Plant Manager

G a ry Klug

**** *** **. * ~ Platteville, WI **818 ~ Ph: 920-***-**** ~

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E DUCAT ION:

BS: Agriculture with an emphasis on Business Production

University of Wisconsin-Platteville

P ROFESSIONAL EXPER IENCE:

Consultant – Various Manufacturing Clients 2009 -

P resent

Safe Quality Food Practitioner/QA Manager - SQF Certification

• Experience includes working with cheese, dairy, dry blending, eggs, and meat

• Conduct gap analysis/self-assessment of current systems

• Oversee the amending of systems and implementation of SQF Code requirements

• Assure government food safety and t raceability requirements are met and protect

b rands, businesses and ultimately, the consumer through due diligence of food safety

and quality programs

• Supervised dairy laboratory and staff, facilitated State Lab accreditation

• Maintained testing equipment and procedures to meet Standard Methods, GLP,

regulatory and customer requirements

• Managed and monitored cheddar and marble quality specifications for company and

customers for moisture, pH, salt and fat

• Facilitated, directed and led inspections and external audits to maintain compliance

and requirements of State, FDA, 3rd party, and Kosher and contract customer

• Facilitated annual SQF certification for company

• Monitored and made recommendations to maintain regulatory, GMP compliance, and

environmental conditions

• Reviewed, monitored and interpreted makes sheets, CIP charts, SOP’s, line sheets and

pasteurizer charts.

• Maintained plant documentation of sanitation master sheets, production and

p rocessing operations to facilitate record reviews and initiated changes to said

documentation procedures

• Monitored plant pest control program

• Monitored and reviewed calibration and validations of all process and testing

i nstruments and maintained timetable

• Conducted daily testing of product for 4 and 10 day information per microbial and

specification testing and provided Certificates of Analysis as required for customers

• Interpreted daily results, maintained records per plant and customer specifications and

i nitiated holds and subsequently, disposition of deviated products

• Handled customer complaints to customer satisfaction, including investigation in plant

p roduction areas and storage and initiated corrective action plans

• Monitored and oversaw sanitation, including SSOP’s

Department of Agriculture, T rade & Consumer P rotection - Green Bay, WI

1993-2009

Food & Meat Safety Supervisor

• Facilitated and oversaw 50+ FSIS Federal audits, led and facilitated FDA

i nvestigations and 80+ annual State Audits

• Enforced food safety and regulations, planned and organized work, conflict

management, problem identification and solving, education and consultation with

consumer public and industry, and collaboration and communication with Industry

• Supervised staff of state employees for over 12 years; responsibilities included

supervision of off-site employees and management

• Monitored and coached developing food safety professionals

• Planned, implemented and monitored micro sampling, labeling, and sanitation

p rograms

• Directed and coordinated activities of departmental personnel and staff engaged in

i nvestigating regulated activities to ensure compliance with federal, state, or municipal

laws, utilizing knowledge of agency's purposes, rules, regulations, procedures, and

p ractices

• Reviewed agency's current work load status, schedules, and individual personnel

assignments and expertise to establish priorities and determine ability to accept and

complete future commitments

• Assigned specific duties to inspectors, either directly or through subordinate

supervisors

• Reviewed work reports, papers, rulings, and other records prepared by subordinate

personnel for clarity, completeness, accuracy, and conformance with agency policies

• Routed approved reports and records to designated individuals for action or

i nformation

• Oversaw more than 80 official meat plant establishments’ Food Safety, HACCP, SSOP

and GMP plans

• Handled licensing and auditing of official meat plant records

• Provided HACCP certification consulting to industry and employees

Organization Involvement:

W isconsin Sheep Breeders Cooperative - President

Major position responsibilities included fulfillment of mission statement, supervision of

employees, oversight of activities, finances and profit & loss statement, all employee and

Co-op contracts. Major Co-op activities included Sheep and Wool Festival, Annual Bred

E we and Lamb sale, WI Sheep Field Days, Wisconsin Wool Works (WI State Fair).

I ndividual duties with scope of membership included Scholarship Chair, Bred Ewe & Lamb

Sale Chair, and Legal & Regulatory Representative. Also member of all commit tees.

Brown County Fair Association – Fair Board Member

Board member of re-organized Brown County Fair Association-2002. Initial responsibilities

i ncluded exploratory meetings, association development and community involvement.

Commit tee responsibilit ies included Food & Beverage Chair and development of board

d irectives.

A lpha Gamma Rho UW-Platteville Alumni Cooperation – President/Board Member

Served as President of Alumni Corporation 1994 - 2000. Continued as Board Member until

2006.

Development, planning and oversight of all alumni functions and activities, including

u ndergraduate brother development, alumni functions, liaison to University, fiduciary

oversight, management of alumni properties (Fraternity House, rental properties and land),

d irected 6 annual meetings and annual corporation meeting.

REFERENCES:

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