Dennis Lucero
Yukon,OK
Summary
Seasoned Plant Manager with comprehensive knowledge in overseeing daily operations, enhancing production processes and ensuring optimal product quality. Highly adept at directing teams, managing budgets and improving efficiency to support business objectives. Demonstrated success in developing strategies for productivity improvements while maintaining strong regulatory compliance.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Plant Manager
Waldroop Steel LLC
Edmond, OK
01.2024 - 11.2024
- Planned, directed and coordinated operations for production, machinery and processing within company policies and procedures.
- Eliminated materials waste and unnecessary labor hours to reduce costs.
- Developed and implemented successful strategies to optimize production efficiency.
- Met or exceeded target for on-time customer shipments.
- Supervised production schedules, production quality and on-time delivery.
- Assigned tasks to employees based on their skillset and experience level.
- Improved workflow processes to maximize efficiency and enhance operations.
- Facilitated communication between workers at different levels of the organization.
- Performed root cause analysis on any process failures or customer complaints.
- Cultivated culture of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement while providing operational leadership.
- Oversaw employees and related programs to maximize team productivity and facility output.
- Learned how to respond to emergency situations to prevent personal injuries and property damage.
- Established goals for improving productivity, product quality, safety standards.
- Reduced process lags by managing employees and training on best practices to ensure optimal productivity.
- Contributed to new plant startup and implementation of processes for manufacturing, shipping and receiving and inventory management.
- Identified and resolved operational issues in a timely manner.
- Maintained accurate records of employee attendance, overtime hours worked, inventory levels.
- Supervised team members across multiple departments within the plant environment.
- Assessed production schedules and orders to plan material requirements and worker activities.
Plant Manager
Alliance Steel Buildings Inc.
Oklahoma City, OK, Oklahoma
06.1988 - 09.2020
- Identified and solved complex problems that impacted management and business direction.
- Developed and implemented successful strategies to optimize production efficiency.
- Met or exceeded target for on-time customer shipments.
- Supervised production schedules, production quality and on-time delivery.
- Assigned tasks to employees based on their skillset and experience level.
- Mitigated production issue risks by identifying potential problems and taking effective action.
- Improved workflow processes to maximize efficiency and enhance operations.
- Evaluated schedules, orders and forecasts to plan processes and meet timetables.
- Conferred with technical and administrative staff to devise and implement corrective actions.
- Liaised between senior plant management and line-level supervision to maintain open communications.
- Performed root cause analysis on any process failures or customer complaints.
- Provided guidance and mentorship to team members on career development paths.
- Oversaw employees and related programs to maximize team productivity and facility output.
- Learned how to respond to emergency situations to prevent personal injuries and property damage.
- Analyzed current production processes to identify areas of improvement.
- Identified and resolved operational issues in a timely manner.
- Collaborated with other managers across plants to share best practices.
- Conducted regular meetings with department heads to review progress towards set objectives.
- Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.
- Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals.
- Promoted high customer satisfaction by resolving problems with knowledgeable and friendly service.
Education
Pagosa Springs High School
Pagosa Springs, CO05-1987
Skills
- Plant and warehouse operations
- Operational auditing
- Continuous improvement
- Logistics coordination
- Production scheduling
- Production planning
Timeline
Plant Manager
Waldroop Steel LLC
01.2024 - 11.2024
Plant Manager
Alliance Steel Buildings Inc.
06.1988 - 09.2020
Pagosa Springs High School
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