Manager Plant

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Gary Schumacher

**** **** ***** ***, ********* WI 53589

Cell: 608-***-****

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Manufacturing and production professional skilled in leading high-producing teams and using lean manufacturing to reduce costs and increase process efficiency. The last 16 years directed a 220 person food plant with 7 direct reports in all disciplines. Dedicated leader with demonstrated ability to train, manage and motivate team members to achieve organizational objectives. Results-driven, skilled plant Manager focused on achieving success and increased productivity through improvements in operations, quality, and safety.

Relocated a 60+ million dollar business into

the Stoughton facility.

Increased efficiency across all areas of the

factory by 5%.

Developed a strong management team .

Eliminated quality inspection by

incorporating it into the mindset of all hourly

employees.

One of lowest recordable incident rates

within all of Nestle USA.

In a five year period increased production from 3 million cases to over 7 million cases with less than a 30% increase in hours worked. Relocated a hot cereal process from Canada to Stoughton in a 9 month window. This was accomplished by adding a 15 million dollar addition onto the Stoughton factory without disrupting sales. This unigue process is only manufactured in one location in the US. Lead a skilled production team in manufacturing high quality low cost products with safety at the forefront. B & G Foods September 2003 to September 2015

Plant Manager

Stoughton, WI

Lead a strong safety program that has showed a steady move downward in incident rate. Reduced first time quality to less then .001% of total manufactured cases, while reducing QA monitoring. Came in at or below budget in every year after adjustment for volume increases. Increased efficiency by at least .05% each of the last 6 years. Assessed and trained personnel for promotion to cross-functional operations. Coordinated and developed new product design in collaboration with engineering staff. Enforced a culture of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement while providing operational leadership.

Trained, developed and counseled employees to develop a high performing team. Nestle USA September 1999 to September 2003

Plant Manager

Stoughton, WI

Nestle USA June 1995 to September 1999

Operations Manager

Stoughton, WI

Upper Iowa University 1994

Bachelor of Science: Business

Madison, WI, USA

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