John Doyle
Summary
Results-driven leader with experience in high-level athletics and business-to-business sales. Proven skills in managing diverse teams and negotiating effectively. Experienced in launching and operating a restaurant, understanding legalities, and implementing efficient inventory practices. Currently overseeing a dairy department at a major cheese factory, ensuring quality, compliance, and operational efficiency.
Motivated professional with several years of experience juggling multiple priorities to keep company running smoothly. Communicative team leader possessing outstanding time management and documentation abilities. Polished in overseeing employee performance and guiding and motivating new talent.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Manager
Lactalis USA
Lackawanna
05.2026 - Current
- Supervised and trained 50 production staff, fostering culture of safety, teamwork, and accountability.
- Collaborate with the Production Manager to plan and coordinate daily mozzarella production schedules, ensuring compliance with quality and safety standards.
- Monitored production processes, troubleshooting issues to maintain efficiency and ensure product quality.
- Conduct regular inspections and audits of production equipment and facilities to uphold food safety regulations.
- Assist in inventory management, coordinating with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of raw materials and maintaining optimal stock levels.
- Identified and implemented process improvements that enhanced production efficiency and reduced waste.
- Prepare and maintain accurate production records and reports for management review, contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
Packaging Supervisor
Lactalis USA
Buffalo
10.2025 - 05.2026
- Supervised a team of operators and general laborers packaging mozzarella products in various sizes and weights.
- Supervised daily packaging operations to ensure compliance with quality standards.
- Trained and mentored team members on packaging procedures and safety protocols.
- Coordinated with production teams to align packaging schedules with manufacturing output.
Production Supervisor
Great Lakes Cheese
Franklinville
09.2023 - 09.2025
- Production Supervisor at a cheese manufacturing plant. Nightly objectives include: maintaining production, quality checks throughout the night, HTST (pasteurization), and building relationships with employees to ensure an honest, safe, and efficient work environment.
- Performed raw milk testing using Foss Bascomatic system, troubleshooting TetraPak HMIs, and operating various TetraPak dairy processing equipment, including milk separators, UF ultra filtration systems, HTST, and cheese make machinery.
- Operated CIP kitchens to ensure proper cleaning of equipment.
- Managed cheddar line and pasta filata (Italian-style cheese), mozzarella, and provolone production, handling approximately 20,000 lbs of cheese per shift, totaling over 2,000,000 lbs monthly.
Raw Milk Product Receiver
Great Lakes Cheese
Cuba
02.2021 - 09.2023
- Assisted in manufacturing cheese products by taking raw product, packaging, labeling, boxing, and preparing for shipment using physical labor and heavy machinery.
- Certified to unload raw milk products and test milk for legal compliance, ensuring receipt of high-quality product, handling 4 million lbs of raw milk daily.
- Received and inspected incoming cheese products for quality and accuracy.
- Collaborated with warehouse staff to organize inventory efficiently.
- Operated forklifts to transport products within the facility safely.
General Manager/Owner
The Old Grey Hound
Cuba
04.2017 - 12.2020
- Led opening of The Old Grey Hound pub, transforming concept into a fully operational restaurant.
- Managed employees, built vendor relationships, developed business plans, and designed menus.
Sales Representative
Cantel Medical (Steris)
Rush
08.2013 - 04.2017
- Sales associate in the medical industry, specifically in sterilization supplies and equipment for Hospitals.
- Executed sales strategies targeting business clients.
- Trained clean room employees on proper sterilization techniques and audited hospitals on their sterilization and cleaning processes.
- Managed sales operations across eight-state region, primarily Texas and Colorado, with bi-weekly trips to support over 80 hospitals and 15 hospital systems, including Texas Medical Center in Houston with 26 hospitals.
Warehouse Manager
Cantel Medical
Rush
01.2013 - 08.2013
- Managed overall warehouse operations, including employee scheduling, receiving and delivering inventory, meeting supply needs, and maintaining efficiency.
- Managed daily warehouse operations to ensure efficient workflow and inventory management.
- Oversaw safety protocols and compliance with industry regulations for team members.
- Coordinated shipping and receiving processes to maintain accurate inventory levels.
Education
Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) - Business Marketing and Finance
College at Brockport
Brockport, NYSkills
- Sales
- B2B sales
- Sales forecasting
- Customer outreach
- Contracts
- Cold calling
- Salesforce
- B2B Marketing
- Management
- Team supervision
- Workforce planning
- Resource allocation
- Process improvement
- Inventory management
- Facility management
- Organizational Understanding
- Effective communication
- Time management
- Conflict resolution
- Strategic planning
- Conflict resolution
- Strategic planning
Certification
- Driver's License
- Forklift Certification
Additional Information - Work Authorization
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Willing To Relocate
Buffalo, NY
Timeline
Assistant Manager
Lactalis USA
05.2026 - Current
Packaging Supervisor
Lactalis USA
10.2025 - 05.2026
Production Supervisor
Great Lakes Cheese
09.2023 - 09.2025
Raw Milk Product Receiver
Great Lakes Cheese
02.2021 - 09.2023
General Manager/Owner
The Old Grey Hound
04.2017 - 12.2020
Sales Representative
Cantel Medical (Steris)
08.2013 - 04.2017
Warehouse Manager
Cantel Medical
01.2013 - 08.2013
Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) - Business Marketing and Finance
College at Brockport