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Suffield, CT, US

Smithfield, Virginia, US

• 28M Lbs. Annual volume; Managed Annual Budget; 170+ employees; across 12 acers/180k sqft. General Manager role of Dry Sausage & Italian specialty meats processing facility. Responsibilities included Production.
• Improved safety culture, reducing TIR, DART, & DAW from 3.0+ to less than 1.1 TIR; Drove W/C cost down by over $300 to <$30/CPE in CY23 & $0 in YTD CY24; Achieved 10-year record of 457 days without LTI.
• Partnered with business group to identify & eliminate underperforming SKU’s to improve profitability of facility by $9M over last 4 years.
• Led $10M expansion project for 2 new production lines to support growth of new retail business.
• Developed and drove initiative to increase Prosciutto product line supporting $300k in additional SP growth.
• Lead site leadership in total company transition to focus on Problem Solving through RCA, Ishikawa diagrams, and use of A3’s and continuous improvement tools.

Smithfield, Virginia, US

Smithfield, Virginia, US

• Responsible for leading team of 10 salary and 140+ union associates across Raw & RTE production on 2nd shift, then on 1st with annual production of 110M+ lbs. Drove plant profitability by monitoring yields and driving.
• Utilized Power BI, OEE, & labor analysis to drive efficiencies & identify downtime variables; Owner of Action Item Meetings & championed RPM across facility.
• Lead $2M transition in business between sanitation providers to improve performance, accountability, and reduce cost.
• Partnered department leaders in Safety & Quality to drive compliance programs & standards to adhere to company goals.
• Cost savings project of $500K by optimizing slicer, reducing giveaway, & increasing operator awareness.

St. Petersburg, Florida, US

Responsible for 45+ employees ranging from production technicians, material handlers, and operator/inspector packers with an additional 50% temp workforce; Lead production across 35 injection-molding machines and 20 pieces of automation by communicating with support departments to expedite high priority customer requests, molding repairs, and planning.

Blackfriars, London, GB

Direct shift activities; establish manpower needs, co-lead shift meetings, prioritize workflow and proactively address potential issues. Effectively manage 1 Material Coordinator and 50+ union employees across 8 high-speed production lines. Monitor and report overall equipment effectiveness results on all production lines; document downtime and quality.

Blackfriars, London, GB

Supervised 10-15 individuals in a union workforce. Participate in employee relations issues including providing feedback on employee performance, investigating safety and employee incidents, and union issues. Complete necessary paperwork including shift reports. Kicked off and maintained Kanban process for multiple inventory items, rotating stock of 3.1M.

Troy, Michigan, US

Managed safe operation of 2-4 high speed production lines in packaging area of Kraft Foods’ bakery division. Supervised 5-15 union staff; maintained adherence to Food Safety and Good Manufacturing Policies. Ensured products met quality standards prior to packaging. Troubleshot packing issues; worked with mechanics to identify and implement solutions while.

Linköping, SE

Trained in IFS’s Total Solution Software with a focus in Distribution, Manufacturing and some work in Projects. Communicated daily with customers; identified issues and differences between client and company systems and resolved customer concerns in a time effective manner. Created test materials, documentation and Standard Operating Procedures used to.

Mooresville, NC, US

Support Operations Supervisor, Rockford, IL (9/06 – 3/08)Operations Supervisor, Plainfield, CT (5/05 – 9/06)Operations Trainee, Findlay, OH (1/05 – 5/05)Team leader of start-up group in a 1.5M sq. ft. distribution center. Responsibilities included meeting daily needs and issues of operations team, managed teams up to 40 associates, oversaw inbound/outbound.

Mooresville, NC, US

Mooresville, NC, US

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Business Administration And Management, General

General Studies