Plant Manager Operations

Donald L. Cosby

Pearl, Mississippi 513-***-****

ad39ia@r.postjobfree.com

CURRICULUM VITAE

SUMMARY

Results driven and highly effective manufacturing plant operations and production professional with a 20-year track record of consistently building strong teams, maintaining plant process and quality standards, and meeting plant productivity goals. Intelligent, articulate and driven to succeed.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

A high integrity team leader with a strong work ethic who leads by example in achieving optimal results in high volume time-critical work production environments. Excellent record of performance at UPS, Coca-Cola, General Mills, Kellogg’s, Cadbury Schweppes, others. Extraordinarily successful in meeting or exceeding key plant production metrics, driving process improvements and maintaining quality standards with an excellent safety record. Notable achievements include reducing manufacturing rejections and deviations by 35%. Exceptional personal work ethic with a passion for meeting or exceeding employers’ expectations. Highlights include:

Supervision & Training

Employee Relations

Union Environments

Manufacturing & Packaging

Quality Control & Safety Standards

Operations Management

Continuous Improvement Technical/Mechanical Aptitude

Planning & Scheduling

Performance Improvement Sanitation (Food & Beverage)

Computer & Administrative (proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Communications Skills

Kronos

Oscar

SAP

Novell

AS400

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Koch Foods, Morton, Mississippi Assistant Plant Manager 05-2023 to 12-2023 Leader in and among the country’s largest integrated poultry processors.

Manages plant operations and supervision to guarantee food safety, quality, and legality in processing.

Reduced Hold Pallets 15% which reduced “Rework.”

Increased Overall Yields from 87% to 93%.

Verify proper training for all key operations employees. Page 2

Participates in preparations and hosting audits to include annual third party, USDA, and customers.

Answering, correcting, and preventing customer product complaints, when needed.

Supports Quality department, Food Safety, and Quality systems.

Reports to Plant Manager

Complies with all company and safety policies, practices, and procedures, Cummings Signs, Dothan, Alabama Assistant Plant Manager 07-2022 to 04-2023 Leader in Professional Commercial Signs and Advertisement Industry

First in Company history to make $50 million in revenue.

Set Company record, completing a 600-hour daily production output, for a week. The daily goal is 550 hours (still a record).

Schedule and coordinates meetings.

Conducts employee performance reviews.

Develops good customer relations.

Participates in recruitment and dismissal processes.

Smooth out problems within the workplace.

Address employee and customer concerns.

Develops strategies for better workplace efficiency and goal achievement.

Respond to email correspondences and phone requests.

Liaison between managers, customers, and employees.

Provide directions to staff.

Monitor spending patterns and budgets.

Fill-in for Plant Manager during absences, which includes making Executive decisions, conducting meetings, and providing accountability.

Troubleshoot Production systems.

Support learning and development of team members.

Help create and foster a respectful and inclusive team environment. BioReference Laboratories, Cincinnati, OH

Sports Testing Site Manager 10-2020 to 05-2022

Leader in Professional Sports Coronavirus Testing

Manage 10-15 Phlebotomist to test Players, Staff and other significant personnel and families for Coronavirus.

Competent on all COVID policies and procedures in the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB.

Manage and accommodate all travel needs for Phlebotomist to test players prior to Home and Away games.

Assist other sites, when needed.

Help manage major sporting events (NBA All Star Game, Women’s Big East Tournament, NCAA Tournaments).

Train and develop all team members to provide quality service. Page 3

Wornick Foods, Cincinnati, Ohio Food Supervisor (Packaging) 10-2019 to 10-2020 Leader in Military Rations & Convenience Foods

Managed 2 Area Leads, 6 line Leads and 40-50 Hourly Team Members.

Responsible for Scheduling, Staffing, Training and Development of Team Members.

Kellogg’s Company, Zanesville, OH Supervisor (Process and Packaging), Frozen Foods Division 05-2019 to 10-2019

Leader in Frozen Foods Industry

Manage 58 hourly employees (1 Area Leader, 6 Line Leaders & 51 Operators).

Responsible for all managerial tasks including Financial, Scheduling, Training.

Evaluating contractor/vendor proposals.

Peter Cremer, Cincinnati, OH Bottling Supervisor 06-2018 to 03-2019 Leader in Oleochemicals and Services

Responsible for managing 50-60 hourly, 2 Line Leaders and 2 Maintenance Technicians to bottle a quality consumer product.

Responsible for planning and scheduling production lines to meet projected production targets assigned by Proctor & Gamble.

Responsible for employee schedules, payroll, and training.

Monitor and maintain waste and efficiency targets. Kutol Products, Cincinnati, OH Process Supervisor 12-2014 to 06-2018 Leader in Hand Sanitation and Hygiene

Responsible for managing three processors and four processing assistants to compound various types of hand products while maintaining company quality standards.

Meet and exceed all safety standards for the department as well as the company.

Protect cleaning and sanitation standards as well as ensure all GMP’s are adhered to.

Monitor and order bulk and raw materials needed to run the Processing Department.

Responsible for the training and development of Processing Teammates on all three shifts.

Accountable for staffing for all three shifts.

Processing Department’s Representative on the “Process Improvement” team, which was developed to bring our team up to FDA standards.

Solely responsible for managing Processing Department’s Operating Budget.

Manage all Scrap (Drums & Totes) control including contracting of vendors for removal.

Led 5S and Lean Manufacturing projects.

Nurture a healthy and effective relationship with both internal and external customers.

Achieved reducing rejections and deviations by 35% resulting in cost savings over $100,000.

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Microtek Laboratories, Inc., Dayton, OH

Production Supervisor/Planner 03-2014 to 12-2014 Leader in Microencapsulation Industry

Provide overall management of ongoing production operations including planning, scheduling, inventory control, documentation, manufacturing, and quality control inspection.

Manages daily manufacturing operations to ensure the manufacturing plan is executed in accordance with work instructions and company policy to ensure a quality product that meets or exceeds safety, quality, delivery & cost objectives.

Responsible for implementing an effective production planning method to ensure materials were available to maximize batch production goals. Indiana 2014

Family Obligation, Madison, Indiana

Managed the organization and liquidation of material assets left from Cosby Motor Service, a family-owned business that closed several years ago. EDUCATION

B.S. Business Management, Indiana Wesleyan University Biology Major; University of Louisville, Louisville, KY (Senior – 118 credit hours) PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

Excellent references (available upon request)

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