John Q. Smith
100 Main Street • Anyplace, Texas 7516 • 999-888-7777

Objective
Seeking a position as an operations professional  with  a progressive organization which will utilize my education, experience, and creativity for company growth and profitability.

Experience
Assistant Plant Manager   January 1998 - Present
Poultry Company     Anyplace, Texas
Oversee all aspects of the complex which includes budget and profit and loss statements.  Promote and provide the guidance and resources needed to facilitate TQM and CI throughout the complex.  Manage approximately 750 employees over two shifts. 

• Accomplished a line rate and labor efficiency in the top 20% of the industry
• Implement Sanitation pre-op inspection with annual savings $22,500
• Decreased parts condemnation annual saving $54,000
• Increased plant yield by 2.1%

Plant Superintendent    March 1992 – January 1998
Poultry Company     Anyplace, Texas
Directly responsible for all phases of production which consisted of seven departments and 210 employees.  Handled USDA relations along with maintaining high efficiency and yield.  Coordinated production with Sales Department and purchased all plant supplies and packaging materials.  Coordinated all plant design changes.

• Increased & maintained line efficiency of 98.4%
• Decreased labor cost by .017 per pound savings of $3.2 million
• Reduced overtime by 47%

Second Processing Superintendent    May  1989 - March  1992
Chicken First     Anyplace, Georgia
Responsible for three departments which consisted of 127 employees.  Managed staff hiring and training.  Handled USDA relations and coordinated production with Sales Department.

Production Supervisor - Packing    February 1988 - March  1989
Chicken First     Anyplace, Georgia
Managed a 33-man bilingual crew.  Maintained a 4 ton ice-maker and controlled a chiller system.  Used computers to control the flow of birds to cut-up and interacted with the Shipping Department to fill client orders.

Quality Control Supervisor    February 1987 - February 1988
Chicken First     Anyplace, Georgia
Established a new pre-op sanitation program.  Communicated with production supervisors relating to any phase of production and conduct controlled test throughout the complex.  Provided corporate office with plant statistics on a regular basis.

Production Supervisor - Back Dock    June 1986 - February 1987
Chicken First     Anyplace, Georgia
Departmental responsibilities with a 17-man bilingual crew.  Reduced supply usage within the department.  Controlled and maintained $250,000 worth of equipment.  Responsible for staff hiring and training.

Education
Bachelors Degree, Agricultural Business - 1986 Auburn University, Auburn Alabama
Member of Pi Sigma Epsilon and participated in intramural sports.