Karm's Resume

Karamjit Basra

**** ********** ***. 209-***-****

Livingston, CA 95334 on8ua0@r.postjobfree.com

-OBJECTIVE-

To obtain a position in a financial or business oriented setting which will utilize my knowledge, leadership, and interpersonal communication skills while contributing to the success of an industry leading company

-EDUCATION-

Master of Business Administration, In Progress – CSU Stanislaus

Bachelor of Science, Managerial Economics with Psychology minor, June 2008 – UC Davis

-RELATED COURSEWORK-

• Operations Management

• Financial Management

• Calculus

• Economy of Labor Market

• Micro-Economics

• Personal Finance

• Macro-Economics

• Agricultural Labor Economics

• Applied Statistics

• Business Law

• Quantitative Analysis for Business Decisions

• Applications in Computers

• Analysis for Production Management

• Computer Information Systems

-QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS-

Leadership:

Awarded ‘Manager of the Quarter’ in 2009 for outstanding leadership in key performance measure categories (people, product, partners, profit & loss)

Certified Core 5 facilitator and site point for Diversity & Inclusion group ‘EQUAL’ at Frito-Lay

Highly engaged in recruiting events with HR at UC Davis and local high schools within Stanislaus County. Was the point person for the process of on-campus interviews at UC Davis

Computers: Technically proficient in MS word, excel, powerpoint, designing spreadsheets, tables and reports

Trainings: Labor Awareness, Dream Manager, Speed of Trust, Continuous Improvement, Supply Chain, Auto-Case-Palletizers, Kaizen, Lean Six Sigma (LSS), 5S, Quality programs such as AIB, SQF, FDA, and QSHA, Elimination of 8 Wastes LEAN training

Recognition: Acknowledged as a top performing packaging team as 2nd shift Manager at Frito-Lay by being positive to plan for packaging labor variance.

Team earned Level 4 status from annual CIAP audit

Additional:

Detail-oriented, efficient, organized with strong analytical and problem solving skills

Excellent oral and leadership skills with the aptitude to drive results

Fluent in Punjabi, Hindi, and Spanish

-PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE-

Production Manager, SaraLee:

Stockton, CA June 2011 - Present

Conduct production and packaging of food products in an efficient manner

Direct the work of supervisors (2) in the production and wrap departments

Responsible for conducting LEAN activities and managing continuous improvement playbooks

Facilitate daily downtime meetings

Accountable for developing cross-functional training, problem solving, and updating standard work/SOPs for supervisors and employees

Manage departmental expenditures for both production and wrap

Formulate and implement training guidelines that will help sustain LEAN culture

Promote a safe work environment by ensuring employees uphold company safety policies

Demonstrated cross-functional leadership by working with HR Manager to facilitate LEAN training for the entire plant personnel

Developed new downtime tracking/overuse tracking boards for both production and wrap

Spearheaded performance in the wrapping room by organizing a LEAN quick changeover event to drive down changeover time

Manufacturing Operations Manager, Frito-Lay:

Modesto, CA June 2008 – May 2011

Led a team of 30 plus hourly associates to achieve results in productivity

Managed 3rd shift potato chip packaging team for 1.5 years

Enhanced performance amongst team members by earning high scores on the team scorecard in safety and increased overall team member engagement by 75%

Spearheaded quality performance by organizing HOT teams/Focus teams to drive down customer complaints in the potato chip department by 1%

Managed 2nd shift potato chip packaging team for 10 months

Achieved Level 4 Team Status by demonstrating outstanding leadership in team member development and strong performance in safety, schedule attainment, packaging labor, and customer complaint frequency

Developed cross-functional leadership by communicating with Warehouse Manager to ensure efficient and timely production of all products

Organized weekly meetings with maintenance Manager and shift mechanics to address packaging related issues in regards to machines, labelers, and palletizers

Met with Plant Manager and Planning Manager on a weekly basis to discuss overall packaging performance and forecast/budget department expenses

Participated in the development of meetings and training programs

Acted as a liaison to represent the team in general, interfacing and influencing other functions in the organization

Enforced compliance to safety and environmental regulations amongst employees throughout the entire plant

Accounts Payable Manager, Timco Worldwide Inc

Woodland, CA Nov. 2006 – June 2008

Managed the freight account of C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.

Presented detailed invoices during conference calls with representatives from C.H. Robinson

Achieved proficiency in ProPack accounting software and Famous software on Oracle

Developed and implemented a new method for receiving/entering all new invoices in the system which allowed for a more organized and accurate data entry

Communicated with other vendors to resolve problems in regards to invoices during conference calls or meetings

Head Coach, City of Davis

Davis, Ca Jan 2006 – March 2008

Coached 5th & 6th grade students on a basketball team

Led team to win the city title in 2006

Sales Associate, BIG 5 Sporting Goods

Merced, Ca June 2006 – Sept. 2006

Assisted customers, cashiered, created displays with new inventory in shoe department

Maintained appearance of entire store

Research & Development Lab Grader, Dole Foods

Atwater, Ca June 2004 – Sept. 2005

Assisted R&D staff (~20 employees) to ensure day-to-day tasks of maintaining fresh fruit

Performed laboratory titration tests to ensure accurate and high quality production

-PROJECTS-

Case Attainment Project (FritoLay 2010):

Redesigned FritoLay’s 1oz loosepack lines by working cross-functionally with maintenance manager and scheduling department

Implemented additional quality checks by team members when packing bags by using pre-folded boxes and to re-routing the loosepack conveyors

Increased packaging maching bag speeds and prevented potential product delays

Spiral Project (FritoLay 2009 - 2010):

Proposed using drop down spirals in potato chip department to allow efficient/clean product changeovers

Resulted in zero mix product incidents after installation of new devices

Safety Program Project (FritoLay 2010):

Led safety program called ‘Walking Working Surfaces’ to implement a 5s plan which made ladders easily accessible to all manufacturing team members

Resulted in higher productivity and safety measures by eliminating time spent searching for ladders

-LEADERSHIP-

Site point for diversity and inclusion group EQUAL (Modesto 2010):

Promoted workforce equality and demonstrated inclusive behavior by organizing fundraisers throughout Stanislaus County

Turning Wheels for Kids (San Jose 2009):

Organized event and recruited team members engagement to build over 2,000 bikes for underserved children throughout Alameda County

Modesto 5k Classic (Modesto 2010):

Assisted Traffic Unit Leader organize/educate members of the community on Frito-Lay culture and products at the event

All proceeds were donated to Shadow Chase running club in Modesto

Caring for our Community (Modesto 2010):

Organized this “As One” event through Frito-Lay to renovate the Modesto Gospel Mission Homeless Shelter and serve dinner to more then 80 homeless community members and transitional veterans at the Salvation Army Berberian Shelter

Mentoring Program (Modesto 2010):

Mentored/tutored 10th grade high school students with a career interest in manufacturing

Communicated/demonstrated essential skills to guide students in creating a path for their careers

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