Supervisor Manager

Jermaine Harris

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Blue Island, IL 60406

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Home: 847-***-****

Objectives

My career goal is to continuously improve as a leader in a team environment, while taking on the challenge of

maintaining a safe work environment while engaging co-workers and those underneath me to achieve excellence.

Experience

May 5th 2014- Feb 27th 2015

Ed Miniat LLC

South Holland, Il

Production Supervisor

Production Supervisor Cooked Meats, Trim room, Processing Dept, RTE Supervisor

Responsibilities- day to day operations supervisor on in both the Raw side operation as well as worked in ready to

eat facility.

Equipment- Injectors, Marl automated trim line, Oil sears, Roll stocks, Multivac, CO2 blenders, Tumbles,

macerators, IQF freezers (RTE), Grote slicers, Model M dicers, Ishida weigh stations

OSHA 30hr certified, Hazmat/IRT trained and certified

Certified Kaizen lead, successful, 5S implementation.

57 direct reports

Experience

Dec 30th 13- March 30th 2014

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Home: 847-***-****

Rupari Foods

South Holland, Il

2nd Shift Raw and Trim manager

Hired to start and train a 2nd shift boning line

Trained a team with little to no knife experience into a successful boning operation capable of consistently boning

out 50.000lbs of pork butts while maintaining a positive yield, efficiencies, and a flawless safety record

Experience

July 2010- December 2013

Cargill Meat Solutions

Wapello County, IA

General Supervisor (Foreman)

General Supervisor dealing with engagement, production issues, safety, and continuous improvement, throughout

the various areas in the belly complex. Kaizen leader and process owner .Trained plant safety champion

facilitator. Responsible for completing cause maps, “5 why” process and root cause analysis. Change

communication lead for belly complex expansion project. Writing SOP’s around operations, food safety, and

Continuous improvement. I work with area superintendents and front line supervisors on rework process, labor,

and departmental expenses. Also work to constantly maintaining positive yield, efficiencies, change

communication, and Agrimetric details.

As a Belly Complex General Supervisor (Foreman), I report directly to the 2 shift superintendents and the Belly

Complex Operations Manager. I work a split shift so I work equally with both shifts. Each shift consist of a

Processing area where we cure, smoke and trim bellies for slicing, and The Slicing Area where we Slice and

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Jermaine Harris

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Blue Island,IL 60406

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Home: 847-***-****

package slabs into bacon in various applications. Each shift has 2 other General Supervisors and 6 supervisors.

We manage a workforce of approximately 150 hourly Employees along with working with a specialized support

team that includes Quality and Maintenance personnel.

Experience

December 2008 – July 2010

Cargill Meat Solutions

Beardstown, IL

Operations supervisor

Fabrication supervisor- ran boneless loin lines, Rib/belly lines, and picnic lines while helping out in various areas

of the cut floor including butt, injection, and pack off areas. Supervised the day to day operations of these areas with

emphasis on safety, yields, manning, and efficiencies

Loin Line- ran day to day operations along with another supervisor in a department with 115 hourly employees

underneath me.

Picnic line- Ran whole and boneless picnic area alone with 60 employees reporting to me.

Rib/Belly Line- managed day today operation of sparerib and belly lines alone. Also responsible for pork Sub

primal including neck bones, tails, hocks, and feet. Had 55 direct reports.

Feb 08- Dec 08

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Jermaine Harris

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Blue Island,IL 60406

**.**************@*****.***

Home: 847-***-****

Bachelor of Arts Education, May

2009

Cargill Meat Solutions

Beardstown, IL

General Laborer

Loin saddle trim Loin saddle/ trim pull loins/ lift neck bones/ break up drop table/ front foot cut off saw

Work on the cut side of a production plant, in the main break-up department. This was my first job out of college

which started my career.

Academic Education

References

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