Plant Manager Management Experience

Jo Wang (Norman), Lu

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Work Experience

20+ Year professional in Food Industry, Fresh Distribution, and Restaurant Facility Manager

Mr Chow Company, Vernon, CA, Oct 2023 – Sep 2024

•Designed a 16,608 SF central kitchen at 6305 Alondra Blvd. Paramount, CA 90723

•Designed a pilot kitchen at 4740 Everett Ave, Vernon, CA90058. COO

Lunasia, City of Industry, CA, May 2021 – Oct 2023

•Management of 4 restaurants and 1 central kitchen.

•Achievement of company sales in double digits growth.

• Reinforcement of management communication, weekly and monthly performance meeting.

• Set up inventory and loss control system, cycle count and monthly inventory check.

• Kitchen dishes recipe edited.

• Introduction of efficient equipment to support store expansion..

• Warehouse layout improvement and storage capacity incremental. Director of Food Processing Center (FPC)

Tawa Supermarket Co. Ltd (99 Ranch), Orange, CA, May 2017 – May 2021

• Achievement of FPC sales15% growth and chain store hot deli business over 5%LFL increase.

• Improve system control mechanism of raw material purchase.

• Rearrangement of raw meat, fully cooked product vendors.

• Design and complete a over 40,000 SQF the best commissary, which is under USDA certified .

• Introduction Chinese BBQ category roasted and dried with modern equipment.

• Responsible for production, QA& QC, R&D, warehouse, total are over 50 employees. Central Kitchen Plant Manager

Tim Ho Wan (Michelin starred), Taiwan, Feb 2016 – May 2017

• Establish short term and long term organization of central kitchen

• Set up distribution system of company. Cost saving 40% of current vs. original distribution expenses.

• Introduced effective method of cold chain shipment to minimize distribution cost.

• Plan QC& QA (incl. testing lab) future function and layout.

• Recruited new employees in central kitchen for further expansion.

• Prepare necessary qualification to apply food factory license, for ex. hygiene leader, waste water treatment application, boiler operator training. .

Fresh Packing Center Manager, Senior Category Manager, Dairy Farm International- Wellcome Taiwan, 2003 - 2016

• Conducted bakery, RTE (ready to eat) and CVS(convenient store) category business.

• Introduced new product, bread, coffee, soft ice cream, tea eggs and other CVS items

• Responsible for bakery, RTE and CVS merchandising and sourcing decision.

• Managed day to day sourcing and merchandising activities.

• Built up win-win working relations with suppliers by periodical visit and communication

• Managed Taiwan largest fresh DC, which including QC,QA, three production departments, receiving, transportation, administration. Total employees over 220 .

• Supply and package produce, meat, seafood products to Wellcome and Jasons 250 stores.

• Implemented and controlled $7 million budget a year.

• Set up 2nd fresh distribution center in central of Taiwan in 2008.

• Pre-designed new fresh distribution center which new open in 2014.

• Implemented pesticide residue check system of supplier and Company. Central Kitchen Plant Manager

Din Tai Fung Food Company (Michelin starred restaurant), Taiwan, 2000 - 2003

• Founder of DTF central kitchen and first branch restaurant

• Set up QC& QA (incl. testing lab) production, packaging department, warehouse and transportation department.

• Conducted overall plan of second restaurant of DTF.

• Standardize Chinese food and material production, for ex. steam dumpling, shu mai, chicken soup, and gelatin preparation.

• Introduced effective machine or equipment to replace labor-intensive operation.

• Trained new employees in central kitchen for chain restaurant expansion purpose.

• Modification of original restaurant, added on new design concept. Plant Manager

OSI (Otto and Sons Food Industry)Group, Taiwan, 1997- 2000

• First fully cooked bone-in-chicken production line of McDonald's.

• Taking charge in production, QC, warehouse, sanitation, maintenance, and plant operation, total are 160 employees. To produce nugget patty, fried chicken, fish fillet etc.

• Working closely with McDonald's people and performing 100% customer satisfaction.

• Introduced AIB practice into K&K and acquired excellent grade in the first year. Food Industry Sales Deputy General Manager

China-Singapore International Management Co, China,1995 - 1997

• Managed canned, frozen food, juice product domestic and export sales, distribution.

• Conducted food industry joint venture feasibility study with Sumitomo team.

• Managed Ning Bo office daily operation.

• Developed new frozen vegetable, frozen prepared food for export ant local market. Education& Skills

• MBA of Industry Management, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

• Food Industry, National Ping Tung Institute of Agriculture

• Knowledge of QA, QC, HACCP,USDA, FDA, Cold Chain Management, Food Safety Management, Customer Satisfaction, SOP,SSOP, Strategic Planning, Project Management, Job Coaching, Team Building, Budget Control, Central Kitchen Layout Design, Inventory Management, Shipping Operation, Waste Water Treatment Management

Additional Information

• HACCP, AIB, FDA, USDA knowledge • Team player and team builder

• Pesticide residue check system management • Packaging material application

• Strategic planning and management of

production, warehouse

• P&L control

• Picking,dispatching and delivery management of

food and fresh product

• Fixed assets management• Budget control and

implement

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