Manager Plant
Resume:
Stan Fehr
****.****@*****.***
Mission, TX 78572
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PROFILE
Over 18 years of management experience ranging from ground up startups to improving systems at
Fortune 100 companies. 7 years experience delivering results as a manufacturing plant manager.
Excellent trouble shooting, analytical, and problem solving skills. Strengths in creating systems,
developing teams, and leading teams to meet and exceed expectations.
EXPERIENCE
Coca Cola Enterprises – Plant Manager – 2007-Present
Directly responsible for all plant operations including production and warehouse functions with a
team of 5 Managers and over 100 front line employees.
Led facility certification in the Coca-Cola Company’s Environmental Management System and Safety
Management System Audit. We were the only plant in the entire country to complete the audit with
zero non-conformances. The streamlined compliance manual that we developed was identified as a
national best practice. (ISO 9001 and ISO 14001)
Reduced maintenance downtime by 35% from prior year.
Improved quality by 29% from 0.7 to 0.5 complaints per million fills.
Led a 5S initiative that increased storage capacity by over 7 truckloads worth of finished product.
Reduced warehouse overtime from over 20% to less than 8%. Order building efficiency increased
from 70% to over 95%.
Increased recycling revenue by 24% over prior year.
Delivered $70,000 in productivity vs. 2008 budget.
Owens Corning – Operations Leader – 2006-2007
Directly responsible for all facets of Roofing Plant including Safety, Throughput, Productivity, Quality,
and Operating Efficiency
Led a team of 4 shift supervisors and 60 front line employees.
Increased engagement scores of direct reports by 0.4 (12%) on Q12 survey.
Developed critical path for shift supervisors that provided a template for daily success.
Reduced downtime due to operator errors by 33%
Increased pack rates by 18% from 265 squares per hour in 2006 to 315 squares per hour in 2007.
Decrease in customer complaints from 500 PPM to 299 PPM.
Frito Lay – Operations/Technical Manager – 2000-2006
Created and led implementation of system by which Machine Operators could track packaging labor,
material waste, and grams giveaway performance. Recognized by Frito Lay North America as a
national Best Practice. Site was awarded $15,000 innovation award for the program.
Designed and implemented grams giveaway tracking system that allowed managers to hold their
employees accountable for results and reward great performance. Plant saved $75,000 from prior
year.
Developed and implemented program that empowered technicians by allowing them to calculate
dollar impact of their key responsibilities and identify performance gaps. Resulted in teams
developing capability of performing trade off analysis to improve business results.
Led technical team in the implementation of the Asset Reliability model. Empowered workers to
achieve standards set in the new system and saw plant total downtime reduced by 40% from 11.5%
to 7%.
Tasked with moving direct reports from a work group to a high performance team. Developed and
led first Level Three team in the San Antonio Plant.
Functions as New Manager Mentor in production critical path, policy and procedures, and technical
skills.
Instructed managers and technicians in the following courses
Business Basics I and II
Continuous Improvement
Leading and Developing Teams
Coaching and Providing Feedback
Winning With Diversity and Inclusion
Griffin and Brand – Orange Juice Plant Manager 1995-2000
Led all Quality Assurance, Laboratory tests, Blend specifications, U.S. Customs work, inventory, truck
dispatching, payroll, and scheduling for plant operation.
Ensured timely delivery of product to customers throughout the U.S while maintaining a 20% profit
margin per blend.
Consolidated blend scheduling to reduce overtime by 17%.
Traveled throughout Mexico and Honduras to facilitate orange juice procurement.
Implemented HACCP program for production plant.
Developed and implemented inventory program for twelve 70,000 gallon tanks and 15,000 drum
storage.
Served on company’s board of directors from 1997 to 2000.
Renaissant Development Corporation – General Manager 1993-1995
Led start up of three Applebee’s restaurants in the Rio Grande Valley.
Led 80+ people with varying degrees of experience and formed them into an opening team. opened
3 restaurants that exceeded profitability exceptions within the first three months
Trained all management teams for new restaurant openings.
Responsible for all P&L statements, inventories, hiring, and cost controls.
General Mills – Manager 1990-1993
Led staff of 100+ employees in the highest dollar volume Red Lobster in the entire nation.
Trained staff in suggestive selling, which improved add-on-sales by $2.00 per guest. Resulted in
$750,000 annual increase in gross sales.
Education
B.A. from the University of Texas Pan American with Spanish Minor – 1998
United States Naval Academy 1988-1990
- Chosen to conduct Plebe Summer training to indoctrinate new Midshipmen
Languages
Bilingual – English / Spanish - fluent
References
Available on request
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