Ted Rebholz Email & Phone Number

Covington, Kentucky, United States

During my time at Taylor Farms I was responsible for the overall execution of the sale of Club Chef, LLC to Taylor Farms. I managed the transition from the previous Castellini Operation Systems to Taylor Farms systems. This included a new WMS, Accounting and Operations Reporting System. Additionally, I managed the renovation of a 20,000 square foot processing area into a DSD Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Processing Department. This Department serviced over 225 Kroger Stores with Fresh Fruit and Vegetables daily.

Covington, Kentucky, United States

During my time as Vice President at Club Chef, I was responsible for all operations including plant maintenance, Shipping and receiving, sanitation and quality control.

Covington, Kentucky, United States

As Director of Manufacturing I was responsible for all aspects of Manufacturing including Labor, Yields, Employee Safety, Food Safety and Quality.

Covington, Kentucky, United States

During my time as Special Projects Manager, I was responsible for Process Improvement Projects, Cost Saving Projects, and Labor Reductions Indicatives across all aspects of the business.

Florence, Kentucky, United States

As Operations Manager, I coordinated the manufacturing of 12 million pounds of process flavorings annually. Directed the startup of a $40 million flavor blending and drying operation. Managed 35 hourly process operators, 2 salaried operation supervisors and an operating budget of more than $4 million annually. • Reduced inventory write-offs by 24%, creating cost savings of $61,000. over a 12-month period by developing and implementing inventory controls • Improved productivity 22% and reduced operating costs by over $400,000 annually by developing and implementing new manufacturing practices• Developed and implemented a First Pass Yield process that led to an 8% improvement of on time shipments over 9 years• Led weekly safety training meetings with all plant employees and conducted weekly audits that resulted in zero lost time cases a 10-year span• Hired and developed a team of 35 process operators that achieved the highest operating results within the corporation • Reduced customer complaints by 64% over 24 months by implementing a first pass failure investigation process• Achieved an Overall Performance rating of 4.1 on a scale of 1-5 over a 10-year period

Florence, K

Directed all operations on both 2nd and 3rd shifts. Communicated an organized transfer of information between the shifts, ensuring production schedules were achieved. Managed 15 warehouse and production employees, 2 quality technicians and 2 maintenance personnel. • Trained all new employees• Conducted weekly safety meetings and plant wide safety audits • Developed and implemented good manufacturing practices, insuring proper sanitation of all processing equipment

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Coordinated the manufacturing and packaging weekly of 750,000 pounds of sliced luncheon meats and 2.4 million pounds of emulsified and coarse ground ready to eat sausage.• Managed 6 supervisors and over 100 hourly employees• Initiated a Least Cost program for purchasing raw materials, insuring the best possible combination of materials available was purchased, and reduced raw material cost• Severed as the manufacturing point person on two union contract negations that were signed without a work stoppage• Created cooking schedules that increased product yields by 2%• Increased efficiencies by 38% and reduced ergonomic stress on employees by developing a line rotation system

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Directed the manufacturing and packaging of Hillshire Farm's Smoked Sausage. • Managed 30 hourly production employees• Produced 6,000 pounds of sausage per hour

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Responsible for ensuring compliance of Total Quality programs. • Interacted with USDA daily to ensure compliance for all government programs