Thad Derochie
Jefferson,Union
Summary
Exceptional Operations Manager focused on successful team building, cost-cutting and operational improvements. Determined to cut costs without impacting quality of products and services. Reliable team player committed to building high-performing teams.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Operations Manager
Reds All NAtural
North Sioux City, South Dakota
04.2019 - Current
- Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications and missed deadlines.
- Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe or ineffective practices.
- Set, enforced and optimized internal policies to maintain responsiveness to demands.
- Devised processes to boost long-term business success and increase profit levels.
- Planned and resourced personnel and logistics for operations component exercises resulting in highly trained personnel ready to act quickly in critical roles.
- Reviewed shift reports to understand current numbers and trends.
- Worked in matrix management environment with oversight of division level managers, operations, sales, finance, human resources, safety and compliance.
- Investigated and resolved departmental non-conformances.
- Advanced productivity KPIs by leading trainings on procedures and safety practices.
- Formulated processes to improve assistance to support groups, resulting in reduction of downtime and financial loss.
- Directed initiatives to achieve regulatory compliance, foster good manufacturing practices and meet component quality standards.
- Observed each employee's individual strengths and initiated mentoring program to improve areas of weakness.
- Implemented process improvement to shape organizational culture, optimize procedures for higher efficiency and help company evolve and grow
- Reviewed operations reports to understand numbers and trends
Line Manager
Royal Canin
North Sioux City, South Dakota
03.2017 - 04.2019
- Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals.
- Managed continuous improvement initiatives to drive gains in quality, flow and output.
- Reviewed work for quality and compliance with company standards and design specifications.
- Standardized production procedures, job roles and quality assurance guidelines.
Production Manager
American Pop Corn Company
Sioux City , IA
04.2009 - 03.2017
- Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals.
- Managed continuous improvement initiatives to drive gains in quality, flow and output.
- Reviewed work for quality and compliance with company standards and design specifications.
- Standardized production procedures, job roles and quality assurance guidelines.
- Assessed manufacturing processes and recommended improvements to increase productivity.
- Applied lean practices to balance workflow and eliminate unnecessary steps.
- Created and regularly updated department work instructions and reports.
- Completed and submitted monthly and yearly reports to support executive decision making.
- Calculated finances and production costs while managing cash flow.
Education
High School Diploma -
Jefferson High School, Jefferson SD
Jefferson SD05.1990
Skills
- Logistics Oversight
- Program Optimization
- Labor Relations
- Department Oversight
- Mathematical Calculation and Reasoning
- Staff Management
- Corporate Partnerships
- Planning and Implementation
- Operation Monitoring
- Policy Development and Enforcement
- MS Office
- Policies and Procedures Implementation
- Incident Management
- Interviewing and Prescreening
- Systems Implementations
- 5S Principles
- Six Sigma Methodologies
- Worked with USDA and FDA
- Implemented a SAFETY FIRST culture
Timeline
Operations Manager
Reds All NAtural
04.2019 - Current
Line Manager
Royal Canin
03.2017 - 04.2019
Production Manager
American Pop Corn Company
04.2009 - 03.2017
High School Diploma -
Jefferson High School, Jefferson SD
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