Joe

Vias

Manager Extraordinaire


Professional profile

I am a focused individual who is looking to grow within my organization in order to either transfer to a developing nation, or allow myself to impact such nation.Education & Jobs.

Education

Night Production Supervisor

ConAgra Foods

Direct oversight of Packaging and Boxing departments between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. In addition to being the only salaried employee on from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
Daily SAP use in Supervisor and Warehouse areas.
Plant Autonomous Manufacturing Development (AMD) lead with at least one project through Step 3 Sustaining and multiple others in process.
Trained in LEDS, Simple Root Cause Analysis, and ConAgra’s version of the Milliken Performance System (12 Pillar Format)®.
Trained extensively for HACCP program and responsible for validating temperatures and surveying the plant for potential hazards on a nightly basis.

ConAgra Foods

Boxing Department Supervisor

ConAgra Foods

Turners Falls, MAOversight of Boxing department in able to facilitate a safe and productive team.
Trained in SAP, HACCP, and OHSA.

ConAgra Foods

Second Shift Sanitation and Production Worker

ConAgra Foods

Primary Cutter and Blender operator for the past 9 months.
Active member of Task Safety Analysis Team, Operational Improvement Team, Wellness Committee.
Worked in Packing and Boxing before starting in MAP/Sani.

Line Worker

Hardigg Industries

Front line worker creating plastic rotomold containers for use by both governmental and non-governmental customers. Responsible for the proper curing of material by maintaining proper temperature, rotation, and timing dependent upon task at hand. Chose to return to school after my father had healed well enough to drive after workplace accident and surgery.

Managing partner

Low Carb Options

Opened up and ran a low carbohydrate retail store to use the Atkins Diet trend to enable diabetics to have a greater choice of food products to add to their daily diet.
Closed shop after local competition from established chain supermarkets expanded their product line above a level that we could not match.

General Labor/Inventory Manager

Sun Harbor Trust

Assisted in the remodeling of low-end bar into midscale pub/restaurant,
including development of motif, menu choices and suppliers.

Store Manager

Greenfield Newsroom

Remodeled establishment and planned new layout to increase sale goals, and decrease shrink. Increased sales 25% for a four year period in existing product line.
Established new avenues of income not directly associated with business.
Signed Greyhound to a three year contract
established Western Union Cash Service.
Increased income stream 5%
Brought establishment out of the red for the first time in 10 years within 2 years.

Skills

  • Autonomous Manufacturing Development: A Total Production Maintenance program.
  • Team Building and Mentoring for both groups and individuals dependant on needs.
  • Labor and Equipment OEE Tracking and Management using SAP, Kronos, and ERP tracking software.
  • Simple Root Cause Analysis and the 5 Why.
  • HACCP Food Safety and SQF Certified.
  • Microsoft Office 2007 & 2010