Benjamin Avila
Cell Phone: 408-***-****
Email: adx4cb@r.postjobfree.com
Address: **** ******** *****, *** ****, CA 95148
SUMMARY
A Production Supervisor with approximately 5 years of experience that has demonstrated the ability to achieve targeted objectives and organizational goals. Resourceful, creative and responsible decision-making skills have led to progressive professional advancement due to high-quality performance. Seeking employment with a company in a competitive and challenging environment to build a highly rewarding career where I can use my skills and knowledge to help the company and coworkers to meet expectations and achieve company goals.
SKILLS
Supervisory Skills
Coaching and Motivating Other
Workplace Safety
Problem Resolution
Continuous Quality Improvement
Employee Engagement
Troubleshooting
cGMP
Team Building
Oral Communication
Written Communication
Work Prioritizing Scheduling
Time Management
KAIZEN/Lean Manufacturing
Eliminating Waste
Microsoft Office
EXPERIENCE
PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
Cepheid
Sunnyvale, CA
2008 – 2023
Learns and enforces company safety policies and practices.
Ensured that all policies and Standard Operating Procedures were adhered to.
Maintains safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources; maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.
Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing compliance to organization standards.
Accomplishes manufacturing staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
Maintains staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees; developing personal growth opportunities.
Maintains work flow by monitoring steps of the process; setting processing variables; observing control points and equipment; monitoring personnel and resources; studying methods; developing reporting procedures and systems; initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between departments.
Completes production plan by scheduling and assigning personnel; accomplishing work results; establishing priorities; monitoring progress; revising schedules; resolving problems; reporting results of the processing flow on shift production summaries.
Assist in attaining quarterly and annual production goals.
Ensures operation of equipment by calling for repairs; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
Provides manufacturing information by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing production performance records and data; answering questions and responding to requests.
Creates and revises systems and procedures by analyzing operating practices, record-keeping systems, forms of control, implementing change.
Resolves personnel problems by analyzing data; investigating issues; identifying solutions; recommending action.
Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops.
Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Defines employee training plan. Understand, train personnel, and enforce strict adherence to the applicable SOPs of the Quality System, as well as the Manufacturing Guidelines
Lead or support Lean Manufacturing initiatives that involve a cross-functional team (outside of Operations)
Generate/review ECO that impacts manufacturing.
Recognize and reward employees for positive impact to the manufacturing environment.
PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN I
BD Biosciences
San Jose, CA
2007 – 2008
CLINICAL MANUFACTURING TECHNICIAN II
Nektar Therapeutics
San Carlos, CA
2000 – 2007
MANUFACTURING PROCESS TECHNICIAN
LPL Systems
Mountain View, CA
2000 – 2000
CLINICAL PROCESS TECHNICIAN
Catalytica Combustion Systems
Mountain View, CA
1999 – 2000
MANUFACTURING PROCESS TECHNICIAN
Powderject Technologies
Fremont, CA
1998 – 1999
HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SUPPLY SPECIALIST
Military (United States Army)
Fort Hood, TX
1983 – 1990
EDUCATION/TRAINING
Heald College
ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE IN ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY
Military (United States Army)
HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR AND SUPPLY SPECIALIST
REFERENCES
Available upon request