David Barber

Email: abosji@r.postjobfree.com

Address:

City: Jamestown

State: NY

Zip: 14701

Country: USA

Phone: 716-***-****

Skill Level: Any

Salary Range:

Primary Skills/Experience:

Results-oriented Manager specializing in machine maintenance and line production of food products for over 25 years.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from Fredonia High School, Fredonia NY 1/2001 to 6/1985 (Math and Science)

Job History / Details:

Summary

Results-oriented Manager specializing in machine maintenance and line production of food products for over 25 years.

Skills

Consistent work history

Strong initiative

Strong work ethic

Manual labor skills

Strong mechanical aptitude

Troubleshoot/repair of production equipment

Tig/Mig welding of stainless steel

Proficiency with mechanical and electric tools

Basic computer skills

Project management skills

Process improvement

Leadership/communication skills

Recruitment/staffing

Training program implementation

Staff training/development

Employee scheduling

Employee performance reviews

Employee productivity reports

Managing large crews of up to 125 employees.

StrongLean manufacturing techniques

Bilingual Spanish/English

Experience

September 1987 to Current

AFA Foods Ashville, New York

Sept. 1987-Dec. 1987 Started as a entry level employee boxing frozen Hamburger Patties.

Dec. 1987-Feb. 1989 Was promoted to Line Lead of the Frozen Pattie Line. Responsibilities included, daily production schedule, machine setup and maintenance, and managing a crew of five employee's.

Feb. 1989-May 1989 Fire destroyed 95 percentage of plant and only salaried personal were retained for cleanup.

May 1989-Mar. 1990 Out of the salaried personal who remained five were chosen for office duty. And three more including, me were chosen for the task of receiving and shipping boxed beef out of a remaining cooler and dock.

Mar. 1990- Sept. 1999 New plant was built where I was the supervisor in charge of a hamburger processing department. My responsibilities included, daily production schedule, raw materials and finish goods inventories, product batch formulation to ensure least cost possible, maintenance of machinery in this department, both electrical and mechanical, the scheduling and managing of a crew that started at 5 employees and grew to a size of two shifts and 32 employees.

Sept. 1999- Jan 2007 Maintenance Lead in charge of five technicians, parts purchasing, plant and production line layout during a time of plant expansion, worked with and scheduled outside contractors, also spent time trouble shooting and repairing of equipment.

Jan 2007- July 2010 Director of Operations of the Ashville, New York AFA Foods Plant. In charge of our hourly employees and salaried supervisors.Responsible for improving productivity, product quality, and employee retention improvements. Worked with Temp agencies to bring on additional staff, and was responsible for employee evaluations. Formed a daily production schedule based on incoming orders for two shifts of production employees.

July 2010- Sept. 2012 Project Manager in charge of a wide range of projects. These projects included, Lock-out Tag-out training and audits,

capital projects such as conveyor and equipment designs, employee training document development,

Education and Training

1985 Fredonia High School Fredonia, New York

High School Diploma

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