DAVID CRITCHFIELD

**** ***** **** ****** ******, Florida 34787 407-***-**** adliyd@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

A versatile and results-driven OPERATIONS DIRECTOR with extensive experience in problem solving, continuous improvement, change management, multi-site management, operations management, production management, plant management, turnarounds/consolidations, supply chain management, quality assurance/safety, negotiations, and training/development. Proven aptitude in effective communication and interpersonal skills to lead cross-functional teams through influence leadership thus driving positive change across all levels of the organization. Serves as a trusted partner to senior leaders while providing an expanded viewpoint to support the organizational growth of the business. Strives to be a servant leader who finds joy in building “bench strength” by engaging in the development of others while balancing a self-continuous learning mindset.

·Strategic Planning

·Change Management

·Organizational Leadership

·Budgeting/P&L Accountability

·Talent Management

·Productivity Optimization

·Business Process Improvements

·Production Line Efficiency

·SOP/Operations Management

·Turnarounds

·Lean Manufacturing/TPM

·Waste Reduction

·Multiple Plant Locations

·Employee Engagement

·Reliability and Sustainability

·Inspire Culture of Excellence

·Integration of New Technology

·Staff Training and Development

·People Focused Team Approach

·Quality Assurance/Safety

·OSHA/EPA Compliance

·Logistics Management

·3PL & DSD

·Continuous Improvement

EXPERIENCE

Supply Chain Director, Borden Dairy, Florida Zone, January 2019 - Present

Deliver end to end, world-class supply chain performance and competitive operations strategy across the entire state of Florida comprising of two manufacturing plants and 10 satellite distribution locations. Provide leadership to achieve operational excellence and sustain the turnaround of the operation at the Miami facility. Deploy strategic plans for assets, capital planning, and an integrated operations technology. Ensure budgets, quality targets, service to sales, and health & safety and environmental targets are met. Drive profitable growth, increase efficiencies, and lead execution of continuous improvement efforts.

Plant Director of Operations, Sun Orchard, Haines City, Florida, May 2017 – January 2019

Chaired end to end supply chain responsibility for the company’s largest production facility comprised of 100 frontline associates and 15 salaried employees producing over 15,000,000 gallons of premium juices, smoothies, purees, and customized beverage solutions for grocery retail, club stores, restaurants, bars, and hotels. Assigned manufacturing and supply chain responsibilities over a contract manufacturing facility in Alabama producing 2,000,000 gallons annually.

·Organized a location wide safety committee and drove strategy leading to the site achieving safety metrics.

·Implemented continuous improvement processes increasing OEE by 6%.

·Participated in the creation of a company-wide blending strategy to include minimum batch sizes and detailed SOPs for blending/order of ingredient addition, leading to increased quality/product consistency and an increased blending efficiency of 20%.

·Created the 2018 capital plan to identify critical systems and machinery needed to improve the safety, quality, and productivity of the plant while staying within the approved budget of $1,500,000.

·Led the local implementation of and ERP/WMS system to track raw materials and finished goods inventories in real time leading to an annual savings of $150,000.

PEPSI BEVERAGES COMPANY, A DIVISION OF PEPSICO, 2002-2017

Plant Director of Operations, Orlando, Florida, 2015 - May 2017

Directed end-to-end supply chain responsibility for PepsiCo’s 5th largest and most complex production and distribution facility in North America comprised of 300 frontline associates and 32 salaried employees producing 37,000,000 cases across six high speed production lines, while shipping 48,000,000 cases annually across 750 SKUs and 42,000 truckloads annually.

·Reduced OSHA Incident Severity Rate (ISR) by 50%.

·Served as the Food Safety Leader and ensured compliance to plant’s HACCP plan through proper execution of oPRPs and PRP’s.

·Increased line efficiencies by 5.2% through root cause analysis of breakdowns, minor stops, and process upsets.

·Supported TPM activity resulting in three machine-center teams reaching “Step 3” with 90% reduction in minor stops.

·Championed LSS Kazien/Green-Belt projects that drove $420,000 in savings through waste reduction and improved utility usage.

·Developed and portfolio managed an annual operating plan of $41,000,000.

Plant Director of Operations, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, 2013-2015

Spearheaded end-to-end supply chain responsibilities for two production and distribution sites (one union and one non-union) with a total of 310 frontline associates and 36 salaried employees producing a combined 50,000,000 cases of product servicing 60 different locations across the Mid-west Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast regions

·Implemented new staffing strategy for 24 hours/7 days a week production to incorporate TPM execution across six high speed production lines between both facilities.

·Served as part of a union contract negotiation team which resulted in the ratification of a contact with no disruption to our employees and facility operations.

·Developed and portfolio managed an annual operating plan of $57,000,000 across both sites.

Senior Operations Manager, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, 2011-2013

Headquarter role supporting the manufacturing operations across 60 cold fill carbonated soft drink plants, 8 hot fill Gatorade plants, 1 Tropicana plant, and 1 Naked Juice plant across the United States and Canada.

Collaborated with our internal Lean Six-Sigma Master Black Belt to develop a loss analysis tool allowing comparison of a specific plant’s performance against a “gap to average” and “gap to best” versus the other plants in the system.

Executed an efficiency improvement program to drive a minimum of 5 percentage points of improvement across identified priority lines in North America.

Production Manager, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, 2009-2011

Leader of manufacturing operations in the 4th largest production-distribution facility responsible for 200 union and 12 salaried employees producing 40,000,000 cases annually across four high speed lines to include blow molding operations on all PET bottle sizes.

Converted departmental objectives into achievable tasks at the executional level through use of Lean Six-Sigma

Drove a 25% reduction of waste in raw material, production breakage, and ingredient yields through material audits, lab standard analytics excellence, and strategic maintenance to beverage processing equipment

Executed a $300,000 site capital investment project to consolidate work functions/stations on the can line with an ROI of 4 years

ADDITIONAL PEPSI BEVERAGES COMPANY EXPERIENCE

2007-2009: Warehouse Manager – Phoenix, Arizona

2004-2007: Quality Assurance Manager – Phoenix, Arizona

2002-2004: Production Supervisor – Salt Lake City, Utah

EDUCATION

Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah

B.S., Manufacturing Engineering & Technology

Minor, Business Management

VOLUNTEER SERVICE

1995-1997: Two-year service mission – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints – Texas

2009-Present: Ward Leadership Council – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints – Pennsylvania & Florida

LEADERSHIP READING LIST

Andy & Me: Crisis and Transformation on the Lean Journey – Pascal Dennis

The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive – Patrick Lencioni

Flight of the Buffalo – James A. Belasco & Ralph C. Strayer

REFERENCES

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