Plant Manager
Resume:
Thomas Kohls
920-***-**** (cell)
*******@*******.**********@hotmail.com
*** ***** **** ******, **** Atkinson, WI. 53538
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Food Processing Professional
Plant Superintendent / Plant Manager / Supervisor
Proven, highly motivated, and dedicated food management professional. Outstanding track record of
improving profits and reducing waste, with a high caliber talent for training and retaining employees. A
strong foundation in statistical process control (SPC) and HAACP.
Turned around a new USDA inspected plant.
Developed system of continuous improvement for improved yields while reducing costs.
Key management role in providing the best quality product, and guaranteed employee safety.
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DAYBREAK FOODS, Plant Superintendent, Marshall, WI 2007-2009
(One of the largest producers of liquid egg in the United States. Daybreak is a leader in food safety and
quality, and the first egg breaking company to develop a voluntary HAACP plan and a grounds security plan
The plant was very automated and required few hourly workers.)
Leadership
Orchestrated the successful start up of an on-line/off-line egg breaking plant.
Responsible for the day to day operations of this seven day a week plant. Duties included monitoring and
developing budgets, spearheading a successful safety program, and developing process improvement
strategies.
Process Management
Increased yield by 2% for profit growth.
Reduced waste water costs by 1/3.
Process Quality
Reduced FSIS noncompliance reports from a daily occurrence to a less than a quarter incident.
Consistently maintained an 85% + monthly score on our major customer’s report card and achieved a
Superior rating for two consecutive years on an annual customer audit.
Process Safety
Redesigned the safety program.
Because of increased emphasis on employee safety, the plant sustained a full year and a half without a lost
time injury.
MCCAIN FOODS, Shift Manager/Supervisor, Fort Atkinson, WI. 1999-2007
(An international leader in frozen foods. The Fort Atkinson plant was highly automated that
produced frozen appetizers including battered and breaded cheeses and vegetables in addition to
onion rings. 250 hourly workers were employed and ran three shifts.)
Leadership
Supervised entire shift operation. Responsible for up to four lines, as well as sanitation. Each shift could
include up to 65 hourly workers, and two reporting supervisors.
Process Management
Consistently managed department to meet and exceed throughput, yield and labor standards.
Instituted employee involvement teams (EIT) to increase productivity.
Served as processing point representative on plant wide HAACP review team.
Process Quality
Provided leadership consistently creating a First Time Quality score over 99.5% for over 5 years in a row.
Served as processing representative on the Research and Development team, including scheduling new
product tests and developing cost standards.
WIS-PAK FOODS, Plant Superintendent, Butler, WI. 1998-1999
(A very automated leading supplier of hamburgers to the food service industry There were two plants on site.
The plant worked in most was dedicated to Burger King .)
MELSON MEAT, Plant Manager, North Prairie, WI. 1993-1998
(A small supplier of meat patties to the food service industry)
PATRICK CUDAHY, Plant Supervisor, Cudahy, WI. 1991-1993
FREDERICK USINGER, Lead/Grinder, Milwaukee, WI. 1978-1991
Education
University of Wisconsin- River Falls, Bachelor of Arts degree, Majors: Journalism and Political Science.
Madison Area Technical College, complete training in Microsoft Excel.
University of Wisconsin Extension, HAACP certification course.
Volunteer Experience
Served on board of directors of various community theatre groups including Fort Atkinson Community
Theatre and the Village Playhouse of Wauwatosa.
Recently appointed to the City of Fort Atkinson Cable Television committee.
Have volunteered at Busy Barns educational farm teaching children about where food comes from.
Did fundraising for Spirit Horse Equine Rescue of Wisconsin.
Other Experience
Certified teacher for the state of Wisconsin.
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