Monte Ackerman
Director of Engineering & Maintenance at Michigan Sugar Company
- Role
- Director of Engineering & Maintenance at Michigan Sugar Company
- Location
- Bay City, MI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Monte Ackerman
Organizational Development- Recognizes team member talents and develops roles, responsibilities and expectations to foster passion, team building, and growth- A catalyst for change empowered by seeking knowledge, practice, and continuous improvement- Achiever focused on delivering desired results - naturally stimulated to: 1) discover how and why things work and 2) identify opportunities to increase speed, effectiveness, and efficiency- Develops business unit capabilities by aligning people to common goals and coaching up, down, and across organizational levels and divisions.Talent Development- Mentors employees to develop personal professional development plans to prepare for growth opportunities, achieve career objectives, and find fulfillment- Develops and implements structured on-the-job (OJT) practice, coaching, and feedback to realize greater value from education and training investments- Challenges leaders to spend as much time observing, listening, coaching, and encouraging people as managing plant systems, equipment, and budgets- Coaches Managers, Engineers, Front-Line Leaders, and developing leaders to practice, observe, evaluate, and improve critical conversation skills- Completes 360 performance reviews to measure leaders successes by observing the enlightened actions of their followers- Recognizes and rewards team members for collaborating across organizational boundaries to determine the root cause(s) of failures and implementing mitigating actions to prevent re-occurrence.
Experience
Director of Engineering & Maintenance
Nov 2023 — Present · Bay City, MI, US
Doing my part to enable the sweet journey to Operations Excellence- Learning more about the organizational improvement needs- Participating in developing a reliability roadmap- Growing and developing highly engaged people- Delivering capital improvements - design it right, buy it right, build it right, operate it right, maintain it right!
Education
University of Minnesota
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering
1987 — 1991
Baker University
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
2012 — 2014
Navy Nuclear Power
Nuclear power training pipeline, Nuclear power plant operation
1986 — 1987
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