Mario Hernandez
Los Angeles CA
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Summary
Competent professional with more than 20 years of verifiable manufacturing / quality performance. Hands-on supervisory experience and proficient in aseptic processing, filling, packaging, inventory, and label control. Bilingual (English/ Spanish) team leader providing motivation, training, and support by example. Solid interpersonal and communication skills with individuals at all levels. Detail-oriented with broad administrative, organizational, and analytical skills.
Second Shift Supervisor
Paragon Laboratories- Torrance, CA.
November 2023 – May 2024 Contract Employment
Supervised manufacturing 2-nd shift.
Supervised production OTC, vitamin tablet manufacturing.
Managed 15 hourly employees tablet machine operators, blenders, milling operations.
Reduce waste and increased productivity.
Review batch records, BOM. time cards
Prepared production reports for upper management.
Prepared work schedules for employees, work orders.
Monitored production equipment and reported failures to maintenance personnel,
Verified all materials to be used manufacturing.
Operational Manager
Coast Personnel Services client Indu Electric – Valencia, CA
November 2016 – April 14th, 2023
Supervised all daily activities manufacturing areas.
Supervised production efficiencies by monitoring discipline employees, coaching counseling, initiating, coordinating, and enforcing policies and procedures.
Managed 125 hourly employees processing and production operations.
Reduce scrap and increased productivity.
Prepared production reports for upper management.
Prepared work schedules, work orders.
Monitored production equipment and reported failures to maintenance personnel.
Production Supervisor
Danville Materials - Anaheim, CA
2013 – November 2016
Supervise the activities in the Assembly, Filling and Packaging area. Participate in the formulation of departmental objectives, policies, operating plans, procedures, and overall departmental goals.
Direct daily activities of production operators and lead personal.
Train operators and lead personnel to perform duties effectively.
Ensures that all functions of the department are performed in a manner consistent with all company standards of quality, safety and economy.
Establish procedures and instruction for new tasks.
Ensures that all department equipment is maintained properly.
Ensures that all processes are controlled in accordance with procedures.
Notify and report any Bill of material. Test procedure or process changes necessary to appropriate manager.
Reviews product orders from Danville Materials production manager to ascertain that enough materials of correct types and specifications are available to meet scheduled delivery dates.
Plans production operations, establishing priorities and sequences for manufacturing products. Monitors and adjusts production schedule based on product orders.
Coordinates manufacturing activities to ensure product quality meets specifications.
Reviews production requirements and resolves operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to ensure minimum cost and prevent operational delays.
Monitors inventory and advises on the purchase of raw materials.
Production Supervisor
Bimeda Inc - Irwindale, CA
2007 - 2012
Supervised employees in the manufacturing of sterile injectables, powder and oil base products, and daily activities of all production personnel and manufacturing operations.
supervised multiple filling lines and all personal working on those lines.
Monitored and manage employee production ensure that production goals are being met.
Coordinated with mechanics, warehouse, and quality to assure maximize line efficiencies.
Manage all paperwork associated with each line, encouraging teamwork and continuous improvement to achieve daily output and quality targets.
Supervised in a class 100 Aseptic filling and a class 100 & 10,000 compounding rooms.
Executed training and interpretation of cGMP's to production employees for three departments.
Responsible for disposition records of ingredients, containers, and closures used in manufacturing process and completion of batch records before and after Document Control review.
Assisted in the validation of equipment systems and processes, such as steam-heat and dry-heat sterilizer, cleaning procedures, ect.
Reviewed and approved batch records for release of finished products.
Organized the setting and achieving production schedule and supervised in all cost effective projects.
Calculated raw materials used in the Compounding dept.
Hazard waste department
Manufacturing Supervisor
Samson Pharmaceutical Inc - Commerce, CA
November 2005 - November 2007
Manufacturing equipment used autoclave, Column, PH meters, Conductivity meters,, fluid systems, Reverse Osmosis Water Systems, DI water system, Filling machine .
Implemented Standard Operations Procedure for Manufacturing Dept. equipment, usage Centrifuges, filters presses and CIP equipment, knowledgeable in electronic components and functions resistors, capacitors, microprocessors, implemented cleaning procedures sterile and non sterile areas.
Revised and Implemented new SOP’s procedures,
Microbiology Laboratory Technician
International Medication Systems Inc - El Monte, CA
February 2001 - September 2005
Prep buffers, lab equipment to be used in environmental sterility testing, collect and transfer samples from several departments to Microbiology Dept to be tested, monitor and document incubators, gages, psi charts, etc. testing, maintain laboratory equipment and warehouse supplies, prepared and operated heat and steam autoclave.
Used equipment as such: filters, tubing, clamps, heat and steam sterilise, autoclave, gauges, fogger, pumps, conveyors, charts, cleaning solution and compounding mixers, vessel tanks, and forklift.
Sterile cleaning lab equipment classified room.