VENANCIO SANTILLAN, JR.

**** *** ****** **** ****, IA 52240

Home: 319-***-****

Cell: 630-***-****

Email: lxbexg@r.postjobfree.com

A. PROFILE / STRENGTHS

• Highly experienced/goal oriented professional with a proven track record in providing leadership in product line management, quality management, safety risk management, associate development and involvement, sanitation, sales and technical services

• Initiator in implementing positive change and reviving unproductive operations

• Exceptional problem solving and decision making skills with strong interpersonal and communication skills

• Consistently meets or exceeds target goals

• Quickly identifies problem situations and provides expedient and effective corrective actions

• Ability to hire, train, motivate and retain diverse and multi-faceted work teams

• Quickly adapts to changing business climates to ensure optimal production

• Proactively develops new approaches to improve existing procedures

B. HIGHLIGHTS OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Proven record of achievement in providing leadership and spearheading initiatives in:

Daily operations HACCP/GMP Programs

QCDSM procedures Health and Environment Programs

Total Quality Management Associate hiring and training programs

Voluntary Protection Program Associate empowerment

QA/QC/SPC/ISO Career development

Safety programs Productivity enhancement

Continuous Improvement Programs Yield enhancement

Systems and Applications Products (SAP) 5S System

C. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1. QCD MANAGEMENT CONSULTING, Mundelein, IL. (August 2009 – present)

Associate

• Assist in workshops designed to prepare participants for the implementation of QCD (Quality, Cost and Delivery) Team Building Management System.

2. JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON. INC, Elgin, IL.

(April 2009 to August 2009 and December 2007 to September 2008)

Snack Food Industry

Production Supervisor

Duties and responsibilities:

• Supervised production and personnel.

• Observed and enforced safety, GMP, and allergen programs.

• Maintained production standards for efficiency, material waste, and quality.

• Executed production schedules.

• Analyzed and communicated quality control data.

• Actively participated and lead continuous improvement programs.

• Conducted performance reviews.

Accomplishments:

• Developed cleaning schedule and procedures to eliminate unnecessary downtime

• Developed improved training modules for the use of the Hayssen filler.

• Assisted in the development and implementation of the 5S program.

3. NESTLE (WILLY WONKA CANDY FACTORY), Itasca, IL.

(October 2008 to April 2009)

Operation Supervisor

Duties and responsibilities: .

• Ensured compliance of GMP, safety, quality, quantity and cost requirements.

• Effectively trained employees to ensure superior levels in safety, quality, productivity, delivery, and customer service.

• Maintained, updated, and proactively improved current SOPs.

• Maintained and improved daily production output, quality and line performances.

• Coached and mentored employees in proper operation techniques.

• Prepared shift schedules

• Administered company policies.

• Managed labor to reduce overtime and resolved operational issues.

4. BLISTEX, INC, Oak Brook, Il. (October 2001 to October 2007)

Manufacturer of Lip Care and Pharmacuetical Products

Production Shift Supervisor

Duties and responsibilities:

• Responsible for the efficient manufacturing and continuous improvement of all company products and processes, ensuring that product quality, employee safety and product safety standards and regulatory requirements are met or exceeded.

• Managed employees to optimize productivity, supported GMP, promoted training and development

Accomplishments:

• Initiated and implemented SPC-Weight Control Program, Daily and Period Cleaning Schedules, Daily Supervisor’s Safety and GMP Tie-Ins Program, Packaging Visual Aids, Daily Meetings and Scrap Reduction Program.

5. KRAFT FOODS (1979 to 2001)

a. Operation Supervisor, Philip Morris Cheese and Pasta Division, Springfield, MO. (August 1996 to October 2001)

Duties and responsibilities:

• Managed activities of the department including processing, packaging, sanitation, safety, maintenance, warehousing, materials, cost, quality, hiring, employee training and development

Accomplishments:

• Initiated and developed press cleaning program to heighten department safety awareness level and improve overall performance

• Initiated and developed Daily Supervisor Safety and GMP Tie-Ins Program to enhance safety, GMP and housekeeping awareness level

• Assisted Pasta Department to become the 1997 and 1999 Meal Division Plant of the Year.

• Recruited 40 – 60 non-union manufacturing associates.

• Spearheaded $437,000+ annual productivity and enhancement program.

• Optimized sanitation labor to yield a $100,000 annual savings.

• Coordinated the implementation of QCDSM Program (communication enhancement program).

b. Production Supervisor , Philip Morris Bakery Division, (Entenmann’s) Northlake, IL. (September 1992 to July 1996)

Duties and responsibilities:

• Provided leadership in all parameters of cake processing/packaging, quality, cost, delivery, safety, GMP and employee development and empowerment.

• Responded to AIB audits.

c. Production/Sanitation Supervisor/Shift Superintendent, Philip Morris Dry Powder Beverage Division, (General Foods) Evansville, IN.

(Febraury 1979 to September 1992)

Duties and responsibilities:

• Coordinated the entire finished goods conversion process in the Dry Powder Beverage Department.

• Ensured the timely manufacture of a quality product in a timely manner that met customer’s requirements and maintained the company’s margin for profit.

• Principal accountabilities included productivity, quality, safety, cost, delivery and employee training and development.

Accomplishments:

• Promoted from line supervisor to shift superintendent to manage multiple lines, quality control, maintenance, warehousing, sanitation, safety and environmental programs and systems. Coordinated the plant fumigation.

• Increased department efficiency by 6% thereby changing productivity from below standard to above standard.

• Reduced personnel issues by 50%.

• Exceeded requirements for external and internal sanitation audits.

6. J.W MORTELL, Warren. MI (August 1976 to Febraury 1979)

Manufacturer of automotive coatings and sealers

Production Supervisor

Duties and responsibilities:

• Managed the daily activities of the department which included production, quality, cost, delivery, materials, safety, hiring, training and employee involvement.

Accomplishments:

• Cited by management for consistently meeting production goals.

D. EDUCATION

B.S. Chemical Engineering

Far Eastern University, Manila Philippines

E. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

AIB Course LLQ Assessment Program TQM

Labor – Strategy Committee Training QCDSM/QCMS Training Leading Successful Change

Targeted Selection KSRMP Training 5S

Team Building (Team Trek) Systems and Applications Products (SAP) GMP/HACCP/SPC

Business Writing and Presentation Seminars Communication and Interpersonal Skills Seminars Finance and Accounting Seminars

Time Management Seminars Time Management Seminars Leadership and Conflict Resolution Seminars

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