J. T. Fischer Email & Phone Number

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

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Lawton, Michigan

- Responsible for the direct Supervision of 30 employees. Ensure safety of employees, Quality of work and productivity of each.- Align daily workforce to best meet Production goals and eliminate any unnecessary overtime.- A proven safety leader, Zero recordable injuries under my Supervision. - Successfully completed HACCP Exam to keep prior certification current on April 2017.- Utilized Lean Principles to cut waste and streamline the process of loading Tankers. This improved load times and productivity. - Developed operator pasteurization checklist to ensure Quality of Product. - Helped change behavior of work force by making P.P.E. compliance a top priority. - Conducted weekly Safety training and testing of all Processing employees. - Conducted daily morning and afternoon Focus meetings to set shift goals and expectations for incoming shift. At these meeting I Reviewed the performance of the prior shift and discussed Safety, O.E.E, and potential Kaizen Projects with employees. - Modified the forklift training system to increase employees safety. Increased certification level to a perfect 100%. - Always involve union leadership with all labor questions to ensure no conflicts developed. Have Zero grievances filed against me.

Battle Creek, Michigan

• Was responsible for the Safety, Quality, and Productivity of employees on assigned shift. • Aligned daily workforce to meet changing production and operational goals while minimizing overtime requirements.• Improved changeover times on Packaging lines utilizing value stream mapping and Senior Hourly Employees experience to improve and update SOP's. These employees became part of what is now known as " The Changeover Team".• Reduced SOL by working with maintenance and operations to identify and resolve root cause of utilization and throughput losses. • Minimized labor relations issues and resolved conflicts at the lowest level by involving union leadership in decision making and change implementation. • Proactively presented business information to the hourly workforce via Daily and weekly scheduled meetings.

Memphis Tennessee

• Became a Certified member of the HACCP Team after successfully completing the HACCP Exam on May 25, 2011 and HACCP Managers Exam on May 17, 2012. • By Plant Manager's request was selected to Develop a QC Hold Procedure Checklist for our Supervision Team to utilize. This was made an SOP so all procedures were followed properly thus eliminating risk and ensuring all affected product was contained during product holds.• Lowered QC holds and consumer complaints by implementing a Daily Packing room checklist. Went over this list with each Packing Machine Operator during my morning Gemba walk.• Worked with a team of employees from different positions within the Plant to track the quality of packaging supplies that met with vendors Quarterly. We identified root causes and resolved issues related to non-conformance materials.

Warren Michigan

Set and achieved production goals for this Tier One Automotive supplier.- Reduced downtime on second shift by 25%.- Achieved 0 recordable injury rate on second shift.- Zero quality complaints on second shift during tenure.- Played key role in the largest laser welding launchever within the plant.- Scheduled, trained and developed employees.- Responsible for payroll, overtime and vacation monitoring.- Managed over 50 UAW employees. - Was the Lead implementation contact for the 5S process across the plant. - Requested by the Plant Manger to implement a Kan Ban ordering system. Once implemented this system reduced W.I.P. inventory by 25%- Was requested by the Plant Manager to become a Customer Liaison for the GM and Chrysler stamping plants to resolve a quality issue that existed. I Was able to identify and resolve the issue and restore customer confidence in the Warren facility for the company.

Washington Township Michigan

Lead Contact for HVAC sales with builders, subcontractors and homeowners.- Created bids, proposals and negotiated sales agreements.- Oversaw the installation of HVAC systems sold.- Created a network of new customers via referrals.- Set and achieved revenue goals.- Trained and developed employees.- Supported key objective of increasing market share in southeastern Michigan.- Achieved 2005 100% of sales quota.- Best dollar per sale ratio within the company.

Michigan and Ohio territory- Consulted and negotiated contracts with national, regional, and local companies maintaining large fleets of vehicles.- Provided sales and service of the Wright Express universal fleet fueling program.- Made presentations to C.E.O.’s, Fleet Managers, and business owners regarding software updates, invoicing, fuel reports and data.

Troy, Michigan

Sales Manager, Lanier Worldwide, Troy, MichiganManaged 6 account representatives for Copier division of this Office Equipment sales organization.- Promoted to Manager within two years. - Achieved Presidents Club Sales Quota.- Had the best dollar per sale ratio in the Troy office in 1994.

New York, New York

Region Manager, (G.T.K. Video Corporation), New York, New York, Responsible for all store level merchandising functions for retail accounts within territory. Wal*Mart, Toys 'R us, Phar-mor, Winn-Dixie, and K-mart. Primary Products were VHS tapes, DVD's and computer software and books. - Promoted from an account representative to Regional Manager within one year.- Responsibilities included Territory mapping and scheduling, account management, staff recruiting and labor hour analysis. - Improved sales of entire territory by more than 25% by increasing order accuracy, order fill rate and inventory accuracy to above 99%.- Developed cross merchandising campaign devised to gain Floor space and increase sales. - Implemented Account strategies, plan-o-gram and end caps changes, and Territory adjustments. - Set goals and sales objectives.

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