General Manager, Production Manager

Michael L. Nance Sr.

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Lawrenceville, Ga. 30044 *******.*******@*****.***

Summary of Qualifications

I have 25+ years of experience in Plant Management ensuring Operational Excellence, providing the highest

Quality products and the lowest cost in a World Class Dairy Manufacturing Facility. As General Manager I was

directly responsible for the Development of 13 monthly Department Managers and 218 hourly associates,

ensuring Food Safety, Asset Productivity, Associate Safety, Minimizing Shrinkage, and Continuously Improving

plant operations to maintain a World Class Manufacturing Facility. I am an Experienced Leader with the proven

ability to set the direction of a manufacturing and distribution facilities to provide a return on the investment and

drive the success of the operation. With experience in multiple operational functions:

P/L, Budget Responsibility Ensure Food Safety Developing a Safety Culture

Budget Planning Product Development Talent Development

Capital projects/ Budget Increasing Assets Motivating and Retaining Talent

Plant Design/Layout Productivity Mentoring and Coaching

Strategic Planning Minimizing Shrink Managing Diversity

Visionary Thinking Understanding Technology Plant Management

Conflict Management Innovation Frozen Food Storage

Project Management

Experience

Publix Super Markets Inc. Dacula, Ga. 1999 – 10/2013

General Manager

Publix Dairy Manufacturing; manufactures 68 SKU’s of fluid products, and 69 favors of Ice Cream/frozen

desserts. As the General Manager my responsibilities were for all facets of the Operation supplying 1070 Super

Markets in 5 states:

• Managing a 250,000 sq. ft. Facility product over 536 million pounds of fluid products, and 11.5 million

pounds of Ice Cream annually.

• Ensuring compliance to all federal, state, and local regulations including PMO regulations, HACCP,

SQF level 3, GMPs, lock out tag out, occupational safety and health administration, right to know,

process safety management, and risk management process.

• Optimizing production lines to ensure yields and throughputs in all Dairy operations, Fluid Receiving,

Fluid Processing, Mix Processing, Fluid Filling, Ice Cream Freezing and Packaging, Blow Molding,

Shipping, Maintenance, Part, Industrial Refrigeration.

• Development of new products, and production lines, instrumental in the development of a new beverage

product line equating to $37 million in annual sales.

• Instrumental in the design and installation of a complete Ice Cream production line from concept to the

first saleable product in less than 6 months.

• Development of Sanitation procedure allowing 4 additional day’s shelf on fluid products.

• Development of process improvements increasing throughput by 9% on 5 production lines.

• Serve on the IDFA Board of Directors Milk Industry Foundation and International Ice Cream

Association.

• Instrumental in the start-up of a new Dairy Plant 1995.

• Continuously developing promotable talent into Plant management positions.

Publix Super Markets Inc. Dacula, Ga. 1994 - 1999

Fluid Production Manager

• Started up the Atlanta Dairy Plant from the ground up over seeing and managing the Fluid Receiving,

Fluid Processing, Mix Processing, Fluid Filling, Blow Molding operations.

Publix Super Markets Inc. Lakeland, Fl. 1991 - 1994

Fluid Production Manager

• Managing the Fluid Receiving, Fluid Processing, Mix Processing, Fluid Filling, Blow Molding

operations.

Publix Super Markets Inc. Lakeland Fl. 1988 - 1991

• Maintenance Lead Person – performing preventive maintenance and equipment rebuilds in the Blow

Molding operation, Training new technicians and operators.

Publix Super Markets Inc. Lakeland Fl. 1977 - 1988

Fluid Production operator

• Production operator, HTST operations, fluid filling, receiving, blow molding, Ice Cream, and Sanitation.

Department of Transportation N. C. 1975 - 1977

Highway Engineer I

Education

Lakeland High School

General Studies 1974

Travis Technical Vocational Center Lakeland, Fl.

Industrial Electricity 1985

Power Transmissions and Hydraulics 1985

Training /Certifications

UNCW Highway Engineering 1975

Advanced Leadership 1990

Dale Carnegie Course 1991

Penn State Milk Technology 1992

Penn State Ice Cream Manufacturing 1992

Penn State Culture Products Manufacturing 1993

Department of Health and Human Service

Milk Pasteurization Controls and test 1995

7 habits of Highly Effective People 1995

IDFA Plant Operations 1999

HASMAT

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