Manager Plant

Peter D. Fischer

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Forest Lake, MN 55025

651-***-**** cell

Career Focus

To position myself in a leadership role, incorporating my expertise in industrial management coupled with a broad based knowledge of facility, maintenance, production and training management. Identify the needs of an organization and develop programs to build the management and support teams to meet and surpass company goals and objectives. Deliver results focused on enhancing operations, improving efficiencies, reducing expenses and liabilities, and providing a framework for future growth and a measurable impact on the bottom line.

Professional Qualifications

Plant Management Quality Control-ISO 9001 Regulatory Compliance

Safety and Sanitation Analytical Services Process Evaluation

Work Flow Analysis Job Task Analysis Needs Assessment

Skill Development Policies and Procedures Continuous Improvement

HACCP

Achievements

Developed a HACCP based Food Safety Program (Bremner Food Group) allowing the facility to pursue new markets.

• Trained and certified as HACCP Practitioner

• Wrote HACCP program, including all Policies, Procedures and SOP’s

• Trained all employees and implemented program

• Certified on first audit

Reduced Scrap (Twin City Bagel) 100,000 pounds per month.

• Organized the Maintenance Shop environment in order to control parts locations and inventory. Upgraded the maintenance staff, which allowed a significant improvement in machine reliability

• Trained supervisory staff to better control process speeds and product flow

Increased packaging line efficiency (ConAgra) 40%

• Identified and corrected personnel issues

• Modified equipment to reduce machine sensitivity and to reduce clean-up down time

Increased production capacity (Bond Corp-produced, converted & packaged tack cloth) 100%, reduced labor force 15%, customer complaints 85% and job related injuries 75%.

• Purchased and installed new equipment

• Upgraded existing equipment, converted individual machines into a continuous process system

• Implemented a safety program and developed Production and Quality Control standards

Initiated Changes, which resulted in a 100% increase in sales of a key product.

• Evaluated a process on a new cutting machine

• Designed, fabricated and installed a mechanical device which doubled production

• Improved inventory control, reducing cost and allowing next day shipment to customers

Increased production capacities (Dixie-Portland) 200%, reduced customer complaints 85% and reduced labor costs 20%.

• Developed production standards and documentation

• Reorganized the labor force

• Made mechanical changes to equipment, design changes to packaging material and established Quality Standards for the packaging line

• Provided individual training and cross training on specific tasks and procedures to improve efficiencies, safety, sanitation and regulatory compliance

Increased production (The Pillsbury Company) 100% on a high-speed packaging line.

• Identified necessary mechanical modifications

• Sourced outside vendors as needed to facilitate equipment modifications

• Provided training for mechanics and operators based on existing SOP’s

Recognized the need for, developed and implemented a training program in an Air Force radar shop. This resulted in reducing certification time for new technicians by half and allowed more in-depth training for the entire cadre. This increased our efficiency rating from excellent to outstanding, the highest achievable level.

Radar unit met mission objectives for a two-week period while at a 50% staff level. Assessed flight line, pre/post flight and shop needs. Identified specific tasks to be performed by each member of the unit and produced a task assignment list. Continuously monitored the task list and modified it as needed.

Peter D. Fischer

Professional Work Experience

Bremner Food Group (Ry-Krisp) 2005-2012

OPERATIONS MANAGER – Manage a 26 to 36 employee, 90 year old facility. Responsible for all aspects of the facility, including Human Resources, Safety, Production, Maintenance, Engineering, P&L, Purchasing, Scheduling and QA/Food Safety. Wrote and implemented a HACCP based food safety program. Reported to Division VP of Operations.

Twin City Bagel 2004 – 2005

PLANT MANAGER – Manage a 200 employee bakery with the capacity to produce up to 2.5 million bagels daily. Responsible for all aspects of the production facility, including Human Resources, Safety, Production, Maintenance & Engineering. Improved machine reliability, which resulted in a 100,000 pound per month reduction in waste. Wrote and implemented the Plant Safety Program.

ConAgra 2002 – 2004

CEREAL DEPARTMENT SUPERVISOR – supervise 20 personnel in the processing and packaging of ready to eat cereals. Recommended and implemented mechanical and procedural changes to the packaging & processing lines.

Bond Corp 1994 – 2002

PLANT MANAGER – (Tack Cloth Production) Managed a manufacturing facility, including personnel, production, maintenance/engineering, safety and regulatory compliance. Implemented a process of continuous evaluation and improvement to increase capacity 100%, reduce the risk of regulatory non-compliance, improve quality and increase skill levels of personnel. ISO 9001 Management Representative. Wrote and implemented ISO 9001 program. Achieved certification after the first assessment. One of the first companies in the Chicago area to certify to the new standard.

General Mills, Inc. 1990 – 1994

CEREAL DEPARTMENT FIRST LINE MANAGER – Supervise 60 personnel in the manufacture of ready to eat cereals. Included continuous process and 8 high-speed packaging lines. Met and exceeded Company and Department goals by ensuring personnel were familiar with and adhered to existing SOP’s.

MIX DEPARTMENT FIRST LINE MANAGER – Supervised 45 personnel in the manufacture of cake mix and prepared meals. Developed a checklist for processing personnel to use during changeovers, which reduced our changeover time by 50%. Assigned specific responsibilities to individuals in the processing crew, which allowed me to focus on the packaging lines. This resulted in a 25% increase in throughputs on my shift.

Dixie-Portland Flour Mills, Inc. 1989 – 1990

MIX PLANT MANAGER – Managed a dry mix production operation. Produced and bagged several varieties of dry mix and bagged flour. Identified and resolved issues with personnel, equipment, quality standards, inventory control and documentation, which increased outputs by 200%. Identified equipment changes, which would have allowed the dry mix and the flour packaign lines to be used simultaneously, increasing capacity an additional 100%.

The Pillsbury Company 1984 – 1989

WAREHOUSE UNIT MANAGER – Supervised 25-second shift warehouse personnel, plus the bulk unloading.

PRODUCTION UNIT MANAGER – Supervised 40 third shift personnel in the manufacture of dry mix products.

ANALYTICAL SERVICES SUPERVISOR – Supervised the raw materials labs. Tested all incoming raw materials. Performed analytical tests on all packaging materials and analytical and bacteriological tests on all ingredients.

QUALITY ASSURANCE SUPERVISOR – Supervised all aspects of the Quality Control program, including raw materials and finished product testing, plant sanitation, waste treatment and grounds maintenance.

University of North Dakota Center for aerospace Sciences. 1983 – 1984

FLIGHT LINE SUPERVISOR

Supervised flight line safety, maintenance of ground support equipment and ground handling of 65 aircraft.

United States Air Force 1973 – 1979

Avionics Sensor System Technician (E-5)

Education

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE-GEOLOGY

North Dakota State University 1980 – 1982

CONTINUING EDUCATION

University of North Dakota 1982 - 1983

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