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Quality Manufacturing

Location:
Florence, SC, 29501
Posted:
October 26, 2010

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Steven R. Northcraft

**** ****** *****, ********, *.C. 29501

H:843-***-**** C:843-***-****

abib1q@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: To secure employment with a growing company that offers both

security and personal growth

Experience Martek Biosciences Corporation Kingstree,S.C.

Martek Biosciences Corporation is a leader in the innovation, development,

production and sales of high-value products from microbial sources that

promote health and wellness through nutrition. The company is the world's

leading provider of algal DHA omega-3 with its flagship product, life'sDHA™, a

sustainable and vegetarian source of algal DHA omega-3 important for brain,

heart and eye health throughout life, for use in foods, beverages, infant formula,

and supplements. The company also produces life'sARA(TM) (arachidonic

acid), an omega-6 fatty acid, for use in infant formula and growing up milks.

Job Summary

Supervises and coordinates plant manufacturing operations; ensures that

production goals and yields, cost objectives and quality standards are met.

Reviews orders and production schedules, determines work force requirements

and directs operations through subordinate supervisors. Follows progress of

production, anticipates or investigates major causes of delays and ensures that

corrective action is taken.

2005 – Present

Production Superintendent

Balance quality, productivity, cost, safety and morale to achieve positive

results in the fermentation, solvent recovery, spraying drying, drum

drying and tolling manufacturing areas.

Review upcoming job duties with the shift supervisor, production

specialists and operation engineers on a regular basis. Review the job

tasks and work together to create cost savings measures and / or ideas

to improve quality and performance.

Responsible for meeting / improving product yields and quality.

Develop budgets / financial plans to meet company goals.

Provide direction to microbiology group.

Ensure compliance of safety, environmental and quality policies.

Took a lead role in implementing the SAFE program.

Drove changes to reduce production costs, to increase tolling revenue.

Participate on the supply chain scheduling team.

Lead the design, commissioning and start up of the drum drying area

for the manufacturing group.

2003 - 2005

Production Manager

Played a key role in the design, construction and commissioning of the

fermentation expansion.

Responsible for meeting production goals and budgets.

Developed manufacturing and process support structures.

Monitor processes daily and implement corrective actions /

improvements when necessary.

Review operations and confer with technical / administrative staff to

resolve production / processing issues.

Increased safety awareness among the production teams.

Instrumental in development of the site HR policies and standards.

NutraSweet Company Augusta, Ga.

The Nutrasweet company is the world's #1 producer of artificial sweetener

aspartame. It sells its NutraSweet-brand aspartame to makers of food, beverages,

and tabletop sweeteners in more than 100 countries.

2001-2003

Custom Forms Lead

Contract development / negotiations for toll manufacturing

Management of toll manufacturing operations

Investigated / implemented changes to address customer complaints

VPP re-certification team

Site services coordinator

1999-2001

APM II Production Group Leader

Managed day-to-day operation of manufacturing facility

Managed operation and technical personnel

Responsible for meeting production and financial budgets

Ensured compliance of safety, environmental and quality policies

Team development

1995-1999

Senior Process Engineer

Centrifuge optimization team leader

Member of the Monsanto filtration team

Established budget requirements

Education West Virginia Institute of Technology

Montgomery, WV

B.S., Mining Engineering Technology.



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