JAIME A. GARZA

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San Antonio, TX 78229

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Solutions-Focused Manager

Operations Strategic Planning Plant Engineering & Maintenance

Personal Profile

Dynamic, self-motivated, dedicated and knowledgeable manufacturing operations professional, with over 20 years management experience in diverse industry segments, with a special talent for identify and streamline organizational shortcomings promoting and searching for Continuous Improvement opportunities contributing to cost reduction, increased productivity, and waste reduction. Provides objective analysis and innovative solutions to a wide range of manufacturing problems including HR, Quality, Training, Warehousing, Maintenance and Supply Chain Operations

Demonstrated cross-functional knowledge with proven operational success. Proactive planner with the ability to nurture credibility and confidence with management and plant personnel. Excellent safety and compliance record with working knowledge of OSHA, HAZMAT, SIX SIGMA. Fluent in English and Spanish. Computer literate in MS Office, SAP, Oracle.

KPI

Food Safety

Capital Planning & Improvement

Cost Analysis. P&L, Budget

Critical Issue Resolution

Personal Performance Reviews

Process control systems (PCS)

Project Management

Facility Maintenance & Planning

Quality Control

Pneumatic/ Hydraulic Systems

Six Sigma/Lean Manufacturing

5Y, FMEA, RCA, DCA,

Value Stream Mapping

DMAIC, Pareto Analysis

PM optimization

Hazmat & OSHA Regulations

Personnel Development & Training

Environmental Law & Regulations

Customer Service

Operations Start Up

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Instituto Tecnológico de Nuevo Laredo Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas Méx.

Certifications: Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional, Certified ISO / QS 9000 Auditor, SPC, TPM/TQM, OSHA, HAZMAT, Six Sigma. Tier1 Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

Professional Organizations: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP)

Key Career Accomplishments

Identify team shortcomings, develop training and performance metrics whilst developing team technical skills, sustain growth in a continuous improvement culture

Increase machine availability from 86% to 99% in two years Manage a Multi-facility Site, reduce operational cost 30% in two years

Company Safety award 4 consecutive years (ZERO accidents, ZERO Incidents

Implement Predictive and Condition Base Maintenance Program

By introducing Six Sigma methodology, reduce waste, increase Productivity in assembly lines

Received recognition from GM Engineering VP for successful Line start up.

Professional Experience

Operations Manager Dairy Farmers of America Schulenburg Texas October 2019-Present

DFA is a leading manufacturer of cheese and butter, as well as dairy ingredients, and contract manufacturer for consumer product. The Schulenburg facility is a contract manufacturing facility that produces Tostitos Brand Dips. Under Tostitos and DFA guidelines, my duties as Operations Manager include but they are not limited to the following:

In compliance with SQF and AIB standards, unsure production goals are met in a safe, on time and cost-effective manner

Identify and work to eliminate road blocks that will prevent production schedule achievement

Increase morale of team members by introducing continuous improvement program that instill sense of ownership and motivate the associate to engage in company success

Equipment Eng. /Reliability Maintenance Manager Fresh from Texas San Antonio Texas April 2017 – October 2019

Fresh from Texas is a manufacturer of fresh prepared fruits and vegetables for the grocery retail industry.

In compliance with SQF standards, oversee equipment maintenance and staff training to ensure a safe and efficient daily disassembly and reassemble of production equipment to facilitate sanitation procedures.

Identify research, recommend and design innovative technology to increase availability and reduce operational cost

Create Department KPI, introduce CMMS, PM Optimization

Spare Parts Warehousing procedure. Inventory value, accuracy, rotation

Manage day-to-day operations of the Engineering and maintenance teams.

Manage subcontractors and suppliers to deliver goods and services against contracts and expectations

Work with HR to develop training programs that will ensure skill required by operations are meet

Deploy, manage, and improve predictive maintenance program, FMEA RCA, focusing on maximizing life, reliability and operational performance of equipment, preventing rather than fixing

Equipment Eng. /Maintenance Manager Mission Solar Energy San Antonio Texas April 2014- April 2017

Mission Solar Energy is a U.S. Photovoltaic (PV) solar module and cells manufacturer based in San Antonio, Texas.

Oversee equipment maintenance and staff training to ensure assets performance

Identify research, recommend and design innovative technology to increase availability and reduce operational cost

Create Department KPI, introduce CMMS, PM Optimization

Spare Parts Warehousing procedure. Inventory value, accuracy, rotation

Manage day-to-day operations of the Engineering and maintenance teams.

Manage subcontractors and suppliers to deliver goods and services against contracts and expectations

Work with HR to develop training programs that will ensure skill required by operations are meet

Deploy, manage, and improve predictive maintenance program, FMEA RCA, focusing on maximizing life, reliability and operational performance of equipment, preventing rather than fixing.

Site Manager Raytheon ROTHR Program Freer Texas January 2012 – April 2014

Relocatable over the Horizon Radar (ROTHR) is a long range, land based, wide area surveillance system that reliably detects aircraft and ships within designated surveillance zones off the U.S. coastline 24/7/365. The system tracks each target's speed, course, and position, and then immediately reports detected surface and air traffic to U.S. JIATFS

Responsible for daily operation of a remote site where safety and surveillance equipment availability are key in supporting

U.S. tactical forces responsible for defending locations of national interest

Develop training and performance evaluation programs for site Tech’s in order to achieve 99% system availability

Write scopes of work and specifications for contracts, bids, and service agreements

Oversees trouble shooting, repairs, parts purchases, MRO inventories and general supplies

Mentor new team Members

Site Manager Advanced Technology Services Laredo, Texas January 2005 – Dec 2011

ATS is a Global provider of maintenance outsourcing services. As Site Manager, I was responsible of maintaining the integrity of the customer assets, whilst continually seeking ways to improve the performance of the team. (Safety, Contribution Margins, Customer Satisfaction, and Equipment Availability

Maintain a safe work environment that promotes an incident-free culture. 3 President Awards for Accident Free Site

Manage the maintenance department of a 24/7/365 multi-facility operation of over 1.2 M Sq. Feet and 1,300 assets

Oversee Suppliers and Contractors. Write scopes of work and specifications for contracts, bids, and agreements.

Oversees parts purchases, MRO inventories of parts, and supplies.

Create scopes of work, performance and training programs for the site personal in order to create a culture where Six Sigma, FMEA, RCM, DMAIC are reliability metrology (Thermography, Vibration, and Ultrasound) to optimize site resources, promoting process improvements to ensure the highest level of customer service and satisfaction.

Meet the service-level contractual objectives. Reducing maintenance spending, improving MTTR (Mean Time to Repair), MTBF (Mean Time between Failures). Review PM Program effectiveness perform failure trend and root analysis to achieve and exceed customer requirement of 99% availability in critical assets.

Mentor new Site Managers in ATS Culture and Technology

Business Unit Manager MOEN Nogales, Sonora Mexico October 2000 - September 2003

MOEN manufactures water faucets and pluming accessories with metal brazing, stamping and metal finishing (chrome-nickel) process.

Responsible for all aspects of the operation, Safety, Financials (P&L), Productivity, Quality, HR, etc. of a 26M yearly sales and 270 employee’s facilities.

Improved competitive standing by leading effort to enhance equipment reliability and capability to produce high-quality product through planned equipment upgrades.

Develop and implementation of Forecasting, Master Scheduling, Shop Floor Control, Warehousing and Logistics tools and reporting systems to achieve Safety, Profit margin, on time deliveries

Promote, implement and sustain Lean and Continuous Improvement Culture, improving Lead Time, Labor, WIP, and Floor Space whilst enhancing Safety, Quality, and Process Control.

Business Unit Manager Teccor de Mexico S.A Matamoros, Mexico January 1995 - August 2000

Teccor (Littelfuse) is a leading semiconductors and electronic protection devices manufacturer, with processes such as semiconductor wafer fabrication, epoxy molding, metal stamping, SMT, trough hole insertion and assembly operations.

Improve revenue, quality and customer service through the use of continuous improvement tools such as six sigma and lean manufacturing, which resulted in reduction of work in process (WIP), from $4million to $0.8M.

Restructuring manufacturing, engineering, maintenance and planning departments that resulted in significant reductions in scrap, rework, customer complaints, down time, lead-time and overall operational cost.

Increase profit margin by 26% in 5 years.

Growth in sales from 112M to 161M in 5 years.

Key member of the ISO 9000 company certification team

Operations Manager General Binding Corp Nuevo Laredo, Mexico June 1990 - December 1995

GBC (Acco Brands) is a leading office equipment manufacturer, with extrusion and metal stamping processes.

Responsible of revamping Manufacturing, Quality, Maintenance departments.

Introduction of SPC, TQM, TPM, SMED, employee certification, pay per skills and training programs.

Perform DOE’s to improve Equipment availability and Quality.

Responsible of the performance and day-to-day operations of the facility and achieving daily schedule in a timely and cost-efficient manner.

Coordinate technology transfers.

Industrial / Process Engineer DELPHI Alambrados Nuevo Laredo México December 1985 - June 1990

Automotive wire harness manufacturer, with plastic molding, metal stamping, lead forming and intense labor assembly operations

Product development from blue print up to designing and installing the complete assembly.

Responsible for model year assembly line changeover and engineering changes.

Responsible of 2 facilities start up, one in Monterrey Mexico and another one in Sabinas Coahuila, Mexico

Awarded with recommendation letters from assembly plant managers for outstanding services and on time Implementation of required modification in assembly lines.

Responsible for development and implementation of predictive, preventative and corrective maintenance program, modification of production equipment to increase efficiencies, develop inventory of spare parts and materials, implementation of continuous improvement initiatives to reduce maintenance labor and parts usage

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