Plant Manager Quality

Donte McRae

**** ******* **** ****, *********, Fl 34747 863-***-**** **********@*******.***

Mission

My purpose is to serve the mission of the company and the needs of the communities our reach impacts. I will bring hard work, dedication, and performance which will exceed expectations and deliver goals. I aim to create positive change and foster collaboration and inclusion within the workforce to generate positive results.

Education

A.A.S TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT MAY 2020 DAKOTA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE

·Major: Business Technical Management

·Multicultural Leadership Diploma

·Multicultural Supervision Certification

·Supervisory Leadership Certification

·President’s List (GPA of 3.5 or greater at graduation)

REGENT’S DIPLOMA JUNE 2005 DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL OF NEW YORK

·Major: Economics

·Minor: Small Animal Care

·Wise Financial Literacy Coalition of New York Certification

Skills & Abilities

MANAGEMENT

·Management and delegation of staffing to accommodate business needs.

·Project management through observation, feedback, and execution in a timely manner.

·Development and execution of planning goals.

·Oversee processes, drive improvement and achievement desired results.

CUSTOMER SERVICE

·Receive and review customer complaints and strategize to meet needs.

·Perform audits to find discrepancies and implement corrective action.

·Quality checks to ensure high standards are consistently being met.

·Provide feedback to different levels of leadership and team members.

COMMUNICATION

·Results driven through collaboration among staff and interdepartmental initiatives.

·Planning and coordination to execute agenda.

·Mentor and trainer to junior level leadership roles to prepare for future growth.

·Initiate and participate in meetings which provide metrics and keynotes for team performance.

LEADERSHIP

·Democratic leadership style through participation and inclusion.

·Servant leadership style to facilitate the needs of others.

·Creator and leader of optimization and waste reduction (Kaizen)

·Teacher and trainer with a model the way approach.

·Multicultural competence.

Experience

BUS DRIVER MARSCHALL BUS LINES SEPTEMBER 2021- APRIL 2022

·Responsible for transporting students and aides throughout the school district.

·Reviewing and maintaining buses to meet guidelines and regulations for safe operation.

·Updated clearinghouse checks.

Additional Experience:

Class B License. (Passenger, Airbrakes, School Bus)

OPERATIONS MANAGER LEGENDARY/APPLE VALLEY FOODS JULY 2020- APRIL 2022

·Responsible for all operations which includes production, sanitation, batching, packaging, maintenance, and changeover.

Achievements:

Successfully reduced the out-of-pocket cost for motor repair and placement by implementing procedures which protected our equipment from water damage. Outcome was 6 damaged motors per month to 0.

Maintained the sanitation budget for the 2021 calendar year for 13 periods. Spending was 59% utilization of a max budget of $500,000.

Reduced quality holds from production runs to a total of 2 for the 2021 year.

Additional Experience:

Raymond Certified Forklift Operator/Trainer

Chemical mixing and titration trainer

PRODUCTION UTILITY (Junior Supervisor) PepsiCo Gatorade January 2017 - January 2018

Responsible for understanding all aspects of the production floor from production, changeover, and quality assurance.

Achievements:

Hi-5 Award recipient for demonstrating understanding of job duties and going above and beyond.

Additional Experience:

OC Pillar team member (Education and Training)

First Responder (medical emergency)

Certified Forklift Operator

Production floor trainer

OPERATIONS SUPPORT MANAGER HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTION AUGUST 2012 – DECEMBER 2016 / JANUARY 2018 - MARCH 2020

·Responsible for the day-to-day operations of production high-speed pack lines, sanitation and chemical inventory, warehouse fulfillment and shipping, and blending/mixing operations across two plants.

Achievements:

Successfully implemented SAP technologies into our database from the original JIT systems.

Managed a project which revamped our rack utilization and storage locations in house to reduce costs from outside vendors. Cost saving initiatives led to $12,000 of money saved.

Led a project which was aimed at reducing cup and food waste by identifying critical points. The desired outcome was reduced A-feed and plastic waste to increase profitability driven by Kaizen.

Safety team member who provided lockout tag out training, FIT respirator and blood borne pathogen training to ensure employee safety.

Additional Experience:

CPR Certification (Red Cross June 2018)

Front-Line leadership Certificate (Hearthside February 2014)

Respirator FIT Certification (Hearthside July 2019)

Certified Forklift Trainer (Minnesota Safety Counsel March 2019)

Blood Borne Pathogen Trainer (Hearthside Jan 2013)

Lockout Tagout Point Trainer (Hearthside Jan 2013)

Safety Committee Member (2012-2020)

SAP Super-User (April 2015)

Volunteer Work:

Feed My Starving Children Volunteer pick and pack and palletizing operator January 2020 - Present

References

Beth Bush Human Resources 316-***-****

Rodney Jones Operations Manager 612-***-****

Jackie Serres Human Resources 651-***-****

Brinn Harris Food Quality Manager 715-***-****

Aaron Custard EHS Manager 507-***-****

James Esson Plant Manager 507-***-****

Adam Traetow Quality Manager 952-***-****

Harold Torrence Ed. D 651-***-****

Scott Gunderson Ed. D 651-***-****

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