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Stephen Hansen

Hebron,Kentucky

Summary

Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

General Manger

Klosterman Baking Company
06.2020 - 11.2023
  • Responsible for Operations, Engineering, HR, Quality, Distribution, and Sanitation in Klosterman’s largest facility producing $60mm in annual sales
  • Developed and implemented “Clean, Clear and Organized” and Lean 5S strategy throughout facility
  • Improved line efficiencies by 10%, freeing up an additional 8 hours of capacity per week for our sales team
  • Facilitated cross functional employee teams focusing on waste reduction, efficiencies and overall facility continuous improvement
  • Improved retention and turnover by 50%, by implementing new hiring strategies with the HR team, employee engagement and an employee training program, while focusing on creating a collaborative work environment
  • Guided facility to consecutive 97% scores on SQF audits
  • Implemented a cross functional employee Safety Committee Team, focusing on proactive employee safety
  • Reporting near misses and employee suggestions for Safety improvements
  • Resulted in accident reductions of 70%, improving facility TIR from 8.0 to .9
  • Implemented employee product quality education, training, and process improvements, reducing quality complaints by 50%.

EVP Distribution, Manufacturing and Supply Chain

Frisch’s Restaurants
06.2010 - 06.2020
  • Senior Executive responsible for the production and distribution in a facility supporting all 125 of Frisch’s restaurants, with a budget of $70mm in sales
  • I oversaw this business unit and was challenged with growing revenue outside of sales to Frisch’s
  • I was promoted from VP Commissary to EVP of Commissary and Supply Chain in 2016
  • Responsible for distribution, manufacturing and supply chain
  • Developed strategic plan to grow revenue in 3 areas: Retail, Foodservice and co packing
  • This resulted in a year over year growth of non-Frisch’s sales of $400,000
  • Partnered with a broker and developed strategy to grow retail grocery business for the Frisch’s brand
  • Reduced facility staffing by 14% while growing profits through production and scheduling efficiencies
  • Improved facility profit, as a percentage of sales, from 5.3% to 7.9%
  • Improved profit dollars by 41% on 5% sales growth
  • Improved distribution costs by 18% through improved routing efficiencies and employee staffing
  • Established Employee Safety Committee and aggressively managed accidents, reducing workers compensation charges and established employee facility record of 462 days without a lost time accident
  • Initiated with our team, the implementation of $4 million worth of capital equipment improvements
  • Established department annual goals, aligning with facility goals, along with facility KPIs
  • Bidding out new contracts and renegotiating existing contracts resulted in a $1,200,000 purchasing savings in 2018
  • Reduced outside storage inventory by $500,000, by negotiating LTL loads, consolidation of products with vendors, and contract negotiations with redistributors.

Plant Manager

Klosterman Baking Company
03.2009 - 05.2010
  • Directly responsible for Operations, HR, Engineering, Quality and Sanitation in a facility producing buns for the food service and retail industry
  • Implemented line efficiency and production standard reporting to improve overall plant efficiencies
  • Implemented employee suggestion process and continuous improvement teams
  • Set up KPIs for damage, line speeds, safety and quality to help continuously improve plant operating costs and performance
  • Reduced damage from 4.8% to 3.0% the first year
  • Improved plant cost/lb from $.69/lb to $.58/lb
  • For the first time, the facility earned the plant of the year award in 2009, for most improved facility in the organization.

Facility Manger

Campos Foods/ Advance Foods/ Tyson/ Hudson Foods
03.1997 - 06.2008
  • Responsible for Warehouse, Production, Maintenance, Sanitation, Accounting and HR departments in a facility producing 30 million pounds annually of RTE proteins for the Food Service and Retail Industry
  • Redefined production line layouts improving productivity by 23% with 11% fewer employees
  • Reduced workers compensation costs by 52%, by enhancing safety programs and aggressively managing accidents
  • Developed and implemented new product lines
  • Established costing protocol for new and existing items
  • Oversaw SPC implementation improving processing tolerances, resulting in an 18% process deviation improvement
  • Applied for and received incumbent training grant from the state worth $25,000 to enhance plant training programs.

Education

B.S.B.A in Management -

Xavier University
Cincinnati, Ohio

Skills

    Budgeting

    Team Facilitation

    Lean Implementation

    Critical Thinker

    Decisive Decision Maker

    Strategic Planner

Affiliations

  • Mentor of Adopt A Class Program
  • United Way Committee
  • St. Vincent De Paul volunteer
  • Lean Certified Green Belt
  • CPIM Certified

Timeline

General Manger

Klosterman Baking Company
06.2020 - 11.2023

EVP Distribution, Manufacturing and Supply Chain

Frisch’s Restaurants
06.2010 - 06.2020

Plant Manager

Klosterman Baking Company
03.2009 - 05.2010

Facility Manger

Campos Foods/ Advance Foods/ Tyson/ Hudson Foods
03.1997 - 06.2008

B.S.B.A in Management -

Xavier University

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