Allen Bubela
Management & Leadership
- Role
- Plant Manager at Ridley Feed Ingredients
- Location
- Utica, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Allen Bubela
Dynamic, results-driven Plant Manager with broad experience and expertise in leading people and operations across multiple facilities in the feed industry. Genuine passion for collaborating with productive teams to achieve continuous improvements, production excellence, and operational efficiency. Confident in overseeing and making decisions related to process efficiency and improvements. Reputation for providing an environment that supports professional growth and development. Demonstrated ability to lead projects across multiple locations or functions. Able to solve complex problems through innovation, collaboration, creativity, and determination.
Experience
Plant Manager
Jan 2016 — Present · Mendota, IL, US
Oversee the performance of 55 union hourly and 8 non-union employees across two physical plants onsite. Manage inventories valued at $15M to $20M. Improved operational efficiency of Ridley specialty products from 11.5 mhpt to 9.3 mhpt by implementing lean processes and KPIs.Selected to project manage new premix plant project, which entailed engineering the flow, managing design and build aspect, and overseeing startup. Built plant-specific Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plans to reduce the risk of safety hazards in feed for both onsite plants.Launched plant side of new e-Commerce platform for B2B and B2C business.Championed improvements in customer service by order leveling and setting business rules that helped to meet customer needs.Boosted on-time orders from 85% to 98% by establishing business rules that allowed the plant and purchasing area to manage orders and meet their shipping dates.
Education
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Master of Science - MS, Agribusiness
Mississippi State University
Dual Bachelor of Science Degrees , Poultry Science and Food Engineering
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