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Tammy Kussow

Wrightstown,WI

Summary

Well-qualified Area Specialist with proven success in improving operations and solving problems. Highly proficient in building lasting relationships with key decision makers, customers and team members to further company goals. Ready to leverage training and experience to take on new professional challenges.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Lco/Area Specialist

Arla Foods
04.2021 - Current
  • Leads and manages Line Centric Organization (LCO) (Core Team and Line Teams) to jointly improve line performance, and is accountable for Continuous Improvements in LCO area
  • Brought in over $125,000 in savings in 2023 after completing 4 improvement projects in the packaging department.
  • Responsible for KPI tracking including safety, quality, delivery, productivity & sustainability
  • Responsible for people and competency development in LCO Team, including enable and coach LCO Team members
  • Responsible for Process Confirmation to ensure sustainment of improvements
  • Owns and leads weekly CI meetings for planned downtime and speed loss applying structured problem solving and improvement tools
  • Owns, analyses and tracks asset performance data including data quality and completeness
  • Owns plan for improvement of OEE for line(s)
  • Ensures that LCO Areas improvement activities are quantified and reflected in One CI platform for continuous improvement
  • Owns operational standards and corresponding competence development in the Line Team
  • Defines, establishes and improves operational standards including OAC
  • Trains & coaches Line Team to ensure best performance according to operational standards
  • Initiates and drives Continuous Improvement activities
  • Drives continuous improvement by actively using data and deploying lean and APS tools in a structured way

Foundation Coordinator

The Jacob Van Schyndel Foundation
11.2014 - Current


  • Responsible for preparing and planning a few events each year to help raise money for cancer childeren as well as local families with medical needs to give back to our communities. I have 8 years of experience organizing, preparing and executing fund raising events.
    - Raised $1000s of dollars for local charities during the last 8 years

Caregiver

Country Villa
02.2018 - 09.2020
  • Assisting with personal care: bathing and grooming, dressing, toileting, and exercise
  • Emotional support: being a stable companion and supporter in all matters personal, health-related and emotional
  • Care for the elderly: orienting or grounding patients with Alzheimer's disease or dementia,
  • Relying information from medicine professionals to family members
  • Health monitoring: following a care plan and noticing any changes in the individual's health, recording and reporting any differences

Farmer

Family Farm
06.2010 - 09.2020
  • Field work
  • Operating equipment
  • Milking cows

Education

High School Diploma -

Wrightstown High School
Wrightstown, WI
05.1999

Skills

  • Documentation and Reporting
  • Daily Workflow Improvement
  • Performance Improvement
  • Team Motivation
  • Goal Setting
  • Safety Processes and Procedures
  • Attention to Detail
  • Safety
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Problem-Solving
  • Coaching and Mentoring
  • People Management
  • Training Employees
  • Waste Reduction
  • Production Support
  • Cattle Farming
  • Farm Equipment Operation

References

  • Saul Escalante-Ortiz

     Continuous Improvement Specialist

     (920) 562-3048

     Sescalante@atkore.com


  • Paul Davies

     SR Operations Manager 

     (717) 517-5001

     Pauliedavies1979@gmail.com


  • Lisa Johnson

     Team Lead

     (920) 606-2585

     Lsjoh@arlafoods.com


Timeline

Lco/Area Specialist

Arla Foods
04.2021 - Current

Caregiver

Country Villa
02.2018 - 09.2020

Foundation Coordinator

The Jacob Van Schyndel Foundation
11.2014 - Current

Farmer

Family Farm
06.2010 - 09.2020

High School Diploma -

Wrightstown High School
Tammy Kussow