Amanda Wilson

Experience

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  Procter & Gamble

  May 2009 - Aug 2010

  Process Engineering Intern

  • Provided technical assistance in reducing and recycling waste• Reduced annual hazard waste disposal costs by $25,000• Identified environmental cost savings opportunities of over $150,000 in 2009• Obtained project management experience while starting up $6 million milling expansion• Provided leadership in ensuring project completion, working with plant technicians to write start up procedures and deliver project start-up checklists

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  Procter & Gamble

  May 2011 - May 2014

  • Ensured feasibility of new product lines in manufacturing facility• Used problem solving techniques, root cause analysis, and troubleshooting during operating experiments to eliminate product quality issues and ensure manufacturing reliability• Wrote and executed test protocols and experiments for new product lines on manufacturing plant scale• Worked between R&D and manufacturing site to solve problems and obtain sustainable solutions for daily manufacturing issues• Developed extensive knowledge of extrusion theory in pet food applications• Created strong working relationship with shift technicians in order to learn from their years of experience and develop servant leadership skills• Participated in Aurora site vision development, creating the site’s purpose, values, and vision with 100% employee involvement. Show less

  • Materials, Process, and Delivery Process Engineer

    May 2012 - May 2014

  • Quality Compliance Manager

    May 2011 - May 2013
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  Mars Petcare

  Jun 2014 - Mar 2015

  Making Operations Department Leader

  • Manage all associates involved with receiving raw materials and operating processing equipment, which includes grinding, batching, extrusion, and drying operations – 50 associates total in department• Lead department and supported associates through change and transition management when P&G sold Pet Care division to Mars Inc. in August 2014• Set monthly and annual goals and directions for department in safety, quality, production, cost, and delivery measures• Provide work and development plan direction and coaching for team leaders and other department leadership team• Promote principles of High Performing Organization within the processing department, enabling team leaders to make decisions around the associates on their shift teams• Prioritize equipment capital needs based on safety, quality, and food safety issues within processing department• Became qualified to lead Unified Problem Solving workshops at the site Show less

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  Novozymes

  Mar 2015 - Aug 2024

  Manage a multi-function unit that includes the process engineers and technicalcoordinators. Provide leadership to the above operations staff. The primary roles are to provide products to the supply chain organization that are according to the standard process with a predictable time frame, volume, and quality.Ensure that the process is in control. Own, operate and provide technical supportfor all production equipment and products. In addition with operations,includes ownership of day to day equipment and product troubleshooting in theproduction departments.Responsible for area strategic planning, goal and target setting, organizationalreviews and development, professional guidance for employees, and follow-upagainst goals and targets. Represent the area in the larger Novozymes organizationsand vice versa. Show less

  • Sr Product Quality Manager - Advanced Proteins

    Apr 2022 - Aug 2024

  • Site Director of Blair, NE

    Oct 2020 - Jun 2022

  • Regional Head of Process Engineering Group

    Sept 2019 - Oct 2020

  • Process Engineering Manager

    Jan 2017 - Aug 2019

  • Process Engineer

    Mar 2015 - Jan 2017
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  Novonesis

  Jun 2024 - now

  Technology Manager