Experience

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  J.R. Simplot Company

  • United States
  • Food and Beverage Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Director - Global Continuous Improvement

    • Mar 2024 - Present

  • Unit Director

    • May 2022 - Mar 2024

  • Sr. Manager Manufacturing Excellence

    • Sep 2021 - Jul 2022

  • Pilot Plant Manager

    • Jun 2020 - Nov 2021

  • ERP Process Lead

    • Apr 2018 - Jun 2020

  • Regional Operations Improvement BB - Idaho

    • Oct 2014 - Jun 2018

    Partner with Production, Quality, Safety, HR, and Maintenance to identify improvement strategies and facilitate, lead, and/or participate in projects at our Potato processing facility, Tech Center, and Corporate environments. Marshal resources, SMEs, and network inside and outside of company to understand processes to eliminate waste and reduce variation. Designed and Developed Yellow Belt curriculum and System to promote a Continuous Improvement Culture. Teach DMAIC LSS and LEAN tools to inspire and produce results in Production, Quality, Sanitation, Logistics, HR transactional, and Maintenance departments and processes. Oversee project selection, progress tracking, and results control and sustainability. Think, talk, and plan beyond today. Love my job and the people I get to learn from and share experiences with on a daily basis.

  • Manufacturing Manager

    • Jun 2016 - Oct 2016

    Responsible for the performance and direction of the Production, Maintenance, and Quality Departments of our Vegetable packaging facility. Learned the value of balanced leadership and the influence it has on relationships as I interacted with team members. Supported quality BRC audits, HACCP plans and training, as well as Lean and Six Sigma projects.

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  J.R. Simplot Company

  • United States
  • Food and Beverage Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Regional Operations Improvement BB - Washington

    • Sep 2012 - Sep 2014

    Identify Opportunities for improvement. Use Lean and Six Sigma DMAIC tools to make process improvements by reducing variation and eliminating wastes. Organize teams to analyze, evaluate, and implement improvements with little to no Capital Investment. And I Love it!

  • Process Specialist

    • Jan 2012 - Oct 2012

    Implement and Monitor Statistical Process Control Practices, Project Management, Test Runs with R&D, Six Sigma Project Administration, Compose Standard Operating Procedures

  • Cost Accountant

    • Oct 2008 - Jan 2012

    Processed daily costs and variances. Cost Variance Analysis. Assisted in Budgeting and Forecasting process. Led Continuous Improvement projects. Supported groups in Ad Hoc cost analysis.

  • Production Operator

    • May 2005 - Oct 2008

    Operated Fertilizer Plants

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  Mountain West Research

  • Assistant Manager/Supervisor

    • 1997 - 2005

    Supervised and led teams up to 70 employees in eliciting information from respondents. Managed a team of 3 - 5 Supervisors. Managed quotas for clients to target a representative sample. Monitored quality of surveys. Interviewed and hired employees. Issued disciplinary action to employees. Trained and briefed employees on new customer surveys for Market Research for media, political, and consumer goods.

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  ON Semiconductor

  • Pocatello, Idaho

  • Manufacturing Technologist

    • Oct 2000 - Aug 2002
    • Pocatello, Idaho

    Operated Technical Equipment in the Production of Micro chips