Ted Perkins
Everett,WA
Summary
Talented Production Manager experienced in wide-ranging manufacturing operations with over a10 year career. Implements continuous process improvements to minimize waste and reduce costs while maximizing safety, quality and yield. Establish effective quality control and safety programs, leading and encouraging proactive participation across the manufacturing floor. Design and implement coaching/training programs and standard work procedures to develop staff, facilitate efficiency and improve performance. Excellent communicator: success building, cohesive teams focused on production goals, safety and throughput.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Prep/Cook Production Supervisor
Kettle Cuisine
01.2024 - Current
- Manage the prep and cook departments for20 employees and3 leads to ensure that SQF standards are met to prepare and cook soups are produced to spec
- Was certified in the TWI (Training Within Industry) to create training blocks for all job area operations
- Created a new Supervisor onboarding process to help employees feel confident and competent in their new role
Production Supervisor Scheduler
Garden Fresh Foods
11.2021 - 01.2024
- Manage and facilitate daily production operations for50 employees and5 leads while maintaining personnel and food safety policies, including GMPs and SQF standards
- Increased PPMH by40% in10 months with the same amount of workforce as previous year
- Trained and became backup production scheduler while performing production supervisor duties
- Created and maintain training and cross training matrix for all employees ensuring there are backups in all key production positions
Production Supervisor
Franz Family Bakery
02.2020 - 08.2021
- Lead and manage six production lines to produce safe food products are made in a manner to obtain maximum efficiency at acceptable cost within specified standards
- Led a production team on a project to reduce waste on the bun line by10%
- Accomplished one4 DX project weekly to reduce waste on the top waste producing lines
Production Supervisor
Safeway Ice Cream
08.2017 - 10.2018
- Managed and led all daily production activities for the assigned shift for150 employees ensuring food safe products were being produced in a safe, effective and respectful manufacturing environment
- Served as the safety coordinator leading the safety committee; dropped the OSHA incident rate from10 to1 in six months
- Created and led an impact goal to reduce waste by over30% on the stick novelty line
- Worked with a team to create a visual plan map (VPM) on the bulk line to reduce production waste by20%
Production Supervisor
Wells Blue Bunny Enterprises
04.2015 - 04.2017
- Responsible for the supervision of350 production employees who performed specific tasks as a part of operations activities in a food manufacturing environment
- Promoted to weekend supervisor within6 months of employment; managed12 ice cream lines
- Created and led a lean improvement line start-up project; improving smoother line starts and producing higher production output
- Exceeded key performance indicators (KPI)'s in the areas of safety, quality, delivery and cost
Production Supervisor
Den Hartog Industries Inc.
04.2013 - 04.2015
- Managed all day - to - day rotational molding manufacturing operations, processes and personal to ensure optimal effectiveness
- Created over50 SOPs to train all production operators leading to increased and more efficient production
- Increased machine efficiency by15% on4 lines by improving rotational mold change times
- Decreased rotational molded scrap by11/2% improving company profitability
Education
Certifications - Six Sigma, Lean Principles
Purdue University
West Lafayette, INMaster of Arts Degree - Religion
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VABachelors of Science Degree - Biblical Studies
The Baptist College of Florida
Graceville, FLAssociate of Applied Science Degree - Aircraft Technology
The Community College of Florida
Montgomery, ALSkills
- Management / Supervision
- Leadership
- Teamwork / Team building
- Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma
- Critical issue resolution
- Personnel development / Training
- Communication
- Workplace safety - OSHA certification
- Policy / Procedure development
- Quality control
- Production planning strategy
- Inventory / Records management
- Project management
- HACCP certified
- Weekly production management
- Production methods development
- Production goal setting
- Coordinating with supervisors
- Production schedules
- Computer software / Systems
Certification
- Food Handlers permit
- Airframe and Powerplant
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
- US Air Force1988 -1996
- Airlift Aircraft Maintenance Technician
- US Army Guard1986 -1988
- Combat Engineer
Timeline
Prep/Cook Production Supervisor
Kettle Cuisine
01.2024 - Current
Production Supervisor Scheduler
Garden Fresh Foods
11.2021 - 01.2024
Production Supervisor
Franz Family Bakery
02.2020 - 08.2021
Production Supervisor
Safeway Ice Cream
08.2017 - 10.2018
Production Supervisor
Wells Blue Bunny Enterprises
04.2015 - 04.2017
Production Supervisor
Den Hartog Industries Inc.
04.2013 - 04.2015
Certifications - Six Sigma, Lean Principles
Purdue University
Master of Arts Degree - Religion
Liberty University
Bachelors of Science Degree - Biblical Studies
The Baptist College of Florida
Associate of Applied Science Degree - Aircraft Technology
The Community College of Florida
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