Vice President of Quality and Food Safety

• Jun 2017 - Present

Plant Manager

• May 2016 - Present

Oversee the total daily operational practices of manufacturing site that produces dry, semi moist, and baked pet food and snacks. Lead management staff of seven managers which includes, Human Resources, Accounting, Quality & Food Safety, Operations, Maintenance, Safety, and Shipping & Warehousing. Leading 100 Associates to assure business segment excellence in safety and quality in the production of our products. Developing, implementing and leading change initiatives to help drive continuous improvement throughout all facets of the plant operations. Assisting in the development of new processes to support new product launches. Work directly with Engineering and Maintenance to identify, execute and deliver capital projects in a timely and cost effective manner. P & L responsibility, monitoring net income and expenses for the facility, with direct influence on how company resources are allocated. Show less

Snacks Operations Manager

• Sep 2014 - May 2016

Managed a team of 120 associates. Responsible for the development and implementation of both operational and capital budgets. Identified inefficiencies and made recommendations for process improvements. Mentored, coached and trained nine member leadership team. Boosted company efficiencies through technology upgrades and process improvements such as the installation of new high speed packaging lines and being a key member of internalizing co-manufacturing products. Defined and implemented strategic business plan to drive success in Snacks Operations. Show less

Dry Operations Manager

• Jun 2012 - Sep 2014

Managed a team of 50 professionals. Defined strategy and business plan for all of Dry Operations. Actively suggested operational improvements to enhance quality, improve production times and reduce costs. Adhered to all applicable regulations, policies and procedures for health, safety and environmental compliance. Improved company efficiencies through technology upgrades and process improvements. Managed a team of 50 professionals. Defined strategy and business plan for all of Dry Operations. Actively suggested operational improvements to enhance quality, improve production times and reduce costs. Adhered to all applicable regulations, policies and procedures for health, safety and environmental compliance. Improved company efficiencies through technology upgrades and process improvements.

Quality Assurance Manager

• Aug 2007 - Jun 2012

Oversaw and directed a team of 13 professionals in their daily Quality Assurance activities. Responsible for the development and execution of departmental budget. Improved overall customer satisfaction by developing and implementing quality procedures to drive improvement to our right the first time numbers exceeding 99.80%. Developed production tracking and other operational reports to detect production related issues and correcting before they affected the overall quality of our products. Worked with departmental managers to implement company policies and goals. Led plant wide development and implementation of company directed BRC quality system program. Show less