Ryan O'Donnell

Experience

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  Hilltop Valley Dairy

  Jun 2003 - Apr 2006

  Manufacturing Operator

  Started as a machine operator, and was trained to various roles such as batcher, HTST operator and CIP operator.

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  Westby Cooperative Creamery

  May 2006 - Apr 2022

  Oversight plant manufacturing, procurement, production, quality, maintenance, shipping and receiving for company with over 70 million in sales. Built and maintained relationships with customers to proactively improve and exceed expectations. Lead projects that allowed for significant growth and continued innovation. Schedule and plan dairy production daily for growing company that produced over 80,000 lbs of product daily. Supported plant growth from 40 to 150 employees, as well as worked with plant manager in hiring, coaching, merit increases and termination.

  • Plant Manager

    Oct 2017 - Apr 2022

  • Assistant Plant Manager/Production Planner

    May 2006 - Oct 2017
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  Ecolab Food & Beverage

  Jul 2022 - now

  Account Manager