Kevin Thomas
Director, Production Engineering at Smithfield Foods.
- Role
- Director, Production Engineering at Smithfield Foods
- Location
- Raleigh, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kevin Thomas
Executive Management and Engineering professional with extensive hands-on experience and demonstrated success in operations management, product development, production management, business expansion, client interface, project management, and plant redesign to realize increased efficiencies and throughput. Strong work ethic; decision making, problem solving and troubleshooting skills; entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to safety. Skills include the proven ability to:• Oversee budgets in excess of $22 million and manage projects that deliver on time, on budget and achieve measurable improvements.• Achieve multi-million-dollar reductions in operating costs by making improvements in efficiency, removing bottlenecks, and giving leadership teams the tools needed to succeed.• Partner with leaders across the organization to develop and execute business strategy, implement ERP systems, upgrade manufacturing equipment, and redesign processes to realize efficiencies and support product development.• Lead cross-functional and culturally diverse teams domestically and internationally including hands-on experience working in Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Romania, and Chile.• Communicate goals and expectations clearly and concisely, deal with conflict and resistance effectively, and foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovative thinking, and readiness for change to achieve growth.Expert-level knowledge of SAP, Lean, 5S, and Root Cause Analysis. Proficient in Spanish.
Experience
Director, Production Engineering
Feb 2026 — Present · NC, US
Education
University of Nevada, Reno
BS, Mechanical Engineering
2007 — 2011
Utah Valley University
AS, Business Management
2004 — 2007
Skills
- Thermodynamics
- Operations Management
- Leadership
- Project Planning
- Microsoft Office
- Process Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Safety
- Solidworks
- Project Management
- Continuous Improvement
- Machining
- Troubleshooting
- Product Development
- Power Plants
- Commissioning
- Training
- Testing
- Team Building
- Management
- Engineering Management
- Strategic Planning
- Lean Manufacturing
- Manufacturing
- Cad
- Engineering
- Renewable Energy
- Customer Service
- Energy
- Energy Efficiency
- Alternative Energy
- Waste Heat Recovery
- Autocad
- Business Process Improvement
- Project Engineering
- Matlab
- Process Improvement
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