Chris Pustizzi

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Middletown, CT 06457

Cell 617-***-****

Home 860-***-****

E-mail: add685@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

To obtain a career within a company offering growth and advancement opportunities. Offering more than 25 years’ management experience in production, safety and manufacturing with a record for cost reduction and enhanced bottom line contributions.

Skills / Education

Windows 2000, XP Professional, Project 2003, Office and Outlook

Lotus Smart Suite & Notes, ORACLE

Experienced in TQM, JIT, GMP’s, HACCP, SPC, Six Sigma, OEE and Lean Manufacturing Practices.

ISO 9001, 5S, AIB, SQF practitioner training and OSHA Safety standards and procedures.

Mario Umana Harbor School of Science and Technology (Graduate)

Certified SQF Practitioner

Work Experience:

Bakery on Main Sept 2019 - Present

127 Park Ave, East Hartford, CT 06108

Title: Assistant Plant Manager

Duties:

Manage a staff of 100 plus employees, 4 department Managers, 6 department leads in addition to manage team building and cost reduction exercises.

Develop and cultivate Safety Policies.

Drive cost reduction exercises in shrink, safety, packaging loss etc.

Develop 5 Whys to determine root cause for various projects and concerns.

Develop Management culture.

Enhance Safety culture.

H.P. Hood LLC Oct 2016 –Sept 2019

1250 East Street, Suffield CT 06078

Title: Operations Manager

Duties:

Manage a staff of 100 plus employees, 4 department supervisors, 4 department leads in addition to manage team building and cost reduction exercises.

Develop and cultivate GMP policy with adherence to the milk PMO (Pasteurized Milk Ordinance).

Guides’ Dairy Feb 2013 -Sept 2016

433 Park Street, New Britain, CT 06051

Title: Pasteurizing / Receiving / Packaging Manager

Duties:

Manage a staff of 100 plus employees, 4 supervisors (pasteurizing / receiving / packaging departments) in addition to manage team building exercises.

Refine pasteurizing process for PM management, drive inventory down by 55% for an enhanced plant cash flow.

Refine receiving process with contract suppliers for milk receiving bay allocation.

Manage total capital expenditures in excess of 1.8mm.

Facilitate UV water supply system for better pasteurizing tank utilization. (1st in CT)

Facilitate plant departments to meet SQF level II certification and SQF practitioner.

Chabaso Bakery June 2011 – Sept 2012

360 James Street New Haven, CT

Title: Production / Safety / CI Manager (Continuous Improvement)

Duties:

Manage a staff of 200 plus employees, 5 supervisors (production, packaging and shipping/warehouse departments) in addition to manager team building exercises.

Create safety standards regarding manufacturing policies and OSHA regulations.

Providing a commitment to quality by means of visual controls, communication and a sense of urgency throughout the plant staff to insure an assurance to customer satisfaction.

Production CI by utilizing Lean and Green methods for cost savings, by means of team building and value stream mapping. Develop ROI’s in excess of $100K worth of savings.

Pretium Packaging LLC 1997-March 2011

512 Forest Road Hazleton, PA 18202

and

134 Haines Street, Nashua, New Hampshire 03060

Title: Manufacturing / Operations Manager

Duties:

Influence safety, commitment to quality and sense of urgency throughout the plant staff to insure a commitment to customer satisfaction.

Manage staff of 200+ employees for production of plastic containers. This includes 3 shifts of production, Preventive Maintenance, Production Maintenance, Safety Engineer and Resin Departments.

Control and maintain all temporary and permanent staffing.

Coordinate new production / renovations throughout the plant.

Facilitate daily production scheduling in order to streamline production process and efficiency.

Insure products are completed in a timely manner and meet or exceed company standards.

Develop and administer operating budgets for direct and indirect labor, sales forecast, engineering issues and plant projects.

Borden Pasta / Prince 1997-Mid 1997

1 Prince Avenue, Lowell, Massachusetts 01852

Title: Manufacturing Supervisor

Duties:

Manage staff of approximately 45 production employees while insuring proper personnel coverage in production area. Reassign/hire as necessary. Perform employee evaluation and initiate disciplinary action when appropriate; coordinate with mechanics to insure proper upgrade/upkeep of machinery and provide technical assistance; work with Vice President on budget planning, efficiencies and special projects.

Developed and implemented formal raw waste control methods for better ingredient tracking.

Compiled blend room flow charts for future project to update flow system.

West Lynn Creamery 1995 - 1996

620 Lynnway, Lynn, Massachusetts 01905

Title: Production Manager

Duties:

Systematically troubleshot new UHT (Ultra High Temperature) conveyor system for increased production and overall line performance.

Manage staff of approximately 45 production employees; ensure proper personnel coverage in production area and reassign/hire as necessary; perform employee evaluation and initiate disciplinary action when appropriate; coordinate with mechanics to ensure proper upgrade/upkeep of machinery and provide technical assistance; work with Vice President on budget planning, efficiencies and special projects.

Shared new methods of management styles and development,

H.P. Hood, Inc. 1982 - 1995

500 Rutherford Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02129

Title: Production Supervisor and Plant Safety Manager

Duties:

Created numerous safety programs throughout Plant reducing disability costs by 25%.

Manage staff of 40+ employees; maintain inventory of processing equipment parts; coordinate with vendors on upgrade of machinery; manage and implement safety procedures throughout the Plant as well as research and develop corporate policies toward OSHA safety standards.

Replaced flow valves to create a better quality and cost efficient product with a yearly payback of $15,000.

Title: Control Room Technician

Duties: Responsible for routing products to appropriate fillers and maintaining two HTST units.

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