Quality Control Plant Manager

Troy W. Jenschke **** Vuitton Bulverde, TX***** 830-***-****

Qualified Upper Management with 30 years of experience in Meat Production. Experience in Plant Start Up, OSHA, HCAPP, Production and Line supervision, staff training, carcass cooler, slaughter, further processing, shipping and receiving, fabrication, as well as sanitation. Experience with Performance Department, team problem solving, Employee relations, turnover rate, expense and wage control, training supervisors and hourly employees. Management member/Senior Manager /Surlean Foods San Antonio, TX (Nov. 2022 – July 2023) Responsibilities include: Directly responsible for all day-to-day day shift production operations, including scheduling, cooking operation, fresh patty, as well as IQF operation. Excluding quality control department. Directly responsible for up 160 employees. Management member/Plant Manager /Surlean Foods San Antonio, TX (Nov. 2019 – Nov. 2022 Responsibilities include: Directly responsible for all day-to-day plant operations for total plant, including scheduling, cooking operation, fresh patty, as well as IQF operation. Excluding quality control department. Day shift only. Directly responsible for up 160 employees. Management member/First Shift Production Manager /Surlean Foods San Antonio, TX (Sept. 2014 – Nov. 2019

Responsibilities include: Directly responsible for all day-to-day plant operations for first shift, including scheduling, cooking operation, fresh patty, as well as IQF operation. Directly responsible for up 160 employees.

Management member/Plant Production Manager/Plant Manager in Waiting L&H Packing Inc. San Antonio, TX (Aug. 2001 – Aug.2014) Responsibilities included: Direct supervision and development of staff, interview potential new staff, oversaw the Fabrication of product, Carcass Cooler, and Shipping. Management member/Night Shift Plant Superintendent Surlean Foods San Antonio, TX (April 1995 – Aug. 2001)

Responsibilities included: Directly responsible for all plant operations, including scheduling, production quality, shipping, cooking operation, patty operation as well as sanitation. Management member/Production Supervisor/General Forman in Training Excel Inc. Plainview, TX (April 1987 – April 1995)

Responsibilities included: Experience in all areas of fabrication. Department performance, turnover rate, expense and wage control.

Management member/Production Supervisor Cargill Inc. Canada (1990-1991)

Responsibilities included: One of two management staff selected to travel to Canada. Assist with preparing plant for production and prepare plant, management and hourly staff for line duties. Duties included training of supervisors, hourly employees as well as over see day to day production. Management member/Production Supervisor Excel Inc. Friona, TX (1988 – 1990)

Responsibilities included: Assist with preparing employees for production line. Duties included training of supervisors, hourly employees and working on the production line. Qualifying procedures that I was a part of:

Safety:

Safety incentives were in the process of being draw up and implemented, as well as rewarding employees for achieving safety goals.

Quality Control & Production Personnel:

Challenged to come up with a program to measure 1st – Past quality, to lower percentages of re-work.

Employee Retention Improvements:

Implemented Hiring Teams:

The teams made up of 4 to 5 hourly employees, would interview the potential candidate who had been pre-selected by Management & HR from numerous hiring pools. Implemented incentive for referrals from hourly employees: This entailed if the referral which was hired and stayed for minimum of 3 months, both the referral and the referrer, would receive $300 each. After six months, they would receive another $300 each, upon the completion of a full year they received another $300 each. Implemented Trainee Coaching for current Employees: This entailed a current employee in good standing would coach & train the new hire for the job that would be assigned to them,while on the job. Basically, a Buddy system to train new hires, while the tenured employee performed those duties. Coaches/Trainers would receive an extra pay while coaching /training the new hire.

Performance Efficiency Improvement Application:

We implemented a plan : Executing the hiring of Engineers from Universities to operate specific equipment, maintain, assist maintenance with repairs, and performing daily PM’s. Line Efficiencies

Performed in-depth reviews of all product lines, to evaluate production performance. Supervisors: Trained to fill out line sheets properly to ensure accuracy. Published for viewing by entire plant members.

Training employees how to interpret.

Challenge put forth to Accounting(DCOM)

Make a program to track labor costs. Was not yet emplemented. Corporate Branded Beef Excel Inc.

Little Rock, Ark. & Memphis, TN (Aug. – Dec. 1987 ) Responsibilities included: One of five trainees selected to travel and introduce Excel Branded Beef products for sale.

Corporate Production Trainee Excel Inc.

Friona, TX (Jan. – Aug.1987)

Responsibilities included: Training in all plant operations Apprentice Meats Lab Texas Tech Lab

Lubbock, TX (1984 – 1986)

Responsibilities included: Assist in slaughter, fabrication and sales. Texas Tech University Activities (1982-1986)

Lubbock, TX

Meats Judging Team 1982-1984 Alpha Gamma Rho, Vice-President 1986 Alpha Gamma Rho, Secretary 1985 Block & Bridle, Vice-President,1985 Meats team, President 1984 Meats Judging Team, Secretary 1983

Education

• Bachelor of Science Animal Production/Emphasis on Meats, Texas Tech,Lubbock, TX

• Friona Emergency Services EMT, Friona, TX

• Diploma, Fredericksburg High School, Fredericksburg, Texas References Upon Request

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