Production Manager General
Resume:
Hector Mendoza
Santa Maria, CA 93458
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EXPERIENCE
Central Coast Agriculture, California — Production Manager
January 07, 2020 - December 2023
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Oversee and manage the day-to-day operations in all CCA Ag related activities.
Be part in the planning, budgeting, preparation, and execution of CCA activities with the VP.
Develop work schedules, assign tasks and projects and coordinate their implementations with the executive team.
Procurement of all materials and equipment needed for the year.
Negotiate a yearly contract with the labor company.
Write and implement SOPs and Work Instructions to meet the company's goals.
Design spreadsheets in Google Sheets to keep accurate records of labor and jobs allocation.
Train and manage new hires and current staff on the company’s SOPs and safety training that meet the state of California’s guidelines.
Record keeping of CCA staff, and any temporary staff assigned to the Crop Production Department and work directly with payroll and HR departments about staffing needs and payroll tracking.
Provide hands-on assistance with the completion of work tasks when needed.
Evaluate cultivation needs and supplies inventory. Work with the purchasing department on inventory replenishment of BOM needs.
Monitor crops for pests and diseases. Report pest and disease to the IPM Department for proper treatment.
Texas Farm Patch, Texas — General Manager
January 2017 - November 2019
Oversee and manage the day-to-day operations that include the ground preparation, planting, pest management, irrigation management, harvest, soil and tissue sampling, packaging and distribution of all products in a 400 acres farm with up 75 employees.
Oversee the operations of the greenhouses, peach orchard, cooling and packing facility.
Hire and train new employees.
Lead in the safety training classes to meet all the OSHA and State guidelines.
Began a food safety program to meet all the HACCP, and GAP guidelines.
Implemented an organic program.
The preparation of all the forms for the H2A labor program
Introduced a successful strawberry program in the indoor and outdoor growing areas of the farm.
Certification of the organic program with the Texas Department of Agriculture.
To oversee the QC and QA program.
Oversee the preparation of the field, crew and packaging facility audits for the third-party food safety.
Exhaustion Prevention training.
Fertilizer management.
Pest management.
P&L preparations.
Mendoza Farms, California — Owner
January 1990 - December 2016
To oversee the day-to-day operations of the business.
Lead and train up to 150 employees.
To secure and write sales agreements with companies like Smucker’s, Costco, Treetop, and Trader Joe’s.
Start a food safety program.
To lead the QA and QC programs with the organic and conventional strawberries.
Pest management.
Fertilizer management.
Irrigation management.
Job/Labor allocation management.
Heat exhaustion prevention training.
Preparation of payroll, pesticides reports and all administration duties.
EDUCATION
Santa Maria High School, Santa Maria — Diploma
1983- 1987
Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria
1988 - 1990
SKILLS
Fluent verbally and in writing in English and Spanish
Operation of heavy equipment like forklifts, tractors and backhoes.
Google sheets, Excel, Power Point, Word, and Microsoft
Payroll
Quarterly reports
H2A labor program
Budgeting
P&L
Labor Cost analysis
Sales
Priva Irrigation System
Manufacturing Management
Labor Management
Packing Facility Management
QC and QA
Project Management
Procurement
Inventory tracking
HACCP and GAP
Problem Solving
Analytical
Farming
Irrigation Management
AWARDS
CPR Certification
Yellow belt Six Sigma Certification
10 hrs of Osha Certification Training
Forklift Certification
Private Pesticide Application Certification
LANGUAGES
English
Spanish
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