Ivan Birrueta
Del Valle
Summary
Quality-driven Production Supervisor with proven success in organizing workflows and coordinating resources to meet challenging goals. Industrious professional, and resourceful problem-solver, with a persistent approach to tackling operational concerns. Good decision-making and team-building abilities, with an open and clear communication style. Highly motivated, always looking for ways to improve quality, and efficiency metrics. Extensive experience and expertise in key manufacturing practices and metrics, complemented by a proven track record of high performance and exceptional leadership skills, fostering motivated, problem-solving, adaptive, and self-sufficient teams.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Supervisor
SpaceX
Bastrop
2024.04 - Current
- Led assembly of complex aerospace components, achieving 98% on-time delivery rate.
- Directed team of proficient and new welders in the assembly of sophisticated welded aerospace components following blueprints.
- Led a team of experienced technicians in the manufacturing of printed circuit boards.
- Implemented several safety initiatives to maintain a safe and effective work environment around hazardous chemicals on wet chemical lines.
- Certified on several printed circuit board manufacturing lines, including some wet chemical lines and clean rooms.
- Implemented lean manufacturing principles, reducing cycle time by 15% and increasing productivity by 10%.
- Supervised and trained 25+ technicians, fostering continuous improvement and reducing turnover by 20%.
- Developed safety protocols, resulting in a 30% decrease in workplace accidents.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams to resolve production issues, improving product quality and reducing rework by 12%.
- Drove Six Sigma initiatives to identify waste, resulting in a 25% reduction in defects.
- Managed production schedules to ensure optimal resource allocation and compliance with customer requirements.
- Collaborated with engineering teams for design changes, increasing efficiency by 15% and reducing costs by 10.
Production Supervisor
Tesla Inc.
Austin
2022.02 - 2024.04
- Analyzed production performance data to identify improvement opportunities, leading to an 8% productivity increase within two months.
- Directed teams across all SX3Y models in Seats manufacturing, General Assembly, and Body In White.
- Monitored and reported on production KPIs, delivering regular performance updates to senior management.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to resolve production issues, achieving a 12% efficiency increase in one month.
- Established and enforced quality standards, resulting in a 6% increase in First Pass Yield.
- Implemented data-driven decision-making, using statistical analysis to drive continuous improvement, and enhance overall production efficiency.
- Streamlined production workflows, reducing bottlenecks, and enhancing throughput across multiple production lines.
- Conducted regular team training sessions, ensuring adherence to best practices, and maintaining high levels of competency and performance among staff.
Lead Production Associate
Tesla Inc.
Fremont
2020.09 - 2022.02
- Established and optimized shipment verification procedures, maintaining accurate warehouse inventory and reducing inventory costs and labor hours through strategic process changes.
- Supported safety programs, achieving significant reductions in employee injuries by implementing proactive measures and performing pre-shift equipment checks.
- Managed teams and resources to meet on-budget performance and production targets, fostering communication among managers, supervisors, and leads to enhance productivity.
- Led continuous improvement initiatives in a Lean environment, driving gains in quality, flow, and output through process optimization and position restructuring.
- Planned and prioritized production operations, monitoring manufacturing variances to improve quality and resolve equipment issues, while developing significant process improvements to boost department quality and throughput.
- Monitored staff training and output, ensuring compliance with productivity and revenue goals, and recommended measures to improve production methods and product quality.
Production Associate
Tesla Inc.
Fremont
2019.10 - 2020.09
- Reported problems or concerns with quality, processes, equipment, materials and labor to supervisor.
- Executed and coordinated employee training to meet quality requirements.
- Trained, mentored and inspired over 60 line workers in safe operation of assembly line equipment and mastered and modeled diverse production operations to support team.
- Identified and supported continuous improvement efforts with supervisor.
- Oversaw daily operations, delegated tasks and assignments and implemented strategies to optimize workflows.
- Troubleshot issues with machines and made repairs.
- Recommended process improvements to enhance operational safety and efficiency.
- Inspected and repaired products to meet project expectations.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Cost reduction strategies
- Critical thinking
- Key performance indicators
- Leadership and management
- Manufacturing operations
- Performance reporting
- Problem solving
- Process improvement
- Quality control
- Complexity reduction
- Resource management
- SCADA expertise
- Time management
- Workflow optimization
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Personal Information
Title: Production Supervisor
Timeline
Production Supervisor
SpaceX
2024.04 - Current
Production Supervisor
Tesla Inc.
2022.02 - 2024.04
Lead Production Associate
Tesla Inc.
2020.09 - 2022.02
Production Associate
Tesla Inc.
2019.10 - 2020.09