RALPH CASTRO

ac3yzp@r.postjobfree.com

Cell: 559-***-****

Career Objective:

Seeking a management positon in the manufacturing industry, where I can utilize my technical skills and years of experience.

Education:

Heald Business College, Fresno, CA

Associate of Applied Science Degree - Accounting Finance

Graduated with Honors (GPA 3.85) – Received Certificate of Perfect Attendance

Skills:

Certified as a Preventive Control Qualified Individual, HACCP Certified Team Member, SQF 2nd Level, Cold Storage Operations, Understanding of Food Safety Program, USDA and Phytosanitary regulations, Fumigation and Sulfuring procedures, Weigh Master and forklift certified, Supervised up to 5 different production lines, Knowledgeable with Microsoft Office, Excel, Power point and fluent in Spanish. (Speak, read, write, and interpret).

Summary:

I have a combined 22 years as a Production Supervisor, Quality Control Supervisor, Shipping and Receiving Supervisor, Import & Export Program Supervisor, and Accounting.

I provide leadership and training to accomplish the company’s goals and objectives.

Ability to direct and manage plant operations for production, quality assurance, and manage the shipping and receiving departments.

Able to tailor labor around production run in order to control and minimize labor overtime.

Assist Plant manager in daily operations, labor for production runs, and special projects.

Knowledge of cGMP’s, HACCP, SOP’s, SSOP’s and Food Safety Program.

Experienced with the following commodities: Tree Fruit, Tree Nuts, Table Grapes, Raisins, Berries, Dried Diced Exotic Fruits, and Vegetables.

Knowledge in fruit inspections.

Experience:

Fig Garden Packing, Inc., Fresno, CA (SQF 2nd Level)

Production Supervisor – 08/06 – Present

Coordinate production runs with production line operators and personnel to ensure proper procedures of food safety, quality, and GMP’s are followed. Meet quota requirements assigned by the Plant Manager and ensure all paper work is complete and turned in at end of each production run. Follow up with QA manager during production run to ensure meeting quality of product and make adjustments as necessary. After production run, ensure production line is cleaned and sanitized according the company’s SSOP’s. Train, hire and mentor up to 50 production employees, and ensure that all cGMP’s, HACCP, and SOP’s guidelines and procedures are followed. Managed all aspects of shipping and receiving of incoming and outgoing of commodities and packaging materials. Controlled commodity and materials inventories.

California Substance Abuse and Treatment Facility, Corcoran State Prison

Correctional Officer – 11/01 – 4/06 (Retired)

Worked in a Level IV Maximum Security Housing Unit, also in the Administration Segregation Housing Unit, Tower Gunner in a Level IV Yard, Housing Unit and Dinning Gunner, Controlled Both Officer, Housing Unit Floor Officer, Dinning Floor Officer, Search & Escort Officer, and Inmate Transportation.

United Agricultural Products

Lead Accounts Payable Clerk - 01/99 – 11/01

Responsible for processing high volume of accounts payable, 350 Million. Reconciled the seed, fertilizer and chemical inventories. Involved in the month end, year end closings, and year end tax package. Assist controllers with special accounting projects and post entries to general ledger accounts.

Fowler Packing. Inc.

Shipping / Receiving Supervisor (Seasonal) - 4/95 To 12/95 & 4/96 To 12/96

Supervised six employees during the table grape harvest. Responsible for receiving and shipping two million cases of table grapes (domestic and exports). Controlled inventories and fruit rotation. Knowledge of pre-cooling and sulfuring of grapes. Kept daily communications with sales, USDA and Phytosanitary inspectors. Knowledgeable in table grapes inspections, varieties include: Red Globes, Christmas Rose, Flames, Thompson, Ruby, Perlets, Crimsons and Black grapes.

Fruit Pacific Consulting, International, San Pedro, CA

Chilean Deal, Port of Los Angeles, Berth 55.

Shipping Manager (Seasonal) - 12/95 – 4/96, 12/96 – 4/97

Responsible for importing and expediting 1.4 million cases of vegetable, tree fruit and grapes. Inputted all inventories faxed from Chile into company inventory data base. Sorted all commodities according to their variety and grade before being released from the vessel to the warehouse. In doing so, it enhances the ability to locate and ship the right commodity, helps USDA inspector to locate and do their inspections, and minimize commodity mix-up of same label/grower between companies. Produced a timed fruit availability report to sales and cold storage personnel. Dispatched trucks for shipping and kept close communication with sales and General Manager.

Central California Almond Growers Association, Kerman, CA

Shipping Clerk – 6/94 – 11/94 (Seasonal)

Responsible for shipping and receiving of Almonds. Controlled yard inventory and assist maintenance with machine breakdowns.

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