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Salt Lake City, Utah

Sandy, Utah

Ogden, Utah

Directly responsible for operation and monitoring of three high production, commercial bakery ovens in the manufacturing of pet food treats that consistently exceeds industry and government standards and guidelines; recognized for strong focus on the quality of commercially baked products while exceeding production schedules, cost efficiency, team safety and training Oven specifics: Spooner-Vicars and Werner-Lehara ovens, 250-320 feet in length with 5-8 heat zones, indirect heat, convection ovens, that require 3800-5400 lbs of dough per hour each total of 11,400-16,200lbs.; a normal 24hr day is 300K plus Supervise three overlapping shifts of 65 temporary associate employees per 8 hour shift for up to six finished product packaging lines in excess of 15,000lbs per hour; determine order of production timing and process, employee positions within production, and procedures to best meet weekly shipping schedule demands Schedule and maintain three batching systems to supply ovens; each oven has its own mixer and dough batch system that are fed by one premix batch system; supervise and coordinate 4 major steps to take dry ingredients to bulk finished goods throughout physically expansive processing area via automated human to machine interface (HMI) system Produce the highest quality dog treats in complete compliance with all Standard Operating Procedures monitor quality and standards testing; worked directly with technical writers and Food Safety Manager to develop plant’s first SOP for the biscuit/treat department Quality results: Consistently produce finished product out of the oven running at levels of 10% range on moisture, top appearance chart categories, under .65% water activity (Aw) and strength charts with break tests of 12-15 lbs per square inch

West Jordan, Utah

Developed SOP and SSP for Fermentation Department; closely coordinated with all departments to ensure a smooth operation; responsibilities included compiling reports and records; consistently recognized by management and peers for producing high quality work; completed daily interfacing with engineers on various projects; areas of direct responsibility included CIP and COP, the sanitizing of all circuits of the fermentation area and product delivery lines to the packaging department, inoculation of processed milk with the proper cultures to produce the desired yogurt/cultured milk products

West Valley City, Utah

Direct responsibility included cleaning and sanitizing lines, compiling and filing documentation of sanitizing records, machine operation, setup, change overs, and tear downs in a timely fashion meeting production goals; demonstrated a high degree of expertise in the application of cleaning and sanitizing chemicals within the beverage bottling facility; trained experienced people and developed highly effective teams; role model and mentor for new trainees engaged in on-the-job training

Indianapolis, Indiana

Promoted from entry level to line lead/Assistant supervisor/Production Supervisor supervised 15 to 50 employees, meeting production goals, compliance and conformance; responsible for all levels of shipping and receiving, sanitation, packaging, processing, inventory control, machine setup, and operation, preventative maintenance, and shut downs.

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