JOEL HAVEMAN

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MIDWEST SANITATION AND RECYCLING, PELLA, IA

Chief Operating Officer, 2018 – 2019, March 2023 - Present

Facilitate management of 40 truck fleet and oversee day-to-day running of recycling plant to ensure streamlined and safe operations

Direct manager and dispatcher in creation of trucking route strategy to develop most efficient plan of action

Collaborate with ownership to manage 5-year capital purchasing plan emphasizing company growth

Acted as key leader in multi-company acquisition, resulting in a 30% increase in customer base

VAN GORP CORPORATION, PELLA, IA

Operations Manager, August 2019 – March 2023

Managed safety, productivity, quality and expense control for operations

Mentored supervisors and 40 production team members through ongoing coaching and development initiative

Directed purchasing activities in order to meet customer demand and maintain appropriate inventory levels

Managed customer service as well as production scheduling

Led the company through the challenges with the Covid 19 pandemic and the business rebound coming out of the pandemic to have one of the best years in company history

Doubled shipping dollars per labor hour from fiscal 2019 to fiscal 2022

AMERICAN WOOD FIBERS, PELLA, IA

General Manager, 2015 – 2018

Planned, directed, and monitored all plant operations including production, maintenance, transportation, sales, quality, inventory procurement, administrative, and special projects, increasing profits by 300% in 18 months.

Led quarterly division operation reviews, assisting in the development of long-range goals and objectives

Developed financial plans and forecasts as well as rationale for capital projects for ownership

RING-O-MATIC, PELLA, IA

Operations Manager, 2011 – 2015

Managed safety, productivity, quality and expense control for operations

Mentored supervisors and 35 production team members through ongoing coaching and development initiative

Directed human resource functions including performance management, on-boarding and off-boarding of employees as well as employee relations activities to build relationships and rapport

Coordinated labor and production schedules to ensure appropriate coverage in support of attainment goals

WELL’S DAIRY, INC., LE MARS, IA

Operations Manager, North Ice Cream Plant, 2007 – 2010

Implemented continuous improvement/lean efforts including Kaizen events, 5S, problem-solving methodology, and standard work to improve facility function

Ensured Safety, Quality, Cost and Delivery (SQDC) metrics were met for the entire plant

Liaison between production facility and sales, marketing, and R&D as it related to project management

Mentored 4 supervisors and their production teams through a variety of techniques and tools focused on motivation, teamwork, and coaching

Coordinated labor and production schedules to ensure appropriate coverage in support of attainment goals

Logistics Manager, North Ice Cream Plant, 2006 – 2008

Managed and led plant production scheduler as well as 10 material handlers, achieving a reduction in raw material full pallet returns of 50% year over year

Maintained accurate inventory of finished goods by overseeing inventory transactions related to orders shipped and incoming inventory transfers from manufacturing plants and other distribution centers

Developed efficient plant schedules in conjunction with production supervisors and schedulers

Workplace Strategy Manager, Operations, 2004 – 2006

Acted as Project Manager for a company-wide Continuous Operations initiative aimed at increasing production capabilities of people and processes. Project success led to implementation of initiative in more than sixteen production lines across the company

Ensured implementation and consistency of processes throughout four production facilities resulting annual savings in excess of $12 million by increasing plant utilization from 40% to 80% without capital expense

Monitored progress of continuous improvement applications to ensure that improvements were sustained, regularly measured and communicated clearly to Operations Leadership throughout the organization

Manufacturing Training Specialist, 2002 – 2004

Developed and implemented Standard Operating Procedures for efficient operation of ice cream operations

Served as mentor to production supervisors in continuous improvement/lean processes and in methods to increase productivity of daily activities

Researched and documented best practices to create 20+ Standard Operating Procedures for 7 lines in the first year of training new production employees ensuring in consistent and repeatable processes

Facilitated and led continuous improvement events including Kaizen activities, value stream and business process mapping, 5S, and problem solving and root cause analysis techniques to improve efficiencies

PELLA CORPORATION, SIOUX CENTER, IA

Production Manager, 2000 – 2002

Developed and implemented the start-up of manufacturing processes for a new plant initiative including 5 final assembly lines and 3 support areas. Managed a team of 8 Department Managers and more than 200 team members, achieving a 99.5% on-time completion rate through leading and coaching of team members

Realized an additional $1 million in productivity savings versus plan for the first half of 2002 by increasing the efficiencies of the current manufacturing processes

Created and implemented an aggressive production/staffing plan, realizing a projected avoidance of $1.2 million in labor wages in the 2nd half of 2002

Department Manager, 1997 – 2000

Managed and led a team of up to 40 team members with responsibilities for the day-to-day safety, quality and productivity of the team

EDUCATION

DORDT COLLEGE, SIOUX CENTER, IA

Bachelor of Science in Business, Physical Education, and Secondary Education, May 1992

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