PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Energetic, proactive and results-driven professional with strong work
ethic and commitment to achieving excellence.
STRENGTHS & CAPABILITIES
Manage and develop resources of a production environment.
Supervise and evaluate performance of production personnel.
Skilled in determining number of necessary resources.
Ensure all safety and health standards were met to maintain the floor accident-free.
Evaluate machine resources to ensure continued production and minimal downtime
Logical critical thinking to adapt to changes and challenges during the shift.
Exceptional verbal & written communication skills to interact with teams and clients. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FP Process Tech II Pharmaceutical Industry, NOVO NORDISK Jan 2024 – Present
Set up, operate, monitor and control equipment and processes associated with production. Member of the EHS council. Gained experience on SPS, PDCA, Pass X. Production Manager Food Industry, All American Pet Proteins Jul 2020 – Aug 2023 Hired as Supervisor and Promoted to production manager after 6 months, became the safety committee administrator in 2022.
Managed 38-40 employees overseeing 2 production departments, 7 production lines and two plates freezing teams. Achievements: The shift showed 35% improvement on Lbs./man hr., fewer recordable incidents and reduce turnover rate.
Efficiently redirect resources to accommodate schedule and formula updates.
Develop and implement safety policies, procedures, and guidelines specific to the pet food and meat industry.
Conducted root cause analysis for safety incidents and implemented corrective actions and procedure updates.
Directed projects with cross-functional teams involving quality assurance, maintenance techs, and warehouse team to meet on time product delivery.
Addressed employee’s concerns and implemented accountability actions while supporting a strong focus on employee safety and well-being. Production Supervisor Food Industry, Capstone Nutrition Feb 2014 – Mar 2020 Initial Position: QA inspector. Inventory Control Specialist in 2014. Promoted. Production Lead 2015. Lastly obtained the production supervisor position in the same year.
Generated a daily efficiency report, OPLs, enforcement of safety and quality protocols, employee training on the floor, equipment troubleshooting.
Managed teams ranging from 80 up to 100 employees.
Strategies applied to increase inventory accuracy from 90% to 97% in 1 year.
Streamlined operational efficiencies by reviewing all inventory and production processes to improve inventory accuracy and production efficiency.
Monitored compliance of manufacturing, safety and inventory control procedures.
Executed product/process/personnel inspections applying quality standards, GMPs, GDPs and SOPs.
Developed and provided a variety of reports according to customer standards and production performance.
Generated One Point Lesson (OPL) to support implementation of new procedures. Receiving Coordinator Food Industry, Casa Cuervo Mar 2011 – Oct 2013 Lab technician, promoted to Quality/receiving coordinator in 2012.
Responsible for ingredients sampling and testing, generation of Certificate of Analysis, ATP testing, monitoring cleaning agents’ concentrations.
Gained experience on C-TPAT, Food Defense, Silliker audits, HACCP, and Traceability Exercise.
Development of training material and visual references for raw material acceptance tolerances.
Team Management
Cross-Functional Leadership
Resilience to Stress
Problem-Solving Orientation
Informed Decision Making
Analytical Thinking
Quality Methodologies
Process Optimization
Deadline Sensitivity
Project Management
Training/Development
Safety Compliance
Bilingual: English and Spanish
Software: Microsoft Office Suite:
Word, Power Point, Excel, Outlook,
Teams, Pass X, JDEdwards, RFGen,
CFS
College: Architecture bachelor
(incomplete) – 2006–2010
Guadalajara University
Associate’s Science Lab. Tech. –
CETAC 2003–2006
Leadership and Management
skills – U de G 2016
Metal Detector Verification –
Thermo Fisher2012
Lean Practitioner 2023
First Aid/CPR and AED 2022
OSHA 10 2021
SQF Practitioner 8.1 2020
Skills
Education and certificates
Billy K Rivera
BRVR
Contact
****@***********.***
Garner, NC
493151 – 8641491, 91688, 41948871, 741, 519-7148, 11981