PRADIP DESAI

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Dear Human Resources manager:

I am interested in obtaining a challenging position with your company. Enclosed you will find my resume for your review.

I have 15+ years of outstanding performance for major employers such as Mars, Quaker Foods, Best Foods, and Nestle Foods that qualify me for continued career challenges. Throughout my employment, I have established myself as a competent, resourceful and result-oriented leader who works effectively with both management and non-management personnel to accomplish common goals.

Strong operations, projects, engineering and plant management experiences have reduced plant-operating budgets by 16%. My steady efforts have achieved measurable results. Product quality has improved by 14% and plant controllable defects have decreased by 12%. Total quality participation has been achieved. I have served as a quality action team leader and continuous daily improvement team leader and have earned a two Corporate Medallion Silver and Bronze awards.

I have experience with high performance work team environment, total productive manufacturing systems (TPM), total quality manufacturing systems (TQM), continuous improvement initiatives, cost savings projects and root cause analysis techniques.

I provide excellent leadership, quality decision-making and successful problem solving in a manufacturing environment.

A degree in mechanical and electrical engineering and extensive seminars and professional training complement my practical experience. I welcome an opportunity to meet with you to discuss how I can make a substantial contribution to your company’s profitability, plans and goals. I’m certain that I can make a positive impact as your company continues its growth.

I look forward to speaking with you soon.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Pradip Desai

PRADIP DESAI

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630-***-**** Home

630-***-**** Cell

OBJECTIVE

PLANT MANAGER Role in a Progressive Manufacturing Organization

PROFILE

Results oriented professional experienced in leading large scale operations in the manufacture of private label and branded products: Candy, Cookie, Crackers, Soups, Snack Foods, Pet Foods and Ready to eat Foods.

Extensive operations leadership knowledge with a successful record of: leading unionized and non-unionized employees, managing budgets in excess of $65 million, implementing multi-million dollar cost savings. Extensive knowledge of high speed packaging and processing.

Extensive experience dealing with USDA, FDA, GMP, HACCP and AIB

Proven ability to build successful teams, manages with collaborative and participative style to bring out the best in team, build teams and organization that can function effectively

Develop strong, supportive relationship with direct staff, team and managers, inspiring and motivational style, lead by example, lead by positive emotion, develop people Encourages and exhibits continuous improvement in skills, processes, people and culture.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS

Grand Rapids MI 49505

LARGEST CO MANUFACTURER 2008-present

PLANT MANAGER

Manage daily operations of the plant to ensure production meets output and quality goals that include cost, quality, service, safety, and compliance.

Monitor key performance indicators to assess labor and variance to budget, productivity, and schedule adherence.

Provide overall leadership, mentoring and direction to plant.

Build and maintain high performance work team.

Lead continuous improvement projects in areas such as customer satisfaction, employee safety, food safety, plant safety, profit improvement, production efficiency improvement, rework and scrap reduction.

Also developing and coaching Managers and supervisors to excel to the peak of their performance levels.

Zero loss manufacturing culture focused on continuous daily improvement and delivering world class sustainable performance.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Coached the operation team in process improvement methods which led to increase production efficiency from 81% to 98%. Saving of $250,000.

Implemented a new safety program and worked with the plant health and safety committee to improve plant safety which led to reduction in lost time accident savings of $180,000.

Organized and led the operations team for on time start up which led to saving of $200,000.

Developed improved methods of analyzing production downtime resulting in saving of $185,000.

Developed preventative Maintenance schedule to reduce plant production downtime 22%.

Mars PetCare U.S. Manassas, VA

Plant Manager (Reported to Regional Plant Manager) (Plant Closed) Total 15 Plants Closed

2006-2008

Manufacturer and packager of petcare products.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Completely turned around this underperforming plant.

Increased production output from 122 tons to 210 tons per day which resulted in saving of $200,000 per year compared to budgeted costs.

Streamline operating systems that contributed to a $300,000 turnaround in the pet food business.

Coached the operations team in process improvement methods and on-time start up which led to the best line efficiency and waste levels in the past 2 years and this plant became one of two lowest cost per ton producing plant in the whole network of 28 plants.

Achieved two years without a lost time accident, saving of $230,000

Championed an energy reduction project that saved more than $300,000 over the past two years

Set up a national natural gas purchasing agreement that saved in excess of $200,000 per year compare to budgeted cost

Implemented a pro-active program that kept $250,000 of maintenance costs flat over two years

Successfully interacted with customers such as Wal-Mart and Food Lion who audited the plant on an annual basis

Implemented an industry leading environmental compliance plan that resulted in zero fines and zero government orders for two years

Golden Grain Division Of Quaker Foods, Bridgeview, IL (Downsize)

Operation Supervisor 2002 – 2006

Manufacturer and packager of Rice a Roni and Pasta Roni

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Initiated program for production operators to do their own quality testing which saved $130,000.

Analyzed area performance and looking for patterns.

Area associate development & training

Successfully implemented plant rework and waste reduction program, saving $150,000

Best Foods, Franklin Park, IL (Plant Closed)

Production Supervisor 2000 -- 2002

Manufacturer and packager of soups

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Achieved 2 years without a lost time accident. Saved $140,000 per year

Recruited 20 plus employees into the plant as a member of the plant hiring team

Mobilized resource to implement an effective quality system and food safety system (HACCP), saving $110,000 per year

Led diverse cross-functional teams in the fulfillment of corporate productivity, quality and bottom line objectives.

President Baking, Birmingham, AL 1996- 2000 Plant Closed Total five plants.

Operation Manager (Reported to Director of Operations)

Manufacturer and packager of cookies and crackers

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Streamlined operating systems that contributed to a $300,000 turnaround in the business

Coached the operations team in process improvement methods and on time start up which led to the best line efficiency and waste levels in three years, total savings of $600,000 in three years.

Worked with HR team to successfully negotiated three collective agreements, saved $300,000 for three years.

Led a team that used an industrial engineering approach to restructure a shipping group which reduced head count by seven people and labor cost by $200,000 per year

Implemented new safety program and worked with the plant health and safety committee to improve plant safety which led to no lost time accident for three years. Saving of $230,000 per year

Successfully implemented a program for production operators to perform their own quality testing and to complete production and inventory paperwork which saved $80,000 per year

Championed an energy reduction project that saved more than $300,000 for three years

Nestle Foods, Franklin Park, IL

Production Supervisor 1989- 1996

Manufacturer and packager of candy bars. Butterfinger, Baby Ruth, Butterfinger B.B’s, and Pearson Nips.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Championed an energy reduction project that saved more than $400,000 over the past 6 years

Achieved 7 years without a lost time accident, saving over $100,000 per year

Coached the operations team in process improvement methods, which led to the best line efficiency and waste levels in the past 7 years. Saved over $300,000 over the past 7 years.

Successfully implemented plant rework and waste reduction program. Saved over $250,000 over the past 6 years.

Led a continuous daily improvement team and a quality action team which earned two corporate medallion silver and bronze awards for best results. Total saving of more than $350,000 over the past seven years.

EDUCATION

B.S. Mechanical Engineering

B.S. Electrical Engineering

FURTHER EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL SEMINARS

Better Process Control School - University of Arkansas

Total Productive Manufacturing (TPM)

Total Quality Management (TQM)

Building a Successful Team

Management Skills, a Foundation

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