Seeking: Mid to Senior Management Position

Work Experience:

Inventory Control Manager; Pilgrim's Pride, JBS. Elberton, GA

May 01, 2012 to November 11, 2012

Manager responsible for dry goods and packaging material designated

for SKU's scheduled to be produced based on three to four week

projection in addition to handling and shipment of finished goods upon

completion of SKU run. Directly responsible for 10 warehouse

personnel on First and Second Shift, 1 purchasing agent, 1 salaried

supervisor and 1 hourly lead in addition to being responsible for 1

salaried mid-level shipping manager, 2 shipping and receiving

supervisors, 2 shipping and receiving line leaders and 18 shipping and

receiving personnel within a unionized USDA regulated standalone

poultry further processing facility.

I was transferred upon request of the Plant Manager and Complex

Manager to address issues regarding inventories, dry goods storage,

and to address personnel issues.

Highlights:

. Reduced storage of ingredients on yard trailers from twelve to

six within a six week period. This resulted in a cost savings

of $1,300 per trailer reduced.

. Successfully added salaried supervisor to fill vacated Second

Shift Line Leader position resulting in improved unloading of

incoming ingredients and staging ingredients for the next day's

production run.

Shift Production Manager; Pilgrim's Pride, JBS. Elberton, GA

November 01, 2011 to 2012

Manager responsible for over 230 unionized production personnel, 2

salaried mid-level superintendents, 5 salaried supervisors, 7 hourly

line leaders focused on meeting quality, productivity, and yield goals

within a USDA and HACCP regulated standalone poultry further

processing facility.

I was hired into this position to improve line start up, reduce

downtime, improve employee interaction in processes, and to improve

mid-level and line management during First Shift operations.

Highlights:

. Worked with Superintendents in focusing and addressing key

issues affecting performance within their departments which

resulted in an increase of productivity on par-fry breaded IF

wing line from 90% line efficiency to 103% line efficiency.

. Improved supervisors' focus and motivation in working with line

set up personnel in having lines ready to start at designated

times resulting in lines being ready 15 minutes prior to line

start time.

Plant Manager; Crestwood Farms, Townsends Inc. Mocksville, NC

August 03, 2011 to October 05, 2011

Assumed senior manager's roll at the Mocksville facility after the

plant manager left the company. Directly answered to the president of

Townsends and Omtron, LLC's senior representative dutied with

coordinating with engineering, safety, and accounting in closing the

Mocksville facility and all remaining accounts pending. Responsible

for 7 senior level department managers, 4 salaried departmental

supervisors, 8 senior line leaders, 8 line leaders, and over 300

hourly employees.

I assumed responsibility of position upon leaving of Plant Manager

under direction of the company's president.

Highlights:

. Was able to properly disposition all remaining perishable

inventory through vendor returns, discounted selling,

transferring to facilities still in operation or through

condemnation meeting Omtron's two week deadline.

. Coordinated with management and remaining support staff in

cleaning, staging equipment and preparing facility for potential

sale.

Training Manager; Crestwood Farms, Townsends Inc. Mocksville, NC

June 05, 2009 to August 03, 2011

Develop hands on and classroom training programs under direction of

the operations/plant manager dedicated towards improving overall

operational knowledge of complex equipment operational skill, decrease

equipment downtime and to improve department start-up efficiency.

Additionally trained newly hired supervisors, maintenance technicians

and promoted line leaders in facility's corporate culture.

I accepted a lateral transfer into this position under the

direction of the plant/operations manager to improve the overall

synergy and operation of the Mocksville facility.

Highlights:

. Developed hands on and class room training program for manual

hand portioning of tenders and fillets enabling the company to

reduce loss due to excessive trim caused by DSI and Marel

portioning equipment by 30%.

. Instituted internal training program for maintenance department

geared to institute an unbiased means allowing maintenance

personnel to advance in tiered pay structure based on training

modules targeted mechanical aptitudes needed to perform duties.

Production Manager; Crestwood Farms, Townsends, Inc. Mocksville, NC

September 08, 2003 to June 05, 2009

Senior level manager responsible for the overall shift operation of

the Mocksville further processing facility ensuring employee safety,

product quality, product yield, and operational efficiencies meet or

exceed facility and corporate targets. Directly managed 2 salaried

departmental supervisors, 4 senior line leaders, 4 support line

leaders and over 150 hourly operations support and line personnel

while being indirectly responsible for 1 salaried Quality Assurance

supervisor, 1 hourly Quality Assurance line leader, 13 Quality

Assurance technicians, 1 salaried Maintenance supervisor, 8

Maintenance technicians, 2 water treatment personnel, 2 sanitation

workers, 2 Shipping and Receiving workers, 1 supply room clerk, and 1

facility housekeeper.

I was hired by the VP of Operations/Plant Manager to assume role of

Second Shift Manager and to help in coordinating and training of

fully cooked operation startup.

Highlights:

. From 2003 to 2004 assumed all HR department responsibilities for

Second Shift due to lack of department head. Responsible for

all administrative and disciplinary actions as required by

position at the time. Successful in hiring employees who helped

pushed Second Shift productivity from 75% of production targets

to 100%.

. After Townsends purchased Crestwood Farms, proper training of

direct reports leads to their easy transition into salaried

department supervisor's role. This assisted in improving the

overall professionalism of Second Shift leadership and developed

strong independence of leaders.

Production Supervisor; Wayne Farms, LLC. Oakwood, GA

May 05, 2003 to July 04, 2003

Supervised 2 line leaders and 24 line and support personnel

responsible for batch fed continuous in-line process utilizing manual

hand packaging of all finished goods within a self-standing USDA

regulated HACCP/GMP further processing poultry RTE facility.

General Manager hired me into this position to balance supervisory

staff with experienced professional in support of trainee staff.

Highlights:

. Assisted in supervision support of Wayne Farms' Boiser City

Louisiana complex during second and third shift production and

sanitation operations

. Assisted in coordinating and supervising personnel in pick-up

and clean-up of fire damage occurred in Wayne Farms' Dutch

Quality House facility in Oakwood Georgia

Production Supervisor; Fieldale Farms Inc., Gainesville, GA

August 06, 2002 to May 04, 2003

Salaried supervisor responsible for the fully cooked line's packaging

department dedicated in packaging product based on SKU whether

automatically bulked packed into five pound net weight bags or hand

packaged into shrink wrapped trays within a clean room environment.

Responsible for employee and food safety, product quality, finished

net weights, GMP's and all disciplinary and administrative duties

involving the fully cooked packaging room. Had 1 line leader and up

to 30 direct line and support reports.

I was laterally transferred to this position under direction of the

plant manager due to opportunities resulting from startup of tray

packing operation and the need to ensure GMP's were followed.

Highlights:

. Coordinated line set up of Ossid packaging of tray packed fully

cooked formed products while additionally responsible for

working directly with facility scheduler in obtaining packaging

material from sister plants.

. Trained and developed packaging room lead person in taking

ownership of department and closely working with employees in

meeting objectives of company.

Quality Control Coordinator; Fieldale Farms Inc., Gainesville, GA

April 14, 2001 to August 06, 2002

Administrator responsible for recordkeeping, managing personnel

assigned to vendor storage facilities, releasing fully cooked and

micro-hold products, assisting Sales in customer calls, and assuming

responsibility of quality control and HACCP departments upon absence

of quality control manager.

The Quality control manager and general manager promoted me into

this position to utilize my attention to detail and technical

writing to better serve the department.

Highlights:

. Set up autonomous quality control positions designated to

monitor vendor storage facility to ensure proper product

handling was performed and take appropriate action if found out

of compliance.

. Set up and established procedure to monitor oil freshness based

on color chart in order to supplement FFA testing.

Quality Control Supervisor; Fieldale Farms Inc., Gainesville, GA

September 01, 2000 to April 14, 2001

Salaried supervisor responsible for 2 Quality Control line leaders, 14

Quality Control technicians, and 3 HACCP technicians, First then later

Second Shift, responsible for total quality control and food safety

monitoring of shift processes and personnel within a USDA regulated

poultry further processing facility.

I won the job bid for this position upon request of USDA inspector

and Quality Control Manager.

Highlights:

. Successfully established a cross-training program which

strengthen Second Shift's ability cover all areas of inspection

without fear of absenteeism.

. Implemented program to monitor and document maintenance repairs

to provide documentation to track instances where foreign

material may be introduced into product.

Production Supervisor; Fieldale Farms Inc., Gainesville, GA

September 06, 1999 to September 01, 2000

Salaried supervisor responsible for 2 line leaders and 24 line and

support personnel responsible for batch fed continuous in-line process

utilizing manual hand packaging of all finished goods within a self-

standing USDA regulated HACCP/GMP further processing poultry facility.

The plant manager and Second Shift superintendent hired me into

this position to oversee Line 1 during second shift operation.

Highlights:

. Assumed duties over Second Shift operations on recommendation of

Superintendent during one week he was on vacation and another

when he was sick. The shift was able to perform with not drop

in production or quality.

. Developed SOP's and job descriptions under direction of

Superintendent for all jobs performed in facility resulting in

positive customer audits. This was adopted by management and

lead to being implemented for auditing purposes.

Department Technician; New Holland Plant, Milliken and Company,

Gainesville, GA

January 01, 1991 to September 06, 1999

Maintained Ring Spinning equipment operation during to maintain shift

production efficiencies and quality while maintaining preventative

maintenance schedules within an ISO 9002 continuous improvement yarn

fabrication textiles facility. Additionally performed team leader

duties and responsibilities within a self-management production team

working a Gaines MacArthur rotation shift schedule. Participated in

quality initiative programs involving 5-S, continuous improvement,

SPC, and ISO with minimum exposure to lean manufacturing.

I applied and won the job bid for the position of Technician. I

was assigned responsibility of Team Leader by the department

Production Manager based on prior experience with ConAgra Poultry

and job performance as an operator.

Highlights:

. Delegated Team Leader duties, in addition to Technician

responsibilities, over a self-management production team from

1992 to 1999. During off-shift hours monitored shift and

ensured other positions were covered.

. Maintained high winder efficiency, ends preparation, and low

downtime over other shifts for three consecutive months.

Beaming/Warper Operator; New Holland Plant, Milliken and Company,

Gainesville, GA

September 06, 1986 to January 01, 1991

Equipment operator responsible for equipment responsible for combining

multiple strands of yarn onto a six foot wide warper beam while

maintaining shift efficiency, quality and productivity. Primary

responsibility was to perform changeover procedures, operate equipment

based on schedule board, repair thread breakage during production run,

monitor production run and react in case of undetected thread

breakage.

I applied and won bid posting on this position to replace operator

who transferred to another department.

Highlights:

. Received several performance awards for shift efficiency and

quality resulting in being recognized as a key performer in

running warping equipment.

. Became proficient in operating various models of beam warping

equipment.

. Assisted Slashing Department in identifying issues with mixed or

off quality warper beams when called upon.

. Assisted in the development of operational procedures and job

duties during facility's ISO/9000 certification process

. Trained and sponsored new Warping Department associates and

management trainees during training within department

Line Leader; Country Pride Poultry, ConAgra, Inc. Gainesville, GA

July 26, 1984 to September 06, 1986

Assistant hourly line manager reporting to department supervisor

responsible for daily line set up, mid-shift sanitation, hands on

training, directing line support personnel, and maintaining production

reports over a continuous flow deboning cone line within a First

Processing USDA regulated poultry facility. The cone line was

dedicated in the hand deboning and portioning of poultry halves and

wholes that bulked packed and tray packed finished portions. During

absence of department supervisor assumed supervisory role over

production line.

I was promoted into this position to take over the prior line

leader's position after he promoted into the department

supervisor's position.

Highlights:

. Assisted in analyzing and developing variation of deboning cone

dedicated towards cut-up of whole birds and deboning thigh meat.

. Assumed leadership over deboning cone line for three months

spanning from December of 1984 to February of 1985.

EDUCATION:

Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

08/1993 to 07/1996

Bachelor of Science Business Administration

G.P.A. 3.02

Gainesville High School

Gainesville, GA

08/1980 to 07/1994

High School Diploma

G.P.A. 3.14

CERTIFICATIONS:

Mettler Toledo

Mocksville, NC

09/2009

Certificate of Completion, Basic Radiation Safety and Advanced Operation

Training Course

SkillPath Seminar

Winston-Salem, NC

04/2008

Certificate of Attendance, Fundamentals of Finance and Accounting for Non-

Financial Managers

SkillPath Siminar

Winston-Salem, NC

11/2007

Cerficate of Attendance, Listening Skills

SkillPath Siminar

Winstin-Salem, NC

08/2007

Certificate of Attendance, The Manager's and Supervisor's Conference

Stein, Incorporated

Sandusky, OH

09/1999

09/2004

Certification in Breading Applications

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

08/1999

Certification in HACCP

Muratec, Incorporated, USA

Charlotte, SC

09/1991

Muratec Winder Technician Certification

Milliken and Company

Gainesville, GA

08/1987

Train-the-Trainer Certification

PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS:

Brenau University

1997: Graduated Brenau University while working full shift rotation work

schedule

1994: Awarded to Dean's List during attendance at Brenau University

1994: Awarded Milliken scholarship while attending Brenau University

1993: Awarded Dixie-Wilkes scholarship while attending Brenau University

Gainesville High School

1984: Awarded 'Most Outstanding Art Student' by Gainesville High School

teachers and students

1984: Awarded 'Most Improved Artist' by Gainesville High School teachers

and students

1984: Artwork submitted won placement in 1985 Clean Community Council

Calendar contest

1984: Artwork chosen for display at Georgia Museum of Art.

1984: Georgia 'Student Art Month' participant at Georgia State Capitol

1983: Artwork submitted and won placement in 1984 Clean Community Council

Calendar contest

SKILLS:

Computer

Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, Access, Visio, Publisher and PowerPoint

Adobe Acrobat and PhotoShop

Databases with Excel and Access

Form development with Excel, Word, and Publisher

AS400

Minimum ERP using SAP

Lotus 1-2-3, AmiPro, and Lotus Notes email application

Technical

Stein Drum Breader, XL Breader, ABC Batter Mixer, Fryers

MP Equipment Drum Breader, In-Line Flat Breaders, VCS Batter Mixer,

Overflow Fryers

Stein JSO Oven, GyroCompact Oven, Pro-Grill, Charmarker

CFS Twin Grill and TwinStar Oven

Marel MPIII Tender Portioner

Carruther's Dicer

Triangle Automatic Bagger, SandiAcre Automatic Bagger, PacMac Automatic

Bagger, Ishida Scales

TruHone Knife Sharping Equipment

Manual Sharpening

Carruther's Circular Blade Sharpening Equipment

Zinser Ring Spinning

Murata Automatic Winders

Schlaforst Open-End Winders

Schlaforst Warper and automatic Creel

Westpoint Warper and Creel

McCoy Ellison Warper and Creel

Howa Automatic Roving and Transport System

Technical Writing

Analytical

Detailed Oriented

Process Flow

Five-S

SPC

Gantt Charts

HACCP

ISO9000

Facility Upkeep

Preventative Maintenance

Mechanical Troubleshooting

Process Yields

Marination Process

Bread and Batter Process

Process Efficiencies

Documentation Analyzing

Management

Team Concept

Operations Management

Business Communication

Training

Process Improvement

Customer Cold Calling

Customer Complaints

Quality Control

New Process Start-Ups

Standard Operating Procedures

Job Descriptions

Cross Cultural Awareness

Budgets

P&L

Product Recall

Customer Audits

Internal Audits

Interviewing

Administrative

Documentation

Disciplinary Review

Unions

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