PAMELA RODRIGUEZ

OBJECTIVE

A bilingual manager offering a proven ability to apply skills, knowledge, and talents within various employer organizations to meet the needs of the business professionally, stratetically and whole-heartedly. Strong leadership abilities used to train and coach employees in LEAN SIX SIGMA methodologies through safety, quality and efficiency in all departmental aspects.

EXPERIENCE

2013-2015 Milk Specialties Global Salt Lake City, UT

Production Manager/Acting Plant Manager (Plant Closed)

Milk Specialties is an organization of over 500 employees that is a producer of whey protein concentrate and milk and further processed ingredients (24/7 operations)

Direct report of the CEO/Managed 14 hourly associates

0% Turnover from start time in service to plant closing

Budgeted a 450k monthly allowance

Conducted all safety and quality training

HR liaison/payroll, benefits, risk management, recruiting, wage progression, disciplinary, terminations and employment engagement

Maintained work orders and effiencies at a 90% standard according to pricing of sweet and acid whey

Served as a back up for direct reports in the event of two RIF

2010-2012 Kraft Foods Kirksville, MO

Production Supervisor (Reloacted)

Kraft Foods is an organization of hundreds of employees but was able to supervise 80 at their Oscar Mayer bacon and ham processing plant (24/7 operations)

Obtained Green Belt Certification (4 wave sessions)

Saved 20k on first green belt project

Received all manufuacturing education here

HR liaison, acting plant manager, conducting meetings, HAZMAT certification, production reports, incident commander,

USDA interaction/reduced NR’s by 10%

Implemented 5S project on the extruder lines and increased plant yields by 8%

2001-2009 Claxton Poultry Farms Claxton, Georgia

Front Line Production Supervisor (Resigned to teach High School)

Claxton Poultry Farms is a family owned business of poultry slaughter from first processing up to deboning; over 700 employees of which I supervised approximate 50

First job in where I served in QC, maintenance, sanitation, production and supervision

Bilingual liaison throughout the plant (English/Spanish)

Reduced plant NR’s by 30%, established rapport with USDA officials

EDUCATION

2004-2008 Brewton Parker College Mt. Vernon Georgia

Bachelors of Art in Spanish

Study Abroad in Segovia, Spain (Georgia Southern University)

KNOWLEDGE

-Warehousing-inventory, cycle counts, UPS World Ship, scanners, BOL’s, PO’s, receiving/shipping, pallet jack certified, forklift certified,

Quality Assurance-Haccp Certified, ISO 9001, product review, O2/leaker testing, pH meter, AW/Moisture testing, oHaus, ATP, 7-step sanitation steps, government compliance, FDA, USDA, corrective actions, preventative measures, labs, testing, metal detections, critical control points, logging data, SDS, quality trainings

Maintenance/Safety-preventative maintenance, machine repair, machine disassembly/assembly, LOTO, SDS, facilities, compressors, pneumatics, hydraulics, security, alarms, confined spaces, cranes/lifts, emergencies, round tables, near-miss, recordable, safety audits, safety trainings, OSHA

Plant Production-material handling, staffing, corrugate, film, product, scheduling, Red Zone, six sigma lean methodologies, green belt certified, team work, cost reduction, budgeting, employee engagement, team building, cross training, promoting potential employees, 5s, production reporting, conducting meetings, performance reviews, customer interaction, plant morale

Sales-customer interactions, sample kit shipments, potential customer search, proof of plant certifications, persuasive, telemarketing, inside sales, field sales, rapport establishment, follow-ups, staying involved

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