JUANA P. GANDARA
EL PASO, TX 79901
Message: 915-***-****
Cell: 915-***-****
Email: ***********@*******.***
SUMMARY
A proven professional with 13 years of experience in operations management including; manufacturing, production, personnel, inventory, receiving , shipping, cost reduction and quality programs.
WORK HISTORY
Production Manager: El Paso Chile Company, El Paso, Texas 4/2007 – 1/2011
- Supervised 35 permanent and up to 50 temporary employees
- Responsible for raw materials receiving and inventory, manufacturing, assembly, finished goods inventory and shipping.
- Coordinated with Maintenance Department to ensure minimal downtime on equipment
- Coordinated with Quality Department to ensure adherence to Company quality programs, including AIB and HACCP certifications.
Production Supervisor: El Paso Chile Company, El Paso, Texas 2/2003 – 4/2007
- Supervised 20 permanent and up to 50 temporary employees
- Responsible for scheduling of labor in order to meet production goals.
- Developed work standards, production goals and performance measuring, resulting in a reduction of labor costs by over 30%
- Wrote department SOP’s in both English and Spanish
- Assisted implementation of company quality programs and maintained program, achieving Superior rating by AIB independent auditors.
Shipping Supervisor: El Paso Chile Company, El Paso, Texas 8/1998 – 2/2003
- Supervised 10 employees
- Responsible for shipping individual mail order packages to full-truckload shipments
- Negotiated contracts with national freight carriers, reducing freight costs by over 50%
OTHER ACHIEVMENTS/SKILLS
- Computer literate (Word, Excel, Solomon – enterprise system)
- Fluent in both English and Spanish (reading and writing).
- HACCP certified