Rachel H. Estrada
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Operations Management
PMO P&L Risk Six Sigma Kaizen Lean 5's JIT Line CFM SMED OSHA AIB USDA Possess a broad range of Operations Management experience in various fast paced environments. Relied upon to manage complex projects and resolve critical issues in a timely cost efficient manner. Devised and implemented methodologies that have improved quality, productivity and customer satisfaction while reducing operating costs. Facilities Management - Environmental & Safety Assurance - Budget & Cost Controls - - Customer Satisfaction - Operation Analysis Quality & Productivity Improvements - Workflow Analysis (Mapping) - Resource Planning & Allocation - Processes & Procedures Supply & Value Chain - Management Reporting - Manufacturing & Production- Contract & Agreement Negotiations Logistics & Distribution - Staffing & Supervision - Training & Leadership Development Proven ability to build productive teams and ensure their ongoing professional development. Excellent communication, organizational and analytical skills coupled with the ability to effectively interact with individuals at all levels regardless of function, cultivate positive relationships and valuable strategic alliances. Bicultural - Bilingual - Spanish. Professional Experience
Metalsa Light Truck Inc, San Antonio, Texas, 2016-2019 Group Leader
Responsible for problem solving, thinking on the fly, safety conscientious, engaging with employees daily, directing, coordinating, personnel were aligned with company goals and values.
Provide effective training, communication, leadership, guidance, safety, quality, and company goals, prepare work schedules, develop and train team members with a work matrix to insure consistent performance and documented for OHSA purposes.
Maintain constant communication on bids, quotes to see who provides the best price for the job, and be in compliance with company standards. Maintain and be in compliance with 5's.
Work closely with HR to get qualified, adequate, effective personnel. Responsible for meeting, exceeding company standards in quality, cost, production, efficiency, reports, inventory, FIFO.
Oversee purchasing, supplies following min/max levels, parts, and equipment, assisting in developing and monitory the budget, lowering expenses to reduce space allocation.
Manage hiring, terminating, reporting safety incidents, absenteeism, corrective action, vacation, payroll, one on one with associates, yearly reviews, performance reviews, attendance, fire extinguisher monthly checks, facility daily 5's checks, storm water checks. Focused in volume and priority for work and cost.
Prioritize work daily on demands for the day, working at a fast past noisy environment, communicating job expectations, planning, monitory, and praising job results, coaching, encourage team members to use Kaizen, counseling, discipline, enforcing company policies.
Coordinate with Logistic and transportation trucking companies on lead times, making sure we close out invoices and create PO's, shift pass down in summaries by email. Worked closely with Safety coordinator on Safety, Hazmat, and first aid. Maruchan, Von Ormy, Texas, 2015-2016
Forman
Responsible for coaching, monitoring, daily activities for production, Ensuring health and safety guidelines are followed, and adhered to with machines. Making sure sanitation and work load were in compliance with Food ordinance.
Oversee the execution of the production process, training new employees daily with turnover.
Implement quality control standards ensuring employees focused on sanitation 24/7. E
Enforce company policies and goals to associates. Motivate and lead a team of 200 employees.
Establish training with new employees communicated with other Foreman, and Managers on daily activities, and production issues in pre- shift team meetings.
Sterling Foods, San Antonio, Texas, 2014-2015
Production Supervisor
Responsible for overseeing and execution of production and changing over machines in a timely manner from one product to another ensuring there was no cross contamination.
Ensure that health and safety guidelines were followed and evaluate and ensure that production process was cost effective.
Calculate lead times for when ready to shut down for the shift and monitoring daily and projecting production needs and adjusting schedules as needed.
Establish product standards, and implement quality control programs while enforcing the company policies, and goals to associates. Rachel H. Estrada
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Professional Experience (Continued)
Ur Place, San Antonio, Texas, 2007-2012
Owner
Responsible for ordering, scheduling, work flow, housekeeping, efficiency, shrink, utilization, quality, code compliance, expiration dates, sanitation, safe and hazard free environment, proper hot/cold temps, equipment, and supplies, inventory, attention to customers detail order, HEB Grocery, San Antonio, Texas, 2003-2007
Bakery Manager
Responsible for managing 15 partners, attendance, staffing, housekeeping, payroll, work flow, coaching, shrink, utilization, quality, customers satisfaction, code compliance, ordering, code sates, FIFO, sanitation safer and maintaining a hazard free environment.
Ensure compliance with inventory practices and procedures for applicable rules, regulations and policies, as well as related legislative and legal practices and procedures, including safety practices and procedures. Pioneer Flour Mills, San Antonio, Texas, 2001-2003 Supervisor
Responsible for properly staffing employees for appropriate lines, in charge of safety, attendance, staffing, housekeeping, work flow, auditing, coaching efficiency, productivity, yields, shrink, changeovers.
Devised incentive programs, goals, utilization, implementations of SOP's, quality, safety, code dates, packaging material, run rates, lead times, disposition of product, batch process, sanitation, mix flow, delivery, AIB and OSHA compliance, disciplinary, floor activities. Cott Beverages, San Antonio, Texas, 1999-2001
Line Supervisor
Responsibilities included scheduling, payroll, inventory, sighting variances, and eradication, designing programs, special projects to reduce change over items,
Developed new SOP's, reducing downtime, labor, staffing levels, overtime control, JIT process, housekeeping, safe environment, code dates, training, work flow, efficiency, shrink utilization, quality, code compliance sanitation, hazard free environment, equipment, and supplies, inventory control,
Bausch and Lomb / Ray Ban, San Antonio, Texas, 1991-1999 Supervisor
Responsible for planning work flow, assignments, reduce shrink, increase quality, efficiency, productivity, performance evaluations, daily goals, payroll, time and attendance, inventory, special projects, recognition, order accuracy, quality setups, changeovers, thickness gauges, calipers, dial indicators, machine tools, PM's transitioning machines to and from other states following safety and best practices rules. Professional Development
SMED
Quick change over process
CFM
Kanban, Push and Pull Processes.
Six Sigma
Lean manufacturing, eliminating none value added processes, fixing root cause, and eliminating downtime. Team Building
Working with groups of people to accomplish one goal, in communication, diversity, equality, keeping safety as a priority References Provided Upon Establishment Of Mutual Interest