Manager Machine Operator

Kevin D. Grismore

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Westfield, New York 14787

716-***-**** Cell

716-***-**** Home

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Objectives:

To gain employment with a quality and progressive company which will Utilize my Loyalty….. Organization…. Creative Problem Solving Abilities….. And experience in food manufacturing to their fullest.

Accomplishments:

•Substantially contributed to company’s success and increase in sales.

•Successfully selected, trained and motivated new employees.

•Planned and organized employee training material.

•Closely monitored expenses to comply with established budget guidelines.

•Successfully built a cooperative work team and promoted productive environment.

•Met or exceeded company established goal/objectives in an exemplary manner.

•Effectively worked in a fast paced-work environment.

•Tactfully handled and resolved concerns and complaints.

•Developed and maintained effective lines of communications with people at all levels.

•Successfully assessed vendors’ specific needs.

•Developed excellent contacts among vendors.

•Recognized for comprehensive product knowledge.

•Won rapid promotions due to superior performance.

Experience:

FIELDBROOK FOODS CORP – Dunkirk, New York 1999-2/2015 One of the largest packaged and novelties ice cream manufacturers in North America.

Director of Operations

Meadow Gold Dairies

Division of Southern Foods Group – Des Moines and Perry, Iowa 1998-1999

Two full line ice cream and novelties facilities.

Operations Manager

SANI-DAIRY, INC.

Division of Penn Traffic, Corp. – Johnstown, Pennsylvania 1995 – 1998

Full line ice cream and milk products producer

Ice Cream Plant Manager

WELLS’ DAIRIES, INC. – Le Mars, Iowa 1993-1995

Largest independently owned ice cream manufacturer in North America.

Supervisor

DEAN FOODS – Belvidere, Illinois 1979-1993

A fifth largest ice cream manufacturer in North America.

Superintendent Promotion

Foreman Promotion

Relief Foreman Promotion

Machine Operator

Education:

Rockford College–Rockford, Illinois

Courses taken: Business Law and Microeconomics

Kishwakee Junior College – Malta, Illinois

A.S. in Agriculture – Mechanics

Training:

•Dale Carnegie

•Midwest Industrial Management Institute

•Business Management Personal Development

•Technical pasteurize and process training

References:

Available upon request

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