Plant Manager General Production

Plant Manager

KEVIN HERNANDEZ

PROFILE

A dedicated professional 20+ years’ experience mainly in Food & Beverage sector with multinational companies working in a multicultural environment. Expertise in multiple areas such as: human resource management, experience in motivating workers and keeping them focused on meeting daily goals, and process control of manufacturing production. Efficient with using Lean Manufacturing tools to meet plant KPI goals. Holding a Master’s and Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from recognized universities and holding various certifications from recognized institutions. Seeking company requiring bold & competent leadership, bringing years of professional experience to facilitate operations, maximize revenue & productivity & ensure strong future growth.

CONTACT

17974 Monterey Road

Morgan Hill, CA 90537

669-***-**** (USA)

adujbg@r.postjobfree.com

WORK EXPERIENCE

GREIF, INC.

Plant Manager

Apr 2021 – Present

SOCIAL

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-hernandez-2385b8175/

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Managed and direct a 6 direct reports and 40+ indirect labor in multiple departments to manufacture fiber drums.

Champion company Safety, Quality, and Employee Engagement Policy and Practices.

Manage to control cost on PL to allow plant to be profitable since my arrival to the company for the fiscal year. Current Fiscal Year already shown 40% improvement on EBITDA from prior fiscal year.

Manage and drove CAPEX project at plant in excess cost of over $2 million dollars and have it ready for production use.

Built relationships with customers to ensure a long-lasting relationship with production facility.

KEY SKILLS

Leadership

Communication

Team Management

P & L Management

Mentoring & Coaching

Problem Solving

Decision Making

Managerial Skills

Organizational Skills

Attention to Detail

Work under Pressure

Analytical Skills

MACRO PLASTICS

Plant Manager

Mar 2020 – Mar 2021

Managed and direct a 24/7 injection molding process with 7 direct reports and 40+ indirect labor in multiple departments.

Maintain spending and direct labor costing within fiscal budget by reducing Temp labor costing by 20%.

Reduced safety recordable injuries to show 75% improvement 2nd half of fiscal year.

Led the drive of Culture change in the plant that needed a new direction for improving plant overall performance 25%.

Face challenges of older equipment issues, labor constraints due to COVID, and was able to maintain the plant at an acceptable operating level.

Apr 2018 – Oct 2019

M.A. SILVA

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Manage a workforce of 6 direct and 35+ indirect in multiple departments to ensure exceeding company targets and expectations.

Created and maintained departmental budgets throughout fiscal calendar year.

Oversaw daily production operation in cork printing / coating / packaging/ shipping. Partnered with customer service and planning organization to refine schedule to optimize cost and operational excellence.

Led continuous improvement projects including cost reduction and quality improvement activities. Reduction of material usage by 15% per batch.

Lead all investigation efforts relative to external and internal quality events.

Created and implemented all operational KPI (Key Performance Indicators), that did not exist before. Able to show and maintain consistent production efficiencies.

Managed capital project work including business justification and budget oversight, successfully lead multiple capital projects of over $500,000 for production improvement with an ROI (Return on Investment) of less than 2 years.

Lean Manufacturing

5S

ISO 9001, BRC, SQF Certifications Processes

GMPs Implementation

Budgeting

Key Performance Indicators

FIFO & LIFO

Safety Coordinators

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)

Operations Director

NUTIVA

Plant Manager

May 2017 – Apr 2018

Managed a workforce of 6 direct and 60+ employees from multiple departments to meet and exceed company’s goals.

Responsible for creating and maintaining department’s financial budgets. Finished the year with over 15% savings on controlled cost. Implemented continuous improvement imitative, starting with 5s.

Reviewed and updated production standards that will drive positive impacts toward achieving company’s goals, increased production throughput by 20%.

Created a safety-first culture and mind set by having daily safety huddles and stretching exercise at start of each shift.

Monitored production inputs and outputs to minimize product loss, and ensure the plant operates efficiently, safely, and meets all quality standards.

LANGUAGES

English

Spanish

PERSONAL

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

RIEKE PACKAGING (Plant Manager) May 2015 –May 2017

MIZKAN AMERICAS (Assistant Plant Manager) May 2013 –May 2015

TYSON FOODS (General Production Manager) Oct 2007 – May 2013

KELLOGGS (Production Supervisor) Jun 2004 – Jun 2006

SEARS,ROEBUCK& CO. (Area Human Resource Generalist) Jan 2001 – Jun 2004

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS (Sergeant) Jan 1997 – Jan 2001

HOBBIES

Playing Sports

EDUCATION & TRAININGS

Education:

Master of Business Administration (Medaille College) 2012 – 2014

Bachelor of Business Administration (Robert Morris University) 2008 – 2010

oGraduated with Honors: Cum Laude GPA: 3.62

Trainings:

Certificate of Completion of HACCP training 2009

Certificate of Completion of Six Sigma, Green Belt Training 2002

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