Plant Manager Resume Example United Sugars Corp

PLANT MANAGER

Summary

Versatile Plant Manager trained in manufacturing who thrives in dynamic, challenging and fast-paced professional environments. Assertive and enthusiastic, with extensive knowledge of process development and improvement, team building, organizational skills, and an unsurpassed worth ethic.

Highlights

Procedure development
Strategic planning
Lean manufacturing and design
Personable
Team building
Cost reduction and containment

Multi-site operations
Process improvement strategies
Staff retention
Relationship building
Contract management
Troubleshooting and problem solving
Microsoft Office Suite expert
Flexible
Dedicated
Client relationships

Accomplishments

Experience

Plant Manager
January 2009 to CurrentUnited Sugars Corp － Chaska, MN

Project manager for additional 82,000 sq ft warehouse saving 15% of construction budget and delivering project on time.
Restructured processes used in manufacturing and warehouse logistics helping to improve thru put of truck loading by 12%.
Drove the implementation of PC based safety training plant wide increasing company commitment to stronger safety practices resulting in over 850 days without a lost time injury.
Work with all regulatory companies i.e.
Met Council, DNR water monitoring, FDA regulatory commission.
Interview and manage all personnel needed to staff three shift rotation.
Implemented new product loading process that set record for plant, in trucks loaded in one week up by 60%.

Manufacturing Shop Superintendent
January 2006 to January 2009Loram Maintenance of Way － Medina, MN

Stream lined the process for hiring of new employees improving overall quality of personnel reducing turn over by 16%.
12% cost savings on floor stock in first year.
Implement and oversee 5S lean manufacturing program creating an increase of labor hours estimated at 6% per day.
Implemented new shop safety programs in compliance of OSHA standards driving company No Lost Time days to 780 days over 3millon man hours.

Presto X -Territory Sales Rep
January 2006Presto X － Omaha, Ne

Open new sales territory in Minnesota and Iowa.
Generated sales through cold calling and business to business prospecting.
generated over $50,000 dollars in new sales in 5 months with an average of 42% profit.
Supported other sales reps with bid presentations.

Production Manager
January 2005 to January 2006American Energy Systems － Hutchinson, MN

Manager of 40 employees in all aspects of manufacturing with four directs.
Implement inspection procedures to improve metal fabricated parts saving company 8% in scrap parts.

Director of Operations
January 2003 to January 2005Finish Line Floors － Minneapolis, MN

Managed the start up of a new franchise in commercial floor coatings.
Scheduled and supervised crews on job sites, using lean management principals.
Implemented Six Sigma principles helping to achieve annual sales of $300,000.
Customer relations and sales support producing additional sales of $50,000.00 per quarter.
Set up standards for customer job cost and time tracking, resulting in improved profitability by 35%.
Directed company policies for quality performance and integrity.
In doing this, rework was reduced from 40% to less then 2% in two months.

Welding Supervisor
January 2001 to January 2003Pure Humidifier Company － Chaska, MN

President/Owner
January 1986 to January 2002Lawrence Safety Systems － Chaska, MN

Created quotes in excess of $1.2 million and presented to potential customers.
Setup and managed Distributors nationwide.
Established and supported sales representatives and distributors throughout the United States and Canada.
Organized production work and used JIT management reducing inventory of material and components.
Company saving was around $25 thousand per year.
Also this saved 30% in square footage cost, at $4.60 per sq ft needed for warehouse space.
Saving another $9,600.00 per year.
Designed line of Safety Equipment for construction and airline industry.

Education

Associate Degree : Welding/Management, 1981Hennepin Community College － Eden Prairie, MN, United States

Welding/Management

Bachelor of Arts Degree : Management, 1983Hennepin Community College － Eden Prairie, MN, United States

Management

Certificate of: "Entrepreneurship in Business Management" Hennepin County Hazardous Material Certification Hennepin Community College Certification in "Rigging and Crane Inspection" Manufactures Alliance Certification in "Visual Management and 5S Improvements" OSHA 30 certifications Train the trainer forklift trainer HACCP Certification SQF Certified PractitionerSuffield University

Skills

budget, Business Management, cold calling, Council, Customer relations, driving, forklift, hiring, inventory, logistics, personnel, policies, presentations, processes, producing, profit, quality, Safety, sales, sales support, Six Sigma, trainer

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

United Sugars Corp
Loram Maintenance of Way
Presto X
American Energy Systems
Finish Line Floors
Pure Humidifier Company
Lawrence Safety Systems

School Attended

Hennepin Community College
Suffield University

Job Titles Held:

Plant Manager
Manufacturing Shop Superintendent
Presto X -Territory Sales Rep
Production Manager
Director of Operations
Welding Supervisor
President/Owner

Degrees

Associate Degree : Welding/Management , 1981
Bachelor of Arts Degree : Management , 1983
Certificate of: "Entrepreneurship in Business Management" Hennepin County Hazardous Material Certification Hennepin Community College Certification in "Rigging and Crane Inspection" Manufactures Alliance Certification in "Visual Management and 5S Improvements" OSHA 30 certifications Train the trainer forklift trainer HACCP Certification SQF Certified Practitioner

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