Plant Manager

DOUGLAS J. ANDERSON

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LaGrange, IL *0525

E-Mail abnxvj@r.postjobfree.com

Phone 708-***-****

SUMMARY

. Extensive experience in plant management in a continuous

manufacturing operation, production/process.

. High energy and detail-oriented with the ability to see

overall picture.

. Excellent troubleshooting skills under pressure.

. Focused on continuous improvement and results-driven with

excellent communication, and time management skills.

WORK EXPERIENCE

2009 - 2011 KEITH STEWART FRUIT PRODUCTS / STEWART INGREDIENT SYSTEMS -

Chicago IL

A custom manufacturer of Fruit Jelly ingredients for the

wholesale baking industries.

Plant Supervisor

. Plant - Responsible for all plant operation production,

shipping and receiving, and maintenance in a batch processing

food plant. Direct daily operations to meet production

schedules. Coordinate plant operations to achieve all plant

daily objectives.

. Monitor production activities and support services to ensure

production and quality and to maintain equipment

efficiencies.

. Safety - Responsible for enforcing and training plant

personal on all plant safety policies and procedures.

. Yield - Responsible for meeting daily plant production

schedule averaging 25,000 lbs of fruit jelly per day

2007 - 2008 MARIETTA CORP - Chicago IL

Manufacture of variety of Liquid Laundry Detergents.

Plant Supervisor (2008)

. Plant - Responsible for all plant operation production,

compounding, shipping and receiving, maintenance and chemical

unloading in a Liquid Filling plant. Managed 2 high speed

production lines. Direct daily operations to meet all

department schedules. Coordinate plant operations to achieve

all department goals.

. Ensure all employees are performing tasks per standard

operating procedures. Schedule personal according to

departmental demands to prevent breakdowns in the efficient

flow of materials. Maintain adequate staffing to prevent

excessive overtime. Obtain temporary employees as needed to

maintain all department goals.

. Safety - Responsible for implementing and enforcing plant

safety policies and procedures.

. Yield - Responsible for meeting and exceeding plant

production targets of 40,000 cases per day

Production Manager (2007 - 2008)

. Production - Responsible for production in a Liquid Filling

plant. Direct daily operations to meet sales schedule.

Coordinate production line scheduling to achieve production

goals.

. Ensure all department employees are performing tasks per

standard operating procedures. Schedule personal according

to departmental demands to prevent breakdowns in the

efficient flow of materials. Maintain adequate staffing to

prevent excessive overtime. Obtain temporary employees as

needed to maintain production goals.

. Safety - Responsible for implementing and enforcing plant

safety policies and procedures.

. Yield - Responsible for meeting and exceeding plant

production targets of 40,000 cases per day

2006 - 2007 CARMEUSE LIME - Chicago IL

Manufacturer and Production of calcitic and dolomitic limestone,

quicklime and hydrated lime in North America

Production Supervisor (2006 - 2007)

. Production - Responsible for production in a lime stone plant

- a 24/7 operation. Direct daily operations to complete sales

orders. Coordinate product shipping by truck or railcars.

Coordinate incoming ship and truck shipments. Identifying and

resolve process bottlenecks and troubleshooting operation to

achieved production goals.

. Safety - Responsible for investigating plant safety

incidents, as well as implementing plant safety policies and

procedures,

. Maintenance - Direct maintenance personal within plant.

. Yield - Responsible for meeting and exceeding plant yield

targets of 1,200 tons of lime per day

1991 - 2005 CORN PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL - Bedford Park, IL

Manufacturer and corn starch, corn oil, dextrose, gluten and

animal feed

Operations Manager Wet Starch (1998 - 2005)

. Responsible for development and implementation of overall Wet

Starch operational goals including production, quality,

safety, GMP, maintenance, yield, yield loss, environmental,

and training. Managed operations, training, and maintenance

staff. Coordinated activities with other departments and

functional groups to meet plant and profitability goals

including Refinery, Dry Starch, Chicago Board of Trade,

Logistics, QA-QC, and Accounting.

. Production - Responsible for maintaining and increasing

production rates in a corn wet milling plant - a 24/7

operation. Increased grind rates yearly by identifying and

removing process bottlenecks and troubleshooting operational

issues on a continual basis. Achieved the highest yearly

grind 2000- 2004.

. Safety - Responsible for investigating and correcting all

unit-related safety incidents, as well as implementing plant

policies and procedures, training operators, developing

preventive maintenance schedules, and initiating capital

improvement projects to prevent past and future occurrences.

In 2003, the unit had no OSHA Recordable incidents.

. Maintenance - Along with the maintenance manager, directed

maintenance personal within unit.

. responsible for scheduling all daily and weekly maintenance

activities in the unit, as well as any operational (non-

mechanical) maintenance for both inside and outside

contractors. All major outages planned and coordinated with

other units and departments. Worked on development of the

equipment lists that were downloaded into the MP2 maintenance

planning database for Wet Starch

. Yield - Responsible for meeting and exceeding plant yield

targets by modifying operational controls, testing new

equipment, or modifying existing equipment. Increased starch

yield from 65.6% to record 68.3% (lbs dry substance/lb of dry

corn) in 2004 resulting in savings of $4MM/yr.

. Yield Loss - Unit-related waste losses were reduced from

$6.0MM in 1995 to $2.9MM in 1997 to $2.3MM in 2002 in spite

of annual rate increases. Yield losses were only 0.88% of

total yield in 2004 - the lowest ever.

. Training - Developed training materials and guidelines to

ensure consistent operation among operators, both

independently and in conjunction with training manager. Gave

classroom process training for new operators and enhancement

classes for existing operators.

. Quality - Used SAP database to download quality and shipping

information into Excel to monitor out-of-code production and

shipping weight data. Developed spreadsheet database for

laboratory and process data to track operational testing and

improvement efforts, as well as general monitoring.

. Hourly - Responsible for 50 hourly union operators which were

reduced to 35 in 2001-2002 timeframe. Involved in all

aspects: hiring, training, tutoring/mentoring/coaching,

disciplining, and scheduling. Monitored and enforced plant

attendance and S&A policies and participated on committees to

modify them.

. Member of the contract bargaining committee

Operations Assistance Wet Starch Unit (1996 - 1998)

. Daily operations data tracking - production, grind rate, quality,

monitor tank levels and yield loss.

. Maintained and updated vacation sheets.

. GMP & housekeeping interaction with cleaners.

. Reviewed and established priorities for daily word schedule.

. Process and equipment troubleshooting

. Encouraged and coached operator decision -making.

. Monitored and maintained compliance with unit/plant safety standards.

. Maintained and update change of operation log - book.

. Reviewed work orders.

. Assisted in special projects.

. Assisted in operator training.

Project Liaison (Sulfur Burner Project) (1995 - 1996)

. Responsible for reviewing and assisting in project final construction.

. Reviewed and made changes to process drawings before final

construction.

. Insured project is in compliance with/plant safety standards.

. Interfaced with ongoing production operations personal.

. Assisted in creating training manual and train operators.

. Performed equipment checkout and work on system start - up.

Operator Mechanic (1991 -1998)

. Responsibilities operation controls and operation field

. Coordinated start-up and shutdowns with other operators within w/s

unit and also operators in units.

. Arranged for mechanical, electrical and instrumentation assistance

when needed.

. Read and wrote in log book - any operation changes.

. Operated process in a manner to which produces high quality production

and minimal yield loss.

. Reduced utility use when possible and minimize equipment use to reduce

wear.

. Kept accurate process reports

. Performed process equipment troubleshooting.

. Insured process is maximized due production goals and equipment

availabilities.

. Performed shutdown work when system is down.

. Performed daily lab analysis to production quality.

1986 - 1991 QUAKER OATS (GOLDEN GRAIN) - Bedford Park IL

Manufacture of variety of pasta products

Operations Helper (1986 - 1991)

. Involved with extrusion production/process of pasta products

. Operated reprocessing system

. Assisted process operators with start-ups and shutdowns.

. Reviewed and recorded production inventory.

. High speed production lines with 14 palletizers

EDUCATION

General Studies, Argo Community High School (1978)

. Management seminars

. Front line managers

. How to deal with difficult people

. Evaluating differences

. Bridge training

. Situation Leadership

. Safety

. OSHA Training

. MSHA Training

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