Operations Manager Machine Operator

Juan Carlos Garcia

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PROFILE SUMMARY

A resourceful and experienced manufacturing leader with great communication skills and over 26 years in the food manufacturing industry. A Bi-lingual leader dedicated to insuring that daily KPIs are met and achieved and employees are trained and developed to effectively do their work. A proven track record of success in both the manufacturing, production and distribution spaces. Eager to shape the future of a company looking for a passionate manufacturing leader.

● Fantastic communication skills

● Outstanding people’s skills

● Fluent in Spanish

● Distribution Leadership experience

● Knowledge of Dairy process and performance

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● Cross- functional production team management

● Excellent project management

● Creative problem-solving skills

● Cross-functional distribution team management

● Exceptional customer and organizational skills

Schreiber Foods

Production / Distribution Team Leader, Fullerton CA – October 2018 – Present

• Distribution Management planning daily distribution activities responsible for Kronos time keeping, OPM, WMS and Netterm

• Supervise 24+ employees, enforce company policies and procedures, trains, develops, instructs and motivates team members according to established procedures.

• Innovate, lead and maintain control of Distribution initiatives related to cost, quality, service and safety.

• Articulate, develop, and implement a comprehensive Distribution strategy and related systems which best support the entire organization

• Manage the relationship and act as primary liaison with external warehouse suppliers

• Assure implementation of regulatory (safety, environmental and food safety) programs that apply to the Distribution centers

• Standardize major Distribution processes and develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and KPIs Schreiber Foods

Production Team Advisor, Fullerton, CA – March 2009 – October 2018

• Production and Sanitation Management - planned daily production schedules, responsible for Kronos time keeping, OPM, WMS, and Netterm

• Supervised 17+ employees, enforced company policies and procedures

• Trained and developed hourly employees to meet and achieve daily, weekly and monthly KPIs Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. dba Golden Cheese Company, Corona, CA - October 1995 - January 2008

• Cheese Packing Operations Manager (March 2007-January 2008): Managed 90+ employees for three production shifts by directly supervising, training, monitoring, and conducting performance evaluations. Maintained maximum production efficiency while packaging products to the highest standards expected by customers.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Production Supervisor, Cheese Packaging, Cheese Coordinator, Planning Supervisor, and Sanitation Supervisor

(February 2001-March 2007): Simultaneously took on multiple roles within the production department. Within these roles I developed plans for productions throughput, employee scheduling, training programs, and performed customer and regulatory audits.

• Production Lead (March 1998-February 2001): Responsible for assisting the production supervisor of daily operations of the production department.

• Machine Operator (May 1997-March 1998): Responsible of the daily operation of the production line by operating the Hayssen Bagger Machine, making sure that the production that were run met quality standards. Juan Carlos Garcia Consulting - Cheese Manufacturer Consultant - March 2008 - September 2008

• Through my experience of cheese packaging, I started my own consulting firm.

• Assisted Schreiber Foods (Smithfield, Utah and Clinton, Missouri) to increase productivity and improve product quality.

● Chemical Handling Training

● Forklift Certification

● Lock Out/Tag Out Training

● Confined Space

● HTST License

● Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) adherence

● HACCP & HACCP Pre-Requisites Training

● Kronos

● Union & Steward Experience

● Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)

● Blood Borne Pathogen Training

● OSHA Training and Adherence

• Riverside Community College, Riverside, CA -1995

• High School Diploma, Lancaster, CA

References Available Upon Request

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

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ADDITIONAL TRAININGS/EXPERIENCE

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