MARCUS L WATERS
Maumelle, AR 72113
H: 501-***-****
Summary
Dedicated Manufacturing Professional with over 18 years of various management
experience. Verifiable strengths in improving employee turnover, OSHA Incident Rates,
DART Rates, production efficiencies, quality, and yields. Well -versed in all aspects of
production including human resources, quality control, inventory management, safety,
production planning, and maintenance. Very effective communicator with strong
interpersonal skills.
Highlights
Experienced in production scheduling Strategic planning
Compliance with GMPs Procedure development
Dedication to product quality Team building
Critical Thinking Multi-site operations
Management of Personnel Resources Multi-unit operations management
Coordination Staff retention
Troubleshooting and problem solving Inventory control
Dedicated Relationship building
Staff development Systems implementation
Supervision and training
Experience
Sage V Foods, LLC
January 2014
Production Manager Little Rock, AR
to
Review production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements,
Current
products are of prescribed
staffing
requirements, work quality.
procedures, or duty Initiate or coordinate inventory or cost control programs.
assignments, and
time constraints.
Coordinate or recommend procedures for facility or equipment maintenance or
Direct or
coordinate
production
modification, including the replacement of machines
operations for the
Other duties:
facility.
Trained, developed and counseled employees to develop a high performing team.
Develop or
implement
production
Optimized scheduling based on deep expertise of machine capacities and
tracking or quality
control systems,
analyzing
equipment.
Developed and maintained strong and clear communication and rapport with plant
production, quality
control,
personnel.
maintenance, or
other operational
reports, to detect Reviewed production orders, schedules, delivery dates and inventory levels to
production
February
problems.
July 2011
Work with Product
to
development staff
January 2014
to develop new
products.
Hire, train,
evaluate, discharge
staff, and resolve
personnel issues.
Prepare and
maintain
production reports
or personnel
records.
August 2010
to
Set and monitor
June 2011
product standards
to ensure finished
determine product availability.
Sage V Foods, LLC
Human Resources and Safety Manager Little Rock, AR
Serve as a link between management and employees by handling questions,
2001
to
interpreting company policies and helping resolve work -related problems.
July 2010
Managed the overall provision of Safety and Human Resource services, policies,
and programs for the entire company Identify staff vacancies and recruit, interview
and select applicants.
Plan, direct, supervise, and coordinate work activities of subordinates and staff
relating to employment, compensation, labor relations, and employee relations.
Plan, organize, direct, control or coordinate the personnel, training, or labor
relations activities of an organization.
Represent organization at personnel-related hearings and investigations.
Responsibilities included: performance management and improvement systems;
March 2000
to
organization development; payroll, attendance tracking, employment and
compliance to regulatory concerns; employee orientation, development, and
training; policy development and documentation; employee relations; employee
discipline; company-wide meeting f.
Sage V Foods, LLC
Production Supervisor Little Rock, AR
Supervised all third shift production operations.
Assisted employees in the understanding of the productivity requirements, product
quality characteristics, and product schedules to insure customers' expectations are
met.
Provided feedback to employees on performance and opportunities.
Provided support for Human Resources and Safety for third shift operations.
Odom's Tennessee Pride Sausage Co
Cooked Products Supervisor/Asst. Production Sche Little Rock, AR
Supervise three coordinating the plant production planning, in the absence of the
fully cook pork
sausage
production scheduler.
production lines,
Key Achievements: No lost time accidents in 6 years, Broke numerous
which are staffed
by 30
production records over 7 years, Returned Savings of over a million dollars to the
company through product yield and efficiency improvements, Reduced worker
employees.
turnover by 15% over 7 years, Reduced customer complaint by 30% over 7 years.
Responsible for
packaging and
Tyson Foods Inc
palletizing all
Processing Superintendent North Little Rock, AR
cooked products
produced during
the
work shift.
Responsible for
developing and
implementing
daily work plans to
meet or exceed
production goals
and standards.
Responsible for
producing high
quality products,
while maintaining
high product
yields, volume
with low labor
costs.
Responsible for
effectively
training the hourly
employees to
perform their job
duties safely and
efficiently such as
machine
operations, product
inspection, and
packaging.
Responsible for
Supervised all employees in the Further Processing and Distribution areas
February 2001
including four supervisors.
Responsible for coordinating and conducting training programs for new production
supervisors and hourly employees.
Responsible for developing new methods of production on new product lines with
October 1998 the production manager.
to Responsible for implementing goals such as increasing yields, volume, safety
March 2000
awareness, quality, and decreasing turnover and absenteeism.
Responsible for coordinating new product specifications with the Quality
Assurance Department.
Tyson Foods Inc
Production Supervisor North Little Rock, AR
June 1998
to Supervised a wing par-fry line, which was staffed by 15 to 18 team members.
October 1998
Supervised the 2nd shift shipping and receiving department.
Responsible for packaging and palletizing all products produced during the work
shift.
Responsible for maintaining product yields, labor and volume, while producing
Education
products of high quality.
Provided training, motivation, and the necessary resources for the team members
May 1998
December 1996 to do their jobs effectively.
Tyson Foods Inc
Management/Supervisor Trainee North Little Rock, AR
Received hands-on training in every department of the North Little Rock facility.
Departments include: Personnel - Became familiar with various personnel programs
Mississippi State University
such as OSHA,
Bachelors of Science: Fitness Management Starkville, M S
Family Medical
Leave Act, and Age East Mississippi Community College
Associate of Applied Science: Funeral Service Technology
Discrimination Scooba, M S
Act.
Shipping and
Receiving -
Received,
warehouse,
scheduled, and
inventoried
products plus
generated load
manifests and Bill
of Ladings.
Production -
Learned how to set
up for production,
assemble, and
operate each
piece of equipment,
also how to
complete and enter
production reports
in the
computer system
and calculate
yields.
Accounting -
Learned the payroll
process, invoicing,
and accounts
payable, and
entered cost reports
data in Lotus 123
spreadsheets.