Jen Olson

About Jen Olson

Experienced Manufacturing Leader with over 15 years in process development, GMP and regulatory compliance, and operational excellence within the food, bio and chemical industries.Managed teams in high-volume, high-compliance environments. Led cross-functional teams to achieve significant cost savings and production efficiency, enhancing product quality and compliance.Implemented Lean Six Sigma methodologies across multiple sites, contributing to $40MM in income and capacity improvements.Seeking to leverage my expertise in a challenging MSAT leadership role to drive innovation and efficiency in bio-manufacturing. Open to connecting with professionals in the bio, chemical engineering, and manufacturing science fields.

Experience

1. Refinery Plant Manager

   Cargill

   Nov 2022 — Present · Newark, CA, US

   As Facility Manager at Cargill Salt Refinery, I lead a team of 115 across a 24/7 union facility, managing 9 production lines and 86 SKUs. I am responsible for environmental, food, and personnel safety, achieving regulatory compliance, manage over $30MM expense budget, and am focused on fostering a culture of engagement and manufacturing excellence.• Laser focused cost reduction efforts have resulted in a 5% FY25 year-to-date COGS reduction• Reduced overdue Corrective and Preventative Action plans by 90% by implementing a continual review process• Enabled process efficiency improvements, increasing performance to plan on the most profitable product line by 54% YoY during the second half of FY23 • Results are made possible by daily cross-functional collaboration with Supply Chain Planning, Commercial, Human Resources, Finance, Manufacturing Excellence, Engineering, Maintenance, FSQR, and Environmental Health and Safety

Education

• University of Iowa

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

  2017

• Iowa State University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Chemical Engineering

  2005 — 2009