MICHAEL A. KYEI

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Houston, TX ***** adrn9c@r.postjobfree.com Mobile: 832-***-****

SUMMARY

Results driven Operational Excellence professional, with over 27 years experience in the food industry and a track record of delivering outstanding results, improving quality, safety and overall results. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HEB SALTY SNACK MANUFACTURING. San Antonio, Texas (2017-2019) Production Manager. Developed Standard Tasks, SOP and Lean Strategies to improve team execution. Improved Packaging execution, reduced waste, increased efficiencies, improved safety and quality performance. Facilitated Pre shift team meetings. Executed 5 Whys for downtime events and all safety incidents.

CSM BAKERY Sugar land Texas. Operations Manager (2013-2017) Managed a team of experts, champions of quality, safety and creators of moments that matter. Responsible for cost, quality, service and people initiatives. Developed and implemented key initiatives of Operational Excellence, Production and Sanitation. FRITO-LAY INC/PEPSICO (1987-2012)

Operations ManagerPotato Chip, Rosenberg, Texas

Facilitated 3 production supervisors and 100 hourly employees producing 50,000 lbs of potato chips a shift on 19 packaging lines in a High Performance Work Teams environment.

• Implemented professional development training for supervisors and hourly technicians that included Continuous Improvement, Lean, employee, team engagement and conflict resolution.

• Initiated and organized safety programs resulting in zero lost time and zero recordable incidents

• Received Recognition Award for Leadership, vision and tenacity for coordination of Low Sodium project completed on time and under budget with over $10 million annually with increased customer satisfaction.

• Developed training and commissioning programs involving vendors, mechanical and electrical installers, service technicians, operators and mechanics. Operations Manager Corn Products, Rosenberg Texas. Directed 3 Production supervisors and 150 hourly employees producing 70,000 lbs of corn chips a day on 40 packaging lines in a High Performance Work Teams environment.

• Delivered 1/1/1 waste initiatives and accomplished through measured results.

• Improved Packaging performance from 15th to 6th out of 23 plants.

• Successfully led TC Scoops boost initiatives resulting in company rollout to all plants.

• Implemented improved Start Up/Shut Down procedures that drove improved downtime performance.

• Exceeded start-up efficiencies by an average of 15% across four lines.

• Managed yearly budget effectively by setting stretch targets for team to execute.

• Improved start up and shut down execution.

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Operations Manager Extruded Products Rosenberg Texas. Directed 3 production supervisors and 50 hourly technicians on 30 packaging lines producing Fried and Baked Cheetos, Fritos and Scoops with a seven day work week 24 hours.

• Received Recognition Award for leadership, change agent, and technical capability for the coordination and execution of the new line Cheetos project completed ahead of schedule.

• Developed Cheetos training and commissioning programs involving vendors, technicians and mechanics to enable successful Cheetos line start up.

• Successfully coordinated and implemented relocation of 4 of 8 packaging lines in order to make room for 2 new high speed packaging equipment.

• Successfully Fried Cheetos Boost initiatives resulting in company rollout to all plants.

• Led the training of all Cheetos Processing Teams during the Cheetos New Line Start Up.

• Developed successfully training/Certification Process for Fried/Baked Cheetos Operators.

• Initiated process improvement programs that significantly reduced changeover times, raised competency level of production operators.

Operations Manager Sheeted Products Rosenberg Texas Responsible for all sheeted products including Doritos, Santitas, Bite Size Tostitos, Restaurant Style; Safety, Quality, Cost Service; and the development of all team members in the sheeted department.

• Successfully started up 3 new sheeted product lines.

• Chosen as a corporate role model to act as a mentor to fellow supervisors.

• Reduced seasoning accumulation complaints.

• Reduced Foreign Matter complaints through the implementation of PSM Audits, Start up Checklists and daily quality reviews.

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Continuous Improvement Trainer, Rosenberg Texas.

Responsible for the implementation of Frito-Lay programs, “Continuous Improvement” and the development of high performance teams at Frito-Lay facilities. Dramatically improved plant relations through Cross functional Team Meetings.

• Successfully implemented CI process at several locations and trained all employees.

• Developed Self Directed and High Performance teams and eliminated several managers.

• Implemented 5S and process improvement initiatives

• Executed successfully Gold Standard Change Management Plans to improve the business.

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Technician/Manufacturing Supervisor Rosenberg Texas Supervised 45 hourly employees on 19 packaging lines. Had responsibility for all daily production activity.

• Developed team members to execute daily processes successfully.

• Coached and mentored team to deliver positive plan performance.

• Supervised daily floor processes.

• Ensured the execution of HACCP, GMP, AIB, Safety and SSOP training.

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EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Bachelor of Arts, Marketing/ MIS. Houston Baptist University. Operational Excellence, Lean, Kaizen and Continuous Improvement Trainer

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