ROBERT J. WATSON (Bob)
Fremont, OH 43420
EDUCATION:
University of North Carolina 2010
MBA Marketing
University of Akron 1980
BSBA Marketing and Business Administration
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Kraftheinz 2020-Present
Sanitation Manager over Largest Ketchup Manufacturing Plant in the World
Fayette Industrial Sanitation 2018-2020
3rd party provider of food plant sanitation solutions for manufacturing & packing operations of all sizes.
6 plants – 4 in IA, 1 in LA, and 1 in TX
Regional Area Manager
Developed Master Sanitation Schedule to meet / exceed Plant Food Safety / Customer requirements
Established and implemented Food Safety / Quality Training for all plant employees
Responsible for Food Safety driven projects for facility. Responsible for timelines and cost effectiveness.
Expertise in CIP and COP cleaning.
Developed and implemented internal inspection procedures designed to meet corporate and regulatory guidelines.
Working with sanitation processing of gravy, sauces. Salad dressing. RTE meat products
PSSI 2015-2018
Strong 3rd party contract sanitation cleaners and food safety for any food types and manufacturing operations.
22 States 26 Plants
Trouble-shooter
Walked in took over and corrected plants experiencing problems from start-up, USDA and plant issues
Spent 7 Months working with Harlam Bakery making corrections and changes to their bagel operation sanitation process.
Designed and executes the Master Sanitation plans for all plants overseen and troubleshooted
Leads the sanitation crew at individual customer sites to assure the cleaning of the company is complete and on time.
Overall responsibility for PSSI operations at a customer site involving sanitation: cleaning procedures, safety, food safety, QA, customer relations, payroll employee relations, staffing, budgets and billing
Primary responsibility is to ensure that the manufacturing areas and the general office area remain clean and free of microbiological contaminations.
Manages the efforts of the sanitation team that supports efficient conversation of materials into quality products in a safe, secure, and sanitary manner with the product design specifications.
Recommend and implement changes in methods, equipment, systems and organizations, as needed to assure that the objectives of the sanitation team are met.
FDA requirements, regulations obtained maintain a high performing team environment, able to resolve associate relations issues. GMP’s. PPE’s, SSOP’s, AIB Certified SQF, FSSC, Audit competency.
Tyson Foods 2000-2015
The largest American-owned processor and marketer of protein-centric brands
Sanitation Supervisor, Wilkesboro, NC and Broken Bow, OK
Transferred from Wilkesboro, NC after severe issues with USDA in Oklahoma.
Supervision of sanitation crews in all departments.
Plan, develop and enforcement of Master Sanitation program, procedures, for operational management in accordance with performance, safety, timeliness and budget requirements.
Hire, train, educate, motivate, coach, and evaluate the sanitation department with food safety programs such as HACCP and SQF.
Increase efficiency by reducing the time cleaning in a 55% improvement.
Maintain and update records for the audits, SSOP’s, MMS and excellent chemical control program.
Maintain communication with production and QA for issues that may occur during production.
Awarded Supervisor of the quarter after resolving issues within 45 days.
Aquamine 1993-2000
Vice President
Reported directly to the Board. Managed PVC pipe operations throughout the US for the mining industry.
Company purchased by CertainTeed: all management provided severance packages.
LCP Chemicals and Plastics 1980-1993
General Manager
Responsible for sales and manufacturing of 4 PVC pipe plants throughout the southeast
TECHNICAL SKILLS / QUALIFICATIONS/ CERTIFICATIONS
Expertise in CIP and COP cleaning.
Knowledgeable in HACCP.QF, BRC, and Food Safety
Good manufacturing Practices (GMP’s)’ Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Sanitaion Standard
Operation Procedures (SSOP) well versed with USDA. FDA, OSHA, and Food Safety and Hygiene, and Quality Employee Training