Bruce Fahnle

Retired President at Shore Heights Consulting

Inman, South Carolina, United States

About

Two new Plant Start ups from green field, includes current plant. Introduced automatic packaging to lines reduced FTE by 3/shift on 3 shift operation Hands on Manager for 60 people, 3 shifts. Includes budgets, HR/Safety Plant safety record at 11 years with out lost time accident Food Safety experience with AIB Superior rating 10 straight years + YUM, NFPA, BRC TPM experience. Lean MFG MRP/DRP Goals Use skills, experience to meet challenging objectives with continuity of strategy from top down organization Specialties: Lean Manufacturing. Packaging Improvements to improve bottom line. Reformulate products to improve processing and Quality

Experience

  • President at Shore Heights Consulting
    Sep 2015 - Present · 10 yrs 10 mos

    Consulting to businesses that produce products for the bakery industry

  • CSM Bakery Supplies North America (25 yrs 9 mos)
    • Supply Chain Category Manager
      Feb 2012 - Sep 2015 · 3 yrs 8 mos

      Dry Mix and Laminated products supply chain manager. Determined facilities to produce products most efficiently. Introduced cost reduction projects through correct packaging. Elyria Ohio facility as interim plant manager. Reduced conversion cost from $.11 to $.07. Direct Case on line/in line printing to reduce cost

    • Plant Manager
      Mar 2010 - Jan 2012 · 1 yr 11 mos

      Resonsible for 60 people on three shifts VFF of liquids, bakery mixes, filling PBOM and super sacks. Extensive packaging experience with multi wall bags, corrugated containers, laminated and co-extruded films. VFF experience. Project Team member for closing excess capacity plants. Proposed the consultants analysis was flawed and should be redone which resulted in one plant not being closed.

    • Plant Manager
      1990 - 2011 · 21 yrs

  • Plant Manager at P H Orth Co/H C Brill
    Aug 1990 - Nov 2011 · 21 yrs 4 mos

    New Plant Start up with 50 Employees. Three Shifts, seven days a week. Expense and Capital Budget met every year. No lost Time accidents from 2000 to 2010. Designed, installed and implemented first automatic packaging line in CSM. Continuous Improvement program resulted in reducing 21 operators with no layoffs, accomplished elimination as people left the company.

  • Plant Manager at Sara Lee
    1984 - 1990 · 6 yrs