Manager Plant
Resume:
Eric Treusch **** Hickory Ridge Blvd
Greenwood, IN 46143
KEY SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE AREAS
TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) Kaizen Teams
5S Standard Work
Visual at a glance Continuous Improvement / Focused
Improvement
Center Lining 5 Why's
WORK EXPERIENCE
Distribution Center Manager: October 2008 - Present
ConAgra Foods - Indianapolis, IN
. Implemented Temperature control monitoring process in DC.
. Develop and manage Distribution Center budget.
. CI/FI project resulting in a reduction of detention fees by 92%
. Coordinated with State inspectors on product destruction project.
. Developed throughput measurements and tracking mechanism.
. Standardized shift handoffs between shift Supervisors.
. Reduced OT % by balancing staffing between shifts.
. Negotiated TMR for Distribution Center.
Operations Manager: November 2007 - October 2008
ConAgra Foods - Reddi Wip Plant - Indianapolis, IN
. New Plant start-up.
. Improved case throughput from 6,845cs per day to 27,000cs per day.
. Decreased yield loss from 68% loss to 15% loss and have identified
additional 10% in loss.
. Determined plant correct plant staffing based on balanced work load.
. Implemented shift R & R meetings where action plans were tracked until
completion.
. 99.5% customer fill rate since closing prior production facility.
. Develop new Team Leaders to have floor responsibility within their 1st
month (mentoring).
. Improved LEDS (downtime tracking tool) to below 2% untagged downtime.
. Monday start-up performance improvement by instituting Pre-startup
checklist.
Team Manager: August 2005 - November 2007
Miller Brewing Company - Trenton, OH
. Line OEE up 2.1% FY07 vs. FY06
. Set Line OEE records in February & March 2006, March and April 2007.
. Set Line Barrels Per Line Hour records in February 2006 and December
2006, March and April 2007.
. Served in Dual role as Team Manager and Maintenance Work Group Manager
from March - September 2007
. Developed Packaging Tracking Performance tool - One data base for all
key production numbers (used throughout packaging)
. World Class Manufacturing implementation on Line - January 2005
(Structured communication, 5S, Work cell tours, Starpoint system, Work
Team Coordinators)
. Effectively manage line in a Maintenance Based Operation.
. Monthly Line Improvement presentation to plant staff - considered to
be benchmark for the facility.
. 1st Line in Plant to implement Quality at the source in the plant.
Production Manager: February 2001 - August 2005
ConAgra Foods - Hebrew National Kosher Foods - Indianapolis, IN & Quincy,
MI
. Interim Plant Manager from April 04 - October 04.
. Managed plant shutdown and inventory build.
. Achieved 1.5 million lb. average weekly production. (15.4% increase in
production)
. Develop plant production plan/schedules to build inventories to sales
forecast
. Set 5 volume production records from May 2004 to September 2004 at the
Indianapolis plant.
. Reduced cost through improving weekly production plan resulting in
less operational changeovers.
. Daily production meeting to review schedule attainment, % efficiency
and yields.
. Distribution of product to customers from three warehouse and plant
based warehouse.
. Improved order fill rates to 99.1% FY04.
Packaging Superintendent: February 2000 - February 2001
ConAgra Foods - Hebrew National Kosher Foods - Indianapolis IN
. Achieved 1.3 million lb. average weekly production. (8.3% increase in
production)
. Implemented Shop Floor Controls for Supervisors.
. Reduced downtime by identifying root causes and following through with
Maintenance until rectified.
. Increased yield through education of employees on yields and where the
product was being wasted.
. Trained Supervisors and hourly employees on machine standards, safety
and job specific procedures.
Human Resources / Safety Manager: November 1998 - February 2000
ConAgra Foods - Hebrew National Kosher Foods - Indianapolis, IN
. Managed Human Resources Department of a unionized plant of over 300
employees.
. Reduced the number of grievances by 51%, from 102 to 50 in calendar
year 1999.
. Reduced turnover by 37% in calendar year 1999, from 125% to 88%.
. Improved employee orientation program by making it more plant
specific.
Safety Director: July 1997 - November 1998
ConAgra Foods - Hebrew National Kosher Foods - Indianapolis, IN - Bronx, NY
and Miami, FLA
. Responsible for Safety, Health, Environmental and Workers Compensation
at 3 plants.
. Workers compensation cost for over 300 employees, under $50,000
dollars in FY99, 00 and 01.
. Zero lost time injuries or illnesses in 1997 then again from August
1998 until March 2001. Over 1,700,000 man-hours W/O a lost time
injury.
. Developed and implemented all 14 elements of the Process Safety
Management (PSM) program.
. Wrote and trained employees on site-specific OSHA required programs:
Lockout / Tagout, Confined Space Entry, Hazard Communication,
Respiratory Protection and Process Safety management.
. Received the Award of Honor from the American Meat Institute /
National safety Council based on Safety programs and injury/illness
statistic four years in a row,
. Other responsibilities included: accident investigation, hot work
permits, liaison to the USDA concerning chemical inventory, lockout /
tagout and Carbon Dioxide monitoring.
Senior Safety and Health Program Development Analyst: May 1994 - July 1997
State of Florida - Department of Labor and Employment Security
Division of Safety - Public Sector Enforcement - Tampa, FLA
. Conducted over 400 Safety/Health inspections for State, County and
City employers in Hillsborough County.
. Issued Notice of Violations, set abatement periods and penalties for
identified hazards as they pertain to the OSHA Code of Federal
Regulations.
. Organized and assisted Hillsborough County Wastewater Treatment
Facilities develop and implement a comprehensive PSM program for their
Chlorine systems.
. Established and assisted in maintaining, throughout Hillsborough
County, several Safety/Health programs such as Hazard Communication,
Blood borne pathogen, Respirator Procedures, Lockout/ Tagout and
Hearing Conservation written programs.
. Received State Award for Productivity in 1996 for the Public Sector -
Tampa District.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Occupational Health / Safety Management.
Slippery Rock University - Slippery Rock, PA 16057 - December 1992
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