Operations Maintenance Engineering Manager
Resume:
JAIME A. GARZA
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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