DARIN COVEART

Managing day to day activities for an inedible egg producing plant in Adrian, Michigan. Staffing, production, cost reduction and EHS responsibilities.

• Equipment Maintenance and Repair: Created and Implemented Planned Maintenance Program in SAP
• Performance Evaluations: Year End Reviews / 90 Day Plans
• 15 years of leadership in manufacturing - multiple disciplines
• Documentation and Reporting: Environmental Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) Communication and Wastewater / Process Safety Management Involvement - Ammonia / HAZMAT / Incident Commander
• Cost Control: Owned Maintenance and Repair Budget ($600K/month) / Contractor Spend / Operating Supplies / Conagra Cost Reduction (CCR) / Budgeting and Spend Priority / MRO Inventory Levels
• Operations and Efficiency: Daily Direction Setting Meeting Coach / Unified Problem Solving Involvement / Breakdown Analysis, Root Cause and Countermeasures / Business Unit Involvement
• Predictive Maintenance: ABB Sensors / Ultrasonic Testing / Vibration Analysis / Focus on Predictive Failure
• Capital Project Planning
• Negotiation and Conflict Resolution: 13 Years of Union experience / Involvement in contract negotiations / Arbitration