1. Trever Larson
920 Paquin St. East
Waterville, MN 56096
507-339-0467
tjlarson@postholdings.com
JOB OBJECTIVE:
SUMMARY:
My drive every day as a food production line manager is to continually make the
people and tools all around me better for the daily journey in my contributing role
producing cereal for the consumer.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Post Consumer Brands- Northfield, MN
MOM Brands- Northfield, MN
Post Consumer Brands Line Manager in Manufacturing Operations BU2 J team (January
2015- Present) J and K team expanded role (March 2015- July 2015)
MOM Production work stream group (October 2014- January 2015)
MOM Line Manager in Manufacturing Operations (May 2011-October 2014)
MOM Bowl pack and packaging warehouse Line Manager (May 2011-September 2014)
MOM Processing team member (June 1994-May 2011)
• Gun puffed /Extruded and Milled/flaked processing positions
• Team Lead, Group Lead, Flex staff Line Manager roles
Daiken (formally McQuay)-Faribault, MN
Utility team member (September 1987-June 1994)
• Worked in multiple sheet metal fabrication departments providing flexibility for labor.
Training and Process Improvements:
Production work stream group
• Visual display implementation for the MOM SDC Bowl pack and CI of VDB’s for BU2
at the CMP.
• Autonomous maintenance, SUSD, RFT tracking, PPLH targets, Action logs.
Foundations in Leadership
Certification in all five courses as follows>
• Coaching and Feedback
2. • Building Effective Teams
• Principles of Supervision
• Employment Laws in the Workplace
• Frontline Precision Leadership
Kaizens
Led
• Bulk Tote Safety and Food Safety
• Bowl Pack Changeover
Assisted
• Attendance and Vacation Process
Lean Six Sigma Basics
Aubrey Daniel International (Behavior Action Plans)
• Safe Distribution of totes to the BP Mezzanine
Developed and assisted on WI’s 5630, 2295, 0332 (food safety and safety)
Implemented and transitioned the SDC from AIB to SQF Auditing.
Improved communications at SDC, habit changes (FLPL, monthly meetings)
Radio usage in BP for safety and efficiency
Various upgrades and facility organization (labeling, storage, and shoe spots at entry)
Safety updates in the office and informational boards for entry and maintenance area
Cross training of team members
Reporting systems to Ops Manager and Line Manager
Staffing improvement and realignment 2011-2014
SKILLS:
Continuous Improvement
Food Safety
Root Cause Analysis
HACCP
3. Warehouse Management
Flexible Packaging
GMP
Leadership Development
SQF
Process Improvement
Employee Training
Team Building
Forklift Operations
WMS Implementations
EDUCATION:
South Central College
Auto Mechanics at Mankato Technical Institute (1985-1987)
Waterville-Elysian HS (1980-1985)