Plant Manager, Operations Manager, General Manager, Food Production, ManufacturingContact: srmmvm@hotmail.com Strategic business executive and Plant Manager, with progressive experience leading highly productive manufacturing teams. Recognized for embedding a culture of excellence by conducting thorough operational assessments, communicating a compelling vision of what could be, driving and measuring process improvements, and generating a fully engaged, high performing workforce.An accomplished General Manager utilizing system optimization models including Lean / Kaizen methodologies, I deliver cost effective, Lean manufacturing environments and proven bottom line results. I am passionate about driving positive results at the plant level, working hands on with cross-functional teams to implement process improvements, and generate full-engaged, high performing workforce. As the General Manager with Sanimax, I was recruited to deliver profitability to the recycling plant operation where I delivered a cost savings in operations and transportation by 25%. I led the Minnesota lcoation, one of 16 globally. Sanimax is a leading supplier of ingredients for agriculture and animal nutrition and a globally respected source for hides and skins.Previously, as the VP of Operations with RYT-WAY Industries, I implemented plant wide Focus Improvement Programs resulting in 21% increased production efficiencies. Specialties: Lean, TPM, 5S, Gemba, Kaizen, A-3, Visual Factory, Value Stream Mapping Skills Inventory:- Strategic Planning- Project Management- Continuous Improvement- Multi-Facility Management- New Plant Start Up's/Plant Expansions- Performance Metrics (KPI's)- Employee Engagement- Commercialization- SQF Level III- New Product Development (OBM)- Supply Chain Management- Multi-Cultural Awareness- High Speed Packaging/Processing - Blending- Risk Management - Safety- Capital Spending- Distribution Management