Robert S. Payeur (Bob)
South Attleboro, Mass 02703
Education
Bachelor’s in Business Administration/Manufacturing
**** (GPA 3.2)
Mackintosh College
Dover, New Hampshire 03820
Certifications
Siliker Labs, Certificate, Plant Sanitation NOAA, HACCP Certified
NMFS, HACCP Certified
FDA & USDA HACCP Certified
University of Maryland, Certificate, Acidified Food Processing
Irving Oil, Certificate, Leadership for Results
OSHA 30 – General Industry 1910
Jasmijn North America Expansion Project
Sacramento, California
Responsibilities include accounts Payable
Vendor invoicing oversight
Disbursement of funds
Consumer Advocation, Manufacturing Operations and Food Safety Consulting Jan 2020-present
Attleboro, Massachusetts 02703
Owner-Consumer Advocate and Consultant
Consumer Advocate in the areas of Contractor disputes, Big Box Store Disputes, Automobile Repair and Warrantee disputes
HACCP -areas of expertise.
Occupational Health Safety Consultant/Safety Manager
OSHA 30 1910 General Certification Student
NEOAFSC, Attleboro, MA Feb 2018-Jan 2020
President/Operations Manager/QA Manager/Safety Manager/Consultant
Operations Manager with expert specializing in the design and implementation of HACCP Quality Programs for the food industry.
CGMP and SSOP design and implementation.
Environmental Health and Safety Specialist.
RP Transports and Logistics, Rochester, NH 2015-2018
Logistical Manager
Owner operator of Specialty Shipping with a company whose mission was to deliver loads safely, reasonable in price and in good order on a timely basis. First year’s gross, $500k+.
NEOAFSC, Rochester, New Hampshire 2011-2015
President/Operations Manager/QA Manager/Safety Manager/Consultant
The focus of our service is Safety, Quality and Operational Management, HACCP, GMP, SOP, SSOP, Formulation, Processing Specifications, Process Improvements in High speed bottling operations.
Environmental Health and Safety Specialist
Irving Oil Corp-Mainway Stores, Rochester, NH 2009-2011
Store Manager
Operation of the facility as Store Manager.
Safety Supervisor. Implementation of Attendant Safety Programs and Procedures.
Developed supplier parameters and monitored their performance. Reported deficiencies to main offices.
NEOAFSC, Rochester, New Hampshire 2006-2009
President/Operations Manager/QA Manager/Safety Manager/Consultant
Provided consulting services centering around the Operations aspects of manufacturing, to include Quality Assurance and Safety. Customers included Colgate /Polmolive.
Crow Hill Transportation, Danville, Vermont 2002-2006
Owner Operator /Office Manager/Service Manager/Logistics Manager/Dispatcher
Owner Operator of Crow Hill Transportation/Dora’s. Purchased business for $65,000 with annual income of $65,000 and grew company to annual earnings of $600,000 three years in a row, $1.8 million over the three years.
Safety Co-Ordinator. 6 years No LTA’s to report.
Responsible for fleet management and logistics.
Started fleet maintenance company and expanded to auto repair business reducing downtime. (Bay Street Automotive)
Specialized in transportation of Learning Impaired and Under Privileged Children throughout Northern Vermont and New Hampshire.
Contractual Negotiating skills.
Donation of $95K annually in transportation to Battered Women and Children organizations for family relocations.
Maple Grove farms of Vermont, St. Johnsbury, Vermont 1999 to 2004
Quality Assurance and Safety Manager
Developed product specifications and new products. Lab oversight for testing.
Instrumental In developing Process improvements in Batching area to reduce line defects and increase productivity.
Developed several flavors of dressings. Millions in annual sales.
Developed and implemented Formulation Masters and monitored product and batch records with the aid of technical writing.
Planned and approved Product Deviation reports.
Worked closely with OSHA to ensure that we were in compliance.
Key contributor into warehousing lot control and implementation of Recall Program. Pep emtire building and paint prior t okmgvgy64eeessz
Home Made Brand Foods 1999
Newburyport, Massachusetts
Production/Sanitation Manager
Responsible for the manufacturing of fresh RTE salads.
Responsible for stock rotation, FIFO.
100 employees of different cultures.
Packaging operations.
Responsible for the Sanitation/Set up crew whos’ jobs were to clean and have all of the equipment inspected and set up for production.
Oversight of Chemical Suppliers (Rochester Midland and Alpha Chemical).
Company had financial problems, and on many occasions, we were waiting for potatoes or Mayo to begin the day. Making days up to 20 hrs. Long.
Cross trained operators to have backup ingredient blenders in the ingredient room. This helped in the elimination of morning start up snags for ingredients.
Cross trained employees to make and salads in the event of batcher illness.
6 day a week operation.
Implemented change in the Maintenance area, which was a marginal dept... Machinery would not run on existing air system. They were depending on PSI instead of volumetric pressure availability. Countless downtime hours were eliminated when system was updated.
Increased Yields and finished goods by running the lines through breaks. Machines were never shut down. RTFM.
Trained many marginal employees to be good contributors to the operation through empowerment and my personal 3-L program...Look, Listen and Learn.
JIT delivery system. Product in 90% of the cases was loaded directly on a waiting truck. Traffic managing was an integral part of the position. We owned our own fleet.
Resource Trading Company, Portland, Maine 1995 to 1999
Assistant Operations Manager, Quality Assurance Manager, HACCP Facilitator Safety Manager.
Quality and Manufacturing oversight responsibilities for 7 Facilities from Damariscotta, Maine to Gloucester, Mass. During peak fishing seasons visited all seven daily to ensure that the product was being handled and processed according to plan and specification, constant attention was required as we were using a seasonal employees.
Warehousing, Shipping and Logistics.
Collaborate with sales in the development of new Shrimp and Lobster Products.
Designed an implemented Quality Check Systems.
Oversight of unloading and handling of product from landing through final inspection and shipment to customers.
Implemented Dockside Safety Procedures according to OSHA Regulations and Standards.
Developed Corporate Standard Operating Manual for all positions and functions.
Improved quality through the Fisherman and Ingredient Suppliers.
As a Safety Manager, developed numerous safety training programs to include LOTO and forklift training programs.
Heavily involved in accident reduction from an average of 4 annually to zero. Done with training and monitoring safety procedures. Annual saving of $1 Million plus in insurance premium concessions as a result of 3 straight years no lost time accidents.
Represented company at workers comp hearings from previous accidents. Using P.I.’s I was able to thwart suits for injuries that were not existent saving some $1.8 million in liabilities.
Established budgets that took EBITDA into consideration and saved $145,000 in staff reductions and employees.
Supplier monitoring and approvals.
Developed specifications for suppliers.
Wrote and implemented Standard Operating Procedures. A master was kept. All jobs had job descriptions which were written by this applicant.
Rymer Foods, Chicago, Illinois 1995-1995
Production Manager, Safety Manager and Warehousing Manager.
Developed and implemented plan to reduce forklift/pallet jack downtime by determining cost of current fleet and comparing the data to new purchases. Fleet was purchased along with a weekly maintenance program provided by Crown Lift Trucks.
Improved yields of products through training and establishment of SOP’s increasing yields by 12%.
Purchased and set up 3D slicer improving Quality and reducing labor by 60%.
Addressed plant safety. Forklift Training, Haz Mat Training and implementation of LOTO program.
Addressed ergonomics in all areas of production.
Warehousing, Shipping and Logistics responsibility.
Point Judith Fisherman’s CO-OP, Narragansett, Rhode Island 1993-1995
Director of Operations. Board of Directors, Safety Officer.
Complete evaluation of facility to address Safety. LOTO implemented and all areas were brought to OSHA compliance.
Worked directly with OSHA and reduced prior fine of $125K to $15K by developing a plan of action to correct all issues by implementing Plant and Dockside safety Programs meeting OSHA regulations.
Developed supplier specifications and approved supplier performance.
Monitored supplier performance through the use of statistics.
Implemented HACCP Programs and became the first Seafood plant in RI to implement HACCP and receive plant inspection and approval by the FDA.
Instrumental in establishing operational guidelines, reducing cost through quality improvement and stabilization of workforce.
Design and oversight of major overhaul of Squid processing area increasing daily production by 28% yielding some $900,000 in increased annual revenues.
Jac Pac Foods, Manchester, NH 031**-****-****
Night Operations Manager
Started with a crew of 15 persons as Packing Supervisor promoted to Night Operations Manager in 6 moss.
Grew shift to 132 employees producing 65% of company’s products with half the staff. Our annual savings for the company were $900K annually.
Responsible for Plant Safety. No lost time accidents during tenure.
Instrumental in developing and approving suppliers.
Developed supply chain specifications.
Responsible for shift QA and corrective actions.
Warehousing and shipping responsibilities.
Prime Tanning Company, Berwick Maine. 1987-1989
Color House Production Manager
Shift Operations Manager-Color House Department.
Safety Supervisor.
Reduced lost time accidents to 0.
Responsible for the implementation of numerous Quality programs.
Through the implementation of numerous procedures which lead to reduced failures in quality inspections and implemented numerous programs including SPC to eliminate and control defects. Estimated savings of $500k annually.
Designed and implemented maintenance program to reduced downtime. Work orders were generated, and staffing was increased.
Chemical Storage Manager eliminating losses of $1million annually.
Supply Chain Management.
Davidson Rubber Company-Textron, Farmington, NH 1975-1987
Manufacturing Cell Manager
Career started as an on line employee, Promoted to Material Control.
Responsible for the co-ordination needs of manufacturing lines in the automotive parts industry eventually being promoted to the position of Production Management and to Night Shift Cell Manager.
EPT Manager and Facilitator.
Introduced a rework program which eliminated $1.2Million in Hazardous Waste Disposal fees to a $1.4Million profit center.
Increased yield online eliminating defects and reducing shot time saving the company $975K annually.
Eliminated defect in one product that was a 100% reject rate to 100% acceptable product. Savings were estimated at $1.5 Million annually.
Direct supply and vendor analysis and approvals.
Bonanza Sirloin Pitts, Rochester, NH 03867-Swing / Training Manager 1972-1975
References available upon request.