BENJAMIN LARACUENTE

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Cell: 713-***-****

Professional Summary

Highly efficient leader with over 17 years of experience in manufacturing and 23 years of progressive management experience. Exceptionally organized and punctual with planning experience in direct and delegated scheduling, workflow, lay outs, efficiency, resource allocation, cost reduction, and inventory control. Strong management skills, oral and written communications skills with an ability to communicate with a wide variety of levels. Exceedingly motivated, result oriented individual capable of providing solutions in an expeditious and efficient manner to a variety of problems that may arise. Highly proficient in Microsoft excel, power point, SAP/ERP.

WORK EXPERIENCE

7/21 - 11/23

Utex Industries

Production Manager

Responsible for over 250+ employees and over 9+ direct reports

Reduction of LLI (Late line items) by 90% from 565 to 88 within a year.

Efficacy on OTD (on time delivery) from 40% to 90%

Implementation of lean manufacturing and 5s

Hiring over 100+ staff members

Reducing the turnover form 90% to a low 25%

Responsible cross training staff not only by work center but by departments.

Implementation of schedules to reduce the need of OT (overtime)

Lead learning enhancement classes and conducted small groups and individual training sessions for continuous improvement for team member

Implementation of Redtag and removal of over 7 ton of unused equipment and obsolete tools

Build team confidence with communication and training

Responsible for representing the plant manager while offsite (meetings, plant overall operations, reported directly to cooperate)

6/20 – 7/21

Power Manufacturing

Production Manager

Support the CEO and assists the team by focusing on schedules and production.

Work closely with the vendors, customers and gather information and tracking progress against approved milestones.

Work to develop and track against a production plan reflective of the defined project goals as set by the CEO.

Anticipates bottlenecks, clarifies project priorities, identifies risks, and escalates issues that cannot be internally resolved.

Clearly defines all workflows, communicates documented processes, and ensures all practices are being refined and tuned with lessons learned methods.

Provides regular status reports and capacity plan updates with the team.

Identifies the best tools and technologies to help manage workflow and optimizes their implementation and deployment.

Identifies processes that can improve project efficiency and act as a change agent for them.

Set up all new vendors, negotiate costs and terms.

Data entrée to QuickBooks all new items, purchase orders, vendor information.

Shipping and receiving, expedite, pick up and deliveries, packaging loading and off loading

Production of equipment, fabrication, machine, assembly, drawing reviews

1/18 –6/20

Relevant Power Solutions

Facilities Manager

Ensuring that the facility is operating as it should on a daily basis by complete daily inspections and communicate directly with decision-makers to ensure that the business is running smoothly every day.

Dealing with emergency issues that arise concerning safety, security, or usability of their facilities. creating contingency plans regarding what needs to be done in the event that certain situations occur, such as equipment breaking down unexpectedly.

Formulating plans for the future by projecting future requirements regarding the company and will need to work closely with decision-makers to determine the best upgrade paths for equipment and infrastructure at a minimum cost.

Creating plans for replacements and repairs by planning for any necessary replacements and repairs, scheduling necessary maintenance and management tasks during the times that are least likely to disrupt the business, production and its employees.

Developing and managing vendor contracts and working very closely with vendors to ensure that the companies are maximizing their resources. negotiate contracts and also reduce cost, making sure these contracts are fulfilled. develop and maintain relationships with the vendors.

11/16 – 1/18

Relevant Power Solutions

Manufacturing Manager

Start up new company in the Energy Industries

Initiated and set up all production, fabrication and warehouse layout with a lean and 6S process

Establish job descriptions for all production positions

Teamed up with purchasing on selecting vendor for manufacturing needs

Setting up and interview potential candidates for various position within the company requirements

Manage a saving of over 1 million dollars in initial negotiation with vendors on facility requirements

Establish production workflow for various areas like assembling, fabrication, warehouse shipping and receiving including quality NCR area

Completing first SGT-45 power turbine unit in record time of 6 months

Manage 26 indirect employees

1/12 - 08/16 Surefire Industries LLC

Manufacturing Manager

Responsible for over 100+ employees and over 5+ direct reports

Reduction of cost by 30% of targeted budget for overall manufacturing

Efficacy in built hours from 680hrs to 440hrs

Implementation of lean manufacturing and 6s with mix model cells for stall builds

Creation of procedures and work instructions

Responsible for introducing metrics charts such as budgeted hours per projects, efficiency by departments in percentage, injury data and improvement

Implementation of equipment check list for reduction on NCR’s and completion of a high-quality product and on time delivery

Lead learning enhancement classes and conducted small groups and individual training sessions for continuous improvement for team member

Built team confidence with communication and training

01/12-04/14 Surefire Industries LLC

Warehouse Manager

Responsible for over $56 million worth of inventory to include shipping and receiving, inventory control, location management

Relocation of inventory into new lay out and 6S organization

Created procedures and work instruction for a controlled system

Reduction of excess inventory by 60%

Manage and relocated warehouse in Dallas

Improved inventory accuracy from 20% to 97% accuracy

Lead learning enhancement classes and conducted small groups and individual training sessions for continuous improvement for team

07/07-01/12 Valvtechnologies, Inc.

Lead man/coordinator

Implemented workflow to increase efficiency by 20%

Build team confidence with communication and training

Created work instructions for warehouse improvement

Participated in engineering and purchasing material cost reduction

Participated in team building for company expediting and on time delivery

Skills:

Fluent in English and Spanish.

Able to delegate and execute

Strong team player and independent work ethic.

Proven ability to take direction & execute instructions efficiently.

Certified forklift operator

6S Continuous Improvements

ISO 9001 and ISO140001

Technical Skills:

Microsoft Office/Windows Proficient (Word, Excel & PowerPoint)

Adept (Engineering & Document Management Software)

Adobe Reader 9 & Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional

Made2Manage, Great Plains (ERP)

ADP, Kronos(payroll)

SAP Navigator (ERP)

Avante (ERP)

QuickBooks

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