Raul Sanchez

Engineering / Management Professional.

*** – 677 – 8980

adzorf@r.postjobfree.com

Personal Profile.

An operations and project management professional with a well balanced technical and administrative skills set. Results oriented, accountable, able to take ownership and meet stakeholders’ expectations.

Skills.

• Systems development • Organization development • Metrics and KPI establishment • Active leadership • Hands-On • Observation • Analytical • Problem solving • Multitasking • Standardization • Negotiations • Self-starter • Budget management • Personnel management • Contractors management • MS Office Suite Proficient • MS Project • Bilingual (Spanish-English)

• Effective team building • Self driven • self-learner • Project management • continuous improvement • Manufacturing • customer satisfaction oriented • Time management • greenfield and brownfield project management.

Academic profile:

2011 - 2014

Master’s in business administration with a minor in entrepreneurship. Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. 2000 – 2005

Mechanical engineer with a minor in administration. Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. Professional Experience.

Mar 2016 – Present

7 Years.

Operations Manager – Nutec Group – Huntersville, NC. Manufacturing – Industrial goods - Refractory ceramic fiber products. Management of the daily operations of a fast paced, 24/7 and +30 subordinates, ceramics mill, 90K sqft facility, prioritizing safety, quality, and productivity to deliver a cost-effective product. Management of the Production, Quality and Safety departments. In charge of the facility from the purchase, fabrication, installation, and startup of the manufacturing equipment. Self-delivered the process, built the team to operate.

Currently this plant holds the record of the best and most productive plant of the group. (103% production vs plan, 97% running time, 1.56% scrap)

Actively support and guide other plants on the establishment of the best operational practices.

Main responsibilities.:

Plan, organize, direct, and control all manufacturing activities to ensure compliance with our quality standards at a competitive cost, and at the required time and volume to satisfy our customer demands and market expectations.

Conduct continuous improvement efforts to maximize efficiency, improve quality and reduce cost/waste.

Establish and implement processes, procedures, and systems to improve workflow and communication.

Conduct daily meetings, to track operations performance.

Provide, cost and lead times estimates.

Production scheduling according to demand and materials planning / availability.

Administration of the Quality Management System and related certifications such as ISO and Intertek.

Create and maintain EHS policies, procedures and measures that support the health and welfare of all plant personnel, as well as the conformance with applicable regulations.

Oversee, monitor, evaluate and provide feedback in regards employee performance.

Establish and implement compensation programs based on employee knowledge, experience, and performance.

Provide ongoing training, coaching and development.

Drive a culture of accountability, urgency sense and ownership. Jun 2010 – Mar 2016

5 Yea, 9 Mo

Project Manager – Nutec Group – Coah. Mexico.

Manufacturing – Industrial goods - Refractory ceramic fiber products. Management of several strategic industrial projects for the group related to capacity increase, R&D, new facilities, new processes, new products, improvement in utilities, and new markets penetration. Main Projects:

2016 - Construction of a Ceramic Fiber Blankets production Plant

($18M).

2014 – Construction of a Ceramic Fiber Blankets Production ($6M).

2013 – 5MVA electrical substation ($1.5M).

2013 – Construction of a Fibers Pilot line for R+D.

2013 – Construction of a vacuum Forming Pilot line for R+D.

2013 – Multiple other continuous improvement projects.

2012 – Construction of a Vacuum Forming production Plant.

($100K).

2011 – REVAMP to a ceramic fiber blanket production line.

2010 – Multiple other continuous improvement projects. Main activities and responsibilities:

Budget elaboration & control.

Payment / Cashflow schedule.

Negotiations with vendors and contractors.

Bidding process.

Work program scheduling and tracking.

Blueprints interpretation.

Tools and equipment selection.

Equipment purchase and fabrication.

Logistics.

Turn-key projects delivery.

Experience with construction, manufacturing equipment, electrical, pneumatics, hydraulics, warehouse equipment, fire system installation and start up.

Oct 2006 – Jun 2010

3 Yea, 8 Mo

Project Manager – Mabe – Coah. Mexico.

Manufacturing – Consumer Goods - Appliances.

Management of several materials cost reduction projects for washer machines the brands mabe, GE, Centrales, Easy, Regina. Through the replacement of parts for other more cost-effective ones, sourcing changes and process changes. More than $2M/year in savings. Main projects:

• Construction of a manufacturing line or dryer doors for General Electric brand.

• Construction of a manufacturing cell for decorative stamping

(Heat Transfer) of control panels for top-loading washing machines for mabe, io mabe, Easy, GE and Centrales brands.

• Implementation of 32 plastic injection molds for washing machine parts (control panel, agitators, covers, torque couplers, etc.).

• Multiple cost reduction projects (More than 50) of material changes such as pumps, valves, hoses, packaging, pelletized material for injection, etc.

Main activities and responsibilities:

Change requirements analysis.

Economic feasibility analysis.

Work program scheduling and tracking.

Manufacturing planning.

Lay out and materials flow design.

Workstations, storage zones and transport equipment design and selection.

Tools and manufacturing equipment selection.

Negotiation with suppliers.

Ensure the setup of assembly lines and stations.

Personnel training.

Quality assurance.

Performance and reliability tests of new products.

Design confirmation, pre-pilot and pilot runs coordination.

Documentation of process flow diagram, FMEA and control plan.

Documentation of process instructions and process monitoring.

Product costing changes.

Documentation and closure of entire projects. (engineering updates, quality control plan, FMEA, manufacturing SOPs, procedures and formats, tooling release, etc)

Courses and Trainings.

Feb 2023 - Leadership summit – Nutec Group

Nov 2022 - Mastering ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System – Udemy.

Apr 2019 – ISO 9001:2015 Internal auditor certification – University of North Carolina.

2014 - Effective Negotiations – Nutec Group.

2019 - Training in 10 hours of OSHA – OSEA.

2010 - Neurolinguistic Programming – Grupo Rapport.

2008 - Green Belt Certification – Mabe

Participation in various Kaizen workshops – Mabe

Participation in various workshops of Effective Working Groups – Mabe

2006 - Training in GE NPI methodology – Mabe

Other activities.

Livestock raising.

Agriculture.

Enterpreneurship.

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