Manager Plant
Resume:
Thomas Sparks
*** ****** *****, **********, ** **023 Phone: 336-***-****
abk4gk@r.postjobfree.com http://www.empowermentrealized.com,
http://www.linkedin.com/in/sparkstom
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Executive Management
Team Player/Interpersonal Impact Leader, Coach, Mentor Business
Manager Results Achiever
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Accomplished manufacturing business manager with over 15 years as
Plant/General Manager & Director of Operations. P&L oversight. Direct
reports include HR, Maintenance, Engineering, Purchasing, QA, Operations,
Safety, Warehouse and up to 380 hourly employees. Unique leadership style
provides superior results in both union and non-union environments. Track
record of improving the bottom line while spearheading operational
improvements to drive productivity and reduce costs. Skilled in leading
organizations to better quality, quicker service & lower waste. Draws
effectively on the team's resources to solve problems and accomplish goals.
Takes personal responsibility for achieving customer (internal or external)
satisfaction. Proven ability to build, integrate, start up & operate new
processes & products.
Core Competencies
Business Unit Management Leadership Development
Organizational Change
Team-Building Empowerment & Accountability Manufacturing
Technical Knowledge & Skills
HACCP SOP MRPII GMP SPC 6-
sigma OSHA FDA EHS
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Professional Experience
Plant Manager 1/2009 - 6/2010 Nonni's Food Company, Inc. non union
300 EEs
Management Direct Reports: 8 400,000 sq ft Bakery producing over 100MM
lbs/yr
> Converted 400k sq. ft. textile plant into an industrial bakery producing
salted snacks from baked bread items, pita chips, Melba snacks, and
filled dessert pastries.
> Responsible for overall plant operating budget in excess of $10 million.
P& L oversight.
> Achieved a 98 score on first Siliker Audit.
> Directed sourcing, purchasing, shipping, installing, testing, and
managing start up and ongoing operation of 5 state-of-the-art high-speed
production lines.
> Drove Lean and 6-sigma methodologies for effective production
manufacturing with 30% higher pounds per man-hour, "best quality in 20
years" with lower standard cost.
> Staffed, trained, and developed high performance teams which improved
efficiency by 20%.
> Led human capital directives that improved safety, decreased turnover to
3% against an industry average of over 17%, and implemented capital
improvements in excess of $50MM.
Consultant and Writer 1/2004 - 12/2008
The 3 Rules of Leadership
> Developed, wrote training guides, educated, consulted small business and
non-profit organizations in the use of The Three Rules of Leadership.
Plant Manager/General Manager 1994 - 2004 George Weston LLC
Maplehurst Bakeries Division 1998 - 2004 Plush Pippin Pies non
union 250 EEs
Management Direct Reports: 9 150k sq ft Industrial Bakery producing
35MM lbs/yr
> Managed all aspects of Plush Pippin, a baked and frozen pie company. P&L
Oversight.
> Led management team of HR, QA, Maintenance, Finance, Warehouse,
Purchasing, and Warehouse.
> Negotiated union contract, 1 yr later the mechanics decertified their
union.
> Instituted 3-Rules Leadership achieving turn-around profitability, 4.5
out of 5 in employee satisfaction, improved efficiency to 96%
Theoretical Maximum, increased line speeds from 93 ppm to 120 ppm.
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> Directed empowerment strategies realizing <3% turnover, 950 days
without a LTA, < 1% absenteeism, 75% waste reduction, and a 30% decrease
in product variance.
> Actualized strategies from P&L, capital, procurement, and operations
indices resulting in $3MM savings in direct labor, overhead, and waste.
> Utilized 6-sigma methodologies to educate, measure, develop SOPs,
implement change, analyze, track, and motivate team to achieve superior
world class performance in Integrated Process Management & MRPII Class
A.
Interbake Foods Division 1994 - 1998 Cookie & cracker union bakery
380 EEs
Management Direct Reports: 6 Industrial Bakery producing over 100MM
lbs/yr
> Invoked empowerment strategies realizing <3% Turnover, < 1% Absenteeism,
20% Waste Reduction, 20% cost savings in Direct and Overhead, 68%
decrease in customer complaints.
> Achieved superior results in safety (LTA dropped to zero from 18),
quality (overweight product was slashed 30% while rejected product was
reduced 75%), and productivity (efficiency improved 20% and downtime
decreased 9%) through participatory leadership, leadership development,
team building of high performing self-directed teams, empowerment,
accountability, and trust.
> Achieved Superior AIB ratings, an improvement of over 70 points with
reduced sanitation crewing.
> Applied Kepner-Tragoe problem solving to identify defects, solve for
them, brainstorm best solutions, and implement those solutions. Solved a
recurrent 10 year mixing oil delivery problem.
> Negotiated union contracts and presided over plant shutdown. Recordable
accidents decreased during shutdown.
Process Engineer, Shift Manager 1991 - 1994 Continental Mills
non union 300 EEs
Frozen Pancakes & Waffles, Dry Mixes, Boxed Mixes Direct Reports 70
Hourly
> Designed, sourced equipment, installed, integrated systems, and
started up a complete new waffle line with state-of-the-art automated
mixing, spiral freezing, smart belt stacking, and ergonomic packaging.
> Built Research & Development test kitchen and quality facility.
> Managed the design, build, installation, start up and operation of a
complete plant palletizing system in a refrigerated dock.
> Managed all aspects of 2nd Shift operations achieving a 30%
improvement in efficiencies, lowering the absenteeism and injuries,
Production Management, Quality Assurance, Technical Director 1984 - 1991
Frito-Lay union
> Supervised several different process lines including corn snack lines
and potato chips.
> Managed Quality Control on 2nd shift.
> Applied Technical Trainer for Potato Chips.
> Led the West Zone potato chip audit team performing ATT audits and
material balances. Resulted in savings of over $700k annually.
Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Radiological Controls 1978 - 1982
Defense Department of Navy
EDUCATION
Brigham Young University - Bachelor of Science Business Management Finance
Provo, UT GPA: 3.08
1984
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