Lorene McNair

(E) adwl2p@r.postjobfree.com (M) 252-***-****

CAREER OBJECTIVE

A retiree with great communication and training skills looking to work for a company that is well-structured and organized.

CORE COMPETENCIES

20+ years of leadership skills. Having the knowledge of unique equipment in bakery production plants, along with operation of that equipment relative to the baking process. Ability to troubleshoot equipment to ensure optimum product quality and safety is achieved. I'm a great problem solver with critical thinking skills. I work with a high degree of teamwork/collaboration.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Sara Lee Frozen Bakery

Production Supervisor, April 2017- January 2022

●Create a culture of Safety and teamwork throughout the facility with GMP, FDA standards, Environmental Control Act and OSHA standards Lead health, safety, Food Safety, SQF, and environmental processes for assigned areas.

●Responsible for compliance with all policies and procedures, Global Business Standards, plant rules and all regulatory agencies.

●Support the operation in ways to improve efficiencies and to help reduce overall costs.

●Lead and develop a high performing work organization utilizing Lean Manufacturing/ Continuous Improvement concepts that maximize employee teamwork, contributions, suggestions and decisions; utilize continuous improvement tools to drive process improvements including cost savings goals.

●Facilitate problem solving and develop action plans.

●Supervise team members to help achieve key performance objectives.

●Responsible for training employees, planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Confers with management and production personnel on sanitation problems, and recommends changes in equipment, or work practices to improve sanitation standards and purity of product.

●Investigates and reports on accidents and near misses and assures that site procedures are followed regarding safety and ergonomic issues. Compiles required reports regarding regular inspections, sanitation violations, and steps taken to resolve deficiencies.

●Conducts regular department meetings to discuss safety, production, quality issues as well as to conduct training of the department and motivate workers.

●Confers with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments.

●Manages and controls department expenditures within agreed budgets.

●Maintain effective employee relations by seeking out employee input into solutions.

●Utilize NetSuite to assure proper product costing and be able to mentor direct reports and peers in the use of SAP.

Sara Lee Frozen Bakery

Production Lead, June 2000 - April 2017

●Ensure the line is set up and ready with all guards in place prior to start up.

●Verify availability of all materials needed for that days’ production run and account for material/product loss (yield variances).

●Conduct all work requirements in accordance with all applicable company policies and work rules.

●Responsible for all employees while assigned to line.

●Ensure and enforce that all employees are wearing proper PPE’s, following GMP practices, etc., and hold employees accountable for work rule violations.

●Train new employees on their respective positions on the line and ensure all applicable JSA’s trained prior to starting assignment.

●Train employees on JSA’s as employees are moved from one position to another prior to starting new assignments.

●Notify maintenance immediately of any problems that may occur.

●Notify QA of any out of spec product or labeling issues that may occur.

●Complete all required paperwork correctly.

●Maintain a clean and safe work area.

●Ensure timely changeovers when required.

●Work safe and report all unsafe working conditions and/or unsafe acts to the supervisor immediately.

●Responsible for ensuring food safety/quality policies are followed, to report all food safety/quality problems out of his/her realm of responsibility to personnel with the authority to initiate action.

●Responsible for making sure a good safe wholesome product is produced safely.

●All other duties as required.

Sara Lee Frozen Bakery

Machine Operator, May 1996 - June 2000

●Read and understand machine setup and change over procedures.

●Read and understand job specifications for each product produced.

●Understand how the machines operate and the purpose of each operation of the machinery.

●Troubleshoot and solve problems related to machine setup and standard operation shortfalls and now to correct them.

●Meet daily operations through-put goals.

●Keep the work area and equipment clean and in audit readiness at all times.

●Follow established quality control standards.

●Document production data including downtime reports accurately and with detail.

●Lift up to 25 lb. and climb ladders/step stools as needed.

●Prioritize and make computer generated material requests in a timely manner.

●Be a team player and work well with all other operators and supervisory staff.

●Follow direction from chain of command.

EDUCATION

Tarboro High School 1973

Edgecombe Community College Business Administration Courses

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Advanced Level in Microsoft Office

ROC

One SAP

NetSuite

*References available upon request

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