Manager Supervisor

JOHN E. VALET

Atlanta, Georgia

AT&T Cell-770-***-**** • abnv71@r.postjobfree.com

Production Manager with progressive experience and documented successful management at

various organizational levels in the food manufacturing industry. Skilled in team optimization to

maximize production efficiencies. Proficient with Microsoft Office. Strong quantitative skills.

Proven experience in hiring, training, scheduling and evaluating. Excellent written and verbal

communication skills. Specific areas of expertise include:

Clean Room Operations Mentoring

Sanitation Retorting Certification

USDA/FDA Lean Manufacturing & 5S

TQM/HACCP AIB/ASI Audit Experience

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

J & A Landscaping 2000 to

Owner/Operator of Landscaping business Present

WINCUP, Stone Mountain, GA 2005-2007

Production Manager

Managing/Supervising 4 direct reports and 180 indirect reports (24/7 operation)

Implemented improvements in safety program.

Improved production efficiencies by 10% first year.

Improved inter-departmental communication, as well as intra-departmental communication.

GOLDEN STATE FOODS, Conyers, GA

Operations Manager 1998 – 2005

Managed/Supervised four direct reports and 85 indirect reports. Managed 15 production lines (four

million cases per year) in clean room environment. Plant Safety Team Leader.

Developed and implemented Master Sanitation Schedule that improved monthly external audit

results. Achieved superior rating on audits. (USDA Inspected Plant)

Implemented processes and initiatives on production lines and with employees to reduce

complaints by 90% (industry record).

Expended capital budget in technological, equipment and preventive maintenance for line

upgrades that increased throughput by 25%.

Standardized sanitation procedures that improved swab results from 93% to 99.8%.

Evaluated, selected and installed a Fanuc Robot for stacking production cases that eliminated

six employees ($350,000 annual savings).

Reduced rework staffing area by one supervisor and five hourly to one 20 hour per week

employee through improved quality initiatives.

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HEINZ USA, Muscatine, IA

Production Manager (Module Manager) 1988– 1998

Managed/Supervised eight direct reports and 300 indirect reports including maintenance. Managed

11 production lines from preparation through packaging with output of over eight million cases

annually.

Managed successful installation of two new FMC sterilizers which doubled production.

Improved compliance with daily USDA inspections. Reduced written deficiencies by 30%

through improved quality initiatives, employee training and employee awareness of standards.

Improved line efficiencies by 14% (in 1st year) through improved employee morale, training

and re-enforcement of expectations. Received substantial stock bonus as a reward for

achievement.

Consolidated salaried workforce through gaining efficiencies in space utilization and job

ownership/responsibility awareness by staff. Reduced three supervisors at an annual savings of

over $250,000.

Quality Control Supervisor: 1987-1988

Coordinated and supervised 20 employees. Coordinated quality specification and process sheets.

Assured thorough quality testing for thirteen food production lines. USDA certification for

sterilization of canned foods.

Cost Accounting Supervisor: 1984-1987

Developed and maintained consolidated cost sheets on PC. Accountability for ingredients and

packaging materials totaling $80 million per year. Created forms and spreadsheets that improved

efficiencies by 45%. Responsible for preparation and presentation of budget.

Production Supervisor: 1979-1984

Managed all aspects of productions on second shift, including safety.

Sanitation/Production Supervisor: 1978-1979

Supervised five production lines and forty sanitation personnel. Accountable for compliance with

daily USDA inspections. Created master sanitation schedules for four departments.

EDUCATION

B.S., Accounting, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

TRAINING

Certification, Better Food Processing School, Ohio State

TQM training and TQM Facilitator School

HACCP Implementation and Coordination

SAP Coordination and local startup of SAP

Lean Manufacturing, 5S, FDA

Conversational Spanish

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