Gaylord “Wayne” Cox
**** ******** **** ****. ******, Texas 78747
281-***-**** accfqw@r.postjobfree.com
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Safety Conscious, Goal Oriented and Results Driven Manager
Maintenance and Production Management
Team Building through Motivation and Leadership
Regulatory Compliance and Work Place Safety
Troubleshooting and Problem Solving through Strategic and Tactical Planning
Frozen Dough (Bread, Cookie and Tortilla) and Bakery experience
Root Cause Analysis process
Union Plant Leadership experience
Hot and Cold Kitchen, various packaging equipment and spiral freezers
NH3 Industrial Refrigeration 1 Certification with PSM/RMP Responsibility
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
8/2013 to 12/2013 Aryzta: Bakery (Otis Spunkmeyer):AIB/BRC/USDA
Maintenance Manager/Plant Engineer
Frozen Cookie Dough/ Breadsticks
• Managed 1 Assistant Manager, 17 technicians
and 1 MRO buyer
• Instituted a PM crew separate from the line
maintenance crew
• Raised PM completion from 23% to 90%+
• Engineered the installation of a new conveyor
system
• Managed Facility and Plant equipment
5/2011 to 8/2013 Russell –Stover Candies : USDA/AIB
Maintenance Supervisor
USDA Candy Manufacturing Plant
• Supervised 45 Maintenance Personnel
• Increased PM completions to 95%
• Installed new product line (flat back rabbits)
• Was instrumental in accomplishing AIB Superior
Rating for the first t ime at this location
• Supervised Plant and Facility demands
4/2010 to 5/2011 American Rice Inc.: USDA/AIB
Production Packaging Manager
USDA Rice Packaging and M illing Plant
• Managed 14 Production L ines in a three shift
operation
• Packaging of three products in form/fill/seal &
bulk bags
7/2008 to 4/2010 CalWestern Packaging: USDA
Plant Manager
USDA Vegetable Oil Packaging Plant
• Managed 3 Supervisors, Office Personnel and up
to 200 plant employees
• Managed three production lines in a 24/7
operation
• Lowered cost per hundred weight from $1.47 to
$0.43
• Managed all Plant and Facility activit ies
6/2006 to 6/2008 Ruiz Foods: USDA
Maintenance Lead Supervisor
USDA Mexican Frozen Foods/Processing Plant
• Managed 37 Maintenance Technicians
• Directed an extensive PM Program
• Managed NH3, Waste water and plant
equipment
8/2005 to 6/2006 HEB Mi lk Plant: FDA
Maintenance Manager/Technology Manager
Largest FDA Dairy Processing Plant in Texas
• Managed 21 Maintenance Technicians
• Instrumental in installing a new Dust Collection
System for Blow Mold regrind
• Installed a Glycol Chill Water System
1/1999 to 8/2005 Degussa Construction Chemicals
Maintenance Superintendent/Add M ixture Plant
M anager
Safety Manager
World’s Largest Specialized Construction Chemicals ISO
9000 and 14001/Certified Plant
• Managed 3 facility plants (campus style) and
a ll production equipment
1998 to 1999 Flintlock LTD
Maintenance Manager
1996 to 1998 Oak Farms Dairy: FDA
Maintenance Manager
1995 to 1996 National Fruit Products: FDA
Processing Manager
1994 to 1995 Cal-Tex Cit rus Juice Company: USDA
Plant Manager
1989 to 1994 Anheuser-Busch Inc: USDA (3 Unions)
Production Supervisor /Trainer
EDUCATION:
Midwestern Baptist College: BRE Major
Texas A& M University: Functional Management
Certificate
Garden City CC: Industrial Ammonia Refrigeration 1
TRAINING AND SEMINARS:
Blow Mold School, HAZ Mat Certification, Total Waste Management Certification, Pasteurization, HTST
and Controls, HACCP,USDA, FDA, AIB, BRC,SQF,ISO9000&14000, OHSA