Tim Kana

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ABOUT TIM KANA

Experienced Product Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the Fresh Pork Industry from Live, Harvest, Cut, and Conversions. Specializing in maximizing the value of the pork primals of the carcass, reviewing and ensuring process and procedures are being followed by operations, monitoring product quality and specifications, communicating to all levels of the Pork business unit and to our valued customers, assists in new product development and follows the process through, Ensure orders are being met and out on time, Leading daily product shows, reviewing daily yields and coming up with solutions of lost opportunity, performing cut tests, yield tests, CTS, working with the Processor Sales, Retail/Foodservice Sales, Margin Management, and understanding the USDA pricing and market.In addition 12 years of experience with a plethora of knowledge of the CPG Business which include:(Ham Boning, Ham/Belly Curing, Machine and hand stuffed logs, Smokehouse, Sliced Smoke Meats, Smoked Meats Pack, Spam, HPP, Trim Blend, Precook Bacon, Bacon Bits, Pulled Pork, Sliced Canadian Bacon, Dry Sausage Formulation, Dry Sausage Stuff, Dry Sausage Smokehouse/ Dry Rooms, Dry Sausage Slice/Pack).Skilled in Team Leadership, Employee Engagement, Employee Safety, Food Safety, Continuous Improvement, Production Planning, and Food Manufacturing. Strong operations professional with a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) focused in Business Administration and Management, General from Oklahoma State University.