Albert A. Sautner

Boiling Springs SC ***** • 864-***-**** • ad3xbp@r.postjobfree.com

PLANT MANAGER

Proven leader with international experience in establishing new facilities and revamping older declining facilities in the bakery industry. Proven success in turning around performance of facilities, taking them to top performers in the industry. Possess leadership skills that develop, improve and maintain KPl's while maintaining safety standards and customer expectations that support business objectives for lean manufacturing. Known for implementing and sustaining 5S programs, Cl projects, HACCP and safety teams. Competencies include:

Implementing and sustaining 5S program plantwide.

● Developing and sustaining a culture of inclusion and partnership at all levels

● Mentor and develop talent to meet facility growth.

● Competent in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SAP

● Sustain AA rating on BRC to meet GFSI standards. EXPERIENCE

Highland Bakery 12/2020-11/2023

Plant Manager

Manage operations to work on efficiency on plant operations. Plant was very high waste and needed help to change operations. Waste was sometimes between 10% to 14%.

● Worked with teams to read reports and see the problematics of the plant to find solutions.

● Worked on K.P.I of operations.

● Implemented lean manufacturing principles, reducing waste by less than 3%.

● Worked on inspections for plant to receive high inspections numbers of 98% to 99%.

● Worked directly with maintenance team to get full preventive program in line.

● In charge of 250k budget to have flour trucks to delivery flour and work close in loads to delivery frozen products

● In charge of 30 million budget to purchase, set up and train employees for new AMF Equipment

(Double line, conveyors, proofing and oven)

● Fully in charge of plant reporting, QA, all employees including production managers and supervisors (Over 250 people)

● Lead safety training for entire plant to keep workplace accident to 0%

● Managed daily production schedules, ensuring on-time delivery of bakery products. Weston Bakery/ACE Bakery 06/2010 – 11/2020

Operations Manager

Manage 4.8-million-dollar annual budget While maintaining a cadence for day to day plant operations and monitoring KPl's. Mentor plant leadership team and hold them accountable for set targets while maintaining a TIR of 0 for 6.3 years. 40% reduction in downtime by implementing and sustaining a PM program. Established and led a fundraiser program to meet and exceed corporate social accountability goals for the Boys and Girls Clubs of the upstate by raising 80,000 dollars on year 5 of the program. Drive new plant startup and expansion including staffing, equipment layout, commercialization run and first-time order testing.

● Work with product development on new recipes to improve line setup to increase process reliability Collaborate with quality and product development for creation and editing of specification sheets.

● Create and enforce a safe environment to maintain a total incident rate of 0 with no loss time.

● Ensure plant passes inspections from Starbucks, WalMart, McDonalds, SYSCO, US FOODS.

● Support quality team to achieve AA rating on BRC every year since plant startup.

● Facilitate scheduling of employees and product for all lines to maintain process reliability.

● Administer plant P&L, control of budget for overhead, direct labor, capital spend.

● Develop a program for training of "Breaducation" to educate Sales, employees and guests on the ingredient functions and bread making process.

Otis Spunkmeyer 03/2006 - 06/2010

Operations Manager

Oversaw $8.5 million annual Budget and worked on several Cl projects to increase throughput and reduce very high waste in the plant.

● Redesigned wrapping area with waste levels on some products being as high as 35%. After Cl work and installation and startup we reduced the waste from 35% to be under

● Worked with a team to install 2 new high-speed sheeting lines to produce SubWay breads for the US market. Project cost was 30 million.

● Achieved Superior ratings with AIB, Cook & Thurber and all state and local inspections.

● In 2009 won the title of Executive of the year for US Bakery's by Baking & Snack food Magazine.

● Installed high -speed wire cut cookie line in 8 months running over 18,500 lbs of cookie dough per hour with a 2% waste factor and efficiencies of 98% in 60 after the startup of the line. EDUCATION

Mastbaum Area Vocational Technical School Philadelphia PA American Institute of Baking, Manhattan Kansas

Six Sigma Green Belt Certified

Richard Ivey School of Business for Leadership University of Western Ontario Ammonia Emergency Response training

Technology of Baking Production. AIB Several Courses. Production. Bagels, Sweet Goods, Bread and rolls

Certified Forklift Trainer

First Aid/CPR Certified

OSHA Training: 10- and 30-hour Certifications

Microsoft Word Certified — ECPI Technical College

Microsoft Excel Certified — ECPI Technical College Microsoft PowerPoint Certified — ECPI Technical

College

Certified Confined Space trainer

Certified Trainer in Lock out Tag out

HACCP trainer for plant

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

Boys and Girls Club e Collected over $180,000 during 5th year fundraiser.

e Recognized by The House of Representatives for outstanding contribution. e Worked with Meals on Wheels to generate 10,000 Dollars a year for 7 years in Fundraising.

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