Arnold Cadiz
Waterloo,IA
Summary
Decisive Production Supervisor exceptionally skilled at identifying measures to improve production methods and equipment performance. Consistently achieved inventory goals and maintained minimal downtime for production lines.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Supervisor
Advanced Drainage Systems
Waterloo
07.2019 - 06.2025
- Collaborated with internal teams to streamline operations across materials handling, production, and shipping.
- Cultivated professional working relationships with peers and supervisors.
- Implemented policies and standard operating procedures for continuous improvement.
- Troubleshot equipment to reduce service calls and downtime.
- Trained staff of direct labor employees to perform assembly and manufacture of specified products.
- Supervised ongoing daily production phases.
- Evaluated team member performance regularly to identify and resolve productivity concerns.
- Managed staff hiring, training, and supervision.
Production Supervisor
Mitas Tires North America, Inc.
Charles City
12.2018 - 07.2019
- Oversee all tire building processes, including Curing and Prep Processes.
- Participate in the production planning process and ensure coordination on materials and the arrangement of appropriate resources to support the production plan.
- Check raw material and in-process inventories.
- Manage 30 – 45 associates in all aspects of their jobs.
- Create and minister KPI’s for tracking performance. Report to the General Manager.
- Monitoring production processes and adjusting schedules as needed based on demand and labor.
- Maintaining 95% output manufacturing.
- Oversee 5S implementation & Standardization.
Production Manager
Precision Screen & Security Products
Redlands
01.2017 - 12.2018
- Company Overview: Precision Screen & Security Products
- Ensures compliance with all company rules, policies, and agreements.
- Ensures that Supervisors monitor job progress, quality, safety, cleanliness, sustaining, and fostering cultural.
- Manage and sustain 5S procedure organization and standardized procedures to improve safety, quality, and productivity, and employee attitudes.
- Developed programs to improve Supervisory and Lead positions.
- Coordinate with production, customer service, and shipping on all demand, including high-level involvement, Director of Operations & VP of Operations.
- Monitoring production processes and adjusting schedules as needed based on backlog and CS demand.
- Maintaining Unit Fill Rates & Dollar Fill Rate 98.5%.
- Certified Trainer, Partners In Leadership Fostering Culture. Certified Partner in Leadership, Fostering new cultures by delivering classes to the entire plant of over 200 employees, creating a new turning point in beliefs, accountability, Partner First, and many others, which help the company grow and its associates.
- Implement a blended-learning and fully integrated, sustainable training solution for achieving Key Organizational Results.
- Precision Screen & Security Products
Production Print Manager
Prime-Line Products
Redlands
01.1999 - 01.2017
- Organized a thriving profit center bringing in over $55,000 per year to replace equipment or improve departments' buying power.
- Created a team to oversee production waste and improve efficiency by eliminating movements using time in motion practices, the 5S procedure. Mapping out the production area for best practices.
- Maintaining production levels over 90%.
- Analyzing production data and trends. Presenting weekly and monthly KPI to the Director of Operations.
- Analyzing material cost, run times, and labor hours cost.
- Developed tracking and reporting by setting goals and objectives.
- Developed programs to improve Supervisory and Lead positions.
- Production control and production planning.
- Team building and continual improvement training.
- Modify Duty Programs, collaborating with Human Resources.
- Removal of all Hazardous chemicals and Materials.
- Purchased all in-plant materials and was responsible for all inventories.
- Coordinate with production, customer service, and shipping on all demands.
Education
Six Sigma Methodology
Aveta Business Institute
Cranberry, PAIntroduction To Plastics Materials And Properties
The Pennsylvania State University
State College, PA09-2021
Corporate Training
Sbccd Economics Development
San Bernardino, CA08-2012
William Workman High School
City Of Industry, CACity Of Industry, CA
Skills
- Training and development
- 5S methodology expertise
- Relationship building
- Organizational procedures
- Safety training
- Standard operating procedures
- Best practices implementation
- Process mapping
- Skill metric evaluation
- KPI establishment for leadership
- Certification tracking
- Cross-functional team creation
- Editorial leadership
- Publication management
Community Service
- Waterloo Days / Parade
- Sturgis Falls / Cedar Falls Parade
- Supporting Arm Forces & Many other events through The Harley Davidson’s Hog Groups
- Angel Blockers: Supporting events within the Black Hawk Communities
- Support recycling activities awareness training by visiting schools and presenting shows and tell sessions to students.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Production Supervisor
Advanced Drainage Systems
07.2019 - 06.2025
Production Supervisor
Mitas Tires North America, Inc.
12.2018 - 07.2019
Production Manager
Precision Screen & Security Products
01.2017 - 12.2018
Production Print Manager
Prime-Line Products
01.1999 - 01.2017
Six Sigma Methodology
Aveta Business Institute
Introduction To Plastics Materials And Properties
The Pennsylvania State University
Corporate Training
Sbccd Economics Development
William Workman High School