John Jacobsen

Site Leadership: Oversee production driving standardization, productivity improvement, and equipment utilization and safety.

Establish operational objectives that are aligned with business goals. Develop and execute strategic plan for the production and operations department. Integrate the separate activities of production, shipping, receiving, transportation, purchasing and sales by discussing with each function accountabilities and interdependence in achieving company goals. Participate in the establishment of overall Production-Distribution Center business goals.

Plan, organize, direct, and control the course of operations by integrating and coordinating operations functions and processes with business goals. Maintain profitable operations by controlling inventory, losses, accidents and safety, etc. Seek synergies and best practices to develop and implement new methods to improve productivity or improve customer service.

Guide operations management in compliance with government and other regulatory agency guidelines and laws and Company programs. Implement programs to ensure overall safety, security, maintenance and ergonomics for the operations functions.

Delegate the responsibility to managers to accomplish productivity goals, all this being done with guidance and coaching. Enforce Production-Distribution Center/company policies on safety and employee discipline by following guidelines, communicate changes to the workforce and oversee work and performance of day warehouse associates. Create performance improvement plans, administer discipline, and identify training opportunities when appropriate

• Site Leadership: Oversee production driving standardization, productivity improvement, and equipment utilization and safety.
• Establish operational objectives that are aligned with business goals.
• Develop and execute strategic plan for the production and operations department.
• Integrate the separate activities of production, shipping, receiving, transportation, purchasing and sales by discussing with each function accountabilities and interdependence in achieving company goals.
• Participate in the establishment of overall Production-Distribution Center business goals.
• Plan, organize, direct, and control the course of operations by integrating and coordinating operations functions and processes with business goals.
• Maintain profitable operations by controlling inventory, losses, accidents and safety, etc.
• Seek synergies and best practices to develop and implement new methods to improve productivity or improve customer service.
• Guide operations management in compliance with government and other regulatory agency guidelines and laws and Company programs.
• Implement programs to ensure overall safety, security, maintenance and ergonomics for the operations functions.
• Delegate the responsibility to managers to accomplish productivity goals, all this being done with guidance and coaching.
• Enforce Production-Distribution Center/company policies on safety and employee discipline by following guidelines, communicate changes to the workforce and oversee work and performance of day warehouse associates.
• Create performance improvement plans, administer discipline, and identify training opportunities when appropriate.

• Duties: Analyze and streamline production flow through processing while maintaining high quality standards to our customers and promote a safe work environment.
• Ensure fish cutters are properly trained to maximize the cut yield for all finished products.
• Responsible for regularly conducting yield analyses to ensure target yields correlate with cost.
• Assign job tasks in the production area to maximize product flow and efficiency.
• Prioritize customer orders by truck departure times.
• Manage WIP (Work-in-Progress) inventory and stock product to maintain a stable shelf life by proper rotation.
• Assist in customer complaint investigations and driving accountability.
• Ensure all orders follow customer specifications to capitalize on customer service.
• Work with sales teams on new product development and implement processes to promote new business.
• Work with the Food Safety department to ensure good manufacturing practices are being implemented and all FDA/USDA/FSIS guidelines are being followed.
• Filled in as interim FSQ Manager at the Orlando Stock Yards location for 10 weeks until a new FSQ Manager and FSQ Tech was hired.
• Helped with new item costing and setups at the Orlando Stock Yards location.
• Basic Haccp Certification class completed on 1/17/2023.

• Duties: Analyze and streamline production flow through the cut shop, while maintaining high quality standards to our customers and promote a safe work environment.
• Ensure meat cutters are properly trained to maximize the cut yield for all finished product.
• Responsible for regularly conducting yield tests to ensure target yields are accurate and giving feedback on any raw material(s) that aren’t meeting the supplier’s specifications.
• Assign job tasks in the production room to maximize product flow and efficiency.
• Prioritize cut tickets by truck departure times.
• Manage WIP (Work-in-Progress) and stock product to maintain a stable shelf life by proper rotation.
• Assist in customer complaint investigations and driving accountability.
• Ensure all orders follow customer specifications to capitalize on customer service.
• Work with sales teams on new product development and implement processes to promote new business.
• Work with the Food Safety department to ensure good manufacturing practices are being implemented and all FSIS/USDA guidelines are being followed.

• Duties: Monitor and enforce proper sanitation, GMP and Food Safety/Quality procedures.
• Collect, review and maintain files of all documents related to SQF.
• Communication with USDA inspector(s) regarding HACCP or GMP issues.
• Implementation of new policies, procedures or work instructions distributed by the FSQA Director.
• Ensure that employee’s record real-time data or any other information requested on forms and take corrective actions when there are deviations from existing standards.
• Evaluate, audit and monitor work of individual QA technicians and Sanitation personnel and provide immediate feedback.
• Track and trend customer complaint investigations.
• Communicate with Manager about any critical issues as well as issues that fall outside of established parameters.
• Manage work schedules, vacations, and missed hours.
• Perform new hire training and annual reviews on employees and safety meetings.
• Oversee all raw material audits and claims to suppliers.
• Create, maintain, and update customer specifications.
• Responsible for semi-annual water sampling.
• Responsible for annual calibrations of equipment (FOSS, Bench scale weights, NIST thermometers, Temperature data loggers).
• Keep updated records of supplier approval documentation.
• Responsible for approving contractor invoices with accounting.
• Assist with Research and Development of new product launches.
• Achieved 97% score on level 3 SQF audit in FY17.
• Scored a 95% on Version 8 SQF Audit in FY18.
• Certified in Basic HACCP Training.
• Traveled to sister company in Atlanta to help improve their Raw Material Auditing procedure.
• Am a member of the Crisis Management Team.
• Passed Halal and BEV audit in FY18.

• Duties: Perform HACCP monitoring and verification activities daily.
• Perform daily sanitation checks.
• Perform daily knife inspections.
• Perform scale calibration checks.
• Temperature monitoring activities.
• Sample and analyze products to ensure it meets customer specifications and verify food safety and quality aspects.
• Pre-operational inspections, thermometer calibration, and ATP testing.

• Duties: Conducts raw material audits on incoming raw material sources to ensure that incoming materials are in specification so that maximum finished product yields are obtained.
• Files claims with Packers when necessary.
• Documents cost studies on yield tests and investigate low yields on production runs.

• Duties: Analyze and streamline the grind line processes.
• Responsible for grinding operations, yields and production flow through the grinding line.
• Supervise machine operators, assistants, microwave operators, packers and others as needed on the grinding line.
• Responsible for floor operations.
• Ensure policies and procedures are followed.
• Maintain work areas in compliance with USDA guidelines.
• Produce production list for employees to follow.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

• Duties: Perform daily inspections on hamburger machine equipment and parts.
• Responsible for putting the machine together daily, make pressure adjustments, perform changeovers and breaking down the machine at the end of the shift.
• To be able to read a production list and produce orders to meet a shipping deadline.

• Duties: Properly palletize product as it is conveyed, ensuring product has been segregated by delivery location, date, priority (Demand vs Non Demand) or stock items.
• As pallets are filled, move product to designated holding/staging area (dock, blast freezer, etc.).
• Pull product from stock and Re-label stock cases to orders as requested, using a scan-gun.
• Reading cut tickets and filling orders in a timely manner.
• Able to break down master cases and produce smaller portioned cases, weigh and label finished cases.