Plant Manager Industrial Engineer

Mario Perez

915-***-**** **********@*****.*** El Paso, TX. 79936

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience in Industrial Engineering, Process, Quality Control, Safety, Production Management, Project Engineering and Plant Management.

Experience in Continuous Improvement tools (Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen events, Kanban, Six Sigma, PDCA, SMED).

Experience in Root Cause Analysis tools for effective QC problem solving (Pareto Charts, 5Whys, Fish Bone Diagram, 8D, FEMA)

Experience in bill of materials and routing sheets.

Experience in OEE to monitor efficiency, quality levels and machine utilization.

Experience in plant layouts, time studies, methods, downtime reduction, saving projects and process improvements.

Experience in new product introduction, labor, and machine requirements.

Experience in QMS implementation.

Green Belt/Six Sigma certified.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

May 2003 to Feb 2021: Production & Engineering Manager/Process Engineer, Quickie Mfg., Newell Brands, El Paso, TX

Led the startup of final assembly lines in El Paso, TX.

Developed and maintained all bi-lingual QC/work instructions documents (English/Spanish).

Conducted QC audits, layered process audits, dock audits, safety audits & 5S audits.

Reduced raw material scrap cost by 45.7% on vendor related quality issues.

Implemented quality control activities (testing, monitoring, auditing, and reporting) to meet quality specifications.

Implemented and maintain QMS documentation.

Increased plant OEE goals (80% to 88% on the CNC department & 90% to 95% on Assembly) by increasing efficiency and machine utilization and reducing downtime.

Increased machine utilization on the CNC department by reducing changeover time from 75 min to 21 min and implementing preventive maintenance.

Implemented, reported, and maintained all 5S activities across all departments, which led to a decrease in waste, optimized productivity and safety through maintaining an orderly workplace.

Evaluated product labor and material validation for new products.

Increased productivity by improving methods as follows:

a)Reduced crew size by 25%, increased rate by 40% in one of the assembly lines.

b)Reduced crew size by 20% and increased rate by 15% on the CNC department.

Collaborated with the receiving & shipping departments to improve space utilization and material handling.

Monitored plant key metrics in support of meeting/exceeding initial objectives.

Assisted with corporate budget preparation.

Conducted PPAP on new items.

Trained plant employees on continuous improvements, quality, 5S and best practices.

Conducted safety and environmental trainings (safety actions, safety conditions, emergency response procedure, hazardous materials and spills management).

April 1997 to May 2003: Plant Manager, Quickie Mfg., Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Executed plant start-up.

Managed 150 manufacturing and administrative employees.

Reduced labor cost by 35% by improving methods, line balance and process flow.

Increased overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) by 22%.

Established and maintained quality controls.

Developed plant security and controlled plant/employee safety, absenteeism, and turnover.

Assisted with corporate budget formation and successfully meet all financial guidelines.

March 1995 to April 1997: Senior Industrial Engineer, Quickie Mfg., El Paso, TX

Updated bill of materials and routing sheets.

Improved plant layout.

Supported production lines to improve efficiency, quality and downtime reduction.

Determined labor and equipment requirements.

Conducted time studies, line balance and cost reduction projects.

Directed the project to relocate production lines to Mexico.

Mario Perez

El Paso, TX. 79936

Cell: 915-***-****

August 1991 to March 1995: Senior Manufacturing Engineer, A.O. Smith, Juarez, Mexico

Methods improvements.

Integrated new products.

Reduced non-conforming products.

Determined labor and equipment requirements.

Conducted time studies and line balance.

Collaborated with other departments in the redesign of the metal jacket of water heaters and reduced material cost by $260,000 USD/year.

Participated in the chemicals, hazardous materials and spills management.

March 1984 to August 1991: Senior Industrial Engineer, Centralab de Mexico, Juarez, Mexico.

Executed plant layout.

Established SPC on critical operations.

Reduced labor cost by 25% by improving methods and process flow.

Conducted time studies, line balance, process descriptions and visual aids.

Improved production efficiency and quality levels.

Determined labor and material cost for new items.

Designed and directed the project to contain hazardous and chemicals materials.

February 1980 to March 1984: Industrial Engineer, Sistemas Electricos, Juarez, Mexico

Executed plant start-up.

Conducted time studies.

Reduced downtime.

Determined labor requirements.

Implemented SPC and cost reduction teams.

Made fixture designs, process descriptions, routing sheets, and plant layout.

Supervised and trained 55 operators to start two new departments.

Improved production processes.

SKILLS AND ADDITIONAL EDUCATION:

Job instruction training

Lean manufacturing

Green Belt/Six Sigma certified

Root Cause Analysis

SAP, QMS, Kronos, HighJump and Windchill knowledge.

Statistical Process Control (SPC)

Professional Skill Management Seminar.

Specialized Safety Training.

Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Vizio and PowerPoint.

Proficient in AutoCAD.

Highly proficient in 5S

Highly proficient in Continuous Improvements.

Highly proficient in OEE (overall equipment effectiveness)

Texas Real State Sales Agent license holder pending (Passed National and State exam)

EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering at Instituto Tecnologico de Cd. Juarez (ITCJ)

PERSONAL: Available immediately, bilingual (English/Spanish)

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