Experience

VITA FOOD PRODUCTS

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Manager

  • Sep 2019 - Present



Ed Miniat LLC

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Production Control Analyst

  • 2016 - 2018

  • Established and staffed Production Control Department. • Developed KPIs and analytics to maximize labor appropriations, yield maximizations and reporting accuracy. • Established and staffed Production Control Department. • Developed KPIs and analytics to maximize labor appropriations, yield maximizations and reporting accuracy.



Ed Miniat LLC & South Chicago Packing

• Chicago, IL

• Production / Operations Supervisor

  • 2003 - 2016

  • Managed all aspects of Food Production, including from raw meat trimming, processing, cooking and chilling, and ready-to-eat packaging. • Key contributor in product development and commercialization projects. • Evaluated talent and new hires during 300% expansion as we expanded from 150 hourly employees to over 600. • Hired and trained a second shift Trim department. • Collaborated with Procurement to evaluate raw meat suppliers. • Managed Edible Oil production, including filtering, refining, deodorizing, hydrogenating and packaging lines. • Oversaw raw material receiving, finished product shipping and adjusting production schedules to fit customer needs and raw material availability. Show less



Ed Miniat LLC

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Shipping/Receiving Supervisor

  • 2000 - 2003

  • Managed incoming raw materials and shipping of finished product. • Supervised logistical booking, warehouse management and inventory control.

• Quality Assurance Technician

  • 1998 - 2000

  • Trained and wrote standard operating procedures for fat, moisture and sodium analysis. • Led team in a lead role as Quality Assurance technician.