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Benny Mederos

Burlington,NC

Summary

15 years of leadership experience in food manufacturing and operations management. Demonstrated leadership capability in driving operations excellence, meeting goals and objectives through teamwork, operating cost reduction and quality focus. Hands-on, highly motivated, resourceful, result driven.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Shipping Coordinator

Cleora Sterling 3C Fixtures
01.2025 - Current
  • Inventory control, manage supply pipe line. Order parts as needed for production department.

Home remodeling, flipping, buy and hold rental properties

Self Employed
01.2015 - Current
  • Home remodeling, flipping. Focus on rental properties.

Shift Manager

The Cheese Cake Factory Bakery
05.2013 - 10.2014
  • Created a value stream map for several key processes in the bakery. IMPACT: labor efficiency increased by 4%
  • Wrote and implemented SOP for real time material usage reporting. IMPACT: improved raw material traceability, enhanced inventory control and usage variance visibility.
  • Responsible for all operations on 2nd shift including Production, warehouse, Quality Control and Maintenance.
  • KPI tracking and reporting, metrics include: labor, yield/usage variance, daily goal attainment, QC product review, customer complaints, safety and personnel training.
  • Lead 5 direct reports and 100+ team members across 4 departments.

Operations Manager

Country Fresh LLC
12.2011 - 05.2013
  • Implemented lean manufacturing initiatives. IMPACT: 15% gain in labor efficiency
  • Streamlined inventory and rotation in warehouse reducing shrink on highly perishable raw materials positively impacting raw material cost and plant yield.
  • Standardized best work practices, wrote and implemented S.O.P for processes and positions in production, maintenance, warehouse shipping and receiving departments.
  • 24/7 responsibility over a fresh cut processing plant.
  • Lead 6 direct reports and 320 + employees on two shifts.
  • Responsible for production, warehouse operations, Food safety and Quality assurance program implementation, equipment maintenance and safety.
  • Ongoing training and development of management team and key personnel.
  • Work with regional Q.C manager on S.Q.F related yearly certification.
  • Coordinator for plant recalls and traceability. Primary contact for official inspections F.D.A, U.S.D.A, County waste water department etc.
  • Reduce and identify cost savings opportunities including: labor, raw material yield and transportation.
  • Financial: Payroll and purchases approval, track weekly/monthly plant KPI. Work with plant manager on yearly plant budget and capital expenditure projects.

Production Manager

Del Monte
11.2005 - 11.2011
  • Eliminated excessive waste during process. IMPACT: Increased yield 5% - 12% on several products.
  • Played an active role in developing and implementing an effective rotation schedule reducing overtime, further improved labor and plant operating cost by implementing lean manufacturing principles in production and warehouse. OT hrs. consistently reduced below 3%, total labor cost decreased by 3.7%.
  • 2nd in charge of a fresh cut processing plant (primarily over production department) with over: $250,000 on weekly sales, 24 hrs. responsibility.
  • Manage fast a paced production operation with over 160 temporary and permanent employees, 5 direct reports including warehouse, purchasing and production.
  • Forecast and procurement of perishable and Non-perishables goods.
  • Responsible for inventory purchases valued over $500,000 a week.
  • Product cost analysis and price model for new customers/SKUS.
  • Work with 3rd party staffing agency on labor needs and personnel training/development.
  • Financial: payroll and purchases approvals establish yearly department budget.

Supervisor

Gold Kist Inc
02.2002 - 11.2005
  • Positive change agent, reduced labor cost and over time hrs. in department.
  • Created a positive working relationship with regulatory agencies on premises USDA and NCDA.
  • Supervise 60+ employees across 3 different departments Production, Shipping and Sanitation.
  • Production-Warehouse: Manage process to reduce labor cost, increase productivity and yield.
  • Manage shipping department and warehouse, insure inventory control and rotation.
  • Sanitation: Review operational procedures with USDA and NCDA, insure compliance with H.A.C.C.P, G.M.P and S.O.P programs.
  • Responsible for timely startup of plant in 1st and 2nd processing.
  • Personnel training: Forklift, Yard Tractor, Lock out tag out, Chairperson on Safety committee, member of the Hazmat quick response team.

Education

High School Diploma -

North Texas Job Corps
McKinney, TX
11-1996

Skills

  • High Speed manufacturing
  • Effective team leadership
  • GMP, Food manufacturing processes
  • Employee training and team development
  • Analytical decision-making
  • Process improvement
  • KPI analysis
  • Bilingual 100% English, Spanish

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Shipping Coordinator

Cleora Sterling 3C Fixtures
01.2025 - Current

Home remodeling, flipping, buy and hold rental properties

Self Employed
01.2015 - Current

Shift Manager

The Cheese Cake Factory Bakery
05.2013 - 10.2014

Operations Manager

Country Fresh LLC
12.2011 - 05.2013

Production Manager

Del Monte
11.2005 - 11.2011

Supervisor

Gold Kist Inc
02.2002 - 11.2005

High School Diploma -

North Texas Job Corps

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