Manager Process Improvement

Jim Carranza

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Salinas Ca. 93908 ********@*****.*** Cell: 831-***-****

Operations Manager

30+ years experience in manufacturing, processing, packaging, receiving and warehousing. Focused on achieving results, building high performance work teams, employee development and performance coaching.

• Managed $25 million inventory to 98.5% accuracy

• Reduced waste and variation through failure analysis and process improvement

• Saved .3 million in annual operating budget expense through process improvement

• Partnered with internal clients to identify, prioritize and eliminate repetitive material handling

- 2.3 million hours with no lost time accidents - Implemented warehouse re-set

- Analyzed and reconfigured process flows - CP McCormick award recipient

- Performed employee time and motion studies - Emergency Response Leader

Professional Experience

(1973-2009)

Diedrich Coffee INC., Castroville, Ca

Production Manager 2007-2009

Hired, developed and empowered work group consisting of 5 managers and 50 hourly workers within 3 shifts.

• Managed all aspects of production of quality coffee products to include roasting, grinding, flavoring and packaging

• Directed and managed Scheduling and Maintenance Department

• Set yearly goals and expectations for Supervisors and Department

• Managed new production line installation to completion ahead of schedule and under budget

• Improved line utilization

• Developed and implemented cross-training program

• Implemented a formal preventive maintenance program

• Implemented warehouse Sanitation program

• Executed a basic 5’s program

• Worked over 600 days without a recordable safety incident

McCormick Co. INC., Salinas, Ca

Receiving Manager/Operations Manager 2001-2007

Hired, developed and empowered work group including three service to production supervisors and three receiving supervisors in a department of 70 team members operating three shifts.

• Oversee warehouse operations across three shifts to include receiving, production, service to production as well as safety and security of personnel and facility

• Identified, prioritized and documented daily leadership activities to increase service accuracy and reduce cost.

• Championed Lean Manufacturing/six Sigma Black and Green Belt philosophy

• Identified, documented wasted labor hours, resulting in 90% reduction in temporary work force

• Reduced OT by 30% two years in a row

• Achieved 98.5% warehouse locator accuracy through assigned, scheduled bin audits

• No lost time accidents in the last 30 months, resulting in 27% reduction in workers compensation cost

Production Manager 1997-2001

Coached and developed existing team of 2 supervisors and 50 hourly team members in a line production environment

• Planned and drafted personnel schedules

• Led process improvement and cost reduction initiatives

• Increased line efficiencies through process improvement and personnel cross training

• Implemented cross training for production line operators, mechanics and warehousemen

• Implemented changeover process to minimize changeover time by 35%

• Implemented job specific training reducing process quality failures by 15%

• Analyzed potential problems and developed solutions before they hindered production

Spice Milling and Dehydrated Vegetables Packaging 1994-1997

Coached and developed established work group consisting of 25 hourly team members and two supervisors that produced over 18 million pounds of McCormick spices for the Western U.S.

• Oversaw milling and development of Dehydrated Vegetable Packaging for Salinas plant

• Increased output by documenting and standardizing machine setups for Mills, and Clipper cleaners

• Developed label formats, pallet patterns and best packaging weights for dehydrated vegetable clients

• No lost time accidents three years in a row

Goals Attained

- Achieved 98.5% warehouse accuracy - Reduced OT 30% two years in a row

- Reduced aged material by 42% - Improved service accuracy by 4%

- Saved $.3 million in operating cost - Minimized change over time by 35%

- 2.3 million hours no lost time accidents - Implemented cross training

- Managed production, receiving and service teams - Develop high performance teams

Certifications & Training

Multiple Leadership Classes , Basic Apics, Lean Manufacturing and Lean Six Trainer, Hazard and Critical Control Points (HACCP), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s), Time Management, Monthly Safety Class Instructor, Employee evaluations

Skills

Procedures & Committee served

- 5’s (Work Area Organization)

- Continue process improvement

- GMP (Good Manufacturing practices) - Warehouse reset (reduced material handling touches by identifying locations where material most/best used)

- Lean manufacturing (eliminate waste, identify sources of variance)

- General Safety Committee

- Security Committee - Benchmarking data (identify sap moves that are work related to each job function to include non sap work)

Education & Training Technical skills

- Lean Sigma Training

- Managing Interpersonal Relationships

- Various Safety Topics/Issues

- US Air Force, Vietnam era

- Hartnell College - Microsoft word, Excel

- AS400

- Lotus notes

- SAP

- SAP bench marking

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