Eliseu Mandlhate

* ******** ***** ***** • Watsonville, California • 95076 • Telephone 831-***-**** • ad4lbd@r.postjobfree.com

SENIOR MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE

Engineering Services/ Management Process and Technical Services/ Development Project

Management Strategic Planning Operating Optimization Reliability Engineering Packaging Development.

High caliber senior management executive recognized for excellence in leading teams through administration and mentorship, preparing and optimizing budgets, while ensuring that design

requirements are met; change and efficiency program execution, and leadership across a diverse

set of industries and functions. Deep cross-cultural management experience; strong analytic,

strategic planning, and technology expertise; and superior interpersonal leadership and

communication skills. Developing standards and procedures to ensure quality standards are met consistently. Recommending technological developments and improvements in efficiency.

Developing the team to ensure quality end products.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

REYES COCA-COLA BOTTLING

2022 to Present

San Leandro, CA

Sr. Manufacturing Operations Manager

Position Summary:

Responsible for day-to-day activities of directing, controlling, and coordinating all phases of the Plant to include but not limited to production, maintenance, warehouse, inventory, quality, and safety. Assume Plant Director responsibilities in their absence.

Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to:

• Develop and execute 1yr and 3yr business plans supporting national/regional/local objectives Including the development & implementation of strategies, processes & programs.

• Identify, develop, and implement capital expenditure projects to enhance safety, quality, and productivity.

• Motivate, direct, coach and develop a diverse, high performing leadership team to meet established goals and build organizational capability.

• Effectively translate plant goals and objectives to all levels of the organization ensuring alignment on relevant performance data.

• Routinely review business results with plant personnel to maximize supply chain performance.

• Foster an environment that supports an engaged safety culture.

• Develop a culture that embraces the tenets of operational excellence.

• Sustain a consistent, long-term vision through continuous process improvement.

• Adopt and share the best ideas inside and outside the company.

• Demonstrate behaviors needed for effective implementation of change.

• Ensure manufacturing processes are compliant with company specifications and meet customer expectations.

• Satisfy the needs and service requirements of the internal and external customers.

• Ensure compliance with company and regulatory policies.

• Represent the company and its interests in the community while remaining environmentally responsible in all efforts.

S. MARTINELLI & COMPANY

2007 to 2021

Watsonville, CA

Apple juice company, family-owned and operated since 1868, producing Gold-Medal premium 100% juices from U.S. grown fresh apples in Watsonville, CA.

Director of Engineering & Maintenance

Reporting to the President, my primary role as member of the executive team was to direct strategic and technical initiatives inside the company. The strategic aspect includes development of framework to assess potential opportunities, setting goals for the team, hiring talent and

prioritize projects. The technical aspect includes getting actively involved in developing new equipment, identifying requirements, and setting timelines.

• Designed and implemented modernized process and packaging systems to create Gold-Medal juices. The technology has not been upgraded since the early 90’s.

• Increased overall production capacity to 260,000 gallons per day maximum from 90,000 gallons/day.

• Implemented automation solutions to remove human error and labor-intensive processes.

• Streamlined process operations to reduce equipment downtime and improve efficiency.

• Increased flexibility of plant to run and clean multiple lines and equipment simultaneously.

• Removed manual operation of systems and increased automation, including robotics.

• Converted “old school” pen and paper to FT Batch and HMI’s.

• Designed and implemented financial reporting framework and engineered Asset Management strategies for over $200 million in assets.

Daily accountabilities:

• Coordinate the operation, maintenance, repair and improvement of all mechanical and electrical systems to achieve optimum worker safety, quality and productivity.

• Develop and implement process control systems, automation, instrumentation, programming and troubleshooting of microprocessors and PLC controllers.

• Design and implement all preventative maintenance schedules and systems.

• Monitor equipment maintenance/operation costs and efficiencies.

• Manage Capital budgets/projects and perform preliminary engineering/computer design (CAD) functions for new production and facility projects.

• Assure all processes comply with FDA food safety regulations and QA standards.

• Direct line changeovers and start-ups to improve overall efficiency.

• Lead and execute process improvement projects performing detailed analysis to identify causes of poor quality and inefficiency.

• Develop, perform, and document all mechanical and electrical/computer systems maintenance training to improve overall proficiency.

S. MARTINELLI & COMPANY, cont.

• Maintain maintenance equipment identification and numbering system, purchase ordering system on all invoices, with both vendors and outside contractors.

• Select and manage qualified outside vendors for maintenance, fabrication or building projects,

• Employ independent judgment in the direction of mechanics, machinists, and electricians to accomplish specific goals as developed by the executive team.

• Oversee Worker Safety program.

THE J.M. SMUCKER COMPANY

2005 to 2007

Orrville, OH

The J. M. Smucker Company, also known as Smucker's, is an American manufacturer of jam,

peanut butter, jelly, fruit syrups, beverages, shortening, ice cream toppings, oils, and other

products in North America.

Corporate Process Controls Engineering Manager

Designed and monitored the quality, safety, and efficiency of control systems for all Smucker’s manufacturing plants. This included troubleshooting equipment or processes that needed to be improved, determined costs of labor and materials to conduct these improvements, and ensuring that processes are compliant with regulations. This work was usually performed with a team of

engineers from various plants to not only improve their systems, but also to create great analytical people at each location.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Established improvement solutions and cost estimates, managed work and assisted other plant engineers.

• Identified supporting service requirements and administrated construction progress of assigned projects.

• Monitored maintenance of Process Control Code and executed application of program loads.

• Provided day to day plant process automation support and assisted all Tech Centers in direction of improvement projects.

Additional duties:

• Analyzed how processes affected the overall production and final product and found ways that the systems could be improved and developed to be more effective.

• Performed various troubleshooting tasks for plant equipment and systems to identify areas for improvement and to spot faults which were limiting the efficiency of the equipment or processes.

• Facilitated strategic project planning at various plant locations and collaborated with other engineers to find the best solutions for improvement projects.

• Implemented process improvements to increase the efficiency and costs of processes. Created and implemented new strategies to improve productivity for the company, as well as support start-up activities.

• Established budgets for labor, equipment, and materials required for proposed process improvements.

THE J.M. SMUCKER COMPANY

2000 to 2005

Watsonville & Salinas, CA

Maintenance & Engineering Manager

Manage all capital improvement opportunities for both facilities.

Develop capital projects from concept to implementation.

Specific Responsibilities:

Capital Plan Execution: Develop capital budget and manage cash flow for both plants and

corporate supply chain functions. Ensure timely execution of Capital Plan by accelerating asset or project appropriation approvals. Ensure timely execution of major projects. Evaluate capital project requests for accuracy, need, alternative action and potential to achieve objectives. Prepare

capital project estimates for the annual capital program and long-range budgets and projections.

Function as corporate engineering primary contact for both plants and Oxnard.

Product Quality: Provide engineering services to ensure high quality products and minimize consumer complaints.

Profit Improvement: Work with manufacturing plant management teams and corporate supply

chain to identify and initiate projects for implementation that will improve manufacturing processes and achieve desired cost reductions. Recommend process/ packaging systems to fulfill requirements for new and existing products. Drive the energy conservation program.

Resource Management: Lead and maintain a group of Maintenance Technicians. Recommend

changes in its makeup. Hire/ fire as dictated by company needs and objectives. Supervise activity of contractors, vendors, and outside engineering firms, assuring safe and proper installations to

protect plant assets in all locations.

Regulatory Compliance: Ensure USDA, FDA and local regulations for equipment are being met and lead corrective action where necessary. Also ensure EPA, OSHA and other

governmental policies are complying with projects.

Engineering Service: Provide engineering services either through the internal organization or

through outside sources. In fulfilling the responsibility through outside consultants, recommend

and manage firms or individuals. Kept the consulting lists current, to evaluate performance and

to disseminate information regarding firms to applicable plants.

COCA - COLA Bottling Company

1995 to 2000

San Leandro, CA

Maintenance Manager

• Oversee and control the Maintenance and repair of processing and manufacturing equipment.

• Manage four maintenance supervisors and thirty mechanics in the process of properly maintaining manufacturing equipment in a cost-effective timely manner.

• Manage performance of all plant major repairs, line changeovers and insure proper line start-ups.

• Maintain line efficiency and keep lines running at a continuous high speed for maximum efficiency levels.

• Ensure employees are using proper operation and safety procedures with the repairs of the manufacturing equipment.

• Plan, control, & assist any changes of production lines.

• Control inventory of change parts not only for budget control but also to assure that line changes meet production planned schedule.

• Work through daily objectives with employees and make sound decisions to achieve good results.

• Control and monitor inventory of spare parts for budget control.

• Implement computerized maintenance management systems and update daily.

• Assist in the scheduling of employees as well as oversee employee attendance.

• Follow through and practice any Corrective Action on employee problems.

• Monitor and control safety meetings, provide training for the health and safety of all employees on a weekly and monthly schedule.

7UP/ RC Bottling Company

1989 to 1995

Buena Park, CA

Maintenance Supervisor

• Oversee and effectively control the maintenance and repair of manufacturing and processing equipment.

• Manage the maintenance staff of mechanics & electricians to ensure the proper maintenance of manufacturing equipment in a timely cost-effective manner.

• Maintain the Work Order System and control the preventative maintenance system.

• Supervised the operation of production and manufacturing equipment & effectively managed the production employees on an as needed basis.

• Managed all production-manufacturing requirements in a cost-effective manner.

• Supervised employees to proper operation of manufacturing equipment and the proper procedures.

• Effectively supervised the safety of equipment, maintained all equipment in good working order.

EDUCATION

Maputo Institute of Technology, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, 06/1982

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