Joe Sanchez
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Tel: 817-***-****
abm3qx@r.postjobfree.com
Professional Profile
Operations Manager / Maintenance Manager focused on safety, people
involvement, cost, quality, and responsiveness. Bilingual: English /
Spanish (read & write). Proven leadership in the following areas:
Quality Assurance Safe Work Environment Practices
Budgeting Production Goals Achieved within Targets
Team Building Maintenance Supervision: Proactive /
Reactive
Project Planning Technical Support
Standardization Employee Empowerment & Development
Scheduling Production Equipment & Facilities
Maintenance
Professional Experience
General Motors Arlington Assembly, Arlington, Texas
Maintenance Supervisor (2006 - 2009)
Supervised / managed a group of tradesmen which included Electricians,
Millwrights, Pipefitters, and Carpenter / Painters in keeping the facility
in top functioning order to support the production of vehicles. Operations
maintenance included preventative and emergency response with a sense of
urgency.
. Reduced maintenance personnel by assigning people more efficiently and
through team building.
. Facilitated the introduction of lower cost contract skilled labor to
reduce labor cost by 25%.
. Improved safety performance by new policies, resulting in record over a
year with no lost work days.
. Reduced maintenance costs 20% by finding lower cost substitutes for many
maintenance parts.
. Reorganized work areas in order to be more efficient, resulting in
quicker response times.
. Eliminated various waste such as inventory, motion, and waiting,
resulting in cost savings.
. PM's, s were completed on time for an effective maintenance preventative
program.
General Motors Oklahoma Assembly, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Production / Maintenance Supervisor (2003 - 2006)
Supervised and managed a crew of employees in the production of vehicle
body parts to support assembly of vehicles, and also a crew of maintenance
tradesmen to support production. The tradesmen included: electricians,
millwrights, pipefitters, and toolmakers. Operations were quick paced, and
zero downtime was of essence.
. Increased manpower productivity 20% by creating teams and cross training.
. Developed method for production employees to perform own quality checks
to increase productivity.
. Reduced scrap by 80% at stations by developing a procedure to repair
damaged material.
. Reduced maintenance overtime by finding methods to better utilize
nonproduction downtime.
. Saved on maintenance cost by receiving credit for removed parts that
failed prematurely.
. Increased safety awareness by implementing new safety practices.
. Controlled cost by eliminating 7 types of waste, resulting in lower
budget requirements.
. Capital Projects were managed, implemented, and completed 100% on time
within budget.
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General Motors Powertrain, Defiance, Ohio
Maintenance Supervisor (2002 - 2003)
Supervised / managed a crew of tradesmen which included electricians and
millwrights in the new installation of equipment, and then in their
maintenance after production was started.
. Initiated team concept way of working among the tradesmen to utilize
employees more efficiently.
. Developed, involved and led a team to install new technology resulting in
a successful launch.
. Helped write the safety lockout placards in new equipment, providing a
safer work environment.
. Promoted safety by starting projects such as "What's wrong with this
picture?"
. Implemented a parts storage system known as the point of use to have
parts readily available, thus more efficient.
Electrician (1994 - 2002)
Installed new, and modified existing electrical installations. Maintenance
was performed on production operations equipment and facility. This
included all aspects of industrial electricity.
Additional roles include Production Assembler, Operator, and Millwright.
Education
BA, Management & Business Administration, Defiance College, Defiance, Ohio
AS, Electrical Engineering Technology, Northwest Community College,
Archbold, Ohio
Certifications
Electrician Journeyman: The Ohio Apprenticeship Council U.S. Dept. of
Labor
Millwright Journeyman: The Ohio Apprenticeship Council U.S. Dept. of
Labor
Professional Development
Electrical Sub-station Workplace Organization: 5S
Training Workshops
EDSNET Timekeeping Confined Space Training
Blood borne Pathogens PLC Programming / Troubleshooting
Crane Operation (mobile) Man lift Operation (mobile)
Electrical Safe Work Practices ISO 9001 & 14001
Microsoft Office Applications Maximo Systems (PM System)
TPM Lean Manufacturing