Packaging/Materials Supervisor/Warehouse Manager

DEAN MAENAGA

PROFILE

Approximately **yrs of Warehouse experience. Able to conduct WH Slotting

to setup/optimize increased material flow of Pick-Pack-Ship. Self Motivated, able to work weekends (if required). Experienced in WHS software: JD Edwards (Oracle), MySis, and RF Handhelds.

EXPERIENCE

Warehouse/Production Supervisor

InvaPharm, Ontario, Ca June 2021-Feb 2022

InvaPharm is the maker of dietary supplements and powder shakes. Oversaw satellite warehouse of receiving raw materials and packaging components comprised of 13 employees. From stocking to pulling of work orders and weigh room.

As Production Supervisor at the main facility, daily duties include overseeing approximately 60+ employees from Blending Department, Encapsulation and Tableting, Coating to Packaging into finish goods and Shipping of customers goods.

Emphasize in Safety and Quality by following cGMP guidelines. Team oriented by having employees engage in working with other departments and communicate with one another if quality issues arise. Focused in process improvements such as eliminating ‘non-value’ added steps leading to streamlining department flows.

Warehouse Manager

Municipal Packaging, Chatsworth, Ca. Jan 2021- Mar 2021 Municipal Packaging is a 3rd party packaging of cosmetic goods for various customers including Pixie and Red Star.

Oversaw several warehouses containing corrugated display materials and customer finish goods.

Responsible for pulling of work orders. Receiving of components and Shipping of finished products by setting up LTLs/TLs with various couriers. 213-***-****

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2021 Heather Drive

Monterey Park, CA.

91755

Warehouse /Materials Supervisor

Pharmavite LLC, Valencia, Ca. Nov 2002- Aug 2020

Pharmavite is the maker of Naturemade Vitamins.

Daily task included:

• Able to receive materials and finish goods and stocked within 24hrs.

• Coordinate all Shipping activities from Pick-Pack-Ship to loading of various carriers, both TL & LTLs on a daily basis.

• Communicated closely with Customer Service to meet customer demands leading to expediting

orders in order to meet their service levels.

• Performs daily walks and visual inspections of the warehouse floors in observation of unsafe acts or hazardous conditions; takes immediate corrective actions where necessary.

• Held employees accountable based on picking error rate that may lead into coaching and/or warnings if immediate corrections not being met or exceeded.

• Own key KPI's around order accuracy, quality issues, and inventory accuracies to 99.85% or better while utilizing Power Bi.

• Oversaw Assortment Department

• Assembly of customer displays or PDQs

• Costco display pallets - approx. 3,500 pallet displays built within two months.

• Kroger - Walmart - Target end cap displays are some of customers built and shipped on time.

• Coordinate with Production Planning and Marketing Department to notify customers of potential

shorts or substitute components.

Packaging Manager

Pharmavite LLC, Valencia, Ca. Sep 2000- Nov 2002

* Oversaw 6- Supervisors in a three shift operation that included 250+ operators/packers/utility

personnel:

13-packaging lines

1-PTP (Punch Through Pack) line

2-Stretch Pack lines

1-Packet line

* Ensure adequate staffing by scheduling, training, and mentoring the local team to ensure they are

meeting performance metrics and operating efficiently.

* Kept a constant eye out for opportunities to improve the operational flow, key metrics, and

warehouse and Packaging Dept food safety and standards.

* Established and updated SOP and JI (Job Instructions) due to process changes.

Packaging Supervisor

Pharmavite LLC, Valencia, Ca. Aug 1993- Aug 2000

• Took control of all aspects of production bottling.

• Supervise decisions around the packaging line flow and all supporting ops functions as well as

bottom lining food safety and warehouse safety.

• Suggests changes in work flow processes to upper management and use of equipment to increase

efficiency of the department and/or production crew to maintain the lowest level of downtime and

product costs possible.

• Work with upper management and supervisors to maintain knowledge of yields and variances,

problem areas, and methods for corrections and improvement.

• Involved in re-locating entire Packaging Dept from the San Fernando facility to Valencia facility.

Involved with Engineers to establish UAT (User Acceptance Test) of new equipment.

Start up of Valencia facility new Packaging Department

Communicated closely with Packaging Manager and Director of Manufacturing on updates/progress of packaging lines being installed. EDUCATION

Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, Ca

Industrial Technology (Incomplete) BS

Dec 1992

Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria, Ca

Associate Science Degree 1985

SKILLS

-Motivate employees to ‘work smarter and not harder’.

-GMP compliant of Good House Keeping by using 5s theory. Able to operate various types of Warehouse PITs:

-Standup Reach Forklift

-3-wheel Standup Forklifts

-Cherry Pickers

-Sitdown Forklifts (both electric and/or propane)

-Walkie Rider/Walk Behind Pallet Jacks

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