Plant Manager Project Management

Timothy James DeLarm

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QUALIFICATION Proven record of hard work, persistence, and dedication SUMMARY 40 years of experience in all aspects of management in the food industry, operations and engineering

● Knowledge of government and legal aspects of manufacturing environment: USDA, EPA, FDA, OSHA

● Ability to organize resources to complete tasks and achieve goals

● Self-directed, efficient leader and team player

● Educated and trained in Lean Methodology

EXPERIENCE Kemps (DFA) Lemars, Iowa December 2023 to October 2024 Plant Manager

Fairmont Foods (Downs Food Group) April 2016 to December 2023 Engineering / Continuous Improvement / Project Management Tony Downs Foods, Madelia, MN April 2012 to April 2016 Plant Manager

● Responsible for 350 employee canned protein manufacturing facility and manage engineering, processing, warehousing, shipping, maintenance, QA, scheduling, purchasing, Lean & HR functions.

● Currently under an $18 million plant expansion project

● Supervise all capital spending projects, equipment and process improvement initiatives.

● Ensure compliance with state and federal regulations.

● Report directly to president of company

● Work with USDA and government officials

Nor-Am Cold Storage – Le Mars, IA August 2010 to December 2011 Plant Manager

● Managed processing, warehousing, shipping, maintenance, purchasing, Quality, scheduling, and staffing functions

● Developed and adhered to annual operations budgets.

● Determined plant operational capacity to support sales initiatives.

● Worked with USDA, government officials and plant vendors. Tony Downs Foods – Madelia, MN July 2009 to July 2010 Director of Engineering

● Directed all engineering projects for the company.

● Initiated engineering cost controls and line efficiencies

● Ensured compliance with federal, state, and local government regulations Established root cause analysis and corrective action procedures.

● Supervised maintenance systems

Advance Brands LLC – Orange City, IA 2001 to June 2009 Vice President, Engineering 2004 to August 2009

● Coordinated and developed five-year capital budget plan by fiscal year

● Designed 16,000 #/hour fully cooked poultry line. Budget more than

$22 million

● Hired contractors to perform contract services during the expansion.

● Selected process equipment for expansion and operations

● Aided top management in determining strategic direction of company.

● Reported directly to president of company.

General Manager of Operations 2001 to 2004

Advance Food Company – Enid, OK 1998 to 2001

Plant Manager

● Responsible for managing all resources to support operation of fully cooked meat facility. Oversaw production, shipping, receiving, scheduling, and sanitation.

● Ensured adherence to USDA guidelines, HACCP, SSP and SOP’s and quality standards.

● Developed manufacturing items and aided in implementation of ZAP (zero abnormal process), gold standard quality circle and VQS (visual quality system)

Tony Downs Foods – Madelia, MN 1996 to 1998

Plant Engineer

● Applied knowledge of TPM in order to effectively mentor and train managers and supervisors in maintenance system

● Set up preventive and predictive maintenance system.

● Hired purchasing manager to manage parts room and ensure prudent purchasing practices.

ADDITIONAL Tyson Foods, Inc. – Marshall, MO 1992 - 1996 EXPERIENCE Plant Engineer

Harker’s, Inc. – Le Mars, IA 1983 - 1992

EDUCATION Westmar College – Le Mars, Iowa, 1983 - 1986 B.A/B.S: Industrial Management G.P.A. 3.2

Numerous professional management development courses such as: CBI 36 hr. Lean Leader Certification course, TBM Lean Sigma Institute Workshop, TBM Shop floor Kaizen Breakthrough, TBM Quest for the Perfect Engine, Lean Management, Harker’s 12 Course Management Development, ECOLAB Food & Beverage Division Principles and Applications of Cleaning and Sanitation Programs, Cargill Maintenance and Reliability Best Practices Workshop, IDEXX Food Safety Net Services Comprehensive HACCP Course Maintenance and Reliability Management Certificate – University of Wisconsin (Madison)

Lean Operational Management Certificate (UWM) – started fall 2018 Maintenance Management Certificate – University of Wisconsin Madisson REFERENCES Professional references upon request

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