Daniel Wehrfritz
Buffalo,NY
Summary
Results-driven Team Lead with a strong background in leadership and strategic planning. Delivers high-quality products within tight deadlines while training and mentoring employees to enhance skills and achieve targets. Develops and manages high-performing teams through proactive training and effective issue resolution.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Manufacture Team Lead
Zehnder Rittling
Buffalo, New York
01.2007 - 06.2026
- Lead a team of 7-10 members with above processes to ensure a safe and consistent work environment
- Managed scheduling processes, aligning production with customer demands.
- Maintained and implemented processes at every step to uphold quality standards.
- Coordinated daily operations, enhancing production process efficiency.
- Trained new employees on safety protocols and operational procedures.
- Organizing outgoing orders and loading trucks in timely manner
- Involvement with company safety committees assisting and setting company safety standards and performing factory audits
- Leading the powder coat paint department maintaining all levels of operation in pretreatment, coating and curing
- Lead packaging department ensuring all orders completed in timely and efficient manner meeting quality standards
Cook and Shift Leader
Louie's Texas Red Hots
Orchard Park, New York
08.2006 - 01.2007
- Prepared diverse menu items according to established recipes and standards.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of the kitchen and workstations.
- Operated cooking equipment, including grills, fryers, and ovens efficiently.
Diverse Employee
Boston Market
Hamburg, New York
09.2001 - 09.2006
- Managed cooking preparation of various meats while maintaining rigorous safety and quality standards.
- Prepared full menu of foods that adhered to safety and quality standards, ensuring customer satisfaction.
- Maintained cleanliness of all areas to promote hygiene and safety.
- Assisted customers with a focus on service excellence, enhancing overall dining experience.
Education
Orchard Park High School
Orchard Park, NYSkills
- Team leadership
- Staff oversight
- Employee training
- Scheduling management
- Production scheduling
- Process optimization
- Process improvement
- Quality assurance
- Quality control
- Safety management
- Safety standards
- OSHA compliance
- Lockout/tagout procedures
- 5S principles
- Kaizen principles
- Lean practices
- Forklift operation
- Equipment maintenance
- Shipping operations
- Packaging and labeling
- Palletizing
- Inventory management
- Inventory counts
- Stock rotation
- Detail orientation
- Time management
- Decision-making
- Continuous improvement
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Effective communication
- Basic math
Timeline
Manufacture Team Lead
Zehnder Rittling
01.2007 - 06.2026
Cook and Shift Leader
Louie's Texas Red Hots
08.2006 - 01.2007
Diverse Employee
Boston Market
09.2001 - 09.2006
Orchard Park High School