Brian Simmons
Cadiz,Kentucky
Summary
I am a dedicated team leader that is self motivated and passionate about making a positive impact on my team as well as my place of employment. I am a critical thinker and have developed outstanding written and verbal communication skills over the past 25 years of employment at Krusteaz. I have built strong working relationships across all departments. I have excellent trouble shooting skills and a vast knowledge of the AZO/Eagle Systems. I am often regarded as one of the strongest, if not the strongest member of the processing team.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Processing Team Lead
Krusteaz
04.2015 - Current
- Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time.
- Identified issues and provided solutions to quality problems.
- Supervised work of contract employees to keep on task for timely completion.
- Delegated daily tasks to the processing team that optimized group productivity.
- Offered constructive criticism regarding employee performance.
- Identified equipment issues, made repairs, and filled out work orders to keep machinery operational.
- Developed monthly operator rotations.
- Performed and delegated routine maintenance PM's.
- Made safety improvements to various equipment and processes.
- Developed and implemented various OPL's and SOP's.
- Oversaw daily operations to ensure high levels of productivity.
- Managed team of 12 employees, overseeing hiring, training, day to day workloads, and professional growth.
- Coordinated successful plant start up and shutdowns.
- Current member of the plant safety team.
- Current member of the plant Confined Space Safety Sub Team.
- Conducted safety trainings across the plant.
- Served as Eagle PDT upgrade subject matter expert.
- Served as temporary Processing Manager.
- Served on the BCI Core upgrade
Processing Operator
Continental Mills
10.2001 - 04.2015
- Lead and managed various AM teams seeking continuous improvement.
- PPE safety sub team lead that developed a process to ensure proper PPE was utilized plant wide.
- Performed annual PPE risk assessments for the plant.
- Served on the System 5 Project installation team.
- Served on the AZO upgrade team.
- Served on the multiport Header Project.
- Safety round table team leader.
- Managed the processing Preweigh Team.
Warehouse/Operations Manager
Solly Office Supplies
04.1996 - 03.2001
- Loaded and unloaded freight.
- Performed and managed cycle counts.
- Verified freight accuracy and filled orders.
- Scheduled, delivered, and installed office furniture.
- Scheduled and managed prompt delivery of customer orders.
- Was in charge of Employee payroll.
Education
Associate of Science - Physical Therapy
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky06-1998
Associate of Science - Physical Therapy
Hopkinsville Community College
Hopkinsville, Kentucky12-1997
Skills
- AZO
- Eagle
- JD Edwards
- First aid responder
- Forklift certified
- Certification of basic, intermediate, and advanced excel
- Critical thinker
- Excellent communication skills
- Root cause analysis
- Multitasking abilities
- MS office
Timeline
Processing Team Lead
Krusteaz
04.2015 - Current
Processing Operator
Continental Mills
10.2001 - 04.2015
Warehouse/Operations Manager
Solly Office Supplies
04.1996 - 03.2001
Associate of Science - Physical Therapy
Western Kentucky University
Associate of Science - Physical Therapy
Hopkinsville Community College
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