Cesar Cardenas
Summary
Results-driven production lead with several years of experience leading safe, on-time and high-quality production of wide array of products and components. Personable facilitator with passion for excellence and history of cultivating motivated and loyal teams. Mechanically proficient and technically versatile, driven to understand and model complete line operations.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Production Lead
Janicki Industries Inc.
Hamilton
06.2018 - 05.2026
- Leads team’s performance and gives direction to others while performing the same manufacturing processes.
- Trained new team members on safety protocols and operational procedures.
- Completed assigned shift work by assigning daily tasks to workers, monitoring progress, and ensuring compliance with policies and procedures.
- Participated in classroom and on-the-job training, enhancing skill levels for self and team.
- Provides on the job training to new workers
- Builds the technical skills of the team and constantly improves quality and efficiency
- Improves the technician's understanding of the job at hand
- Organized work crew by providing job overview and layout of work.
- Reviewed timecards and corrected clock-ins for the crew, reporting issues to the Operations Manager.
- Keeps work orders stamped, dated and organized
- Enforces Janicki Industries Rules and Safety Practices and keeps work areas clean and organized
- Monitored and recorded material usage as required
- Enforced 5S, AS9100 and Nadcap Standards and Practices
- Controlled use of shop consumables
- Participated in training, safety and quality programs
- Worked well under pressure, meeting and completing multiple deadlines.
- Demonstrated reliability through regular attendance, ensuring team stability.
- Read, interpreted, and followed pass downs, work orders, isometric drawings, blueprints, work instructions and other technical and non-technical documents.
Education
GED
Mount Vernon, WASkills
- Team leadership
- Task delegation
- Quality control
- Safety compliance
- Process optimization
- Operational procedures
- Technical documentation
- Safety enforcement
Certification
- Overhead crane
- Forklift
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Production Lead
Janicki Industries Inc.
06.2018 - 05.2026
GED