Manager Project

Darrell L. Senn

Tel: 310-***-****

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Malvern, AR. 72104

MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS MANAGER

Customer- and quality-focused business operations manager who provides

strategic direction, vision and leadership that drive operational process,

productivity, efficiency and bottom-line improvements at single and

multisite manufacturing organizations.

Proficient in combining financial and business planning with tactical

execution to optimize long-term gains in performance, revenues and

profitability. Breadth of experience in quality and manufacturing

operations, including lean concepts, Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA),

team concepts, total preventive maintenance, setup and turnaround reduction

and standard work. Leadership philosophy promotes employee empowerment and

participation in creative problem solving to contribute to organizational

success.

Career Highlights:

Team Builder and Coach: Boosted productivity 16% (OEE from 74% to 90%) by

listening to root issues, forming teams to trouble shoot problems with lean

concepts of Plan Do Check Act (PDCA) in year one and sustained it in year

two.

Change Agent: Transformed business unit through Kaizen principles that

reduced overtime by 36% and increased production output by 8% while

reducing overall raw material waste to under 2%.

Quality and Execution Champion: Improved sanitation quality through PDCA by

reducing NRs in the first year by 46% and the second year by 71%,

implemented successful $500M lean manufacturing turn around project

reducing time from 6 hours to 3.5 hours.

Professional Experience

SUGAR BOWL BAKERY, Hayward, CA

Mar 2013 - Oct 2013

Production Manager Asst.

Scheduled production and labor for two business units, oversee all

operations at one facility with four direct reports.

. Lean facilitator for the organization (two manufacturing

plants).

. Reduced flour waste in lamination by 27% through DMAIC

PACIFIC COAST PRODUCERS, Woodland, CA

May 2011-Dec 2012

Production Manager

May 2011-

Dec 2012

Challenged to turn around a non performing union operations starting at

field tomatoes all the way through packaging effected a successful culture

change throughout the departments that focused on all personnel and

multiple programs with 4 direct reports off season and 13 during the

season.

. Boosted organic production by 50% and recovered 13% waste on all

products.

. Initiated processes for preventive maintenance resulting in 21%

increase in efficiency

. Responsible for a $3.5MM maintenance budget.

Safety Manager

May

2011-Dec 2012

Implemented new safety process and procedures giving ownership to the

employees with the following result:

. Empowered employees in safety programs reducing safety

recordable accidents by 50% in first year.

Darrell L. Senn

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STOCKPOT CAMPBELL SOUP, Everett, WA

April 2008 - May 2011

Production Manger

May 2009 - May 2011

Responsible for overseeing prep, cooking, filling, packaging, sanitation

and warehouse creating Kaizen teams to improve turn around time in a USDA

and FDA plant.

. Implemented successful $500M lean turn around project reducing

time from 6 to3.5 hours.

. Safety Member with zero lost time accidents over 1000 days,

declining recordable rate of 2.5 during tenure.

. Level 3 Safe Quality Food Certification

. Power User for implementation of SAP

Plant Sanitarian

April 2008 - May 2009

Created a Can Do Attitude among the employees involving three direct

reports and employees resulting:

. Year one reduced NR's by 46% through lean methodology Plan Do Check

Act (PDCA) and in year two reduced 71%.

KARL FRANK COMPANY, Danville, CA

Mar-2002- Nov 2007

Project Manager

. Hands on type manager handling all facets of the industry.

. Met with city, county and state inspectors.

. Oversaw sub-contractors.

. Ordered materials as needed for specific jobs.

AMCOR PET (Blow Molding), Lathrop, CA

April 2003-May 2005

Shift

Manager

Challenged to turn around a diverse non performing shift with declining

motivation and effected a successful culture change by forming teams to

deal with Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) and lean concepts of PDCA.

. Increased OEE 16% from 74% to 90% and sustained it by PDCA

. Set records for single shift OEE across eight lines at 97.8% and

for a single month of 92.7%.

. No lost time accidents and only one recordable in tenure.

CALIFORNIA NATURAL PRODUCTS, Lathrop, CA.

Apr1998-Feb 2002

Production Manager

Implemented lean principles and methodologies in multiple business units

creating teams and Kaizen events producing:

. Successful implementation of $2.5MM project increasing sales

31%.

. Lean project recovering 17% liquid waste from solid waste back

into the product.

. Lean project recovering 95% liquid waste from filler back into

the product.

NOR-CAL BEVERAGE, West Sacramento, CA.

Jun 1992-Apr1998

Production Manager

Transformed business unit through Kaizen principles, SMED and 5s

methodologies resulting:

. Eliminated overtime by 36% while increasing output by 8%.

. Managed and practiced lean manufacturing efforts achieving less than

2% loss on all raw materials and having 98% yield efficiency.

PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY, Yuba City, CA

1985-1992 Salesman

. Increased sales 10% every year.

MULTIPLE CONTSTRUCTION COMPANIES, Yuba City, CA

1980-1985

Carpenter (Robbins Construction, Parker Construction, Lang Construction,

etc)

. Can build a home from the ground up (Concrete, framing, plumbing,

electrical, and mechanical, etc.)

EDUCATION & COMPUTER SKILLS

MBA - 2011 Marylhurst University, Oregon BSBM - 2007

University of Phoenix

Better Processing School- 2001 UC Davis Tomato

Processing School- 2011 TPFS

SAP Power User, Proficient in Microsoft Offices Programs

APICS CPIM Trained (30 hour course)

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