Production Manager

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

**+ years’ Experience Plant Management

Program Development

Continuous refinement of EHS practices coupled with increasing employee engagement

Relationship Management

Change Management/Turn-Around Management

Decorated Air Force Veteran

MS Dynamics AX experience

Able to determine needs in an organization and develop programs to drive development

Documentation Development

Establishing a culture of lean manufacturing

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Managerial Leadership National-Louis University

Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Management Warner University

Associate of Science Electronics Community College of the Air Force

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Alltech / Hubbard Feeds Lakeland Fl. 2018 – March 2019

Privately owned company that formulates custom feed products to meet customer needs and specifications.

Plant Manager

Responsible for the change management, warehouse management, empowerment of the salaried and hourly workforce, P & L, vision, quality control, and customer support. Responsible for the implementation of production activities and programs coupled with setting goals and communicating requirements to ensure regulatory compliance.

Major Accomplishments

•Increased production from 20 tons per day to 120 tons per day by identifying equipment bottlenecks, justifying capital expenses, and managing projects that attacked the heart of the problem

•Taught senior management the importance of accountability, consistency, and the need for proper documentation

•Developed a strategy which created preventative maintenance (PM) inspections through tracking equipment failures and a schedule was developed to reduce and eliminate equipment failures and break-downs

•Created a safety program that grew employee participation in the company safety program while increasing employee involvement in issue identification and correction

•Facilitated a responsible and interactive maintenance program that increased mean time between failures and developed a partnership between production and maintenance resulting in maintenance actions that addressed the root cause of issues that hindered production efficiency

Coca-Cola Auburndale FL 2017 – 2018

Weekend Plant Manager

Responsible for driving employee training and to help the company move ahead by teaching the employees how they fit in the company and why the contribution was important to the company and themselves coupled with the implementation of production activities, warehouse management, along with setting goals and communicating requirements at all levels.

Major Accomplishments

•Facilitated daily communication meetings along with regular follow-up to assure all departments understood production requirements while providing an opportunity for the communication of potential production issues coupled with successful solutions allowing all to provide input and adjustments production schedules to assure the most productive and efficient use of plant resources and requirements

•Developed a standardized written reporting system that allowed all to understand the plant operating efficiency allowing all department managers to understanding where their units were meeting or failing production requirements

Commercial Duct Systems Thonotosassa FL 2014-2016

Privately owned sheet metal air conditioning manufacturer for sheet metal ducting

Night Shift Plant Manager

Responsible for the all OSHA programs, leadership, and development of all night shift operations, production, and maintenance employees.

Major Accomplishments

•Developed a leadership team that leads by example increasing employee buy-in of development programs and helped employees better understand their importance to the company

•Identified the need for safety training and created a program that gave employees the opportunity to become active members in all safety programs

•Identified and drove the need for an active maintenance program that identified bottle necks in production areas which increased overall production rates while decreasing rework costs.

Chemical Dynamics Inc. 2013 – 2014

Privately owned company that formulates liquid fertilizer products to meet customer needs and specifications.

Operations Manager

Responsible for the change management and empowerment of the salaried and hourly workforce, P & L, vision, quality control, and customer support. Responsible for the implementation of production activities and programs coupled with setting goals and communicating requirements to ensure regulatory compliance.

Major Accomplishments

•Taught senior management the importance of accountability, consistency, and the need for proper documentation

•Developed a strategy to create PM inspections through tracking equipment failures and a schedule was developed to reduce and eliminate equipment failures and break-downs

•Created a safety program that grew employee participation in the company safety program

•Drove a responsible maintenance program that increased mean time between failures and developed a partnership between production and maintenance resulting in maintenance actions that addressed the root cause of issues and issues that hindered production performance

SYFRETT FEED COMPANY 2008 – 2013

Privately owned company for three generations that formulates and manufacturers’ animal feed products.

Plant Manager

Focal point for all written and verbal programs and training which ranged from safety to employee development. Responsible for change management and empowerment of the salaried and hourly workforce, P & L, vision, quality control, warehouse management, and customer support. Responsible for the implementation and direction of production activities and programs coupled with setting goals and communicating requirements to ensure regulatory compliance.

Major Accomplishments

Continued studies to maintain a current understanding of regulations, industry trends, current practices, new developments, and applicable laws regarding human resources and re-wrote outdated policies to assure compliance with all state and federal laws

Trained all management in the need for proper documentation and procedures to help enhance employee performance and help develop corrective actions that addressed performance issues.

Provided guidance, review, and direction and maintained overall responsibilities for all company training programs resulting in complete compliance with all state and federal requirements.

Developed the company OSHA safety and inspection programs when none had been previously established

Mentored junior management in the importance of excellence in leadership and the importance employee development helping them understand the impact this has on company profitability.

Developed staff members through one-on-one meetings by providing guidance and leadership and how to lead by example resulting in effective supervision and conflict resolution

MILITARY EXPERIENCE

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (Retired)

AN/MSR-T4 Work Center Manager

Responsible for the maintenance and operations of several computer-controlled data analysis collection systems, the supervision of 87 airmen and NCOs, Air Force Safety and Fire Programs, and all maintenance actions of assigned equipment.

Major Accomplishments

Maintenance on assigned systems resulted in the highest operational readiness rate in the Air Force

Recognized by the USAF and recommended for the Technical Excellence award

Awarded the Meritorious Service Medal

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