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DONALD L. PERKINS

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Murfreesboro, TN 37128

615-***-****

acri1u@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

To obtain a challenging leadership position with opportunity for advancement in the food manufacturing industry in either production or sanitation department. EXPERIENCE

SANITATION MANAGER, HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS, LONDON KY 2013-PRESENT

• Responsible for 57 associates, 1 supervisor, 5 leads, and 1 coordinator

• Oversee the scheduling of a crew of 57 skilled hourly associates

• Oversee 5 shift of day to day scheduling.

• Develop and implement master sanitation schedule and monitor performance of the established tasks against the schedule.

• Develop and implement SSOP, SOP, procedure and sanitation trainings.

• Sanitary design program.

• Pest control program; strategies unique to the environment to improve food safety and quality standard.

• Chemical control program.

• HACCP steering team.

• Kronos and SAP program.

• GMP policies and practices and kosher requirement.

• PEM, Non PEM, ATP swabbing, allergen validation.

• CIP and COP system.

• Waste management program with city of London, recycling program.

• Confined space, allergen cleaning, cross training, risk assessment programs and policies.

• Participate in all plant inspections and audits to verify compliance to FDA, SQF, and AIB.

• Coordinate and oversee all outside vender as they relate to the sanitation department.

• Ordering of all chemicals and supplies for the sanitation department.

• Ordering of all the safety equipment and supplies for the plant.

• Collaborate with quality assurance, production, supply chain, engineering and maintenance to develop functional sanitation objectives and plant metrics, as well as communication of, and compliance with, sanitation policy, expectation and requirements.

• Responsible for Waste Water Treatment Plant, develop MSS program ordering chemicals, pest control, maintaining document control.

• Oversee weekly payroll and correct as needed.

• Leadership steering team.

• Responsible for off site warehouse, MSS Program, pest control and outside grounds. Achievements:

• 2014 budget cost savings of $518,000.00

• 2015 budget cost savings as of July $300,000.00

• Reduce head count by 10 associates in 2015.

• Develop, implement and standardize master sanitation schedule.

• Developed the sanitation procedures and training program. 2

• Developed chemical control saving a total cost of $87,000.00 per year.

• Recycling program cost savings of $90,000.00 per year.

• Reduced down time by 90% in 2014.

• Reduced overtime by 60% in 2014.

• Driving continuous improvement and providing recommendations for new technology and methods to improve cleaning practices.

• Facilitate the implementation of CAPA, GMP safety audits, 5s for non-conformances and root causes evaluation from internal and external audits.

• Developed relationships with all associates on all 5 shifts.

• Developed and drove continuous improvement teams.

• Serve as a HACCP steering team member and fulfill duties as assigned by the plant Quality Manager.

• I took the sanitation department to the next level by passing all audits. This year we completed all audits with high scores. AIB 950 was our first score and 95 days later they came back and we received a 960. SQF level 3 Audit we scored a 99 out of 100, passed all other audits as well.

• Started monthly meeting with al leads and supervisors in sanitation.

• Day to day inspections of all documents, pre-ops, tailing inspecting day to day production schedule, inventor, shift reports, PEM and non-PEM reports, ATP swabbing reports, chemical usage reports, SSOP, after inspection sign off as complete.

SANITATION MANAGER, SHENANDOAH’S PRIDE, SPRINGFIELD VA.--2011-2013

• Manage all aspects of the production and sanitation department

• Provide leadership and safety to all departments; mix plant, production, cooler warehouse, receiving bay, maintenance and sanitation.

• Responsible for finishing production, having all lines cleaned and set up for next shift, all raw milk.

• Train and cross train employees and provide an environment for employees to achieve their maximum quality and productivity performance in their respective positions.

• Responsible for entire sanitation department operation including safety, quality and employee relations.

• Plan and schedule proper staffing, materials, drive down overtime and communicate job expectation.

• Maintain quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standers. This includes, but not limited to, the organization of raw ingredient tracking, processing sheets, batch records, operator/filler sheets, CIP and COP documentation, finished product documentation and inventory sheets.

• Manage relationship with state inspector, USDA inspectors, SQF auditors, quality control and FDA.

• Work with quality assurance department personnel to ensure all customer, USDA, FDA, SQF, and GMP specifications were met.

• Monitored pest control and other outside contractors.

• Manage and monitored use of chemicals being used.

• Ensure all production and sanitation equipment are operating properly through preventative maintenance. Training

Leadership, lean, six sigma certification, confined space, DDI/AIB, KIP, chemical, eco lab, lock-out/tag-out, deadly dust, safety comity, MFG program, AS 400 A+B, hazardous waste, freight rate, show ware, carton fillers, gallon and gallon fillers, bag in box, bag in case filler, care washers, blow molds, debuggers, laborers and fork lifts

Achievements:

• Went from 71 out of 72 plant to number 16 my first year.

• Went from number 16 to number 4 my second year.

• Increased production by 300,000 gallons per week my first year.

• 98% start up.

• Completed second CIP system and training to help speed up cleaning process.

• Retrained 3 shift associates on cleaning processors. 3

• Passed all audits.

• Reduce chemical usage and cost.

SANITATION MANAGER, FAMILY BRANDS, LENOIR CITY, TN--2009-2011

• Responsible for 9 sanitation associates for training, safety and scheduling.

• Responsible for cleaning of 10 smoke houses, blending room with 5 lines, package area with 7 lines, warehouse, water chiller tanks, water treatment plan, boiler room, freezers, ect.

• Responsible for smoking finished product and moving to cooler to be packed on day shifts.

• Manage employees performance, providing positive and/or corrective feedback.

• Retrain and provide an environment for employees to achieve maximum quality and productivity performance.

• Managed day to day contract sheets, work schedule, and scheduling of vacation, FH, PTO and overtime.

• Responsible for the entire sanitation department operation including safety, quality training, scheduling, CIP systems, chemicals and supplies

• Manage relationships with state inspectors, USDA inspectors, auditors, quality control and FDA inspectors. SANITATION SUPERVISOR, RICH PRODUCT, MURFREESBORO, TN--2006-2009

• Responsible for the cleaning and maintenance of a 650,000 square foot frozen food facility, 9 silos, 14 flour sifters and 8 spirals.

• Responsible for 31 sanitation employees in an Union environment.

• Manage all aspects of the sanitation department for all 3 shifts and provide leadership for up to 2 salary supervisors and 31 hourly employees and maintain food safety and quality standards.

• Ensure production lines were cleaned to meet production and quality requirements.

• Maintain goal of 100% o start up and change over.

• Overseen proper programming and use of precision electronic equipment.

• Responsible for entire sanitation department operations including safety, quality and employee relations.

• Manage relationships with state inspectors, USDA inspectors, auditors, quality control, FDA inspectors and any outside contractors.

• Minimize waste and unnecessary cost, managed budget for department.

• Communicate with leadership teams, maintenance department, production, quality control, scheduling department and shipping department on a daily bases, HACCP steering team, kronos. PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR, RICH PRODUCT, MURFREESBORO, TN 2003-2006

• Manage all aspects of production of added value operations for specified production shifts and provided leadership for up to three salaried supervisors and 200 hourly employees.

• Train and provide an environment for employees to achieve their maximum quality and productivity performance.

• Plan and schedule manpower, materials, product and machines to most effectively and efficiently utilize departmental policies and procedures fairly and to maintain standards established for safety quality.

• Ensure food safety and GMPS, 5 S, housekeeping procedures are followed, enforced company policies and procedures.

• Work with Quality Assurance Department personnel to ensure all customer specifications and USDA, FDA requirements were met.

• Plan and implement process improvements

• Participate in team, leadership, production and safety meetings including all training for management.

• Monitor payroll and account for all hours..

• Handled all employee grievances.

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DISTRIBUTION COORDINATOR/LOGISTICS MANAGER, AVERY DENNISON, MENTOR, OH 1998-2002

• Managed the shipping and receiving department.

• Coordinated all shipments of finished goods and scheduling of all raw materials received.

• Implemented systems and processes to monitor and reduce freight cost and to eliminate receiving and shipping discrepancies.

• Strong communication with customers and vendors.

• Establish and managed recycling program.

• Oversaw contracts for tow motors, uniforms, janitorial, and production supplies.

• Managed a company credit card and freight cost both inbound and outbound.

• Implemented and managed MG programs.

• Interfaced with customer service representatives, purchasing, material planning, operations team leader and maintenance departments.

• Reported to plant manager.

• Handled sales of secondhand materials.

• Managed hazardous waste material: disposing of waste and all documentation.

• Six Sigma Certification.

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR/SHIPPING AND RECEIVING, AVERY DENNISON, MENTOR, OH 1995-1998

RCM start-up first team of MA.

Established operating procedures for all stations of machines. Applicator roll program, silicone usage program, skill block team and perated and trained new employees in slitter and coater.

Responsible for compounding silicone formulations. Quality analysis of product line.

Shipped all finished products, received all raw materials and set up warehouse. Trouble shoot of coater.

Conducted interviews for employment.

Trained employees in MFG program, stop training, AS4000 A & B, hazardous waste, freight rate, shaw ware specialty tape division adhesion and specialty tape division slitter. EDUCATION

1974-1978 Ashtabula High School Ashtabula, OH

General Course Work-Graduated in 1978

1976-1978 Ashtabula County Joint Vocational School Jefferson, OH Obtained Certificate in Tool and Dye

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