MARÍA GARDNER
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• INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER •
OBJECTIVE
To develop my skills in a manufacturing environment related to production, management and planning, in a company where I can have growth opportunities based on my performance, in order to exceed business requirements.
CAREER PROGRESSION
10/2011 – Present Production Supervisor
Power Packaging, Exel
802 W North Carrier Pkwy Grand Prairie, TX 75050
Supervised daily production team by conforming, delegating, coordinating and informing the crew of the processing of orders as well as departmental work scheduling.
Documented procedures and processes according to Gatorade and Unilever quality assurance.
Enforced company, plant, and departmental policies and procedures including safety policies, GMP’s HAACP, and AIB standards.
Reviewed assignments with the Production Manager to anticipated production levels, changes and other information pertinent to the performance of the department
09/2010 – 10/2011 Production Supervisor
Mission Foods, Gruma
4000 Dan Morton Dr. # 100, Dallas, TX
Verified, controlled, and ensured all production parameters are within planned budget (e.g., waste, moistures, efficiencies, downtime, line speed, over weights, etc.)
Hired, trained, monitored, assigned work, disciplined, and terminated employees.
Monitored time-keeping (Kronos), verified payroll hours, transfers hours as appropriate and resolved discrepancies
Prepared distribution performance reports (SAP) by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
Reported to Operations manager any breakage or waste of supplies and equipment.
02/2006 - 11/2009 Production Engineer
Electropura, PepsiCo
Avenida de la Luz 92 B, Parque Industrial, Estado De Mexico 54716, Mexico.
Developed, implement and facilitated processes to achieve measurable improvements to production efficiency.
Established production standards, measurements, and monitoring to ensure production processes and systems are optimized.
Managed ISO- 9001 validation practices and supervised adherence to those practices at operation sites.
Ensured full compliance to regulatory requirements, and product quality requirements and to the PepsiCo Quality System.
01/2005 - 11/2005 Intern Project Engineer
Brookdale, DuPont
1-8755 Ash Street, Vancouver, BC, V6P 6T3, Canada.
Responsible for the accuracy of forecasts, and ensured projects were completed on time.
Modeled and completed component Specification Control Documents for contract manufacturing quality.
Designed and fabricated a number of production structures to improve operator safety and ergonomic effectiveness.
Recommended and implemented a data collection protocol for equipment uptime.
Designed and fabricated a test fixture to determine design robustness.
08/2003 – 12/2004 Production Engineer
Prolec GE
Blvd. Salinas de Gortari, Km. 9.25 Monterrey, N.L. 66600 México
Developed and implemented assurance policies and procedures by using Kaizen methodology.
Recommend courses of action to maintain cost-effectiveness and competitiveness.
Tracked and analyzed weekly trends in turning operations and generate statistical reports.
Improved the effectiveness of the production system by using Lean Manufacturing Tools.
Computer Skills
MS Office, MS Project,
Minitab, Pro Model, SAP Business Administration Skills
Effective interpersonal skills
Excellent problem solving abilities
Strong time/task management skills Language Skills
English.
Spanish Business Administration Skills
Effective interpersonal skills
Excellent problem solving abilities
Strong time/task management skills
Solid leadership, communication skills
EDUCATION
01/2001- 12/2005 Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM) Monterrey, Mexico.
Bachelor Degree in Industrial Engineering.
01/2002- 04/2002 Carnegie Mellon University.
Experimental computer programming course. (ITESM Learning Tool).
CERTIFICATION
01/2011 AIB Certificated
EXTRA-ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
2004 - 2005 Member of IIE (Institute of Industrial Engineers Student Chapter 936).
2003 Publicity Coordinator of the Industrial Engineering Congress “C4”
2002 – 2004 Secretary of SAIIS (Industrial Engineering Alumni Society).
References Available Upon Request