Steven D. Gray

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Bethlehem, GA 30620

C: 256-***-****

ac1p3h@r.postjobfree.com

QUALIFICATIONS

●Experience in all aspects of bakery plant operations and management.

●Managed all aspects of a mix plant business and operations.

●Understands Key Performance Indicators, how to track and analyze data.

●Experience in managing Capital projects.

●Experience in the development and costing of new products.

●Experience with various baking ingredients and understanding functionality.

●Experience in BRC and other customer required quality audit and food safety programs.

●Experience in developing QCP’s for quality assurance in the production process.

●Trained in CPIT, SPCI and SPC2 total quality programs.

●Experience as sponsor and member of Continuous Process Improvement Teams.

●Computer skills include Excel, Word, Power Point and SAP.

●Experience in preparing and giving presentations for business reviews.

●Experience in a wide variety of bakery products and baking mixes.

CREDENTIALS

●Completed AIB Bread and Roll Production correspondence course.

●Completed AIB Sanitation and Food Safety correspondence course.

●Completed Dale Carnegie Course.

●HACCP Certified.

EXPERIENCE

Bensons Cake Bakery – Operations/General Manager Bogart, Georgia

●Responsible for all Bakery Operations. March 2016 – July 2017

●Responsibilities include: Production, Frozen Shipping, Receiving, Sanitation, Quality Assurance and a Wastewater treatment plant.

Flowers Foods - Food Service Group Tucker, Georgia

Director of Manufacturing July 2011 to Jan 2016

●Provided guidance and support for five bakeries and a mix/blending plant.

●Responsible for cost analysis and cost control, to improve the manufacturing P&L.

●Analysis of plant capacity to insure the plant has the ability to fill customer orders on time.

●Worked with Flowers bakeries outside the Food Service Group that produce product for us.

●Worked with bakeries outside of Flowers Foods that co-pack products for us.

●Responsible for the analysis of Key Performance Indicator reports, using the data to lead the plant to specific areas of focus for improved performance.

●Supported plants that were struggling to meet performance goals.

●Responsible for approving changes to formulation, packaging materials, run speeds and labor used in producing the finished products.

●Supported plants that were struggling to meet performance goals.

●Worked with bakeries on Capital projects from inception to completion to insure they were value added, had an ROI within company guidelines and stayed within budget.

Key Mix, LLC – Flowers Foods subsidiary Sykesville, Maryland

General Manager Jan 2008 to July 2011

●Managed all aspects of mix plant from the time Flowers acquired the business until operations and production was moved to Flowers Specialty Blending plant in Cedar Rapids, IA.

●Met all P&L goals while at Key Mix.

●Prepared cost analysis for pricing to Flowers Bakeries and outside customers.

●Improved efficiency by 70 % from 6,700 lbs per hour to 11,500 pounds per hour.

●Led Key Mix team to successful BRC certification and Superior AIB scores.

●Led Key Mix for inventory build for Flowers Bakeries and outside customers to allow time for equipment removal from Key Mix and start up at Specialty Blending.

Flowers Foods Suwanee, Georgia

Special Projects Manufacturing Manager Sept 2005 to Jan 2000

●Worked on various projects for company including. Start up of Bagel line and Ciabatta Bread lines in Suwanee, GA.

●English Muffin line in Montgomery, AL

●Packaging automation on Auto Bake cake line in Crossville, TN.

●Worked in bakeries to improve efficiency and establish product and processing standards.

George Weston Bakeries Riviera Beach, FL Manufacturing Manager July 2004 to August 2005

●Responsible for production and shipping of Bread, Soft Roll, Hard Roll, and English Muffins.

●Supervised a staff of a Superintendent & 6 Supervisors and 100+ hourly employees.

●Responsible for line efficiency and material usage control.

●Responsible for support of Food Safety, Employee Safety, Sanitation & Environmental programs.

●Responsible for achieving company goals and objectives concerning cost control and quality.

Earthgrains / Sara Lee Fort Payne, AL

Bread Plant Operations Manager June 2003 to July 2004

●Responsible for production of Hearth, Specialty buns, and Croissant lines.

●Supervise staff of 7 Line Operations Managers and 150+ hourly employees.

●Responsible for achieving company goals and objectives concerning cost control, quality, customer satisfaction and Safety.

●Worked closely with our Maintenance team to achieve efficiency goals.

●Responsible to support Food Safety, Employee Safety, Sanitation & Environmental programs.

● Served on the Plant Steering Committee and the Plant Safety Team.

Other positions held:

Pan Bread & Bagel Operations Manager May 1998 to June 2001

Hearth I & Hearth II Operations Manager June 1994 to May 1998

Danish & Croissant Operations Manager March 1987 to June 1994

EDUCATION

Gadsden State Junior College Gadsden, AL September 1976 to June 1978

●Took courses for a major in Electronics Engineering and Computer Science courses.

●Member of the men’s basketball team.

Plainview High School Rainsville, AL

● Diploma May 1976

●Member of the Beta Club.

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