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Manager Plant Food/Dairy

Location:
Cerritos, CA
Posted:
March 13, 2021

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Randal G. Wall

562-***-****

adkv7x@r.postjobfree.com

Highly motivated individual with 32 years “hands on MBWA” (manage by walking around) attitude. Warehouse, sanitation, inventory, logistics, operations management and maintenance experience in dairy and food processing and high-speed packaging, refrigeration, tractor trailers and transport refrigeration. Experience with DOT, Cal-OSHA, IFTA and USDA, CDFA, FDA, IMS, SQF, GMP, HAACP, ORGANIC, and OSHA aware. 24 years experience and training in warehouse and inventory management, transportation and logistics, Purchasing, 12 years operating engineers union maintenance technician/supervisor, 4 years sanitation and production supervisor, 4 years plant manager and operations manager in automated dairy facility, food safety, CIP/COP sanitation, processing, batching, mixing, baking, flash freezing/cooling, filling and packaging equipment and controls. Responsible for purchasing, warehouse and inventory, maintenance, sanitation and service of all dairy and food processing and packaging equipment. 5 years’ experience as General Manager of single service and bulk deli salad and dessert facilities, producing hot and cold fill products and assembly/kit packaging of high-risk preservative free products. Strong in project management, budget development and management, purchasing management and purchase planning and negotiations, inventory control, personnel management, automation and sanitation both in union and non-union environments. 7 years in Oil Field service, safety, logistics, development and implementation of field assets and personnel training and evaluation. Strong technical and analytical skills, change agent, SOP developmental, KPI’s, and root cause/corrective action oriented with team mentality, working closely with team members, communicating expectations clearly and setting up an atmosphere for success and total internal customer support. Strong ability to evaluate practices, personnel, assets, technical and administrative tools and software and integrate for total quality management. Very responsible and recognized as individual who sets priorities, accomplishes dead lines, quality conscious, safety oriented and adheres to company philosophy without deterring. Possess strong team building and facilitation skills, confidence, high standards in setting, achieving and maintaining goals and objectives.

Training, Certifications, Awards, Licenses

Intuit Payroll Services, T-Sheets Time Clock & Project Labor Management, Quick Books Accounting Integration, ISNetworld Safety Tracking Experience, PEC Safety System Trained, ENFORM Certified Safety Program Auditing, Chemical Safety, Hazard Awareness and Operational Safety Trained, HACCP Certified, Dairy Pasteurizer, NAVISION ERP/Financial Software – Purchasing, Production and Accounting, MAS 2000 Accounting Software E-PAK - Maintenance Tracking Software

Dale Carnegie Graduate March 31st, 1999 Dale Carnegie Graduate “Leadership Training for Managers” Dec. 7th, 1999

Certified Southern California Training Counsel Business Development Dimensions Int’l

Employment History

Corporate Compliance and Safety Manager

Regional Water Service, LLC

Williston, ND Mar 2018-Jul 2020

Fresh water services company serving oil and gas wells and the fracking of new wells in Williston, ND Bakken. Multiple locations water depots, booster pump stations, diversion ponds, pipeline telemetric meters.

Safety and operational, legal, OSHA, DOT compliance with all state and county regulations with emphasis on personnel and customer safety and compliance through ISNetworld and PEC Oil Field Safety.

Negotiate annually all required insurance coverage to meet client Master Services Agreement Requirements and ensure operational compliance standards of cliental are met and maintained through continuous safety protocol and safety program management. Job safety analysis forms daily and per site, Tailgate and Safety meetings kept and recorded and audited.

Maintain all records for client consumables costs and ascertain changes in operational health and safety to meet all client expectations.

Use of mobile phone-based time keeping systems to allow personnel to clock in and out anywhere any time and on each jobsite so tracking of labor expenses, Fuel and other field expenses are accounted for and assigned to correct job.

Track all time sheets, run and send out weekly and bi-weekly time sheets for approval and/or corrections, run payroll hourly reports and input for import to Intuit Full-Service Payroll and Quick Books.

Track and maintain real time asset list and costs of operation and maintenance of all assets for budgetary reporting and asset ROI reporting and accounting.

General Manager/operations

Intercept Energy Services/640energy Dec 2013 – Mar 2018

Edmonton Alberta, Canada/ Williston Nd.

Energy services company generally serving fracking via frack water heating in Alberta, Canada and ND Bakken. Multiple locations water depots, injection wells, 20 million BTU heating facilities, mobile heaters.

Business and Sales development, equipment purchasing and training and deployment

Safety and operational training on direct contact frac water heating equipment.

Safety and Operational training in Alberta, Canada. Focus on safety program development and implementation, ISNetworld, ENFORM SECOR certification, Comply-Works, PICS, PEC, Travis Web, Achilles, and other safety certifying and client safety tracking and compliance programs.

Developed and implemented safe operational manual and training program for all employees with hands on training approach. Change based management to improve operations and reliable service performance in field operations.

Developed and implemented safety programs and client safety and operational requirements in Williston, ND beginning in December 2014 as 640energy LLC. Hiring and training operators for equipment, expanding operations into saltwater injection facilities, well pump maintenance and monitoring and water transfer.

Work closely with sales and operation personnel to develop operations and equipment that exceed customer expectations and receiving an “A” grade with all customers. Developed and implemented maintenance and preventative servicing for all assets to ensure turn key ready assets.

Personnel performance reviews and observational analysis of work practices and ethics to ensure performance and adherence to expectations for safety and work ethic.

Mobile time clock systems and integrated job labor cost management and profitability reviews using Easy Time Clock web based and T-Sheets (An Intuit Systems Clock Program), Intuit payroll full service system implementation.

DOT and IFTA reporting and vehicle maintenance program implementation and records keeping qualified.

General Manager/Executive V.P.

Risvold’s, Inc./Sedona Bakery JUL. 2012 – Dec. 2013

GARDENA, CA

Small family owned and operated business with 48 employees, doing business since 1937, producing fine Deli Style salads and desserts both company and Private labels.

Responsible for all aspects of business, direct customer involvement, operations management and evaluation. Budget control and development for approval from board of directors.

Establish and maintain budget for company with plans for growth and development of niche areas.

Developed production planning and scheduling system to eliminate antiquated manual system and enhance loss control, shortages, overruns and control inventory costs and materials flow, vital strategy for small company. Trained production scheduler in use and implementation of scheduling system.

Establishment of proper sanitation and food safety programs, written procedures and proper chemical usage to ensure safe and clean products essential to growth and customer satisfaction.

Developed simple spreadsheet based finished goods cost analysis system for R&D of new products and for bidding of existing and new products with new and existing customers.

Developed purchasing system, hired and trained purchasing manager.

Turned company focus toward sales support, the only revenue generator, with special attention to R&D of new products and understanding of market trends. Essential to growth and development.

West Coast Operations Manager/Project Manager

Lakeview Farms, commerce, ca Feb. 2008 – Oct. 2011

Established production facility meeting and exceeding all regulatory requirements for Ohio based company to expand influence in west as co-packer for world-class food companies. Inventory management, Purchasing and materials management, Sanitation, processing, baking, flash cooling, packaging and distribution of single service and bulk desserts such as gelatins, puddings, baked flan, mousse and Tres Leches cakes.

Directly managed all operations related departments and managers including production, sanitation, engineering, maintenance, purchasing, fulfillment, logistics, shipping & receiving and quality assurance.

Continuous improvement analysis of personnel and machinery capacity and capability and process improvement synergies with results in:

oReduction of product loss and increase in shelf life due to proper sanitation practices, chemical use and rotation and installation of CIP system for product transfer lines, filler machines as well as COP procedures and practices and post sanitation testing and clearance prior to production.

oImproved direct labor costs by 6% through series of automation projects, labor evaluation and process improvement in sanitation, processing, filling and packaging.

Established and managed budget and capital projects through ROI analysis to meet growth and improvement goals.

Direct customer interaction with R&D in team environment to develop production processes that match R&D lab results through proper utilization of assets, personnel and implementing procedures.

Daily 30 minute interdepartmental staff meetings and weekly 1 hour focus forums to establish team concepts, training and development of personnel, strategies and processes posturing for growth.

Plan and executed plans to expand and modify plant ergonomics as part of acquisition of major competitor to facilitate 400% production increase after competitor acquisition and integration.

Integrated personnel from acquisition into corporate structure through training and coaching.

Plant Certified SQF level 2, March 2011.

Plant Manager/Project Manager

rex Creamery, commerce, ca Oct. 2004 -Feb. 2008

Established Rex Creamery as a non-union company owned and operated by family members of previous employer. Products: Cream, Soft Serve I.C., Buttermilk, Soft Serve Yogurt, Sour Cream. Hands on management style:

Project manager during construction start-up and certification of facility and equipment meeting all requirements for business licensing. Met weekly with operations manager and owner to review progress and communicate results and expectations.

Requested and awarded quotes for all aspects of initial construction, raw milk piping and CIP sanitation system, Pasteurized side sanitation, batching, processing and filling, glycol cooling system, etc. for each phase of growth.

Established plant operating procedures, Sanitation and production practices, GMP, SOP, SSOP, HACCP, Safety Program, and employee incentives. Plant certified FDA, CDFA, IMS, USDA, Organic and Kosher pre-production.

Hired all employees for: production, sanitation, maintenance and warehouse. Personally trained and established goals for each department and employee as part of the Rex Creamery Team. (All employees licensed and trained in Sanitation, Pasteurization and Sampler/Weighing with California Department of Food and Agriculture)

Established and met goals for production, quality, sanitation, efficiency, safety and budgeting requirements with fat loss of 1% or less monthly, with zero defect expectation and less than 6% overtime.

Worked hands on with inspectors as part of periodic sanitation and food safety inspection program of facility and equipment such as HTST inspection and validation and butter packing tear down inspections with CDFA, USDA.

Met timetables and budget estimates for equipment installation for new products and packaging lines.

Rockview Farms DOWNEY, CA Mar. 1984 - Oct. 2004

Assistant Plant Manager (3rd shift), Production Manager, Production Supervisor, Sanitation Supervisor, Maintenance Supervisor (3rd shift), Maintenance Technician, Shipping & Receiving Supervisor/Foreman.

1998- 2004 awarded Assistant Plant Manager (3rd shift). Took command of all Sanitation and Production Operations, hired/appointed Sanitation and Production supervisors for each shift to meet growth requirements. Established accounting system for and monitored and reported all raw and pasteurized milk and cream for various dairy classifications as part of state “800” reporting requirements.

1997 awarded Production Manager position. Established sanitation system record keeping and maintenance of sanitation records, product loss and recovery and inventory control systems, based on usage and ordering history improving monthly fat loss by 2%.

Verify daily sanitation through hands on review and surface swabbing and PPM testing of Acid and Caustic washes. Chart recorder daily review and verification of flow rates, wash times per circuit, proper and legal temperatures at CIP supply and return and proper PPM of caustic/acid wash cycles.

1996 appointed Production Supervisor. Established team environment with sanitation, production and maintenance associates to establish minimum capacities increasing efficiencies in Gal. Per Man Hour by 8%. Maintained efficiencies and quality through process reporting and down time root cause and corrective action analysis. Worked extensively to improve sanitation SSOP’s, production planning, developed and implemented ordering and production system for all finished products and tracking of usage of ingredients and packaging.

1987 applied for awarded maintenance position. Maintained and serviced all sanitation, processing and production related packaging and processing machinery. Furthered education in electrical, pneumatic, hydraulics and process automation including PLC troubleshooting, logic programming & automation.

1984, began employment in shipping and receiving cooler, graveyard shift, loading trailers and trucks, after 3 months was awarded shift foreman position, responsible for shift inventory, loading and order accuracy controls and personnel training.



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