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Jose Solorio

Jose Solorio

Santa Fe,NM

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Plant Manager

Santa Fe Tortilla Co
Santa Fe, NM
02.2019 - Current
  • Develop, maintain, and update employee safety, food safety, quality, preventative maintenance, human resources, continuous improvement, programs and policies
  • Current SQF practitioner
  • Maintain plant operations running with-out closing any days through Covid-19 pandemic
  • Respond to customer questions and feedback
  • Oversee the maintenance department
  • Oversee the Sanitation department

Production Supervisor

Wholestone Farms
Fremont, NE
09.2018 - 01.2019
  • Manage 130 + production employees
  • Perform fiscal year end company asset inventories
  • Review all down time, waste and productivity daily reports
  • Hold all safety and continuous improvement meetings

Sanitation Supervisor

Hormel Foods
Fremont, NE
08.2010 - 09.2018
  • Supervised 45 sanitation team members
  • Produce daily sanitation chemical usage and inspection reports
  • Hold all safety, quality and continuous improvement meetings
  • Worked closely with maintenance to ensure repairs and sanitation function were performed on down days

Production Supervisor

California Citrus Products
Lindsay, CA
07.2005 - 08.2010
  • Supervised 12-20 employee team members
  • Provided employees with training for the new SOP Program
  • Supervised maintenance department and scheduled week end work/repairs

Packaging lead

Ruiz Food Inc.
Dinuba, CA
12.2002 - 07.2005
  • Supervised 75+ packaging employee team members
  • Conducted Safety, HACCP and G.M.P training and maintained proper training documentation
  • Supervised and audited daily equipment set up
  • Scheduled and tracked team members work schedules

QA lead

Ruiz Foods Inc.
Dinuba, CA
10.2001 - 12.2002
  • Supervised 65+ sanitation employees team members
  • Assured proper sanitizing of equipment to meet USDA regulations
  • Supervised 3 QA employee team members
  • Updated SOP and conducted SSOP audits on a weekly basis
  • Conducted FFA testing on fryer oil
  • Performed micro swabbing (traditional and LUM-T)
  • Conducted Pre-Op inspection in the Bakery and Production departments
  • Inspected product to ensure product quality based on customer’s specifications and sales requirements
  • Responsible for enforcing food safety guidelines
  • Direct interaction with all departments
  • Performed flour sifts for bakery, moisture test, oven dwell time checks and visual inspections

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 over 20 years. Resourceful plant management leader with expertise in cost controls, lean manufacturing principles and employee training. Twenty Two-year track record of success in food production.

Timeline

Assistant Plant Manager

Santa Fe Tortilla Co
02.2019 - Current

Production Supervisor

Wholestone Farms
09.2018 - 01.2019

Sanitation Supervisor

Hormel Foods
08.2010 - 09.2018

Production Supervisor

California Citrus Products
07.2005 - 08.2010

Packaging lead

Ruiz Food Inc.
12.2002 - 07.2005

QA lead

Ruiz Foods Inc.
10.2001 - 12.2002
Jose Solorio