Operations Manager, 1/1/2018 – Present  Assume all responsibility for managing plant processing operations, leading a team of ten Supervisors/Work Group Leads and over 200 union employees Create strategic plans into safe workable solutions to target performance benchmarks for key operational objectives Oversee fluid receiving/shipping, ensuring raw material received is efficiently processed in a timely manner to increase finished product output for profitability.  Adept liaise between Human Relations, Operations & Senior Executives.  Actively directing multiple projects to update plant equipment, processes, communicating to all respected parties ensuring objectives/timelines are on target.

Packaging Manager, 7/10/2017 – 1/1/2018  Leading a team of seven supervisors and over 100 union employees to ensure finished product was processed and packaged in a manner to meet all regulatory, safety, quality and customer expectations Liaised with Sales and Processing teams to ensure product was batched and formulated to meet strict packaging deadlines for proprietary customer recipes

Operations/Senior Operations Supervisor, 6/13/2011 – 7/10/2017 Lead approximately 70 Union employees on second shift Scheduled employees to ensure completion of production within strict timelines Simultaneously coordinated high speed packaging departments, warehouse, prioritized maintenance activities Reviewed and approved FDA processing paperwork Conducted internal Safety, GMP, Production meetings, Quality audits, employee evaluations, create/streamline SOP’s

Working Foreman, 7/19/1999 – 6/13/2011 Responsible to liaise between Union employees and Leadership Performed several plant operations including Pasteurizer Operator, Falling Film Evaporator Operator, Plate Evaporator Operator/Niro Atomizer Operator (Dryer), CIP/Wash System Coordinator, Forklift Operator and Liquid Bulk Receiver, High speed filler/labeler operator, sterilizer/retort operator & case packer operator, maintenance trouble shooting.