Stuart L. Swiggett

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West Chesterfield, NH 03466

870-***-**** Cell

ac2oaa@r.postjobfree.com

Summary: Exceptional achievements in manufacturing operations and engineering with strong Lean and TPM skills. I will bring:

Unwavering commitment to Safety Successful Autonomous Maintenance methods

Lean Manufacturing Expertise 6S Implementation

New Product Launch Experience Capital Project Management Expertise

Supply Chain Management Skills SAP / PPPI, WMO, MRP, APS

Union and non-Union Experience Strategic Long/ Short Term Planning

Experience:

Koffee Kup Bakery and Subsidiaries 11/15 – 10/17

New England based baking company consisting of Koffee Kup, Vermont Bread, and Superior Bakeries producing wholesome and nutritious breads, rolls, English Muffins, and donuts under the brands of Koffee Kup, Vermont Bread, Kasenof's, Matthews, and the Baker. 500+ employees. $100MM revenue.

Vice President of Operations, Brattleboro, VT 11/15-10/17

Full operations and supply chain responsibility of three manufacturing facilities and 20 depots.

$100MM sales. 6 direct reports.

50.88% reduction in recordable injuries and a $350K reduction in incurred losses due to a focused approach to safety that combined both the reduction of high risk activities as well increased plant engagement through safety committees, planned maintenance, and 5S.

Initiated a capital project planning program that culminated in a project plan going forward 4 years. The 2016 plan of over $3.5MM in projects resulted in a 2.6 yr. payback. The 2017 plan of $2.5MM in projects has a payback of 2.4 yrs. with 81% as savings projects, 10% repair and replacement, 4% regulatory, and 5% safety focused.

Managed the turnaround of a full roll production line that included a new mixer with a glycol system, dough chunker and auto delivery system, Koenig molding line, proof box automation, oven throughput enhancements, depanner with new discharge conveyors, and a Lematic auto load packaging line. The resulting modification raised the production rate by 60% on hamburger and hot dogs.

Guided the development and rollout of five organic products in a facility that had not previously produced organic products.

Maintained SQF level 2 certifications in each of the bakeries with all achieving 93% or higher scores over the last year.

Ruiz Foods 10/14-9/15

Producer of the El Monterey and Tornados branded frozen Mexican foods sold in all the major retail and convenience store chains. 5,000+ employees. $900MM revenue.

Director of Operations, Florence, SC 10/14-9-15

Full responsibility for the new construction Florence, SC facility.

Active brand champion to the community holding membership in the Florence Rotary and elected to the Board of Directors of the Florence County Chamber of Commerce.

Worked closely with HR and the Florence Darlington Technical College in the staffing development plan and long term pipeline for skilled talent.

Completed environmental and construction permitting applications.

Worked closely with corporate engineering in the process layout design and equipment specifications.

Managed the development of the new employee training program.

SOP’s were generated with regards to equipment and business process operations as well as the preventative maintenance CMMS program.

Schwan’s Foods 4/12-10/14

Frozen Foods manufacturer to the retail, restaurant, institutional, and home delivery markets under the brands of Tony’s, Red Barron, Freschetta, Mama Rosas, Edward’s, Mrs. Smith’s, among others. 10,000+ employees. $5B revenue.

Sr. Director of Manufacturing, Houston, TX 4/12-10/14

Full responsibility for the Pasadena and Deer Park, TX locations producing Asian cuisine under the Pagoda Express and Minh brands, food service, and home delivery service. Both facilities are USDA inspected frozen foods production plants with total employment of 800 FTE's.

Total cost per lb. decreased by 8% vs. prior yr. with over $1MM coming from material usage savings. Conversion cost decreased by 10.7% vs. prior yr.

Promoted a successful TPM program resulting in a 12.5% reduction in downtime and over 91% on time PM completion.

Supported the development of a highly successful quality assurance and improvement program resulting in a 20.5% reduction in operational defects and 26.8% reduction in RPM (consumer complaints per million units billed).

Encouraged personal development through 100% of the salaried staff completing at least 24 hours of leadership development and ethics training.

Nourished our future leaders through the completion of two leadership now graduations resulting in over 20 actionable project plans resulting in improvements to safety, food safety, cost reduction, and quality improvements.

Celebrated with 7 months of gain sharing awards and 9 high performance recognition awards.

ConAgra Brands 6/08-4/12

Major frozen and shelf stable producer of many of the top market brands such as Pam, Rotele, Marie Callender’s, Orville Redenbacher, Hebrew National, Hunt’s, Healthy Choice, Peter Pan and many others. 10,000+ employees. $20B revenue.

Plant Manager, Batesville, AR 11/11-4/12

Full responsibility for a 650 person 500,000 meal/day frozen foods and secondary poultry USDA facility- Banquet and Kid Cuisine Brands - $150MM Operating Budget.

Proactive safety leader guiding the team to achieve 25,000 Behavioral Safety Audits in FY11 with 92% plant engagement.

Plant TPM leader guiding four teams through AMD step 3, 100% production and sanitation skill validations, planned maintenance step 2, and a fully integrated FI system.

Site leader during the successful SAP implementation.

Realized 1.8x the FY11 controllable expense target with a 1.07 TIR and 3x the FY12 target with a TIR of 1.5.

Operations Manager, Batesville, AR 6/08-11/11

Achieved 3x the budgeted target in controllable expenses in FY09 while maintaining a Total Incident Rate (TIR) of 2.01 (prior yr. TIR 3.8) and 5x the controllable expense goal in FY10 while achieving a TIR of 1.3.

Leader of a Quality Focused Improvement team that has resulted in a 15.7% decrease in consumer complaints and a 65.8% decrease in missing component complaints.

Developed the ConAgra “Best Practice” for Sanitation Group Lockout-Tag out, and the completion of over 95% of monthly safety training plant wide

Renova Energy 10/07-6/08

Producer and distributor of fuel grade Ethanol to the Pacific Northwest. Renova Energy had a network of 15 distribution centers from Northern Colorado to Washington and was the sponsored Indy Series fuel provider in 2007.

General Manager, Heyburn, ID 10/07-6/08

Managed the construction site of a 20MMGal/yr. ethanol/cogeneration facility and two distribution centers.

Kerry Group 1/04-10/07

International ingredient and flavorings manufacturer based in Tralee, Ireland with a US HQ in Beloit, WI.

10,000+ employees. $5B revenue.

Plant Manager, Monterey, TN and Summer Shade, KY 1/06-10/07

Full responsibility for the Monterey and Summer Shade KY manufacturing facilities and distribution network.

Reduced waste by $130M/yr. through the process optimization of two evaporators.

Increased the pyrolysis furnace productivity by 30%.

Developed and installed a method for feeding dried sawdust to a dryer’s burner resulting in an annual savings of $200M. Project cost - $65M.

Achieved a risk management human element score of 97! Previous site score was an 81.

Achieved an AIB rating of Superior for 2006 and 2007.

Managed the team through an ERP implementation from MAPICS to iRennaissance.

Manager of Process Development, Monterey, TN 1/04-1-06

Managed the R&D team responsible for new product/process development achieving a 10% sales increase due to strategic initiatives in Western Europe and Russia.

Provided engineering guidance, training, and process troubleshooting for the production departments at the three SBU production facilities.

Team leader of the SBU Technical Support Team. Main topics included monitoring key performance indicators, process control initiatives and quality improvements, coordinating test batches/processes, and troubleshooting manufacturing opportunities.

Provided frequent customer support through technical guidance, R&D projects, as well as process troubleshooting. Travel 25% for direct customer interactions.

Developed a data acquisition/process control scheme for the pyrolysis operation.

Managed the transfer of the Zesti-Smoke Technical Center to the Crossville, TN location.

BASF 6/00-1/04

Largest chemical company in the world with headquarters in Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF operates in 80 countries with 6 integrated production facilities as well as 390 other manufacturing sites. 10,000+ employees. $57B revenue.

Production Engineer, Decatur, AL 1/02-1/04

Managed the production and site purchasing departments: 120 FTE’s, 4 shift superintendents.

Member of a business turnaround for BASF utilizing a ground up lean manufacturing transformation of the largest of 5 coil coatings plants. During the lean implementation, 3,500 active formulas were streamlined into 13 process lanes, each with a self-directed team of associates. Over $30M of cost was pulled out of the business by consolidating the production from the 5 plants into 1.

Leader of a multi-discipline lean Process Optimization Team resulting in a 24% increase in production capacity utilizing the existing production equipment and FTE level.

Process Engineer, Huntington, WV, Geismar, LA, Beaumont, TX 6/00-1/02

Capital Project Manager - Experienced in the installation of LEL gas detectors and the development of a centralized control room in a high risk environment. Also, experienced in tank farm containment retrofits, process debottlenecking, and new process startups.

Training coordinator and startup team member for a new construction surfactant’s plant.

Authored Environmental, Health, and Safety programs including spill prevention and containment plans, integrated contingency plans, and occupational hazard manuals.

Optimized a flushed color product line: First Pass Quality increase - 88% to 99.4%.

Covestro (formerly Bayer Material Science) 5/99-5/00

With 2016 sales of EUR 11.9 billion, Covestro is among the world’s largest polymer producers with over 30 worldwide locations mainly fully integrated. 10,000+ employees. $12.3B revenue.

Process Engineer, Baytown, TX 5/99-5/00

Performing as a start-up team member of the new TDI-II unit and provided process optimization analysis of three additional TDI/TDA plants.

Education: Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN, MBA, 2006, GPA 4.00/4.00

University of Houston, Houston, TX, BS Chemical Engineering, 2000, GPA 3.43/4.00

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, BS Nutrition, 1993, GPA 2.73/4.00

Computer Skills: Microsoft (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Project), SAP, MAPICS, AutoCAD, Visio

Awards: ConAgra- Obtained the FY10 Sustainable Development Award for solid waste management. Awarded the Frozen Platform Plant of the Year Safety Award for FY09, FY10, and FY11. Schwan’s - Recognized with the top manufacturing facility Kenexa employee engagement scores for 2012 and 2013. Houston Team recognized by receiving the 2012 Alfred Schwan Award for Manufacturing Excellence and the 2012 Schwan's Global Supply Chain Quality Award. Received the Large Plant Best in Class Safety Award for 2013 with a TIR of 1.15 with worker’s compensation costs of $5K.

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