Michael Safford Email & Phone Number

De Pere, Wisconsin, United States

Green Bay, Wisconsin Area

West Bend, Wi

Responsible for production of 11 cream cheese lines, managing cheese and packaging inventory, employee scheduling and safety. Reviews daily production reports to verify compliance with quality and safety processes, and track production data to goals. Serves as direct leader of 40 union production, warehouse, lab and maintenance employees.• Direct contact for shift production, HR and employee issues.• Conducted regular performance assessments for production employees.• Led monthly communication meetings, providing plant and company updates.• Implemented speed checks helping teams make timely adjustments to boost monthly throughput. • Created preventative maintenance schedules to minimize downtime.

Green Bay, Wisconsin Area

Responsible for sales and membership growth.

Green Bay, Wisconsin Area

Reporting to the L&D Manager. Responsible for curriculum design, training and project management. • Designed a 360-page facilitator guide and delivered quarterly week-long Driver Manager Course. • Designated to deliver training for Logistics Division’s transition to Oracle; delivered week-long training session to numerous teams incorporating unique nuances of each account into that team’s training.• Implemented Driver Referral Program initiative; created print media to communicate and promote the program, and developed and produced videos to support the written materials.• Regularly facilitated “Trucking Game” for groups of new hires and potential customers, providing a means to teach the business. Revamped the game board to significantly enhance the participant experience.

Green Bay, Wisconsin Area

Reporting to the Account Manager. Responsible for route planning, load tendering and freight consolidation. • Led logistics team in multi-stop cost savings and in average on-time delivery.• Performance in this role led to promotion into Human Resources.

• Assisted in the teaching of an upper level communication course

• Event planning for division I NCAA teams in the 4000+ seat Kress Center arena• Managed operations and facilities for basketball, volleyball, soccer and swimming• Managed event staff personnel at sporting events through delegation of tasks • Coordinated staging setup for the 2007, 2008, and 2009 UWGB graduation ceremonies

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communication

Bachelor Of Arts, Communication; Double; Organizational Communication And Public Relations