Javier G. Pérez C.
Aventura,FL
Summary
Experienced Manufacturing Lead with a strong background in overseeing manufacturing processes and ensuring operational efficiency. Proven ability to lead teams, optimize workflows, and drive productivity in dynamic environments. Recognized for strategic problem-solving, adaptability, and fostering collaborative work environments. Skilled in lean manufacturing, quality control, and resource management. Successfully led teams to achieve project milestones and improve operational performance. Demonstrated expertise in resource allocation and process improvement.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Manager
Hoerbiger Corporation
01.2023 - Current
- Ensure the safety and security of all employees and facilities of the plant according to OSHA policy
- Oversee the operations of the plant
- Analyze and improve organizational process according to the Company goals
- Work closely with the supervisor team to develop and implement policies, work instructions and SOPs
- Planning, assigned and directing work within assignments operations areas
- Review the daily operation indicators (KPI) in order to take corrective actions in case to be necessary
- Promote and sustain the highest standards in productivity, quality and cultural alignment
- Oversee warehouse efficiency to maintain optimal production flow and supply chain operations
- Monitor the process operation in order to ensure that they are following the proper procedures, work instructions and safety
- Review the daily planning production to make sure that the orders will be on time, with efficiency, quality and low cost
- Lead the preventive maintenance program to avoid stops in the production lines
- Ensure the efficient management of labor hours cost, raw material, consumable supplies and all the involucrate cost of the production process
- Hire, train, mentor and develop members of the plant team to accomplish tasks and business goals; discipline, promote, hire and other action as required
- Conduct annual performance evaluations with warehouse staff to assess potential promotion, demotion, salary adjustment or disciplinary action
- Conducts cycle counts inventory to ensure the accuracy between system and physical inventory
- Establish accurate max and min inventory levels with a safety stock to ensure the right parts flow and save cost
- Conducts continuous improvements processes according to Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing (5S, 8D, 7W, Visual Factory, Error Proofing)
- Lead the Hazardous Material Control process implementation and proper disposal according to EPA
- Lead and control the annual Budged and P&L
- Support the purchasing decision regarding promotional strategies, pricing and product lines
- Support the Sales and Marketing team with current and Future projects
Plant Manager
Garland Food
07.2021 - 01.2025
- Lead a teamwork and resources in order to achieve the Plant objectives in safety, quality, production and cost control
- Provide direction, development, and leadership to production supervisors and production employees
- Promote and sustain the highest standards in productivity, quality and cultural alignment
- Monitor the unloading and loading areas to ensure materials are received and dispatched according to the packing list and orders
- Monitor the process operation in order to ensure that are following the proper procedures, work instructions and safety
- Make the production planning weekly to make the daily orders with high performance, low yield and low cost
- Daily inventory control of raw material, indirect material and final goods to ensure the proper FIFO, keep the minimum inventory and avoid obsolescence
- Review the daily production indicators (KPI) in order to take corrective actions in case to be necessary
- Lead the preventive maintenance program to avoid stops in the production lines
- Ensures the efficient management of labor hours and consumable supplies within budget and work schedules including extra workdays and shifts as needed
- Hire, train, mentor and develop members of the plant team to accomplish tasks and business goals; discipline, promote, hire and other action as required
- Conduct annual performance evaluations with warehouse staff to assess potential promotion, demotion, salary adjustment or disciplinary action
- Conducts cycle counts inventory to ensure the accuracy between system and physical inventory
- Establish accurate max and min inventory levels with a safety stock to ensure the right parts flow and save cost
- Conducts continuous improvements processes according to Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing (5S, 8D, 7W, etc)
- Hazardous material control process implementation and proper disposal according EPA
- Lead and control the annual Budged
Warehouse Manager
IAeroThrust (Contec)
06.2020 - 07.2021
- Manage the Safety warehouse staff operations, including temporary or seasonal help, to ensure the most effective, efficient, and safest workflows; communicate personnel scaling requirements to the production, Logistics and Human Resource areas
- Train and manage all staff to use the scanning system for order fulfillment and inventory counts; assign scanner to each individual employee and convey the importance of maintaining accurate inventory
- Develop continuous improvement processes and procedures to accommodate business growth and space constraints, considering the changing strategies and needs of the business; create cross training and rotating schedules for each specific responsibility to avoid fatigue and cover absent
- Supervise shipping and receiving areas, unloading trucks, checking in parts, matching purchase orders and repair orders; national and oversee the counting of physical inventory, including replacement parts, and inventory on-hand
- Relay all routing objectives information to the warehouse staff to ensure proper fulfillment of pick tickets orders; Warehouse Supervisor heading the fulfillment team; ensure all Quality standard procedures are being followed appropriately; update workflow for fulfillment and/or QC as required
- Monitor the unloading of all materials into the receiving area; ensure materials are staged for counting and inspection; report accurate inventory count to appropriate departments
- Work with the Customer Service and logistics departments on replacement parts, warranty exchanges and scrap process parts; communicate with the CS Manager regarding items received for the department; report received goods to the CS team the same day they are received
- Conducts continuous improvements processes according to Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing tools (5S, 3D & 8W)
- Conducts cycle counts parts inventory to ensure the accuracy between system and physical inventory
- Establish accurate max and min inventory levels with a safety stock to ensure the right parts flow and save cost
- Set daily measurable goals within the Warehouse operation team
- Use KPIs and metrics during performance evaluations; conduct quarterly 1-on-1 meetings to ensure all team members are on track with goals
- Ensure all employees have their valid forklift license, ensure they renew on time and the warehouse is fully OSHA compliant by working with the Safety & Security Manager
- Hire, train, mentor and develop members of the warehouse team to accomplish warehouse tasks and business goals; discipline, promote, hire and other action as required
- Conducts Investigation to reduce accidents and improve ergonomics in the operation process DPT, EPA and OSHA requirements
- Conduct annual performance evaluations with warehouse staff to assess potential promotion, demotion, salary adjustment or disciplinary action
- Control and improve the annual operation Budged
- Dispose in properly manner the scrap and damaged parts, tools and unserviceable equipment
Warehouse Manager
Marine Harvest (Mowi)
07.2018 - 06.2020
- Ensure leadership to the efficient coordination and execution of workflow throughout the warehouse, consistently keeping safety, sanitation, cost controls, productivity, accuracy, team environment, and customer satisfaction in line with facility goals
- Oversee inventory control functions and procedures, including cycle counts, product rotation and recall, training, customer claims and requests, and record keeping Submit daily production and quality controls report
- Provide hands-on leadership to the ongoing development of the assigned personnel and team
- Maximize the utilization of all warehouse support computer system applications and tools, equipment, making recommendations for continuous improvement
- Ensure that all warehouse sanitation, safety and security activities are consistently performed within the highest USCS, OSHA and other government compliance, and industry standards
- Work with Management and Customer Service personnel to ensure that all requirements and requests are responded to in the highest professional manner
- Conducts continuous improvements processes according to Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing (5S, 8D, 7W, etc)
- Maximize all warehouse activities as they relate to meeting established financial goals, making recommendations to the Administrator and Plant/Manager for operational and capital improvements
- Develop good working relationships at all levels within the team environment, leading and communicating as needed to maximize individual and team performance
- Attend or Conduct plant, customer, or training meetings
- Conducts Investigation in order to reduce accidents and improve ergonomics in the operation process, FDA, EPA, OSHA and DOT Experience
- Certified Green Belt, conducted root cause analysis for late deliveries, mistakes plates, missing cars etc
- Control annual Budged of the operations
- Dispose in properly manner al damaged items or unserviceable equipment
Warehouse Supervisor
Lufthansa (LSG Sky Chefs)
12.2016 - 07.2018
- Ensure the safety and security of all employees and facilities of the plant
- Lead a teamwork and resources in order to achieve Plant objectives in quality, production and cost control
- Submit daily production and quality controls report
- Responsible for all functions as Receiving, picking, loading, allocation and custody
- Ensures within budget and the efficient management of labor hours and consumable supplies work schedules including extra workdays and shifts as needed
- Ensures the efficient management of labor hours and consumable supplies within budget and work schedules including extra workdays and shifts as needed
- Manages the proper selection, purchase and utilization of Company assets in support of warehouse operations
- Coordinates with other departments as necessary to ensure upgrades and repairs are completed efficiently and effectively
- Route, schedule, pack and prepare orders for delivery
- Great communication skills and 100% team player
- Conducted process and quality audits for suppliers
- Conducts continuous improvements processes according to Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing (5S, 8D, 8W, etc)
- Supports ISO-9000 Implementation
- Ensure inventory levels and customer service goals are established and maintained
- Evaluate and disposition excess and obsolete inventory
- Reduce the cycle time operations by conducting root analysis and design of experiments techniques
Production Manager
Trinchepal (Spring water distillery and farm)
06.2005 - 03.2015
- Develop and execute production schedules based on business demands
- Maximize effectiveness of production team, equipment and materials to produce within planned schedules while reducing costs
- Develop and track cost improvement projects to reduce production costs
- Lead, develop and evaluate production staff
- Manage activities related to strategic purchasing to minimize operating expenses
- Control inventory and raw material handling
- Ensure safe work environment through implementation of safety awareness programs
- Design, implement and audit quality control processes
- Develop technical documents including instruction manuals and procedure manuals
- Manage scheduling of shipping dates for all orders
Production Manager
Ford Motors Andina (Valencia Assembly Plant)
06.2001 - 02.2005
- Lead a team work and resources in order to achieve Paint Plant objectives in safety, quality, production and cost control
- Lead the Paint process (Phosphate, E-Coat, Seals, Primer, Dry Sand, Base Color, Clear Coat and Final Finnish)
- Certified Green Belt, conducted root cause analysis for flushness, sink marks, dints and dents, etc
- Lead a Plastic Part paint process that includes preparation, sanding, primer, base color and clear coat
- Great communication skills and 100% team player
- Conducted process and quality audits to tier 1 suppliers
- Conducts continuous improvements processes according to Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing (5S, 8D, 7W,etc)
- Supports ISO-9000 (2000) Implementation
- Lead Paint Inventory Control, Scrap and annual Budged
- Reduced orange peels, and paint dirt in the assembly plant by conducting root analysis and design of experiments techniques
- Conducts Investigation in order to reduce Accidents and improve ergonomics in the line, EPA, OSHA and DOT Experience
- Prepare timing charts to inform management of status of future and current upgrades projects
- Supports other plant areas in order to work together as a team work to meet company objectives
Environmental & Safety Coordinator
10.1997 - 06.2001
- Lead the plant certification in ISO-14000
- Successfully obtained in 1 year
- Worked with suppliers in the development of their environmental and safety program (ISO-14000)
- Hazardous material control process implementation and proper disposal
- Cost reduction consumes program of natural resources (water, paper recycle, energy, gas, etc)
- Experience with OSHA, EPA and DOT regulations
- Experience with fire protection system, Drills, Works permissions, Heat and noise control
- Accident prevention program and investigation (8 D), Safety Visual Factory, Safety Protection Equipment and Spill reaction
- Lead waste and potable water treatment plant operations and upgrades
- Lead safety and security programs, risk analysis and ergonomics issues
- Reduced VOC'S emissions by 20% for two years in a row
- Conducted Safety & Environmental audits according to ISO 14000
Material Handling Supervisor
09.1996 - 10.1997
- Reduced damages to panels by 35% by redesigning racks and carefully training hourly employees in material handling techniques
- Lead a team to achieve objectives in safety, quality, production and cost control
- Increased storage capacity by 40% by optimizing welding cells material space
- Conducted a Dock to Dock investigation to reduce inventories to 9 days
Education
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering
Universidad de Carabobo
03.1992
Psychology -
Universidad Arturo Michelena
01.2011
Magister of Science - Environmental Engineering
Universidad de Carabobo
04.2000
Skills
- SAP
- Word
- Excel
- MS Project
- PowerPoint
- MS Outlook
- Lean manufacturing
- Six Sigma (Green Belt)
- Environmental & Safety Auditor
- Hazmat Auditor
Training
- Hazardous material shipping process
- Continuous Improvement
- Planning and project control
- Operation Auditing
- Work Methods
- Loss control Administration
- Reengineering Process
- Hazardous waste and material recuperation
- The environmental systems leader ISO-14000
- Transport and storage of dangerous materials
- Fire prevention and risk analysis
- Lean Manufacturing
- Six Sigma among others.
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Production Manager
Hoerbiger Corporation
01.2023 - Current
Plant Manager
Garland Food
07.2021 - 01.2025
Warehouse Manager
IAeroThrust (Contec)
06.2020 - 07.2021
Warehouse Manager
Marine Harvest (Mowi)
07.2018 - 06.2020
Warehouse Supervisor
Lufthansa (LSG Sky Chefs)
12.2016 - 07.2018
Production Manager
Trinchepal (Spring water distillery and farm)
06.2005 - 03.2015
Production Manager
Ford Motors Andina (Valencia Assembly Plant)
06.2001 - 02.2005
Environmental & Safety Coordinator
10.1997 - 06.2001
Material Handling Supervisor
09.1996 - 10.1997
Psychology -
Universidad Arturo Michelena
Magister of Science - Environmental Engineering
Universidad de Carabobo
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering
Universidad de Carabobo
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