Paul Jeffries

Background

About Paul Jeffries

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:2012 - 2015: Design, Construct, and Start-up of new $20+ million dollar beef jerky processing facility in Nashville TN.Increased the total company capacity by 5M lbs/yrIncrease total company work force by 340 employees. 2010: Energy Lighting Conservation Reduced energy consumption by 65%Reduced cost by 2009 - 2010: Seven Steps to Excellent Program for CNC Machining and Painting Eliminated all external rejects2009: Total Productive maintenance, and Lean Manufacturing programsDecreased downtime by 75%Increased on-time delivery 30% 2008: Waste Water DAF Reduced sewer surcharge by Developed and Implemented cook plant efficiency and downtime report Improved line efficiency by over lbs/wk)2005-2006: Directed and Managed $19.5M of projects Increased sales by $250 M/yr. •$11 M fully cooked facility •$4 M picking and scalding project •$2.2 M canning plant expansion •$2.3 M evisceration building 2005:$6.5 million dollar cook expansionIncreased the Cook plants production by 60%(1.4M lbs/wk)2004:$1.2 million dollar whole bird Increased white meat yield by.75%($1 M/yr)Increase in thigh debone yield by 2.64%($601,607/yr) 2003: Boiler Economizer Decreased nat gas usage by million dollar big bird projectIncreased the plants through-put pounds by 35%Increased debone yield by over 8%($10 M/yr) 2001:$4.5 million dollar Dapec flex/KFC Increased yield over 10%($2.8 M/yr). 2001:$8 million dollar Cook plant expansionIncreased production by 35%(15M lbs/yr) ConAgra acquisition Synergy teamResulted in an annual savings of over $250 million dollar Debone ExpansionIncreased debone capacity by 1.8M lbs/wk1997: Water conservation Reduce water usage by nearly 30M gals/yrSavings of 1996:$2 million dollar blast freezer Reduced shipping cost by $6 M/yrSpecialties: • Continuous Improvement• Lean Manufacturing Principles • Process layout design-CAD and Solid Works• Project Management • ROI• Inventory Systems (ELKE, MP2, SAP, C-works) • Grant Writing• Machinery SOP/PM schedules to reduce downtime • Department Management