Joel Martinez

Results-driven management professional with proven track record in overseeing plant operations and optimizing production processes. Adept at fostering team collaboration and ensuring operational efficiency while adapting to evolving demands. Strong skills in resource management, process improvement, and safety compliance. Reliable and goal-oriented, consistently delivering impactful outcomes through strategic leadership and decisive action.

Key Accomplishments
• Increased Production Efficiency: Streamlined peanut shelling and grading processes at Algrano, improving plant output and reducing bottlenecks.
• Reduced Downtime: Introduced proactive maintenance scheduling and root-cause analysis that lowered unplanned equipment downtime.
• Implemented Lean Practices: Championed 5S, Kaizen, and other Lean tools to create cleaner workspaces, reduce waste, and enhance workflow.
• Optimized Equipment Performance: Led calibration and upgrades of Satake sorters, LMC gravity separators, and air-handling systems, improving product quality and consistency.
• Strengthened Safety and Compliance: Established structured safety meetings and procedures to ensure regulatory compliance in a dry organic NRTE facility using alcohol-based sanitizers.
• Team Leadership and Development: Built a collaborative, accountable culture by mentoring operators, technicians, and sanitation staff; improved retention and cross-training.
• Audit and Certification Success: Contributed to positive results in internal and external audits, leveraging internal auditor training to improve documentation and readiness.
• Foundation in Industrial Operations: Early career in construction, warehouse, and heavy equipment operation built a strong mechanical aptitude and problem-solving mindset.