Hetrall Garcia
Summary
Experienced Plant Manager adept at improving output, maximizing quality and boosting employee satisfaction with hands-on management style. Recognized as effective business manager and motivational leader. Successful manufacturing management career spanning 7 years. Certified AutoCad and Solidworks Designer, imaginative Designer with excellent analytical, research and collaboration skills. Experience working with Aluminum and Stainless Steel. Adept at successfully managing and coordinating Fabrication projects from Blue Print concept through completion.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Manufacturing Plant Manager
Real Fleet Solutions
09.2017 - Current
- Directed employees and related programs to maximize team productivity and facility output.
- Maximized plant safety through proactive strategies and well-structured training.
- Provided direction and leadership to all levels of employees and managers.
- Reduced costs by eliminating materials waste and unnecessary labor hours.
- Managed direction and planning for plant with focus on optimization of daily functions, exceeding customer expectations, and achieving KPIs.
- Monitored and evaluated plant performance to identify areas for improvement and take corrective measures.
- Led, trained and coached plant staff to facilitate high levels of productivity and quality.
- Developed schematics showcasing design layout, individual components and production procedures.
- Incorporated design changes based on feedback from project teams.
- Developed design deliverables that elevated, differentiated and functioned on-brand and on-strategy.
- Obtained approval of concepts by submitting rough drafts to management or to client.
- Evaluated project scope and development schedule, and collaborated closely with project owners to establish parameters.
- Recommended and initiated improvements to production processes to increase manufacturing efficiency.
- Assigned work to department personnel to attain department objectives.
- Helped company advance industry standing by creating innovative concept designs.
- Planned project concepts by researching and studying information.
- Gathered and bought materials needed to successfully complete projects.
- Managed purchasing, sales, marketing and customer account operations efficiently.
- Interpreted work order information and specifications to plan, schedule and complete jobs precisely.
- Monitored daily and weekly key performance indicators to maintain on-track status.
- Analyzed equipment breakdowns using various troubleshooting methods.
Welding Supervisor, Fabricator
OCS Process Systems
05.2012 - 05.2017
- Identified equipment and production non-compliance issues and notified foreman to facilitate resolution.
- Inspected welded projects to verify alignment with blueprint specifications.
- Repaired manufactured products by dismantling, straitening, reshaping and reassembling parts.
- Set up and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions.
- Performed quality checks to verify proper lengths, widths and painted finish discrepancies.
- Followed Operational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations to promote safe equipment operation and workplace safety.
- Used gauges, templates and other measuring devices to inspect production parts.
- Aligned and verified positioning using measuring instruments to determine reference points and compute layout dimensions.
- Managed repair and maintenance schedule to organize shop and maintain equipment.
- Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
- Operated hoists, cranes and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts.
- Prepared welding equipment to perform advanced welding work.
- Salvaged and rebuilt parts to achieve cost savings and reduce waste.
- Assembled structural forms such as boiler parts and pressure vessels.
- Used MIG gun arc to melt and deposit metal from electrode to workpieces.
- Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
- Conducted special welds with extremely low tolerances for industrial operations.
- Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
- Completed welding projects using gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc.
Machine Operator
Beckett Gas
10.2010 - 01.2012
- Monitored machines during operation to detect sounds of malfunction or excessive vibration and adjusted machines to eliminate problems.
- Manually set up machinery, lathes and grinders.
- Followed tooling instructions and product specifications to determine and implement operational sequences.
- Calibrated, tested, and adjusted machine settings or controls in preparation for production operations.
Machine Operator
P.C Campana
09.2008 - 06.2010
- Calibrated, tested, and adjusted machine settings or controls in preparation for production operations.
- Identified malfunctions or failures by routinely monitoring and analyzing equipment operations.
- Set accurate feed rates and trimming protocols to maintain efficient production and meet schedule demands.
- Used CNC and manual equipment to perform rough and finishing machining, working with tin, sheet iron and sheet copper.
- Set up and ran machinery to produce exceptional products for industrial needs.
Education
College Credit Certification - AutoCad Foundation
Eastern Florida State College
Cocoa, FL12.2021
College Credit Certificate - Solidworks Fundamentals
Eastern Florida State College
Cocoa, FL12.2019
High School Diploma -
Clearview High School
Lorain, OH05.2008
Skills
- Superb eye for detail
- Tech-savvy
- Creative design layouts
- Proficient in -Solidworks, AutoCad,Word,Excel
- Project Management
- Schedule Coordination
- Teamwork skills
- Cost reduction strategies
- Cost reduction and containment
- Project development and life cycle
- Blue Print making and analysis
- Six Sigma expertise
- Lean manufacturing processes
- Performance improvements
- Scheduling
- Compliance understanding
- Plant and warehouse operations
- Production Scheduling
- Employee training and development
- Cost controls
- Coaching and mentoring
- Delegation
- Budget development
- Employee scheduling
- Relationship building
- Effective leader
- Recruitment
- Employee reviews
- Inventory management
- Product development
- Staff training/development
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Manufacturing Plant Manager
Real Fleet Solutions
09.2017 - Current
Welding Supervisor, Fabricator
OCS Process Systems
05.2012 - 05.2017
Machine Operator
Beckett Gas
10.2010 - 01.2012
Machine Operator
P.C Campana
09.2008 - 06.2010
College Credit Certification - AutoCad Foundation
Eastern Florida State College
College Credit Certificate - Solidworks Fundamentals
Eastern Florida State College
High School Diploma -
Clearview High School
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