Richard Gonzalez

North Ridgeville, OH *****

574-***-****

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PLANT MANAGER / PRODUCTION MANAGER

Plant Manager with over 12 years of management and 38 years of manufacturing experience, who demonstrates extensive leadership, organizational and communicational skills, is extremely service-oriented and possesses a unique combination of intuitive and analytical abilities. Excels at improving processes and ensuring deadlines, which delivers cost effective solutions and meets challenging production demands. Effective communication and relationship building with both internal and external customers, to assist in cost reduction, process improvements and business benefits.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Meeting Compliances (OSHA Requirements)

Leadership

Flexibility

Enforces and Maintains Standards

Decision Making

Planning Ahead

Organization

Time Management

Delegation

Adaptability

Commitment to Excellence

Track Team’s Performance

Avid Learner

Trainer, Mentor

Communication

Conflict Management

Safety and Quality Control

Maximize Staff Utilization

Ambitious

Trustworthy

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Waste Management – Cleveland, OH

Waste Management specializes in integrated environmental solutions. They partner with their customers and communities to manage and reduce waste from collection to disposal while recovering valuable resources and creating clean, renewable energy. There is also a department called MRF (Materials Recovery Facility), this department recovers recyclables giving it a second life reducing waste.

Authorized to work in the US for any employer - bilingual [Spanish]

Operations Supervisor II 2021-Present

As supervisor II, I manage a materials recovery facility with a team of 16 employees.

I monitor a 305 single stream SOTA (state of the art) system, consisting of four single-ram balers, which produces bales of recyclables.

Monitor optic sorters, which separate plastics and paper products.

Monitor cyclone vacuum system which separates loose debris from glass.

Ensure staffing, job performance, production metrics, check inbound material, and decide if overtime is needed.

Conduct training sessions, job performance evaluations, interviews, start of shift safety huddles, safety briefings.

Execute 5S pillars, good housekeeping, safety protocols, guarding are in place, PM schedules.

Follow OSHA standards and requirements.

Maintain employee’s attendance, disciplinary, vacation records.

End of shift inventory conducted of all bale commodities.

Delegate assignments and tasks to be completed.

Steel Warehouse – Cleveland, OH

Steel Warehouse specializes in supplying and processing a variety of types of steel, including Hot Rolled, Cold Rolled, Low and High Carbon, Abrasion Resistant Steel, ASTM, Military grade, and specialty products.

Plant Manager/Production Manager 2018 - 2020

Managed a team of 36 production employees ensuring deadlines are met with productivity and shipment.

Experienced managing union and non-union work force.

Follow OSHA Requirements.

Root cause analysis/corrective actions

Lead meetings on goals, safety, challenges, and problem solving with staff.

Coordinated with sales, scheduling, transportation manager and business managers.

Executed plant walk through noting hazards and/or near misses.

Observed operations of efficiency, safeguards, productivity, wasted materials, troubleshoot problems, and resolve conflicts.

Pay close attention to details.

Worked closely with quality control manager.

Knowledgeable in RF scanners, managed min/max inventory control

Tracked maintenance projects.

Set up monthly PM schedules for all machinery/equipment.

Steel Warehouse – South Bend, IN

Plant Supervisor 2010-2018

Supervise and manage a team(s) of over 25 employees that work on Temper pass cut to length line, slitters, levelers, shears, and the pickle paint in a union shop.

Delegate work assignments and tasks.

Ensure teams meet production projections by evaluating and maintaining production levels and proper staffing.

Lead weekly meetings which included a discussion of continuous improvement, efficiency, safety, and productivity.

Create training schedules for new/existing employees, evaluate their performance.

Coordinate with maintenance supervisor/manager.

Maintain employee records [attendance]

Track a monthly PM schedule for all machinery/equipment.

Order Control Clerk 1995-2010

Inspect products to ensure specifications match purchase orders. Coordinate with sales on specifications.

Manage and organized WIP, generate ship labels and tag lifts for shipping.

Managed and trained laborers on packaging specifications and assistant to plant supervisor as a group leader.

General Laborer 1987-1995

Packaged sheet products. Operator of overhead, gantry and walking cranes loading, unloaded production lines and semi-trucks.

Curtis Products, Inc. – South Bend, IN

Curtis Products has been a leading provider of tube bending, end forming and rapid prototyping services for over 50 years.

Machine Operator/Material Handler 1984-1987

Operate a burr master machine (brushes remove burrs from gas tank tubing) and burr oak (fed tubing from spools into machine to cut specific lengths for coolant, brakes, and transmission lines).

SKILLS

Forklift

Materials Handling

Pallet Jack

Load & Unload

Shipping & Receiving

Packaging

Mechanical Knowledge

Order Picking

5S Lean Manufacturing

RF Scanner

Warehouse Management

Quality Control

Quality Assurance

Interpersonal

Plant Management

Quality Inspection

Order Entry

Production Management

Root Cause Analysis

Employee Engagement

EDUCATION

High School Diploma – Graduate 1985

Washington High School – South Bend, IN

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