Michael D. Buckley

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Objective

·Obtain a management position within the industrial and manufacturing industry. I am willing to travel and relocate.

Education

Bachelor’s 2000 Jackson State University

·Major: Business Administration

·15 credit hours in general studies

High School Diploma 1999 Forest High School

Skills & Abilities

Management

·I have worked in various departments throughout my career with within the poultry industry. I have witnessed and learned several management styles. I consider myself to be a firm, fair and consistent manager. My primary focus is safety and ensuring my team members meet production goals in the safest way possible.

Communication

·I believe that effective communication is essential in any leadership role. My current position at Koch Foods, Inc. has taught me how to effectively communicate with senior management and hourly team members. I have an open-door policy with my team members, and I have a history of establishing a good rapport. I use communication to set my expectations as well as give guidance feedback.

Leadership

·I have experienced a tremendous amount of growth from my various leadership roles. Throughout my experiences, I have learned that being a leader is not just a title, but a commitment to excellence. It is the commitment to understanding, cooperation, and growth. The poultry industry has provided me with all the tools and resources necessary to be a successful leader at work and in my personal life.

Experience

Production Superintendent Koch Foods, Inc. Morton, MS June 2017– Present

·Manages a safe, cost effective, and efficient production.

·Maintains a safe working environment by educating and directing supervisors on the use of equipment and resources; while maintaining compliance with OSHA, company safety rules, GMP’s and HACCP regulations.

·Supervises and provides leadership, coaching, guidance, training and staff development; counsels and disciplines supervisors as necessary; recommend termination when appropriate; and monitor time and attendance of subordinates.

·Debone, 2nd Processing

·Keeps track and communicate daily production goals, process monitoring sheets, product yields, down time and man hours.

·Monitors the training and evaluation of team members on the different jobs performed while on the thigh-deboning production line (approx..50 cutters), ensuring proper cutting techniques are used.

·Daily review and verbal coaching on supervisor performance. Monthly safety walk, safety and HACCP meetings

Production Supervisor Koch Foods, Inc. Morton, MS March 2012– June 2017

·Supervised and provided leadership, coaching, guidance, training and staff development; interviews and selects unit employees; planned and evaluated employee performance; recommended merit increases, transfers and promotions; counseled and disciplined employees as necessary; recommended termination when appropriate; and monitored time and attendance of subordinates.

·Supervised and trained a staff of team members on the various jobs within 1st Processing (Live receiving, live hang, picking, evis and salvage).

·Supervised and trained evisceration team members on proper presentation for USDA inspection and how to respond to the various USDA calls on dead carcass (salvaged, condemned, cut-up, etc.).

·Respond to USDA concerns.

·Monitors cost of labor and equipment, dead birds on arrival (DOAs), plant shut down (downtime) and shrinkage.

·Reviews weekly kill schedules.

·Worked with the mechanical department to insure that proper preventative maintenance of the equipment occurs daily and is in good operating standard for production.

·Daily review and verbal coaching on team member performance, monthly safety walks, and HACCP meetings.

Production Lead Koch Foods, Inc. Morton, MS August 2010– March 2012

·Monitors safety performance daily and facilitates implementation of action to improve safety performance. Proactive in identifying and addressing safety concerns before an accident occurs.

·Keeps track of daily production goals, process monitoring sheets, product yields, down time and man/line hours.

·Performs daily checks such as: belt, metal detection, pounds per hour (produced and shipped).

·Performed all other duties as necessary based off the needs of production.

References available upon request

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