Production Supervisor

IGNACIO (NICK) ELIZALDE

**** * **** **. # ****, Ft. Smith, Ar. 72903 479-***-**** ******@***.***

Manager

Result-driven and dedicated with wide-ranging experience planning and leading operations involving small to medium-size poultry processing environment, excel in resolving employer challenges with innovative solutions, process improvements proven to increase efficiency and cost reduction.

Key Skills

Office Management

Teambuilding & Supervision

Staff Development & Training

Policies & Procedures Manuals Report & Document Preparation

Spreadsheet & Database Creation

Bilingual (reading and writing)

Operations Management Records Management

Health & Safety Management

1st Aid, CPR, AED Instructor

Cost Reduction

Experience

Pepper Source Inc. August 2011 to Present

Supervisor

Supervise three departments and two Urschels. Implement policies and procedures, add spices to achieve product specifications, responsible to approve product. Implement SSOP, GMP and safety procedures.

Southeast Poultry, Rogers, AR.

June 2010 to July 2011

Shift Manager,

Developed Night Shift since start-up. Established operational policies and implement process improvements to ensure superior quality and outstanding productivity.

Twin Rivers Foods, Fayetteville, AR.

2008 to 2010

Corporate Safety and Health/HR Manager

Directed and optimized Health and Safety over four facilities. Updated and improved all policies and procedures. Regularly inspected all facilities, developed corporate central safety committee to facilitate improvements. HR manager at the Ft. Smith facility managing a staff of four employees.

Ozark Mountain Poultry, Rogers, AR. 2001 to 2008

Shift Manager/ HR Manager

Shift Manager for six months later promoted to HR Manager, created and developed health and safety programs including Central Safety Committee and checklist for weekly walkthroughs.

Twin Rivers Foods, Ft. Smith, AR. 1998 to 2001

Production Supervisor/Shift Manager

Production Supervisor over cone line, sizer, portion control, freezer and marination tray pack departments. Later on promoted to Shift Manager at a different facility managing five departments, coordinating all incoming product loads and production schedule.

Arrow Bolt & Screw 1996 to 1998

Warehouse Manager

Responsible for filling all orders, shipping, receiving, inventory control and counter sales.

NICK ELIZALDE

5100 S Zero St. # 1804, Ft. Smith, Ar. 72903 479-***-**** ******@***.***

Mateel Inc. DBA Dover Shores Towing & Van Car Rental 1991 to 1995

General Manager

Responsible for sales, dispatch, negotiations of contracts (Dollar Rent a Car, Budget Rent a car, Alamo Rent a car, Hertz and Enterprise GOAA all in Orlando Fl.) , hiring drivers, Florida Hwy Patrol inspections, EPA inspections, purchase of equipment, construction of facilities, re-zone property to operate business and drove a truck when necessary.

Managed car rental, negotiated buy-back program, fleet configuration, set prices in a highly competitive market.

Also researched several businesses opportunities to open in Argentina including Sega Channel, Midget go cars, GPS trackers for truck, roller coasters and several others.

Education

Loyola University, New Orleans 1981

2 years computer science

Westark Community College 1983 & 1995

Business Admin.

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