Lead Consultant, Plant Manager

Joshua Shurtleff

**** *. ****** • Longmont, CO **501 • 303-***-**** • 303-***-**** • **********@*******.***

Career Summary

Senior food manufacturing leader specializing in facility and process transformation, integration of new technologies and products, financial performance turnaround, start-up ventures, staff structuring and development, and quality management. Product lines include HMR, RTE, Baked Goods, Commodities, Frozen Dough and Pizzas, Pastas, Soups and Sauces. USDA, Organic, Silliker, HACCP, GMP.

Experience

Lead Consultant, August Consulting, Current

Providing full scope operational services for growing natural food manufacturers, achieving synergy between opportunities and capabilities

• Process analysis and development, quality assurance systems and 3rd party audit preparation, inventory services, capacity and efficiency solutions

Bulk Production Manager, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, 2008-2009

Transitioned high volume dry goods repack facility from manual operation to automation, including introduction of GMP’s and SOP’s

• Increased sales by 18% while decreasing inventory and increasing turns

• Increased fulfillment from 89% to 99%

Initiated and completed introduction of ERP system through cross-functional team

• SAP, Microsoft Dynamics

Complete staff restructure

• Achieved 25% labor cost savings, hired and developed line supervisor team, decreased employee turnover

Plant Manager, Fresca Foods, 2007-2008

Complete operational management of multiple line co-pack facility

• 98+% on-time complete order fulfillment rate while achieving direct labor and COGS targets

• USDA inspected, Organic certified, Gold level Silliker certification for process excellence

Successful integration of 3 new product lines

• Frozen pizza and entrées, automated cracker line, ready-to-bake cookie dough

• Increased shift yields 20%

Bakery Team Leader, Whole Foods Market, 2003-2007

Led operational and financial turnaround of two underperforming retail bakeries, permanently re-set performance standards for a third bakery

• Set several departmental sales records, achieving comp sales growth in excess of 10%, exceeded gross margin and contribution margin targets

Go-to-Guy, Wally Biscotti, 1999-2002

Integral member of start-up branded snack foods manufacturer

Skills

SAP, Microsoft Dynamics NAV

ServeSafe certified

Powered Industrial Truck Operator Permit No. 101907-303

Education

Metropolitan State College of Denver

Graduated May, 2004, cum laude

• B.S., Business Administration, concentration in marketing, Golden Key Honor Society

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