Overview
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Samuel Angulo III

Bakersfield,CA

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Reliability Engineer

Graphic Packaging International
04.2023 - Current
  • Develop and implement strategies to enhance plant efficiency and reliability, reduce costs, and ensure product quality
  • Deploy root cause analysis methods on issues affecting machine downtime and maintenance expense
  • Cultivate procedures to assure safe and correct operation of equipment from day one
  • Utilize Lean/Six Sigma methodology to analyze current processes and formulate recommendations for improvements
  • Foster strong relationships with the operations and maintenance team to coach and train in the proper definition, communication, and implementation of best practices
  • Oversaw capital projects throughout the full project cycle, including budget planning, allocation, and management, to achieve financial targets and maximize profitability

Packaging Operations Supervisor

Wonderful Pistachios and Almonds
07.2019 - 12.2022
  • Enable a safe working environment and ensures that employees actively place safety as their highest priority through ongoing training
  • Lead process optimization initiatives by championing lean activities
  • Empower the workforce and build strong teams through developing, evaluating, training, coaching and succession planning
  • Identified areas of deficiency and performed root cause analysis to solve problems
  • Responsible for achieving, sustaining, and continuously improving personnel safety, food safety, quality, line effectiveness, equipment optimization, personnel development, and financial results
  • Collaborated with upstream, downstream, and support departments in coordinating production activities to meet operational and business goals

Leader Trainee - Almond Packaging

Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds
04.2019 - 07.2019
  • Ensure team adherence and continuous improvement of all established operational procedures
  • Conduct Job safety Analysis with all team members before starting up
  • Communicate with management and production control to ensure department is running efficiently
  • Provide day-to-day direction of employees and ensures compliance with company policies; ensuring GMPs are met
  • Lead, motivate, and support team members within a time-sensitive and demanding environment, problem resolution, and promoting a safety first mindset

Leader Trainee - Production Control

Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds
02.2019 - 04.2019
  • Oversee production scheduling for packaging and roasting department
  • Studied movement of the Pistachio scheduling process to identify gaps in efficiency
  • Resolve material/input shortages in a timely manner then problem solve to avoid issues to arise again

Leader Trainee - HR Employee Relations

Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds
11.2018 - 02.2019
  • Conducted plant visits daily throughout the plant
  • Identified high cost of paper usage in HR department and led implementation of DocuSign for all counseling records at Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds

Leader Trainee - Harvest Supervisor

Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds
08.2018 - 11.2018
  • Oversee harvesting operations with a team of over 50 employees, working an average of 80 hours a week
  • Oversee the millions of pounds of pistachios through the unloading, peeling, drying processed, and ensuring quality product on daily basis
  • Ensure food safety policies are met and policies followed

Leader Trainee - Supply Chain

Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds
01.2018 - 08.2018
  • Manage all silo inventory
  • Create high level and detailed production-strategy analysis
  • Identify opportunities for 2nd grade kernel sales

Leader Trainee - Pre Processing

Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds
07.2017 - 01.2018
  • Increasing internal quality standards through the reduction of allowable product defects by 50% resulting in a significant improvement in customer satisfaction and cost reductions due to delivering a higher quality product
  • Supervising team upwards of 90 employees across 7 different areas of entire pistachio preprocessing from bulk storage silos to in-grade hand-sorted product
  • Changed existing processes and implemented new processes to improve efficiency by 70%.
  • Leader of daily production plan to achieve production output and quality targets while applying lean and Six Sigma tools to eliminate waste, make problems visible, find the root cause, and implement sustainable solutions

Education

Bachelor of Science - Industrial Technology

Fresno State University
Fresno, CA
05.2017

General Education Certificate -

Allan Hancock College
Santa Maria, CA
06.2015

Skills

  • Team Work and Collaboration
  • Written and Verbal Communication
  • Conflict Management
  • Problem Solving
  • Planning and Organizing
  • Business Performance Management
  • Organizational Development
  • Ethical Awareness
  • Microsoft Office
  • Bilingual (Spanish)

Accomplishments

  • Successfully oversaw the implementation of a 22 million dollar capital project, ensuring efficient utilization of resources and adherence to budget constraints.
  • Managed a 10 million dollar capital project from inception to completion, ensuring successful execution within budgetary parameters.
  • Improved production efficiency by 25% through the implementation of Lean tools and methodologies, resulting in streamlined processes and enhanced productivity.
  • Improved packaging changeover times from 1 hour to 3 minutes throughout the packaging department
  • Led the implementation and training of a made to order scheduling tool system across the Packaging department
  • Developed and implemented routes for all hourly employees in the Packaging department
  • Collaborated with the Safety department to develop and implement Brady lockout tagout procedures for all packaging lines in the department
  • Implemented quarterly LOTO training department wide

Timeline

Reliability Engineer

Graphic Packaging International
04.2023 - Current

Packaging Operations Supervisor

Wonderful Pistachios and Almonds
07.2019 - 12.2022

Leader Trainee - Almond Packaging

Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds
04.2019 - 07.2019

Leader Trainee - Production Control

Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds
02.2019 - 04.2019

Leader Trainee - HR Employee Relations

Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds
11.2018 - 02.2019

Leader Trainee - Harvest Supervisor

Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds
08.2018 - 11.2018

Leader Trainee - Supply Chain

Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds
01.2018 - 08.2018

Leader Trainee - Pre Processing

Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds
07.2017 - 01.2018

Bachelor of Science - Industrial Technology

Fresno State University

General Education Certificate -

Allan Hancock College

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