Christopher Head
Livermore,KY
Summary
Reliable and focused Production Director with excellent collaborative and leadership abilities. Offering expertise in efficient time and resource management. Proficient in keeping projects on schedule and enforcing high production standards.
Overview
5
5
years of post-secondary education
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Director
Brewco Marketing Group
Central City, KY
08.2025 - Current
- Directed production schedules for Brewco Marketing Group experiential campaigns and deliverables.
- Coordinated vendors, fabricators, and installers for marketing displays and event assets.
- Reviewed creative files for print readiness, accuracy, and brand.
- Reviewed Inventory, invoices and budgets
- Communicated project status between account teams, designers, and production partners.
- Tracked material availability and resolved production issues across Brewco Marketing Group jobs.
- Enforced production quality and kept updated on events that could affect established schedules by monitoring activities.
Assistant Plant Manager
Tyson Foods
Robards, Kentucky
10.2022 - 08.2025
- Supported Tyson Foods plant operations through daily production scheduling and workforce coordination.
- Managed a team of supervisors responsible for overseeing daily production tasks.
- Guided supervisors on staffing, workflow, and employee performance issues.
- Monitored food safety, sanitation, and quality compliance across processing lines.
- Assisted Tyson Foods management with process improvement and operational planning.
- Implemented lean manufacturing principles to reduce waste and improve productivity.
- Analyzed production data and identified areas for process improvement.
- Coordinated maintenance response to support equipment uptime and line readiness.
- Scheduled preventive maintenance activities in order to minimize unexpected downtime.
- Tracked inventory levels for raw materials, packaging, and finished goods.
- Enforced OSHA, HACCP, and company policies throughout plant activities.
- Reviewed shift reports and production records for Tyson Foods plant leadership.
- Maintained accurate records of all plant operations including personnel changes, scheduling updates, and budget requests.
- Coordinated with vendors to ensure timely delivery of materials needed for production processes.
- Resolved customer complaints related to product quality or service issues.
- Established procedures for tracking labor costs, material usage, downtime, and other operational metrics.
Operations Manager
Speciality Food Group
Owensboro, Kentucky
06.2008 - 08.2022
- Directed day-to-day operations by spearheading implementation of short-term and long-term strategies to achieve business plan and profitability goals.
- Supervised day-to-day workflow of employees in order to maximize productivity and maintain quality standards.
- Managed Speciality Food Group warehouse operations and daily distribution schedules.
- Coordinated inventory control, stock rotation, and order fulfillment across food lines.
- Supervised receiving, picking, packing, and dispatch processes for customer orders.
- Monitored food safety, cleanliness, and compliance across operational areas.
- Trained staff on procedures, workplace safety, and service expectations.
- Reviewed workflow issues and adjusted staffing, routing, and shift plans.
- Maintained records for stock levels, shipments, and operational reporting.
- Managed scheduling, training and inventory control.
- Built strong operational teams to meet process and production demands.
- Managed staffing needs through recruitment, selection, onboarding and training, disciplinary action as necessary.
- Directed operations staff by providing guidance, training, and support in order to meet company objectives.
Education
Bachelor - Business Administration And Management
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY 08.2005 - 05.2008
Associate - Business Administration
Brescia University
Owensboro, KY 08.2003 - 05.2005
Skills
- Production scheduling
- Operations management
- Vendor coordination
- Budget tracking
- Inventory control
- Process improvement
- Safety compliance
- Creative review
- Cross functional communication
- Problem solving
Timeline
Production Director
Brewco Marketing Group
08.2025 - Current
Assistant Plant Manager
Tyson Foods
10.2022 - 08.2025
Operations Manager
Speciality Food Group
06.2008 - 08.2022
Bachelor - Business Administration And Management
Western Kentucky University
08.2005 - 05.2008
Associate - Business Administration
Brescia University
08.2003 - 05.2005