Shawn Lietz
2618 Stoll Court
Caldwell, ID 83607
USA

E-mail: sjlietz@hotmail.com
Home: +1 208.454.6851
Cell: +1 208.871.1118

OBJECTIVE

To obtain an Operations Manager position within your company that utilizes my skill set to benefit your business and better your company’s position in a very competitive market.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• 19 years of professional experience with one company in both the Treasure Valley and the Columbia Basin areas.

• Trained in STOP, a safety program developed by DuPont, which emphasizes a proactive approach to safety.

• Extensive background in the processing of Pea, Bean and Sweet corn seed.

• Familiar with seed production areas, both domestic and non domestic.

• Trained in the handling of genetically modified materials.

• Skilled at building multimillion dollar budgets.

• Strong Interpersonal skills.

• Strong Supervision skills.

• Strong Plant Maintenance knowledge.

• Chemical Application/fumigation License.

• ISO 9001 and PIP (Syngenta process improvement program) training.

• SOX compliance training.

• Class ‘B’ CDL

• Certified Welder- certified to weld pressure vessels (high pressure tanks).

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite programs (Excel, Word, Power Point, and Outlook).

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Plant Lead- 2001 to 2007 Syngenta Seeds Inc. (Othello WA, and Nampa ID)

• Responsible for all products processed from receiving raw product to receipt of finished product by the customer.

• Upheld strict safety and quality expectations.

• Worked with the production department to ensure they had the proper support needed from the facility.

• Developed and maintained plant budget.

• Evaluated cutting edge technology for possible implementation in the process.

• Kept sales informed to the status of crops so that crops sales could be forecasted.

• Worked with technology vendors to better their knowledge of the businesses needs and goals to help them custom fit their technology to the needed application.

• Promote an environment of innovation and out-of-the-box thinking to better our business position in the market place and increase profit to the shareholders.

• Interacted with both internal and external customers to influence costs, efficiencies, and build beneficial relationships.

• Recruit, develop, hire and evaluate the performance of my team.

• Establish work schedules and assignments for staff, according to workload.

Maintenance Manager-1991to2001 Sandoz/Novartis Seeds Inc. (Syngenta Seeds currently)

• Responsible for total maintenance of the plant.

• Conduct safety inspections and correct current and potential problems

• Extensive contact with the contractors and vendors.

• Improve plant efficiencies by any means.

• Develop process/quality control work instructions and implement them.

• Worked with R & D to develop corn processing handling guidelines.

• Develop and submit capital projects for corporate review.

• Develop and maintain a Repair and Maintenance budget.

• Build, modify and install equipment.

• Recruit, hire, develop and evaluate the performance of my team.

• Establish work schedules and assignments for staff, according to workload.

Plant Tech 1988 to 1991 Rogers Bros Seed Co. (Syngenta Seeds currently)

• Responsible for shipping, receiving, packaging, color sorting, husk dry shell process on sweet corn and equipment maintenance.

• Conducted safety inspections

• Lead a team of workers to accomplish a list of tasks

• Create innovative ideas and implement them

• Maintain job specific budgets

• Communicate progress, problems, and concerns to upper management.

• Conduct classes to teach procedures and skills to staff.

• Conduct strategic planning, to allocate resources effectively

• Keep an inventory of expendable items and keep adequate stock on hand to keep the current process running.

• Develop process/quality control work instructions and implement them.

• Establish work schedules and assignments for staff, according to workload.

EDUCATION

• Yakima Valley Community College 3 Semesters General study

• Big Bend Community College 1 Semester Welding ASME Certified

• Iowa State University Seed Conditioning program

REFERENCES

Available Upon Request

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