Jennifer Thompson
Vice President Operations at Hickory Harvest Foods- Claim this Profile
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James Kaman
Few people have the opportunity to report to a manager who is also a coach and mentor, but I did when I worked for Jennifer Thompson. I had the pleasure of working as a member of Jennifer’s management team at Amcor Rigid Plastics for 2 years. Her commitment and support for employee safety is among the highest I’ve seen in my career. I was always impressed with Jennifer’s ability to effortlessly handle the most stressful situations, making tough tasks seem enjoyable with her infectious personality. Any employee would be fortunate to report to Jennifer as their manager. James Kaman, SPHR CSP Regional Safety Manager ORBIS Corporation
Patrick Francis
In all my years of experience, some people stand out for their great qualities and Jennifer Thompson is one of those people. She has demonstrated intelligence, work ethic, positive attitude, mentality, leadership, and diligence. She is well respected throughout the organization for her can-do attitude mentality, willing to get out on the floor and help get the job done. Throughout the time I’ve known her, she has shown me time and again that she is a positive, motivated leader willing to help and mentor her subordinates. During my time working with her, she has been an inspiration to work with and offered mentorship to me, helping me reach some of my goals with more efficiency. Jennifer helped me to become more confident in my leadership skills and abilities, having a Plant Manager like her helped me to become a better leader. I would heartily recommend her as I am sure she would not let down the future teams. She was an asset here to this facility, as she will be in her future roles.
James Kaman
Few people have the opportunity to report to a manager who is also a coach and mentor, but I did when I worked for Jennifer Thompson. I had the pleasure of working as a member of Jennifer’s management team at Amcor Rigid Plastics for 2 years. Her commitment and support for employee safety is among the highest I’ve seen in my career. I was always impressed with Jennifer’s ability to effortlessly handle the most stressful situations, making tough tasks seem enjoyable with her infectious personality. Any employee would be fortunate to report to Jennifer as their manager. James Kaman, SPHR CSP Regional Safety Manager ORBIS Corporation
Patrick Francis
In all my years of experience, some people stand out for their great qualities and Jennifer Thompson is one of those people. She has demonstrated intelligence, work ethic, positive attitude, mentality, leadership, and diligence. She is well respected throughout the organization for her can-do attitude mentality, willing to get out on the floor and help get the job done. Throughout the time I’ve known her, she has shown me time and again that she is a positive, motivated leader willing to help and mentor her subordinates. During my time working with her, she has been an inspiration to work with and offered mentorship to me, helping me reach some of my goals with more efficiency. Jennifer helped me to become more confident in my leadership skills and abilities, having a Plant Manager like her helped me to become a better leader. I would heartily recommend her as I am sure she would not let down the future teams. She was an asset here to this facility, as she will be in her future roles.
James Kaman
Few people have the opportunity to report to a manager who is also a coach and mentor, but I did when I worked for Jennifer Thompson. I had the pleasure of working as a member of Jennifer’s management team at Amcor Rigid Plastics for 2 years. Her commitment and support for employee safety is among the highest I’ve seen in my career. I was always impressed with Jennifer’s ability to effortlessly handle the most stressful situations, making tough tasks seem enjoyable with her infectious personality. Any employee would be fortunate to report to Jennifer as their manager. James Kaman, SPHR CSP Regional Safety Manager ORBIS Corporation
Patrick Francis
In all my years of experience, some people stand out for their great qualities and Jennifer Thompson is one of those people. She has demonstrated intelligence, work ethic, positive attitude, mentality, leadership, and diligence. She is well respected throughout the organization for her can-do attitude mentality, willing to get out on the floor and help get the job done. Throughout the time I’ve known her, she has shown me time and again that she is a positive, motivated leader willing to help and mentor her subordinates. During my time working with her, she has been an inspiration to work with and offered mentorship to me, helping me reach some of my goals with more efficiency. Jennifer helped me to become more confident in my leadership skills and abilities, having a Plant Manager like her helped me to become a better leader. I would heartily recommend her as I am sure she would not let down the future teams. She was an asset here to this facility, as she will be in her future roles.
James Kaman
Few people have the opportunity to report to a manager who is also a coach and mentor, but I did when I worked for Jennifer Thompson. I had the pleasure of working as a member of Jennifer’s management team at Amcor Rigid Plastics for 2 years. Her commitment and support for employee safety is among the highest I’ve seen in my career. I was always impressed with Jennifer’s ability to effortlessly handle the most stressful situations, making tough tasks seem enjoyable with her infectious personality. Any employee would be fortunate to report to Jennifer as their manager. James Kaman, SPHR CSP Regional Safety Manager ORBIS Corporation
Patrick Francis
In all my years of experience, some people stand out for their great qualities and Jennifer Thompson is one of those people. She has demonstrated intelligence, work ethic, positive attitude, mentality, leadership, and diligence. She is well respected throughout the organization for her can-do attitude mentality, willing to get out on the floor and help get the job done. Throughout the time I’ve known her, she has shown me time and again that she is a positive, motivated leader willing to help and mentor her subordinates. During my time working with her, she has been an inspiration to work with and offered mentorship to me, helping me reach some of my goals with more efficiency. Jennifer helped me to become more confident in my leadership skills and abilities, having a Plant Manager like her helped me to become a better leader. I would heartily recommend her as I am sure she would not let down the future teams. She was an asset here to this facility, as she will be in her future roles.
Experience
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Hickory Harvest Foods
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United States
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Vice President Operations
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Feb 2021 - Present
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Associated Materials
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United States
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Wholesale Building Materials
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500 - 600 Employee
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Plant Manager
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Jun 2018 - Feb 2021
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SunOpta
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United States
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Plant Manager
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Feb 2017 - Jan 2018
Oversaw ramp-up of plant with new customers and processes. Directed all plant operations for ready to eat healthy snack bars co-manufacturer. Conducted quarterly business review meetings with customers. Managed customer specifications through company format for processing parameters. Led daily production reviews and hour by hour board implementation. Managed financial and budget responsibility for all aspects of plant. Oversaw ramp-up of plant with new customers and processes. Directed all plant operations for ready to eat healthy snack bars co-manufacturer. Conducted quarterly business review meetings with customers. Managed customer specifications through company format for processing parameters. Led daily production reviews and hour by hour board implementation. Managed financial and budget responsibility for all aspects of plant.
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Amcor Rigid Plastics
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Canada
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Plastics Manufacturing
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Plant Manager
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Aug 2015 - Feb 2017
Led all plant operations for diversified plastic food product containers. Utilized PET and Polyolefins for product bottles. Managed and directed cost savings through capital projects and cost saving projects. Developed capital budget and approved capital projects for implementation. Created plant budget and managed spend for raw materials, R&M, labor, and throughputs. Worked closely with contractors and engineering for plant expansion. Monitored upgrades and refurbishments on infrastructure capital projects. Coached and mentored employees for growth and career advancement.
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HJ Heinz
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France
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Factory Manager
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Jul 2014 - Apr 2015
Directed all plant operations for largest factory in company network. Managed all inputs and outputs for 36,000,000 cases of Ketchup annually. Led extensive infrastructure and food safety initiatives for high-risk key areas of factory. Developed key projects to drive automation in factory. Coached, developed, and promoted hourly and salaried personnel into key management positions.
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Production Manager
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Sep 2012 - Jul 2014
Managed entire production operation at company's largest OI generating factory (38,000,000 annual cases). Oversaw all factory sanitation. Coordinated new item costing and standards with finance department. Operated as project lead for supply planning/demand planning team.
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Regional Manager-Production MTD-Keystone
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May 2011 - Sep 2012
Administered SAP production implementation for US and Canada. Coached and trained site teams on master data load sheets. Completed load sheets for master recipes, BOMs, resources, control cycle, material master, etc. Worked cross functionally with LE, QA, BR, and maintenance teams
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Area Manager
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Aug 2008 - Apr 2011
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QA Manager
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2006 - 2008
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Education
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1993 - 1997
Purdue University
Bacholer of Science, Food Science -
2007 - 2009
Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business
MBA, Business
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