer claims for the plant• Handled all customer visits at the plant

Dodge City, Ks

• Responsible for pre-operational and operational sanitation on the fabrication side of the facility• Responsible for product training and assuring product specifications were met

Dodge City, Ks

• Hired on as a college trainee in production• For my first assignment, I managed a small group of employees and performed a companywide cutting test on the fabrication floor• Worked in the sales cooler as a company tagger/supervisor

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Food Science

Activities and Societies: Food Science Club, Food Science Quiz Bowl Team and Dairy Products Judging Team

Associate Of Science (As)

Activities and Societies: Meats Judging Team