Jason Duncan

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Muncie, IN *****

Cell Phone: 765-***-****

Email: ad3blw@r.postjobfree.com

Education

****-**** ********* ** ******* Science Degree-Business Administration, Indiana Business College

Certifications

2003 Basic HACCP Course, Tyson Foods, Inc. and the International HACCP Alliance

2006 Advanced HACCP Course, Tyson Foods, Inc. and the International HACCP Alliance

2010 Advanced Manufacturing (Green Belt) Certificate, Purdue University Technical Assistance Program

2012 Better Process Control School, Purdue University

2014 Food Safety and Sanitation for Food Manufacturers, Penn State University

2017 Developing & Implementing Basic HAACP for Meat & Poultry, Boar's Head Provisions

2019 FSPCA Preventative Controls for Human Food, FSPCA

2020 OSHA 30 Hour Course, Sugar Creek Packing Co.

2021 Basic Seafood HACCP Course, Seafood HACCP Alliance and the Association of Food and Drug Officials

Employment

Jan, 2024-Current Farm Manager, AquaBounty

Promoted to Farm Manager. Oversee the daily operations of the farm including bioplan, feed projection/ordering, harvest and processing activities. Manage to meet the KPIs set forth by executive leadership team. Work closely with all departments of the farm to ensure cost structures are met and within parameters. Ensure farm meets all local, state, and federal standards. Provide development feedback and training to direct report managers and indirect associates when needed. Hold daily management shift huddles to understand objectives by each department. Involved in HR activities including hiring and termination of associates. Perform monthly report out to the executive leadership team about farm performance.

May, 2023-Jan, 2024 Facility & Maintenance Manager, AquaBounty

Promoted to Facility & Maintenance Manager position. Ensured health and safety policies are followed and complied with. Developed maintenance procedures/SOPs and implemented. Plan and oversee all repairs and installation services. Managed relationships with contractors and service providers. Carry out inspections of all the farm facilities to identify and resolve issues. Oversaw Limble CMMS system to ensure work orders were completed in a timely manner and PMs of equipment were completed. Monitored expenses and controlled budget. Monitored equipment inventory and placed orders when necessary. Participated in continuous improvement initiatives. Oversaw water plant and effluent plant activities to ensure compliance.

May, 2021-May, 2023 Harvest & Processing Manager, AquaBounty

Responsible for the safe, quality and efficient production of head on gutted bioengineered Atlantic Salmon. Scheduled inbound and outbound trucks for shipments and deliveries. Work closely with other managers for fish transfers over to the conditioning/harvest tanks. Trained employees on GMP’s and sanitation practices. Oversee conditioning and processing area to ensure biosecurity of the fish. Worked closely with maintenance and service techs on installation of new equipment and to get new equipment quoted. Established functional relationship with quality to better processes in the realm of swabbing and processing cleanliness. Purchased tools and items for team members to effectively do their jobs. Ensured production reports were sent out and that documents were filled out correctly by team members. Held daily morning shift huddles with 15 employees and lead to map out plan for the day.

Jun, 2019-May, 2021 Plant Sanitarian, Sugar Creek Packing Co.

Responsible for the safe, clean, and on time delivery of the plant to production. Instrumental in bringing sanitation “in-house". Ensure Master Sanitation Schedule is met and completed by sanitation workers. Maintain working relationship with USDA inspector and immediately address issues when mentioned. Place chemical orders and order any sanitation supplies that sanitation workers need to complete daily tasks. Led the transition to new chemical vendor. Conduct disciplinary actions when needed following union guidelines. Involved in the hiring process and placement of sanitation workers. Train sanitation workers to use 7 Step Sanitation process to clean equipment and area. Direct reports consisting of 5 sanitation supervisors and 60+ sanitation workers including leads. Send out daily sanitation shift report via email and hold daily morning meetings with plant management.

Dec, 2017-Jun, 2019 Processing Supervisor, Pretzels Inc.

Responsible for the safe, quality, and efficient production of pretzel products on shift. Communicate changeovers with bakers, sanitation, and packaging per schedule. Sign off on hourly baker and quality checks and use these checks to make process adjustments as needed. Complete necessary paperwork for shift. Involve maintenance and complete work orders when problems occur that cannot be resolved by baker or supervision. Contact quality if issues arise that they may need to be made aware. Ensure bakers complete scheduled cleanings and that pre-ops and swabs are conducted at the conclusion of the clean. Follow union contract and issue disciplinary action when appropriate.

Aug, 2016-Dec, 2017 Department Manager, Boar’s Head Brand

Responsible for the safe and quality-oriented production of premium deli meats for a shift of 70+ indirect reports and 4 direct reports in a USDA plant. Oversee all maintenance, sanitation, hiring, and production scheduling on shift. Update and oversee MSS to compliment current state. Work with quality to respond to NR’s received for the shift when necessary. Submit work orders through Oracle system and order shift and sanitation supplies as needed. Complete payroll using ADP system. Work with supervisor direct reports on trainings, team building, deviations, and disciplinary issues.

Nov, 2009-Aug, 2016 Sanitation Superintendent, Red Gold, Inc.

Promoted from Processing Supervisor to Sanitation Superintendent. Responsible for implementing and staying within sanitation budget. Administer master sanitation schedule, monthly self-audits, and glass and hard plastic audits per SQF standards. Oversee pest control and vegetation control programs. Order supplies and chemicals needed for sanitation department. Conduct monthly safety meetings with sanitation personnel. Complete other tasks such as disciplinary actions, employee time and attendance using Kronos, monthly SOP trainings, the printing out of weekly work orders for sanitors using Megamation system and keeping the sanitation MSDS book updated. Oversee and responsible for the cleaning of processing machinery. Member of the HACCP Team and Safety Steering Committee. Oversee plant safety program and conduct safety meetings for all three shifts as well as administering plant STOP audit program. Follow and implement 5S procedures and participate in problem solving events.

Jul, 2008-Nov, 2009 Production Manager, Living Essentials (Maker of 5 Hour Energy Drink)

Involved with new plant start-up to produce energy drink. Created SOP’s, SSOP’s, and production documentation for plant. Responsible for hiring and training production employees and supervisors in bottling production. Worked closely with plant engineer giving advice and feedback on new production lines. Communicated with plant scheduler to make sure deadlines are being met on production lines. Work closely with Quality Manager to ensure product is of the highest standard. Communicate with suppliers on quality issues with bottles, sleeves, caps etc. Involve H.R. Manger on any employee related issues and follow through with disciplinary action if needed.

Apr, 2007-Jul, 2008 Processing Supervisor, Red Gold, Inc.

Responsible for safe and efficient production, quality control, and maintenance issues for the shift in the processing area. Completed monthly safety and operator trainings. Held daily meetings with operators to communicate issues and goals for the shift. Completed other tasks such as disciplinary actions, employee time and attendance using Kronos, training of new employees, monthly area audits, and input shift attainments into data base that included cases produced, downtime events, and hours ran. During “Pack” or tomato harvesting season oversaw the tomato processing room which produces 130 to 150 tons per hour of canned tomato products.

Mar, 2002-Apr, 2007 3rd Shift Superintendent/HACCP Coordinator, Tyson Mexican Original

Responsible for safe and efficient production, quality control, maintenance issues, and production schedules being met on the shift of 80+ team members in a baking environment. Gathered and obtained information for improvements that needed to be made to lines and followed up on these issues to ensure that they got completed. Responsible for making sure monthly safety, GMP, H.R., and production meetings were being held for team members on shift. I assisted supervisors with training new team members through monthly trainings that included SOP's, department and plant goals, hands-on training, and usage of SPC charts. Made sure supervisors on shift completed the following; paperwork for team member payroll, disciplinary actions, production reports, and sending out daily correspondences using electronic mail about issues that happened during the shift. Acting HACCP Coordinator for the plant which entailed keeping all CCP paperwork up to date and monitored, made sure team members were getting properly trained on HACCP issues, conducted monthly meetings, prepared for audits and reviewed current HACCP plan and validated.

Mar, 2000-Apr, 2002 University Food Court Supervisor, Ball State University

Assisted in preparation for the successful grand opening of the Atrium food court in the Art and Journalism Building by; traveling to trainings, making up needed spreadsheets, and implementing guidelines set forth by franchises. Supervised and trained new employees to ensure work performance standards are met and in agreement with University contracts. Responsible for ordering food, corrugated, and other essential supplies while maintaining weekly and monthly inventory. Performed quality control duties on new and current food products on or added to menu. I reported sales figures using Excel spreadsheets to bookkeeper on a daily basis.

Mar,1999-Mar, 2000 Accounting Manager, PDP Corporation/EPDC

Prepared and completed ledgers and bank reconcilements using Peachtree Accounting software. Mailed out statements and deposited payments for accounts receivable. Filed and processed paperwork dealing with accounts receivable. Completed accounts payable when necessary.

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