Joseph M.

Moses
106 N Maple Ave
Woodward, IA 50276
515-783-8088 515-975-8104 josemos5@aol.com
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Production Supervisor --- Plant Manager --- Shift manager

25 years of progressive experience managing Production, Quality, Safety and Cost Control.
Verifiable strengths in a successful background in manufacturing and customer service
management, a proven ability to manage and train in multiple Tasks, projects, and assignments
simultaneously. Practiced in OSHA, SSOP, HACCP, SOP, and GMP. Excellent interpersonal skills,
Creative troubleshooter able to quickly identify problems and implement practical solutions.
Proven ability to quickly learn and utilized new methods, systems, and technology. Well-versed in
all aspects of production including inventory management, quality improvement, safety
programs, scheduling and maintenance. Trained in Root Cause Failure Analysis Investigations.
Also the 5 why program. A strong supervisor able to train and motivate teams to peak
performance.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MRS CLARKS FOOD’S ANKENY IOWA

2007-2010
SHIFT MANAGER

• Manage plant operations including, a staff of 3 supervisors and 50 employees, 5 lines

producing Juice and salad dressings and BBQ sauce. Producing 30 thousand cases a day.
• Oversaw Raw Materials Inventory working with Purchasing and Quality Control, and
Warehouse dept. Used Scanning system to track. Trained all employees to use system.
• Key member in SOP, GMP, OSHA, training programs, audited these procedures, identified
critical problems with employees and did corrective action with employees.
• Implemented Quality improvement programs, including more spot audits on critical points,
root cause analysis, and implemented of remedial actions.

Key Accomplishment
• Improved productivity approximately 20%
• Reduced customer complaints roughly 10%
• Exceeded start-up efficiencies by an average of 10% across five lines.

BROWN FAMILY COMMUNITIES ARIZONA

2005-2007
WARRENTY MANAGER

• Managed customer services with new home owners, at 5 projects total of 500 hundred
homes.
• Reprehensive between company and customers. To correct problems.
• Managed vendors to get warranty items completed right and on time...
• Did Quality walks of new homes being built to cut back on warranty problems.
 Key Accomplishment
• Increase sell of new homes by 10% due to better Quality of homes.
• Increase better relationship between Home Owners and company.
• Cut cost by 10% with vendors due to repairs being completed at vendor’s expenses.
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PARACHEM COMPANY DES MOINES IOWA

2000-2005
PLANT MANAGER

• Managed plant operations including a staff of 3 supervisors and 30 employees, 2 lines

producing soap
Products from liquid to dry form, and liquid soap products also.
• Set up schedule for production on all 3 shifts to meet customers demand and deliveries.
• Designed and produced all R&D items for new customers.
• Handled all EPA, Items with the city of Des Moines. And made sure we stayed in guidelines.
• In charge of all Maintance repairs, getting fix are replaced items on machine that went down,
installed new Teflon belts.
• Handled all shipping and receiving of products and materials. Order trucks for shipping of
products, Worked with vendors to order materials for products.

Key Accomplishment
* Improved productivity 10% by training staff in multi tasking and setting machine so that staff
can run two
Machines at the same time.
* Came up with several new R&D products for new customers that created 1 Million Dollars
worth of business.
* Came up with new mixing procedures that created a 10% increase in yields.

ENGINEER DATA PRODUCTS DENVER COLORADO

1996-2000
SHIFT SUPERVISOR

• Shift Supervisor in charge of metal press area, welding area, assembly area, painting area,
and shipping area,
• Verified blue prints were correct,
• Made sure all OSHA requirements were being followed, by all staff, Training of all new staff
• Made sure Schedule was completed on time, and Quality was correct at all times.
• In charge of all labor and time and material cost for my shift.
Key Accomplishment
• Worked on scrape cost to cut back by 10% to increase profits.
• Increased Quality on the floor which increased my production time and less scrape.
• Help layout of cells to increase team building, increase profits with increase of production.

GERARDS BAKERY COMPANY LONGMOUNT COLORADO

1993-1996
* Shift supervisor in charge of all mixing and baking and packing of bread product and pastries
for delivery to
All customers and stores.
• In charge of getting all trucks loaded for the next day deliveries.
• In charge of all Quality control and material inventory.
• In charge of all maintance of machines and Ovens.
Key Accomplishment
• Helped with the design and setup of new building.
• Came up with new products for customers.
• In creased production by 10% by adding more racks on wheels.

EDUCATION
Des Moines Technical High School
Printing
Des Moines Area Community College AS
Degree in criminal Justice

References Available Upon Request