David Lighthiser

About David Lighthiser

I am a manufacturing/operations/supply chain executive with a proven track record of results in Food and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) and Retail. I have over 25 years of experience at global companies with brands including Nestle Prepared Foods /Nestle Purina Pet Care and most recently Starbucks.I have broad experience across the elements of the supply chain with particular emphasis in Manufacturing Management, Operations Excellence / Lean 6-Sigma and Operations Strategy.My leadership style and ability to partner with business leaders enables me to rally teams to embrace change and deliver exceptional results in the areas of people safety, food safety, product quality, continuous improvement and lean manufacturing. Additional competencies include: Multi-Site Leadership, Start-Ups, Turnarounds, International Management, Quality and Food Safety, Engineering, Capacity Planning, Supply Planning, Distribution Facilities, Margin / P&L and Cash Flow Improvement.

Experience

1. Sr Director of Operations

   Miniat

   Feb 2019 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

Education

• Allegheny College

  Bachelor of Science, Physics and Economics

Skills

• Supply Chain Management
• Operations Management
• Six Sigma
• Quality System
• Sap
• Haccp
• Factory
• Budgets
• Food
• Leadership
• Food Manufacturing
• Manufacturing
• Purchasing
• Process Improvement
• Supply Chain
• Food Industry
• Food Safety
• Inventory Management
• Root Cause Analysis
• Business Strategy
• Team Building
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Business Process Improvement
• Project Management
• Lean Manufacturing
• Continuous Improvement