Gaylord “Wayne” Cox

**** ******** **** ****. ******, Texas 78747

281-***-**** accfqw@r.postjobfree.com

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Safety Conscious, Goal Oriented and Results Driven Manager

Maintenance and Production Management

Team Building through Motivation and Leadership

Regulatory Compliance and Work Place Safety

Troubleshooting and Problem Solving through Strategic and Tactical Planning

Frozen Dough (Bread, Cookie and Tortilla) and Bakery experience

Root Cause Analysis process

Union Plant Leadership experience

Hot and Cold Kitchen, various packaging equipment and spiral freezers

NH3 Industrial Refrigeration 1 Certification with PSM/RMP Responsibility

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

8/2013 to 12/2013 Aryzta: Bakery (Otis Spunkmeyer):AIB/BRC/USDA

Maintenance Manager/Plant Engineer

Frozen Cookie Dough/ Breadsticks

• Managed 1 Assistant Manager, 17 technicians

and 1 MRO buyer

• Instituted a PM crew separate from the line

maintenance crew

• Raised PM completion from 23% to 90%+

• Engineered the installation of a new conveyor

system

• Managed Facility and Plant equipment

5/2011 to 8/2013 Russell –Stover Candies : USDA/AIB

Maintenance Supervisor

USDA Candy Manufacturing Plant

• Supervised 45 Maintenance Personnel

• Increased PM completions to 95%

• Installed new product line (flat back rabbits)

• Was instrumental in accomplishing AIB Superior

Rating for the first t ime at this location

• Supervised Plant and Facility demands

4/2010 to 5/2011 American Rice Inc.: USDA/AIB

Production Packaging Manager

USDA Rice Packaging and M illing Plant

• Managed 14 Production L ines in a three shift

operation

• Packaging of three products in form/fill/seal &

bulk bags

7/2008 to 4/2010 CalWestern Packaging: USDA

Plant Manager

USDA Vegetable Oil Packaging Plant

• Managed 3 Supervisors, Office Personnel and up

to 200 plant employees

• Managed three production lines in a 24/7

operation

• Lowered cost per hundred weight from $1.47 to

$0.43

• Managed all Plant and Facility activit ies

6/2006 to 6/2008 Ruiz Foods: USDA

Maintenance Lead Supervisor

USDA Mexican Frozen Foods/Processing Plant

• Managed 37 Maintenance Technicians

• Directed an extensive PM Program

• Managed NH3, Waste water and plant

equipment

8/2005 to 6/2006 HEB Mi lk Plant: FDA

Maintenance Manager/Technology Manager

Largest FDA Dairy Processing Plant in Texas

• Managed 21 Maintenance Technicians

• Instrumental in installing a new Dust Collection

System for Blow Mold regrind

• Installed a Glycol Chill Water System

1/1999 to 8/2005 Degussa Construction Chemicals

Maintenance Superintendent/Add M ixture Plant

M anager

Safety Manager

World’s Largest Specialized Construction Chemicals ISO

9000 and 14001/Certified Plant

• Managed 3 facility plants (campus style) and

a ll production equipment

1998 to 1999 Flintlock LTD

Maintenance Manager

1996 to 1998 Oak Farms Dairy: FDA

Maintenance Manager

1995 to 1996 National Fruit Products: FDA

Processing Manager

1994 to 1995 Cal-Tex Cit rus Juice Company: USDA

Plant Manager

1989 to 1994 Anheuser-Busch Inc: USDA (3 Unions)

Production Supervisor /Trainer

EDUCATION:

Midwestern Baptist College: BRE Major

Texas A& M University: Functional Management

Certificate

Garden City CC: Industrial Ammonia Refrigeration 1

TRAINING AND SEMINARS:

Blow Mold School, HAZ Mat Certification, Total Waste Management Certification, Pasteurization, HTST

and Controls, HACCP,USDA, FDA, AIB, BRC,SQF,ISO9000&14000, OHSA

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