Kenneth Hughes
Hudsonville
Summary
Dynamic Plant Manager with a proven track record at Eurasia Feather Company, excelling in production management and process improvement. Demonstrated leadership in enhancing operational efficiency and achieving quality goals while ensuring compliance with safety protocols. Skilled in ERP systems and fostering strong relationships to drive team success and innovation.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Plant Manager
Eurasia Feather Company
Grand Rapids
05.2022 - Current
- Responsible for the daily management, leadership, and administration of all feather manufacturing operations, laboratory, maintenance of equipment, and shipping.
- Improved workflow processes to maximize efficiency and enhance operations.
- Ensure that production and quality goals are achieved through continuous improvement of all operations.
- Maintain the operations budget and capacity plan.
- Manage inventory on a daily basis through cycle counts, and oversee year-end inventory counts.
- Work with Human Resources to address and resolve employee relations, and disciplinary issues.
- Responsible for maintaining compliance with all safety standards.
- Coordinate the production and development of any new product.
- Met or exceeded target for on-time customer shipments.
Shipping Manager
Eurasia Feather Company
Grand Rapids
08.2019 - Current
- Responsibilities include supervision and oversight of the shipping department.
- This includes coordinating with logistics to receive inbound containers and outbound shipments on a daily basis, both domestic and international.
Laboratory Manager
Eurasia Feather Company
Grand Rapids
08.2018 - 05.2022
- Responsibilities include supervision and oversight of the testing lab.
- This includes new method development, staff training, workload management, and instrument maintenance/troubleshooting.
- Duties include departmental compliance with QA/QC and Safety policies.
- Responsible for analysis, interpretation and report generation for analyses performed by the laboratory.
Metals Department Supervisor
ALS Environmental
Holland
03.2012 - 08.2018
- Responsibilities include supervision and oversight of the metals department.
- This includes new method development, staff training, workload management, and instrument maintenance/troubleshooting.
- Duties include departmental compliance with QA/QC and Safety policies.
- Responsible for analysis, interpretation and report generation for metals analyses performed by the laboratory.
Senior Analytical Chemist
ALS Environmental
Holland
03.2006 - 08.2018
- Responsibilities included digestion and analysis of samples for metals.
- Also responsible for method development and verification.
- Instrumentation included 2 ICPMS, ICP-OES, HG-CVAA, and HG-CVAF.
Analytical Chemist-Wet Chemistry
ALS Environmental
Holland
07.2005 - 04.2006
- Responsibilities included conducting general analysis including titrations, gravimetric analysis, distillations, and solid phase extractions.
- Instrumentation ran and maintained included IC and FIA.
Analyst-Aquatic Toxicology
Grand Valley State University-Annis Water Resources Institute
Muskegon
08.2003 - 06.2005
- Responsibilities included field sampling and conducting sediment toxicity tests in response to site remediation.
- Instrumentation ran and maintained included FAAS, IC, and HPLC.
Analyst
Southwest Water Reclamation Plant
Lubbock
06.2002 - 12.2002
- Responsibilities included conducting general analysis related to the wastewater treatment process.
- Analyses included BOD, TSS, and pH.
Education
Master's Program - Biology
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI01.2006
BS - Chemistry
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX01.2002
Skills
- Quality Assurance
- Leadership
- Communication skills
- Production management
- Organizational skills
- ERP systems
- Process improvement
- Critical thinking
- Safety protocols
- Relationship building
Certification
- OSHA-10
- Chauffeur with current DOT medical
Affiliations
- Paradise Bound Ministries, January 2014 – Present
Lead mission teams to Guatemala, applying servant leadership by prioritizing others' needs, empowering team members to reach their full potential, and fostering meaningful relationships while immersed in a cross-cultural environment.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Plant Manager
Eurasia Feather Company
05.2022 - Current
Shipping Manager
Eurasia Feather Company
08.2019 - Current
Laboratory Manager
Eurasia Feather Company
08.2018 - 05.2022
Metals Department Supervisor
ALS Environmental
03.2012 - 08.2018
Senior Analytical Chemist
ALS Environmental
03.2006 - 08.2018
Analytical Chemist-Wet Chemistry
ALS Environmental
07.2005 - 04.2006
Analyst-Aquatic Toxicology
Grand Valley State University-Annis Water Resources Institute
08.2003 - 06.2005
Analyst
Southwest Water Reclamation Plant
06.2002 - 12.2002
Master's Program - Biology
Grand Valley State University
BS - Chemistry
Texas Tech University
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