Miller Brewery manager faces changes. (People).JIM Smith There are several famous people with the name Jim Smith, including:
Recently taking over at the company's Irwindale facility, Smith is one of five new plant managers recently appointed at Miller's seven U.S. breweries amid a company-wide restructuring. Smith replaced Ed Beers, who retired after 26 years with the company. In his job, Smith oversees the 750-employee operation that produces more than 6.5 million barrels of beer annually serving the western portion of the U.S. Following a dwindling dwin·dle v. dwin·dled, dwin·dling, dwin·dles v.intr. To become gradually less until little remains. v.tr. To cause to dwindle. See Synonyms at decrease. beer market share in six of the last seven years, parent conglomerate Philip Morris Cos. in late May sold Miller to London-based South African Breweries South African Breweries was founded in 1895 by Jacob Letterstedt specifically to serve a new market of miners and prospectors in and around Johannesburg. Two years later, it became the first industrial company to list on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). PLC for $3 billion and the assumption of $2 billion in debt. Smith's 16 years with the company, including his most recent stint as operations manager at the Trenton, Ohio, brewery will come in handy Verb 1. come in handy - be useful for a certain purpose be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" as the Irwindale plant serving the western states attempts to recapture some of the market share. "As part of my development, I was placed in an operations manager position to prepare me to become a plant manager," said Smith. "Ed's retirement offered me that opportunity. It offers tremendous opportunity from a business growth standpoint as well as a leadership standpoint." One of his primary functions will be to establish a production strategy to meet the market demands for the 35 different brands of beer produced in Irwindale. Running a beer plant was not Smith's original career goal when he graduated from Illinois Institute of Technology Illinois Institute of Technology, in Chicago; coeducational; founded 1940 by a merger of Armour Institute of Technology (founded 1892) and Lewis Institute (1896). in 1978 with a bachelor of science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in electrical engineering. He worked for International Harvester Inc., roofing materials maker Genstar Inc. and Keebler Cookie Co. before accepting a position as a maintenance supervisor at Miller's Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas, 18th-largest city in the United States[1], and voted one of "America’s Most Livable Communities. , plant in 1986. He worked his way up to technical services manager before being transferred to the Trenton plant in 2000. Smith is married with two children. |
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