Kyle Welsford

Experience

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  Joseph Kirschner Company

  Jan 1983 - Jan 1988

  Director of Quality Assurance and Sanitation

  • Responsible for all regulatory compliance and liaison, product formulation and costing, process control, R&D, sanitation, and purchasing for 2 USDA processed meat plants with annual sales of $30MM• Managed staff of 22 technical and managerial employees, including R&D in a unionized work environment• Wrote and administered many USDA compliance programs including all training administration• Implemented and supervised computerized best cost product formulation program

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  Seltzer & Rydholm, Inc. (a Pepsi-Cola Franchise)

  Jan 1988 - Jan 2000

  Director of Corporate Operations

  • Full P/L responsibility for central manufacturing, 3 distribution centers, product procurement and logistics, and fleet management for a $65MM Pepsi-Cola franchise• Proactive management of 97 employees in 3 facilities• Managed capital budget of $2MM/year, operational budget of $4.5MM/year, and procurement budget of $35MM/year • Successfully consolidated 5 distribution centers down to 3, and 2 manufacturing facilities down to 1• Supervised 74 employees in 2 facilities• Handled all technical support, purchasing, and logistics for 4 satellite distribution centers Show less

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  Safe Handling, Inc

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  Director of Operations

  • Responsible for all Operations Management for $10MM chemical services company that provides logistics and production services throughout the Northeastern U.S. and Eastern Canada• Earned additional business from existing customers and expanded customer base by negotiating with chemical suppliers seeking to grow in the Northeast and utilizing intermodal services to drive this growth• Full P/L responsibility for chemical warehouse, 2 railcar transload facilities, chemical production plant, chemical repackaging operations, all customer service activities, interstate and international trucking, and all inventory and logistics management for 250M tons of bulk chemical products• Hands-on management of 47 employees in 2 facilities• Project manager for numerous technical production start-ups• Fully certified as an ISO 9002 internal auditor and technical trainer• Successfully implemented lean manufacturing/staffing principles Show less

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  Dynamic Aviation

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2006

  Logistics Manager

  • Managed all aspects of Purchasing, Inventory Control, Shipping and Receiving, Warehousing, Distribution and Remote Base Support for a worldwide aviation services company• Hands-on management of technical professionals as well as hourly team members• Responsible for all sales, warehousing and inventory control aspects of ERM software package (Pentagon 2000)• Implemented new inventory organization and storage program for over 12,000 SKUs and cycle counting audits for this multi-million dollar inventory• Developed and implemented technical training programs for 23 satellite warehouses and field technical personnel Show less

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  Ariake U.S.A., Inc

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2012

  Technical/Project Director

  • Managed all regulatory compliance and technical operations for a $35MM USDA and FDA food facility including QC/QA, HACCPs, SSOPs, GMPs, Organic certification by QAI, and audit contracts with AIB and GMA-Safe.• Managed planning and construction of a 60,000 sf plant expansion and associated equipment specifications as well as numerous other capital projects• Technical Support for customers including primary responsibility for all technical documents used by Customer Service and preparation of complex customer questionnaires• Perform routine data analysis on production yields and other Key Process Indicators (KPIs) using statistical tools as part of continuous improvement plan• Proven history of staff development, technical training and mentoring of direct reports as well as supervisors and managers in other departments Show less

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  American Fruits & Flavors

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2016

  Director of Quality
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  BakeMark USA

  Mar 2017 - Jul 2018

  Quality Assurance Manager II
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  Century Snacks

  Jul 2018 - Dec 2019

  Senior Quality & Food Safety Manager