Human Resources Production Supervisor

Manuel Valdes Jr

Phone: (209-***-****

E-Mail: **********@*****.***

Senior Production Supervisor

Pelton-Shepherd Industries

May 2025 to Present

Developing a foundation for trust and motivation in a neglected environment by, listening to the team members and acting on their input and suggestions.

Leading and the team members in into a created structure for daily operations.

Setting and monitoring fundamental goal in safety, quality, and productivity.

Holding team members to established standards thru follow up, instructing, mentoring, and follow up. Repeating this process over and over with each team member daily to create a self-sufficient process of excellence within them.

Conducted and in the process of improving floor space by establishing inventory standard supported by utilizing visual controls.

Also, collaborating with upper management to improve working condition by getting the tool the team members need and justifying the cost of those tools

Additionally, I oversee all site activities, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement while aligning with company goals in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Inventory.

Ensure compliance with Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) regulations, (communicating with Safety Manager), conduct training, and address unsafe conditions to maintain a secure workplace.

Implement and enforce quality control systems, align manufacturing with company standards, and support new product specifications using the PSI Total Quality Management System.

Collaborate on production schedules, manage resources, and apply Lean principles to achieve an efficiency target of 89%, ensuring timely and cost-effective output.

Build trust through clear communication, provide coaching and performance feedback, and develop training plans to empower employees.

Production Senior Manager

Bloom Energy - Fremont, CA

June 2023 to May 2024

Works with the supervisors and production team to develop and track progress against defined project goals as set by the asst. director & the project team.

Anticipates bottlenecks, clarifies project priorities, identifies risks, and escalates issues that cannot

be internally resolved.

Clearly defines all workflows, communicates documented processes, and ensures all practices are

being refined and tuned with hourly audits.

Provides regular status reports and capacity plan updates with the upper management team.

Identifies the best tools and technologies to help manage workflow and optimizes the

implementation and deployment.

Ensures internal department workflow and tracking documents up to date.

Support the team on all integrations and proposals.

Responsible for a production site relocation in 2024. Equipment, & personnel, while maintaining production levels. Targeted for completion by Feb.6th 2024, completed on time.

Created a safety team to reduce injuries in 2024. Coordinated with the company safety department and the training department. Developed injury matrix, safety awareness training classes for supervisors, team leaders, and operators. Developed daily check lists of supervisors & team leaders, and weekly check list for managers. Safety incidents were reduced by 80% over a period of 6 months.

Worked closely with maintenance & engineering to reduce equipment down time and quality issues. Improved the uptime of the I.C. print line. Improved monthly uptime by 20%.

Worked closely with Supervisors, leads, and operators in gathering information and tracking progress toward scheduled production targets.

Provided regular status reports and capacity plan updates with the team and with upper management.

Identified the best tools and technologies to help manage workflow and optimizes their implementation and deployment.

Identified processes that can improve project efficiency and act as a change agent for them.

Managed timelines for changes in product mixes balancing personnel as needed.

Ensured internal department workflow and communications to ensure team understanding of daily changes.

Supporting the team on all machine and process change integrations and proposals.

Production Supervisor

Shockwave Medical - Santa Clara, CA

September 2019 to May 2023

As Production Supervisor of a catheter production dept. I provided leadership to manufacturing personnel to produce high quality products for our customers. I develop and sustain the manufacturing team with a quality minded culture, that I created, driven by focusing on outstanding compliance to, safety and standardized manufacturing procedures, and continuous improvement activities that support business objectives. I provide for fair and equitable treatment of employees by following company policies and department guidelines. My decisions have had a direct impact on ability to fulfill customer demand.

I took a production area that had 12 operators and an output of 100 units, to 60 operators and an output of 405 units in 4 months. (Eff. 95%+, yield at 95%+)

I also supported and mentors the creation of 4 additional manufacturing lines with a combined output of 450 units. (Eff. 95%+, yield at 95%+).

I also lead an effort to reduce work space with resulted in feeing up savings of 81 square feet of table space.

Using my leadership skills, I develop relationships with supporting department to ensure minimal downtime and maximize safety, quality, and productivity.

I support and guild employees through deviations to the standard, conveying a sense of urgency, and drive issues to closure.

I implement new procedures and processes to improve manufacturing or introduce new products and production lines.

I lead the team in achieving production goals around Safety, Quality, and Cost.

I developed the employee's morale by leading by example, working with them toward a set goal, and work to maintain a safe, injury-free work environment.

I utilize my leadership and team building skills to challenge the workforce and the work environment to deliver high-performance results.

Set clear performance standards and promote teamwork.

I track, analyze and report, key indicator data and metrics for areas of responsibility.

I adapt to frequent changes in the work environment.

I proactively identify potential failure modes relative to quality or business risks.

I develop, mentor, and evaluate personnel to ensure the appropriate resources and talent are in the best place.

Monitor inventory levels and coordinate daily activities with Planning, engineering, QA, and Technicians.

I manage performance as well as development opportunities for improvement.

I ensure compliance to quality systems (FDA, GMP, QSR, ISO 13485, ISO 9001), product specifications, process instructions, safety requirements and company policies.

I work and support a clean room environment (ISO 8000 certified)

Technical Operations Supervisor

Mettler-Toledo Rainin - Oakland, CA

March 2018 to July 2019

Managed and scheduled staff responsible for set-up and maintenance of plastic injection molds for the production of the Pipet tips, as well as other technicians on shift.

Responsible for startup, diagnosis, and troubleshooting of all mold presses, ensuring efficient performance and optimum cycle rates.

Coordinated and scheduled maintenance activities with production leads.

Responsible for new initiatives to reduce waste and minimize downtime.

Responsible for communicating in writing any repair or malfunction of equipment or tooling to the proper support department.

Utilized team building skills within a fractured team, achieving the most efficient five months in the history of the Molding Department, as measured in low scrap and red tag metrics.

Medical Device Manufacturing / Packaging Supervisor

Mettler-Toledo Rainin - Oakland, CA

March 2015 to March 2018

Responsible for developing and implementing the production of, and packaging of, Pipet Tips in support of the Packaging Department's overall goals, objectives and schedules.

Established, maintained, and revised work procedures to meet production schedules and quality goals.

Maintained and enforced company policies and safety regulations.

Responsible for supporting and developing new product launch strategies and implementation.

Maintained time and production records for as many as 74 direct reports and 4 Team Leaders.

Coordinated with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments.

Responsible for planning and assisting in the execution of various Lean transformations, including flow racks, part presentation, material handling, and material ordering.

Compiled and reviewed packaging reports for accuracy, including shift reports and updates.

Assigned and managed resources to meet the Packaging schedule on a day-to-day basis.

Responsible for implementing business performance improvements that yielded zero accidents, defect-free products, on demand and on time delivery, at the lowest cost.

Shipping Supervisor

Tracy Logistics

Food Manufacturing - Stockton, CA

2011 to 2015

Responsible for all quality management systems, continuous improvement programs, food safety, employee safety, and preventative maintenance programs in assigned area.

Responsible for enforcing safety and security measures, including providing in-service training to meet state food safety guidelines and implementing and enforcing company policies and procedures.

Responsible for maintaining inventory controls, workflow and meeting staffing needs of the warehouse to accomplish production and shipping needs as directed.

Responsible for meeting the shipping schedule and the timely and efficient flow of products to customers.

Monitor and control the handling and preparation of raw and packaged food for shipment to customers.

Monitored and inspected production, equipment, and overall quality to ensure conformance to product specifications, making and reporting adjustments to equipment or processes as needed.

Responsible for facilitating and involving employees in the changing of processes to continually improve the food manufacturing processes.

Responsible for the reduction and elimination of damaged and substandard products.

Participated in all plant and food safety audits and provided prompt corrective actions as required.

Maintained a highly effective and safe staff (50 people, including 15 direct reports) by training employees on company rules, safety, and job functions.

Manufacturing Plant Lean Manager

Parker Hannifin Corp - Modesto, CA

2006 to 2009

Responsible for managing and facilitating the site's Lean initiatives and strategy, focusing on eliminating waste, improving safety customer satisfaction (lead-time), and increasing market share.

Responsible for providing leadership, mentoring, and training to all levels of the organization on the use and practice of Lean methodology and tools (5S, Kaizen, SMED, Design for Lean etc.).

Responsible for supporting management in the development, planning and execution of a lean enterprise transformation strategy and metrics, including safety, quality, delivery, and cost.

Responsible for driving key changes within the business, supporting management/cross functional decisions by communicating the enterprise-wide changes to employees and helping them to learn, understand, adjust and grow with the business's Lean transformation.

Scheduled and directed 2 Kaizen activities monthly, with clear measurable improvements in each case.

Manufacturing Assistant Manager

New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. - Fremont, CA

1985 to 2006

Responsible for managing two (2) shifts of production personnel (170 - 230 Team members) over seeing all aspects of daily operations. Monitored safety, quality, efficiency, training, payroll, production targets and schedules, cost control.

Responsible for coaching, mentoring, constructive feedback to mid-level management. Monitored attendance and applied company policies with regards to progressive discipline and solving problems fairly.

Assisted in the development of training curricula and materials for Group Leaders, Team Leaders, and Team Members, including practical Application Leadership modules and testing program for newly promoted Team Leaders and Group Leaders at NUMMI. Acted as Toyota Production System (TPS) Trainer, Standardized Work Trainer.

Responsible for managing all daily aspects of Production Manufacturing / Projects in Both Passenger and Truck departments. Managing and meeting production targets utilizing Key Performance Indicator tools.

Managed an average operating budget of $50,000 + and managing up to 5 Team Leaders and 20Team Members as Group Leader.

New Model Project Group Leader, oversaw all aspects of project implementation, including equipment installation, pilot parts and pilot vehicle builds, quality verification and control tools, schedules matrix, training, culminating in on schedule New Model Launches.

Human Resource training and practical experience (4.5 years) as a Labor Representative for Team Member Relations Dept. (TMR). Qualified to act as a Company representative specialist in this field.

Education

High school diploma in General Studies

Foothill High School - Pleasanton, CA

June 1976 to June 1980

Skills

•Continuous improvement

•Problem solving

•Lean manufacturing

•ISO 9001

•GMP

•GDP

•ISO13485

•FDA Audits

•Materials flow

•Kaizen

•Leadership development

•Process analysis

•Plant management

•5S

•Value stream mapping

•Plastics injection molding

Languages

• Spanish - Fluent

Military Service

Branch: United States Army

Service Country: United States of America

Rank: Specialist

September 1980 to September 1986

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Additional Information

Skills and Training

Lean Manufacturing

•Process Analysis

•Value Stream Mapping

•Practical Problem Solving

•Mixed Model Value Streams

•Continuous Flow

•Level Pull

•Making Materials Flow

•Quality in Station

•Toyota Production System

•Kaizen (Continuous Improvement)

•Toyota Business Practices

•Standardized Work

•Change Point Management

•Plan-Do-Check-Action (PDCA)

Management and Other Skills

•Leadership Development

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