Engineering Employee Relations

Gregory Rutlidge

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Executive Profile Driven to manage costs and establish strategic, mutually beneficial partnerships and relationships with users, vendors and service providers. Ambitious, who creates strategic alliances with organization leaders to effectively align with and support key business initiatives. Builds and retains high performance teams by hiring, developing and motivating skilled professionals. Offering outstanding presentation, communication and cross-cultural team management skills. High-energy, results-oriented leader with an entrepreneurial attitude. Skill Highlights-Project management, Leadership/communication skills, Product development, Product line expansion, New product delivery, Budgeting, expertise in Negotiations, expert Employee relations, Staff Development:Launched well-received program of professional development courses for all staff. Mentored and coached employees resulting in a 12% increase in productivity, and 14% decrease in mechanical downtime

Operations Management: Managed over 500 projects through my career. Handled all functions related to Engineering, nw product development, and continuous improvement.

Engineering Manager

August 2019 to Current

DemKota Ranch Beef

Processed food production. Managed $42M new construction project adding 50% more capacity. Created new revenue streams through the addition of strip grading that produce 2.5# and 5# pouches for food service. increased profits by 28% in one year through restructure of production line 2 and 3.

Active participant in Management reviews, Weekly One-on-One session engagement with actionable results with Director of Operations maintaining daily, weekly, monthly schedule for all engineers, and Overseeing programs related to Engineering and new product development, within the Operations realm.

Address training and skillsets within department - evaluate, counsel and / or plan to replace

(if needed) Work with Management team proactively to produce desired result set forth by executive level leadership or our customer(s).Ownership over all part processes:

Knowledge in Quality Management Systems: Quality Control, Regulatory Compliance, HACCP Documentation and development of HACCP Programs Experienced in Regulator compliance with FDA, USDA. Knowledge of Laboratory equipment and procedures

Managed 100MM annual budget for continuous improvement projects, as well as new products.Part of the company strategic planning and cross functional business team. Development of new production procedures to eliminate downtime and increase line productivity rates by 15%Project leader for development of New product equipment and production line layout, design, and build. Developed improved methods of analyzing production downtime resulting in thousands of dollars in savings every year.

Developed Preventative Maintenance schedules, TPM programs, and Reliability engineering, to reduce plant production downtime 25% Led Project Planning committee with Sales and Marketing to establish multiple new product lines.

Designed Wastewater pretreatment containment system to reduce BOD's and PH control. Experience in cooked, packaged, Ready to Eat food items. Conducted Safety training (with the Safety Manager) including HazMat, Electrical, Lockout/Tagout, & Chemical Handling, as well as PSM systems, and regulatory programs. Managed Staff of as many as 150 direct and in direct reports, including Maintenance, and Engineering. Knowledge in Quality Management Systems: Quality Control, Regulatory Compliance, HACCP Documentation and development of HACCP Programs Experienced in Regulator compliance with FDA, USDA. Knowledge of Laboratory equipment and procedures Reduced Wastewater emissions to city by 75%.Experienced in developing plant SOP's including cleaning machines, tools, and environmental areas. Reduced chemical over-usage through implementation of new chemical delivery system.

Engineering Manager

Bay Valley Foods

January2005 to January 2019

Active participant in Management reviews Weekly One-on-One session engagement with actionable results with Director of Operations Maintaining daily - weekly - monthly schedule for all engineers Oversee Program Management and Customer DFMA/DTC activities (appoint team members to work) Address training and skillsets within department - evaluate, counsel and / or plan to replace (if needed) Work with Management team proactively to produce desired result set forth by executive level leadership or our customer(s).Ownership over all part processes: Process Design ->Process Control -> Change Control -> Work Instructions. Consistent results for process sustainment Continuous improvement ideas implemented and worked from the floor to the back door. Result driven focus to meet or exceed deadlines with accuracy of process plan / accountable measures. Methods and Standards for the entire department.

Director of Engineering

Patterson Vegetable Company

January2000 to January 2005

Developing and managing the capital budget for all maintenance and engineering departments and projects

Developing comprehensive processes for equipment selection, installation and validation Facilitating continuous improvement in the manufacturing process by identifying and executing equipment upgrades and creating systems to enhance the skills of technical personnel Working closely with both customers and senior leaders to ensure equipment installations and upgrades are being performed according to established timelines and budgets Continuing development of the company's predictive and preventive maintenance systems Enhancing the company's parts inventory system to ensure a "zero stock-out" environment Developing a

system for "engineered safety" by integrating employee health and wellness into the equipment selection, installation and validation process.

Engineering Manager

Schreiber Foods

May 1996 to January 2002

Maintenance / Reliability management using CMMS for preventative maintenance, PM and predictive maintenance program, planning, scheduling, parts and work order system management Lead and develop associates, supervisors, and work teams through training and coaching Ensure training for newly implemented methods, equipment and systems to continuously improve technical skill level Manage capital, labor, parts, contract services and expense budgets Provide engineering analysis using procedures that include generation of drawings, engineering design principles, process capabilities, and equipment layouts Work with production managers, corporate staff, consultants to continually evaluate, develop, and execute projects that improve safety, reduce costs and improve quality Execute projects to include funding (CARs), defining scope, conducting cost analysis and justification, and project management Develop skills of engineering/ maintenance staff and perform annual performance evaluations Ensure that the equipment is capable of making product to specification at a rate to achieve production schedule, targeted efficiencies and operate at design specifications Support daily operational troubleshooting and problem solving Support and lead environmental and energy conservation program Implement and share best practices Ensure a safe working environment for team associates.

Education

Further Education Certification; KVCC- Business management (non degreed)

Certification : Refrigeration Engineering and design, 1999 Kansas State University - Manhatton, KS, Received a certification in Refrigeration engineering and design

University of Wisconsin - Madison, Wi,

BSME : Mechanical Engineering, 1986

Accomplishments

1999 and 2000 recipient of the Schreiber Foods Presidents Award for Excellence in Leadership

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