Jesus Perez
Salinas,CA
Summary
Dedicated and collaborative leader committed to fostering an engaged and empowering work culture through effective partnership across all levels of business. Demonstrated success in building and maintaining strong relationships with diverse stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Manager, Cooler Operations
Dole Fresh Vegetables
07.2022 - Current
- Provided strong leadership to enhance team productivity and morale.
- Implemented and developed operational standards, policies and procedures.
- Assisted in organizing and overseeing assignments to drive operational excellence.
Sr. Manager, Shipping
Dole Fresh Vegetables
07.2019 - 07.2022
- Manage the day-to-day operations of the day and night shipping operations for both Yuma and Marina in an effort to meet budgeted cost per case
- Manage picking operations and ensure staffing needs are being met in order to meet department performance metrics
- Ensure that the produce is handled, cooled and age rotated properly
- Set up and run a major cooler operation without direct supervision
- Develop a work schedule to maximize employee use and responsibility, work with managers, floor supervisors and foreman in scheduling of hourly employees
- Follow all Food Safety Requirements and GMPs as applicable to position
- Travel between all Vegetable Coolers to include seasonal relocation
- Maintain raw materials, packaging supplies, and warehouse equipment to maximize use and efficiency; ensure materials needed are ordered and paperwork is processed correctly
- Responsible for employee coaching, counseling, and resolving performance issues with non-exempt and exempt personnel
- Responsible for training and managing of Shipping Manager, Supervisors, and non-exempt personnel
- Act a backup for Operations Manager
Cooler Manager
Dole Fresh Vegetables
08.2018 - 07.2019
- Manage product flow from receiving to shipping to ensure timely loading and departure of outbound loads with raw and finished goods
- Review, analyze forecast estimates to check for accuracy and on time arrival of product into the facility in effort to load product in a timely manner
- Candidate must address and recommend corrective actions on any discrepancies with the estimates and on time arrival of product into the warehouse facilities
- Review daily orders and balance out FSS loads with the appropriate product to ensure timely departure and increase truck utilization
- Review incoming product volumes into various warehouses to optimize the loading of trucks and eliminate multiple stops across the network of warehouses
- Coordinate with field operations the delivery of product into the appropriate warehouse
- Act as the warehouse liaison between customer service, transportation, and master scheduling
- Manage the warehouse supervisors (salaried and hourly)
- Coordinate move to and from Marina, Huron, Yuma and Oxnard
- Manage safety and financial performance of the department
- Follow all Food Safety Requirements and GMPs as applicable to position
- Ensure high rise
- Overseeing picking and shipping operations
- Manage night shift operations
Cooler Manager - Oxnard
Dole Fresh Vegetables
05.2017 - 08.2018
- Manage product flow from receiving to shipping to ensure timely loading and departure of outbound loads with raw and finished goods
- Review, analyze forecast estimates to check for accuracy and on time arrival of product into the facility in effort to load product in a timely manner
- Candidate must address and recommend corrective actions on any discrepancies with the estimates and on time arrival of product into the warehouse facilities
- Review daily orders and balance out FSS loads with the appropriate product to ensure timely departure and increase truck utilization
- Review incoming product volumes into various warehouses to optimize the loading of trucks and eliminate multiple stops across the network of warehouses
- Coordinate with field operations the delivery of product into the appropriate warehouse
- Act as the warehouse liaison between customer service, transportation, and master scheduling
- Manage the warehouse supervisors (salaried and hourly)
- Coordinate move to and from Marina, Huron, Yuma and Oxnard
- Manage safety and financial performance of the department
- Follow all Food Safety Requirements and GMPs as applicable to position
- Responsible for receiving and receiving
- Oversee and manage crew
Receiving Supervisor
Dole Fresh Vegetables
04.2014 - 05.2017
- Participated in and worked with Management and peers to develop, implement, track and evaluate the departments safety systems
- Participated in and work with Management to develop, implement, track and evaluate Food Safety program and all GMPs
- Ensured the most effective use of Labor, Materials and Equipment resulting in the departments meeting and exceeding goals and objectives
- Worked with external departments (Raw Materials, Commodity, Planners, Sales, 3rd party vendors, Coordinators, Transportation as well as internal departments resulting in superior material quality, customer service and on time performance
- Enforced all departmental and corporate policies and procedures including those directly relating to Safety, Human Resources, and Powered equipment operation
- Ensured that all departmental inventory control procedures including (FIFO, LIFO) rotation and documentation are followed exactly as intended resulting in superior material control with minimal product waste
- Coordinated department training activities ensuring that every employee receives both mandated training in the areas of personnel, product Safety, standard operating procedures and day to day operational training designed to ensure goals and objectives in the areas of customer service, turn times, quality and cost are met
Picking Foreman
Dole Fresh Vegetables
11.2001 - 04.2014
- Direct the workforce and enforce safety rules
- Interact with co-workers, understand, follow, and carryout posted work rules/procedures
- Responsible for enforcing daily tasks of all employees in accordance with classifications
- Supervised effectiveness, productivity and staff of picking department through continual communication and performance management and ensuring proper procedures were used
- Systems and training staff to efficiently utilize bar code scanning equipment
- Developed process improvement teams and measured results of performance criteria
Education
High School Diploma -
Gonzalez High School
Gonzalez, CA1998
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Operations Management
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Problem Resolution
- People Management
Accomplishments
- Achieved [Result] through effectively helping with [Task].
- Achieved [Result] by completing [Task] with accuracy and efficiency.
- Collaborated with team of [Number] in the development of [Project name].
Timeline
Sr. Manager, Cooler Operations
Dole Fresh Vegetables
07.2022 - Current
Sr. Manager, Shipping
Dole Fresh Vegetables
07.2019 - 07.2022
Cooler Manager
Dole Fresh Vegetables
08.2018 - 07.2019
Cooler Manager - Oxnard
Dole Fresh Vegetables
05.2017 - 08.2018
Receiving Supervisor
Dole Fresh Vegetables
04.2014 - 05.2017
Picking Foreman
Dole Fresh Vegetables
11.2001 - 04.2014
High School Diploma -
Gonzalez High School
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