Related Work Experience
Northern Star Co. *-**-2015 – present
Production Supervisor 4-13-2015 - present
Responsible for all activities involving the Food Service/Retail Mash department (20 employees) for 3rd shift
Oversee plant operations on weekends (alternating weekends with other supervisors)
Lead monthly safety and quality meetings with team
Maintain and update employees' weekly staffing schedule
Developed: shift change procedure/expectations, Mulitivac Operator Logbook, CIP Hold Times tracking sheet, implemented Hold Times for CIPs on CIP program and CIP trends, Supervisor-Employee Expectations, operators' standard work for Roque and Cryovac Operators
Participated in Autonomous Maintenance events
Create work orders for maintenance using SAP
Responsible for interviewing and filling vacant positions.
Lead root-cause analysis projects for quality, customer complaints, and production issues using 5Y and A3 methods.
Perform daily Gemba walks with department lead and other team members.
Maintain organization of workplace through 5S method
Helped improve shift's overall performance to meet standard maximum throughput through training and development of team members.
Member of Safety Accident Investigation and Communication team
Rembrandt Enterprises Inc. 11-28-2008– 4-8-2015
Further Processing Supervisor 12-4-2011 - 4-8-2015
Responsible for all activities involving the PDO, Pasteurizer 1 and 2, Blender, and Tanker Bay departments (20 employees)
Supervised sanitation of Departments - validate titrations, CIP run times, proper pre-op procedures
Follow OSHA safety regulations and procedures
Work in conjunction with HR on employee issues as necessary
Interact with USDA and QA/QC to meet quality requirements
Assist with Pasteurizer schedule/plant production flow, made weekend's production schedules and updated as necessary
Manage employee performance reviews and discipline actions. Prep and assist with SQF and outside customers' audits
Plant Lead 10-11-2011 - 12-4-2011
Operate and train on Tanker Bay, Pasteurizer, RO, and Blender procedures
Responsible for all documents and training of staff
Tanker Bay Operator 7-03-2011 - 10-11-2011
Egg standardization and silo management. Load/unload pasteurized and raw tankers, drive tankers with shag truck
Communicate with logistics. Maintain and process shipments using Batch Master, completed BOLs
Pasteurizer Operator 06-13-2010 - 7-03-2011
Pasteurized egg product according to costumer and batch ticket specifications. Follow pasteurizer schedule.
CIP and USDA pre-op
RO Operator 10-27-2009 – 6-13-2010
Fermentation and RO responsibilities. CIP and USDA pre-op
Blender Operator 6-08-2009 – 10-27-2009
Blend according to customer’s product specifications. Met schedule deadlines
Breaking Plant 11-28-2008 – 6-08-2009
Part time on weekends, Operator of Breaker and Candler machines and Whites Table when necessary, Perform other tasks assigned
Skills
Bi-Lingual – fluent in Spanish and English
Trained and certified on shag truck, forklifts, scissor lift, and tale handler
Certified on HACCP, SQF and 10 hours of OSHA
Leadership skills - independent self-starter/team player, motivator, excellent communication skills, assertive, organized
Computer skills - Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, Batch Master, Outlook, SAP, Kronos, Time Star, Adobe Creative Suite
Completed First Time Manager/Supervisor Leadership course
Education
B.S. Organizational Leadership AAS Web Technology
National American University Iowa Central Community College
GPA: 3.8 GPA: 3.5
Currently enrolled Graduated May '09