Manager Plant

Rajeev Talwar

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Fuquay Varina, NC 27526, United States

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Summary

Results-oriented professional, with Hands on operational experience in the manufacturing of

Baked foods, snack foods, and other consumer products. Leading through example

emphasizing long-term success by developing leaders and focusing on accountability. Focus

on improving OEE (Operational equipment effectiveness), Increasing production Yield &

Reduce Cost and Waste.

Experience

Processing Manager, ConAgra Foods. Garner NC

1/08 - Present

Managed 11 Salaried and 300 Union hourly personnel in a multi-cultural, four-shift, union

facility, producing over 33MM lbs of ‘Slim Jim’ through batch processing, 17 co-extrusion

& autolink process units. Saved the company more than 38,000 labor hours in the first year.

Improved OEE from 48 to 84 in the last 22 months. Worked with Kaizen & FI teams to

continue to be more cost effective.

Continued to review areas of opportunities to reduce costs in the current year. Helped in

creating a “zero loss” culture focusing on safety, quality and driving operational

effectiveness through operational equipment effectiveness (OEE), 5S, reliability

improvement plans, focused improvement, centerlining, autonomous/planned maintenance

and continuous skills development. Reduced the number of events of contamination by 50%.

Reduced the USDA non compliances by 27 percent.

Plant Manager, Casa De Oro Foods. Louisville KY

4/05 - 11/07

Saved the company more than 700K in the first eight months at the facility by reducing the

losses from about 1 million to about 300K in the 2006. Continued to review areas of

opportunities to reduce costs in the current year by working with different Department heads

to bring the plant into break even and make profit in 2008.

Responsible for managing all plant activities for this Mexican snack food manufacturer in

the United States. Responsible for managing 8 Department Managers and 180 hourly union

employees (UFW) and coordinating the management of the plant.

Responsible for the total cost of products, operational efficiencies, service to sales, safety

and hiring /training of new supervisory/management team members.

Handle about 55 Million pounds per year in finished goods and a budget of nearly 6.8

million dollars per year.

Also accountable for safety, reduction of injury index in all areas of the facility.

A certified Trainer for food safety program for AIB (American Inst. Of Baking).

Implemented a new program for daily inspections for food safety. Monitor & manage

monthly meetings with employees to raise awareness of GMP’s, OSHA and AIB with the

help of department heads.

Advise and coach managers/supervisors on employee relations and effective use if corrective

actions to enhance good work practices.

Prepare weekly report for the upper management (President, CEO & CFO) and share these

with team to provide areas of improvements.

Conduct weekly meeting with department managers to enhance better communications.

Asst. Plant Manager/Logistics Manager, Mission Foods/Gruma Corp. Atlanta GA

7/93 - 3/05

Fill in as the Asst. Plant manager in the absence of the Plant Manager.

Responsible for managing all Supply Chain/Warehousing activities of the largest Mexican

snack food manufacturer in the United States. Responsible for managing 6

managers/supervisors and 45 hourly employees and coordinating the management of the

plant receiving, shipping and production planning.

Responsible for the cost of warehousing products, operational efficiencies, service to sales,

safety and hiring /training of new employees.

Accountabilities also include training of all personnel with the help of the managers and

supervisors. Handle about 145 Million pounds per year in finished goods and a budget of

nearly 3.9 million dollars per year.

Responsibilities also include hiring and training of new employees, monitor the progress and

provide proper feedback in a timely manner.

Meet with Production team on a weekly basis to review all departmental needs and

concerns.

Education

Master of Science, Human Ecology( Food Science)

Kansas State University, Manhattan KS

B.S., ( Business) Hospitality Management

Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green OH

B.A., Accounting

University of Delhi, New Delhi India

Selected Accomplishments

• QSF Practitioner Certified

• HAACP Trained

• Zinger Miller Certified Trainer

• Lead Assessor trained from AIB

• ISO Lead Assessor

Experienced with ConAgra Foods’ Performance System ( CPS/TPM)

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