Grain Craft is the largest independent flour mill in the USA, offering bulk and bagged flours for the baking, food service, tortilla, and pizza industries.– Passed every quality audit including two Safe Quality Food (SQF), four British Retail Consortium (BRC), and 17 American Institute of Baking (AIB) – as well as local, state and FDA audits. This opened the door for our sales team to promote our products to a broader array of customers with higher quality standards.– Reduced customer complaints due to flour quality by 80% by developing and implementing a grain blending procedure that created a consistent product.– Increased profitability by communicating lab testing results to the production team.– Led or played a key role in projects that improved capacity 13%, from 7500 cwt to 8500 cwt per day, by replacing or upgrading every piece of equipment over a five-year period.– Helped develop a process management standard that improved safety and was implemented companywide. The team used AutoCAD and plant layouts for machines and motor listings to ensure Lock Out / Tag Out. Also located fire extinguishers and emergency escape routes; this was key to passing OSHA audits.– Developed preventative maintenance and sanitation programs, including high risk areas in grain elevators, which improved safety and reduced unscheduled downtime.Safety Coordinator– Partnered with the Corporate Safety Manager. Achieved two streaks of five-plus years with no lost time accidents (over 175K manhours each). Created goodwill with all employees.– Mitigated risks by developing and implementing weekly safety meetings.– Conducted all employee and contractor safety training.Elevator Logistics Coordinator– Mitigated risks by tracking and testing all incoming grains.– Created wheat blends to meet customer specifications. Communicated crop transition plans to customers.– Hired as Quality Control Manager. Took on the Safety and Elevator Logistics departments soon after.

Country Pure is a manufacturer of 100% juices, juice drinks, lemonades, and plant-based beverages.– Led a team of 20 production associates on the second shift. Increased production levels by 10%.– Achieved “Excellent” AIB rating; plant was “Unsatisfactory” prior to 2000.– Improved safety record; improved OSHA recordable rate by 77%.

Tate & Lyle is a British-headquartered, global supplier of food and beverage ingredients to industrial markets.– Led a team of eight production associates and six contractors in two departments on the second shift.– Increased productivity in both departments. Developed and implemented shift reporting.– Member of Safety Committee; site achieved 922 days without a lost time accident.– Controlled plant-wide sanitation program.

– Monitored and controlled the quality of products from incoming goods to destination.– Achieved “Excellent” ratings in two AIB audits.