Department Manager

RAUL A. CANTO

Garden Grove, CA *****

Cell # 714-***-****

Email: ***********@*****.***

Management Professional in the Food & Beverage industry with 10 years experience as Plant Manager. Ability to manage the Processing Department, Quality Control Department as well as the Warehouse.

SUMMERY OF SKILLS

·Over fifteen years experience in the Food & Beverage Industry

·Direct production and sanitation operations in SOP’s and SSOP’s

·Oversee Quality Control for product quality of product and efficiency of operations

·Maintain the facility in ready condition for third party audits and regulatory inspections

·Implement policies and procedures to maintain safe and efficient facility operations

·Analyze manufacturing performance and develop goals for continues improvement.

·Knowledge of GMPs and OSHA safety rules for food safety laws and regulations

·Head of Safety Committee

·Microsoft Office - Excel and Word

·Bilingual - English and Spanish

·Excellent Trainer and team Builder

EQUIPMENT EXPERIENCE

Processing

·Pumps, mixers & blenders (wet &dry)

·Extruders, enrobers, fillers

·Baking ovens & driers

·Food contact transferring belts

·Safety detections, wt. scales

Packaging

·Bag sealers, box sealers

·Belco sealers, Doughboy wrapper

·Transport Conveyor belts, tapers

·Pallet wrappers

·Product Coders

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Morris National Inc. – Azusa, California 5/06- 5/09

Plant Manager

Oversee activities related to manufacturing, review budget reports and production activity records. Established and implemented SSOP’s / GMP’s policies & procedures. Trained production staff on developing a productive work environment using 5S organization methodologies. Organized the process flow throughout the facility by using Lean Manufacturing Methods. Managed 5 production lines and 3 packaging departments with a staff of over 300 employees. Increase efficiencies by 40% and reduced waste by 30%, saving the company over a million dollars over season. Restructured the operation and raised the level of expectations in the Quality Control Department.

Two Chefs on a Roll – Carson, California 11/05 – 4/06

Warehouse Manager

Directed and controlled the shipping & receiving activities. Monitored inventory control, product temperature control and gave warehouse support to multiple shift production. Oversaw the hot pack process room (thermal pack - bagging line) as well supervised the bakery-packaging department. Assist with production planning and scheduling.

Wellington Foods Inc. - Long Beach, California 9/4 – 7/05

Plant Manager

Manufacturing and Inventory Control (Co-Packer-Health Food Supplements). Monitored all warehouse shipping & receiving functions. Production scheduling, review budget reports, managed the Sanitation Department. Coached employees and implemented company GMP’s and SOP’s procedures.

Redbarn Pet Products -Long Beach, California 6/99 – 9/04

Plant Manager

Developed manufacturing and sanitation procedures, trained all production staff on company GMP’s, SOP’s. Oversee the warehouse and Quality Control departments for performance and accuracies. Main responsibility was for production scheduling, hiring, training, and maximizing productivity. Managed the purchasing of packaging and raw materials for the facility.

CERTIFICATIONS

·SSOP - Monitoring Training / Cal Poly Pomona By FIBR Association (6/09)

·Back to Basics GMP Training / Cal Poly Pomona By FIBR Association (4/09)

·GMP employee training & FDA food defense awareness program By FIBR Association (3/09)

·HACCP Basics/GMP and FSIS HACCP Requirements/ Expectations-FPA (2/06)

·Forklift Operator Safety Training – By Xperion Lift Parts

·Management Skills for Supervisors - By Rockhursh University Continuing Education

·Sanitation Workshop for the Food Service Industries - U.C. Davis Workshop

·The Motivated Employee - By KEYE Productivity Seminars

·How to Supervise People - By National Seminars

·M&M Workshops-Management Workshops for Supervision Development- By M&M Association

PERSONAL DATA

Bilingual: Spanish / English

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