Francisco J Sánchez-Salazar

***** ****** **** **** ****, TX 77494 832-***-**** ac9yv6@r.postjobfree.com

Plant Manager

Experienced in Process Improvement, Training/Coaching, and Operations Management.

Adept & resourceful Plant Manager offering 24+ years of extensive experience in manufacturing, operations, & production. Builds strong, cohesive teams to streamline operations & cut costs, effectively improving the operational bottom line. Demonstrated ability in providing technical design direction, guiding production, & leading engineering teams throughout project phases.

Key Strengths

Total Quality Management Continuous Process Improvement Strategic Planning Training & Coaching Performance Management Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Project Management Cost Reduction

Professional Experience

Goya Foods of Texas Brookshire, TX 2015-2019

Mechanical Project Engineer

Developed comprehensive manual that fulfilled FDA regulations. Supported Engineering/Maintenance Department; provided high-end mechanical knowledge necessary to develop and implement processes improvements.

Conducted experiments designed to isolate critical variables in the struggle to reach plant’s target productivity; analyzed findings and implemented necessary changes to improve overall productivity, efficiency, and enable consistent performance.

Developed extensive set of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for plant operational activities.

Developed/implemented 65% of preventive maintenance programs and procedures to service Food Processing plant.

Researched/developed processes & procedures, eliminating deviations in quality and increased production.

Successfully implemented maintenance plans; reduced production line stops (related to corrective maintenance) by 70%; increased plant efficiency by 20%.

Island Can Caribbean Inc. (Goya Foods Subsidiary) Bayamon, Puerto Rico 2000-2015

Plant Manager

Directly managed 5 supervisors overseeing 85 employees. Coached/trained staff. Promoted culture of efficient operations, performance improvement, and cost reduction. Implemented process improvements to optimize results, maximize plant productivity, forecast production requirements, and define production plans.

Achieved cost reduction (3.5%) with the implementation of continues process improvements that increased plant efficiency; reduced maintenance cost by improving coordination/planning.

Cut labor cost (8.7%) with successful process automation.

Decreased tooling consumption by 65% by implementing extensive engineering revisions, making identifying tooling weaknesses easier; led re-design to increase overall service life and reduce cost by 30%.

Increased maintenance efforts 75% to 95%; reduced maintenance cost .6M/year by re-training maintenance personnel and implementing training evaluation procedures.

Rendered claims to 0 defect relating to can-leaks and derivate defects by introducing quality inspection plans, updated inspection technology, incorporated statistical data analysis and conducted follow-through inspections.

Previous Roles

Zapata Envases Mazatlán Sinaloa. Mexico 1994-1999

Plant Manager

Oversaw all daily operations of plant from production/manufacturing to ensure policies/procedures were followed. Developed processes to maximize safety, quality, and productivity. Designed/coordinated capacity expansions exceeding +$9M in investments after three years of plant installation.

Fábricas Monterrey Ensenada Baja California. Mexico 1989-1994

Production Superintendent

Led production of 325M two-piece cans and lids operations, projecting raw material forecasts and scheduling production. Coordinated/implemented technological equipment updates. Increased production efficiencies 85% to 95% in single year. Directly managed 4 supervisors overseeing 79 employees.

Cepicsa Culiacan, Sinaloa Mexico 1987-1989

Production Manager

Established production schedules, coordinated staff requirements; identified areas needing process optimization. Directly managed 3 supervisors overseeing 180 employees. Increased plant efficiency 75% to 89%. Reduced propane gas consumption by 22%.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Concentration: Mechanical Design

Culiacan Technical Institute

Professional Development

ITESM Campus Monterrey Ensenada, Mexico 1990-1992

Executives Integral Formation (1990)

Basic Statistics Techniques (1991)

Total Quality Management (1991)

Management Development Program (1991)

Individual Contribution for the Process of Quality Improvement (1992)

Statistic Control of Process (Design of Experiments) (1992)

ITESM Campus Monterrey Toluca, Mexico 1992

Instructors Formation

Mastercam Mazatlán, Mexico 1999

CAD/CAM Mastercam, AutoCAD 14

Engiworks Inc. Caguas, PR 2007-2008

Solidworks (Advanced Level)

Ohio State University - Fisher College Of Business 2014

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (Web-Leveraged Program)

University of Puerto Rico - Food Science & Tech Program Mayaguez Campus, PR 2007-2008

Better Process Control School [21cfr 108.25(F), 108.35(G), 113.10 & 114.10]

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