1. Stephen R. Floccari
4650 Blackberry Court Batavia, OH 45103 (513) 458-9444  steve.floccari@gmail.com
Summary
Battle tested operations manager with over 25 years of experience in production management.
Strong leadership skills; able to prioritize, delegate, and make sound decisions quickly while
maintaining focus on bottom line. I am a certified Green Belt Lean/Six Sigma; exemplary
problem-solving skills able to identify problems and implement corrective measures. I am skilled
at cultivating positive relationships; strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Professional Experience
Givaudan Flavors Corporation. October 2002 to August 2016
Production Manager, Cincinnati, OH
Lead all Trial Order operations including a staff of 7 salaried and 17 hourly associates. Managed
3 shift operation responsible for powder blends, savory pastes, enzyme modified cheese, spray
dry, vacuum dry, granuseal and liquid compounding processes.
 Routinely worked directly with Chemists and Science & Technology in developing and
modifying formulas for a seamless transition into mass production.
 Orchestrated project aimed improving customer “on time to request” service deliverable;
increased on-time shipments from 89% to 97.2% (target 94%).
 Outperformed all North American sites in the fewest number of recordable accidents
from 2010 to present: direct result of near miss and behavioral based programs.
 Pioneered innovative Master Sanitation Program that was used as the model for North
American sites.
 Surpassed outside auditing score targets for all 14 years. SQF, AIB, FSSC22000, ISO
9001:2008 certified.
 Reduced product losses by $400,000 by instituting cycle counting, JIT inventory
techniques.
 Organized Quality PDCA teams successfully improving First Time Right % from 95% to
97.8%.
 Established cultural improvements within Trial Orders successfully defeating all attempts
at organizing by the Teamsters.
 Certified Green Belt Lean manufacturing / Six Sigma in 2015.
Superior Linen & Apparel Services February – October 2002
Plant Manager, Cincinnati Ohio Directly supervised 50, full time union associates.
Coordinated operations and engineering activities in a fast pace service oriented industry while I
continued my search in the food manufacturing industry.
 Executed strategy for reducing employee turnover, offering incentives, improved
working conditions resulting in a turnover reduction of 40% in the first 6 months.
 Coordinated plant expansion capital improvement project of $500,000 in 2002.

2. Stephen R. Floccari
4650 Blackberry Court Batavia, OH 45103 (513) 458-9444  steve.floccari@gmail.com
Perfetti Van Melle Corporation, March 1998 – October 2001
Production Manager, Erlanger, KY
Facilitated 3 production supervisors and 120 non-union associates producing approximately
9,000 cases per day. Scope encompasses extrusion process, bar molding, wrapping, and
packaging processes.
 Coordinated a comprehensive training program for operations. Standard operating
procedures, and work instructions were created for operations and sanitation, formalized
employee assessment program.
 Headed a cross-functional process improvement team to address product losses from
overweight bars and recycled product resulting in $0.5 million in savings.
Clark Bar America, February 1994 – March 1998
Plant Manager, Pittsburgh, PA Lead all plant operations including a staff of 175 union
associates and 8 supervisors over 5 product lines. Scope encompassed operations, maintenance,
and sanitation, shipping and receiving departments.
 Administered the transfer of the Bun Bar product lines into the Pittsburgh facility after
the acquisition was finalized. Plant shutdown, Equipment transfer, and employee training
were completed in less than 6 months.
 Promoted better working relationship with union; grievances reduced by 50%, zero
arbitrations and zero NLRB filings.
Clark Bar America, Inc. September 1991 – February 1994
Production/Sanitation Supervisor, Pittsburgh, PA. Supervised 20 hourly union employees on
3rd shift sanitation team responsible for cleaning and sanitizing 5 production lines and facility in
time for first shift start-up. Promoted to production supervisor of the Slow Poke/ Black Cow line
after 6 months.
 Reduced start-up times by nearly 10% across five production lines.
 Coordinated semi-annual shutdown activities with maintenance and operations.
Disassembled, cleaned and sanitized all processing & packaging equipment, & overhead
conveying systems. Performed preventative maintenance on all equipment
EDUCATION
B.S. Food Service Management Florida International University
Green Belt Lean / Six Sigma 2015
ISO 2008:9001, FSSC22000 Certification
Kepner-Tregoe: Problem Solving Decision Making, Project Management 1997
SAP, AS400, Microsoft Office, Word, Excel