career objective                              

 

inexhaustible, results-driven leader seeking to leverage formidable manufacturing and operations experience in support of organization s productivity and profitability objectives.

 

profile                                                

 

ø  consistently contribute to improved productivity, cost effectiveness, operational enhancement, and profitability through leadership, strategic planning strengths, technical expertise, and sound understanding of project needs.

ø  effective leadership skills honed through progressive roles within high-paced, demanding environments that required balancing of numerous projects with varying degrees of priority.

ø  excel in big-picture thinking while energizing teams and building consensus among disparate groups in order to make things happen .

ø  reputation for strong work ethic, exceptional commitment to customers, industry knowledge, approachability and ability to get the job done by focusing on priority tasks, responding to sense of urgency and tenacious commitment to results.

ø  technically savvy with expertise in microsoft office suite (word, excel, powerpoint, outlook, access) and windows operating system.

 

core competencies

strategic operational initiatives	regulatory compliance	team leadership & training
plant & office management	improve & design equipment	recruiting & staffing initiatives
process manufacturing	resource allocation	customer service
vendor & contract negotiations	process & procedure design	manufacturing lifecycles
remodeling design	policy administration	reporting & analysis

 

career accomplishments                

 

  successfully implemented safety committees that triggered dramatic reductions in work injury rates.

  designed, developed, and executed numerous multimillion-dollar remodeling projects, monitoring all aspects of engagements from inception to conclusion of project lifecycles.

 

professional experience                

 

meyer s / southern / harlan bakeries-wichita, ks                                                                2002 to 2008

earthgrains / sara lee-springfield, mo                                                                               1996 to 2002

plant / operations manager

  assumed full accountability for strategic and operational direction of union and non-union bakeries servicing wide client bases, including grocery stores, schools, and food service operations.

  cultivated high-performance, cross-functional teams to ensure consistent production levels while enforcing compliance with food and safety, haccp, product quality, osha, qcps, hacpp, sops, ssops, gmps, and environmental standards.

  monitored budget, safety, production flow, material costs, waste management, and departmental profit and loss as well as planning and scheduling, materials management, conversion and packaging, and warehousing and distribution.

  conceptualized and delivered presentations to senior management regarding budgets, projects, and internal efficiency progress, providing recommendations for resolutions to ongoing issues.

  structured new equipment acquisitions and process changes plans based upon compiled data and analytics and conducted key vendor negotiations to ensure timely delivery of all materials.

 

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further experience as chief engineer for rainbo baking company and aircraft maintenance mechanic for united states air force.

 

training & activities                        

 

professional development:

engineering & business courses, campbell taggart

tqc, cpit, & zodiak, earthgrains baking company

aib food science & technology correspondence course

aib food safety correspondence course

aib food science & technology 16-week bread & cake residence course