Joshua Rodriguez
Brooklyn,New York
Summary
Efficient Manufacturing Manager with many years of experience in product manufacturing. Committed to thorough leadership and implementing modern systems of organization. Proficient in long-term budget management and acting as liaison between various departments.
Experienced and dependable general worker with a proven track record of efficiently completing tasks in various settings. Skilled in manual labor, equipment operation, and maintaining a clean and organized workspace. Safety-conscious with a strong work ethic and the ability to adapt to different environments. Ready to contribute to a dynamic team and make a positive impact.
Results-driven Manufacturing Manager known for maintaining high productivity levels and efficiently completing tasks. Specialized in lean manufacturing techniques, process improvement strategies, problem-solving, and communication, ensuring seamless operations and team synergy.
Dependable Production Worker proficient in assembly line work. Effective at keeping areas clean and neat to avoid delays. Bringing many years of related experience, including measuring and cutting materials, operating equipment, and following work instructions.
Background includes managing employees as professional in fast-paced production environment. Bringing several years of related experience and dedication to meeting and exceeding performance targets. Safety-driven and responsive to changing workflows and company demands.
Resourceful professional in manufacturing management, known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Specialize in process optimization, quality control, GMP's and inventory management. Ensuring smooth operations and team synergy.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Food Manufacturing Facility Manager
HanaGroup
04.2024 - 08.2024
- Manage and lead a team of 50-60 personnel, ensuring seamless coordination in logistics, warehouse activities, and the overall operations of the facility's kitchen
- Creating a culture that promotes Food Safety and health standards as a top priority
- Execute food-safety practices, including meticulous maintenance of accurate logs
- Proficiently monitor and update facility processes and procedures
- Demonstrate expertise in applying company policies, handling corrective actions, disciplinary warnings, performance reviews, and employee terminations
- Responsible for developing, training, and coaching supervisors and staff, establishing and monitoring goals, and providing consistent performance feedback
- Oversee and coordinate vendor equipment repairs and maintenance within the facility
- Communicating among departments (e.g
- Warehouse locations, Purchasing, and retail operations managers) of any issues or changes in the operation
- The facility manager will perform timely annual reviews and evaluations of staff in accordance with company guidelines or as needed
- Ensure the completion of necessary documentation, including new hire paperwork, FMLA, Worker’s Compensation, and OSHA, for submission to the respective departments
- Familiar with GMP, HACCP, OSHA, and FDA regulations; experience with SQF is an added advantage
- Must acquire certification in ServSafe, Seafood HACCP, PCQI, and SQF within 90 days of hire
Production Manager
Preferred Meals/Elior Company
Brooklyn, New York
09.2021 - 08.2022
- Company Overview: NY
- Directly manage two supervisors overseeing 125+ employees
- Enhance production proficiency by reviewing work order raw materials in advance by working with production planner
- Establish operational policies and implement process improvements to ensure superior quality and outstanding output of meals
- Developed production schedule for two-shift operation Morning/Evening
- Establish effective quality control and safety programs, encouraging proactive participation across production floor
- Resolve employee relationship issues, evaluate conflicts and determine disciplinary actions
- Maintain compliance with quality assurance and USDA guidelines
- Create fast-paced operations schedules to encourage high-volume production and reliable shipment times
- Communicated closely with Warehouse Department to ensure correct staging of items on lines
- NY
Inventory Analyst
Preferred Meals/Elior Company
01.2020 - 09.2021
- Company Overview: NY
- Identify near to expire items in inventory to avoid disposals and schedule substitutions by adjusting work order structure for production
- Enhance production proficiency by reviewing work order raw materials in advance by working with rebuyers and deployers to ensure product arrival is on-time
- Data entry based on physical inventory of raw materials within warehouse
- NY
Production Planner Scheduler
Preferred Meals/Elior Company
04.2015 - 10.2019
- Company Overview: NY
- Production work order data entry
- Production work order maintenance and balancing
- Production tracking, review production output to ensure customer requirements are fulfilled
- Review material requirement planning report (MRP) and input production work to match customer orders
- Review meal allergens and sequence daily schedules in the most efficient manner
- Analyze customer ordering information and revise production work orders accordingly including analyze data entry forecast
- Participate in operational team meetings to drive production schedule efficiencies
- Communicate production output shortage to Operations department
- Provide feedback to Demand team when forecasting is not in Sync with actual customer orders
- Run reports production summary, MRP, work orders by due date, analyze supply demand, customer order summary
- Participate in continuous improvement of manufacturing and control systems
- Analyze and communicate data information to avoid future problems that may impact to the Company assets relate with Fresh raw materials when Customer demand decrease
- NY
Assistant Therapist
Empire State Occupational Therapy
03.2014 - 04.2015
- Company Overview: NY
- Contributes to physical therapist’s effectiveness by identifying patient care issues follow by Doctor reviewing evaluations instructions
- Documents patient care services by charting in patient department records
- Performs therapeutic procedures by administering manual exercises; instructing, encouraging, and assisting patients in performing physical activities, such non-manual exercises, ambulatory functional activities
- Maintains production objectives by noting current treatment trends; monitoring actual physical therapy services rendered to production objectives
- Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; adhering to infection-control policies and protocols
- Provides continuity of care by developing and implementing patient management plans
- Perform clerical duties, such as taking inventory, ordering supplies, answering telephone, taking messages, and filling out forms
- NY
Assistant Manager
Deals Company
02.2013 - 12.2013
- Company Overview: NY
- Assists with all store functions including scheduling, ordering, freight processing and all day-to-day store activities as directed
- Performs all opening and closing procedures
- Protects and secures all company assets, including store cash
- Adheres to all policies and procedures including safety guidelines
- Provide leadership and direction to associates as appropriate to include utilization of daily planner and index cards
- Maintain a professional and friendly environment with customers, subordinates and supervisors
- Maintain sales floor to company standards to include recovery
- Assists with evaluating, recruiting, hiring, training, motivating and counseling of TEAM DOLLAR associates
- Processing of all required reports, documents, and memos
- Proficient use of available tools and technology at the store level
- NY
Parts Sales Manager
AutoZone Corp
02.2013 - 04.2013
- Company Overview: NY
- Assisting the Store Manager in the supervision and scheduling of store personal
- Assisting costumers in finding parts and products using the computer system
- Addressing customer concerns
- Operating cash registers and following established cash handling duties; including but not limited to deposits, petty cash, and Lane Accountability
- Delegating and completing store merchandising tasks; including but not limited to stocking the store
- Assigning, coaching, directing and ensuring completion of work assigned to AutoZone on shift
- Processing returns and managing inventory
- Training and developing personnel
- Communicate AutoZone issues and concerns to Store Manager immediately and confidentially
- Conduct and review all opening and closing procedures, report discrepancies to Store Manager, District Manager and Loss Prevention
- Compliance with established policies, procedures and legal requirements
- Strong desire and capability to assist in managing weekly and monthly P&L responsibilities
- Loss Prevention
- Maintain sales productivity, store appearance and merchandising standards
- Assisting with the management of the Commercial department within the store and assisting with day to day operational tasks
- Effectively lead the store operation in the Store Manager absence
- NY
Assistant Store Manager
Family Dollar Corporation
02.2012 - 03.2013
- Company Overview: NY
- Greets and assists customers in a positive, approachable manner
- Answers questions and resolves customer inquiries and concerns
- Maintains a presence in the store by providing excellent customer service
- Ensures a clean, well-stocked store for customers
- At the direction of the Store Manager, supervises, trains, and develops Store Team Members on Family Dollar operating practices and procedures
- Assists in unloading all merchandise from delivery truck, organizes merchandise, and transfers merchandise from stockroom to store
- Assists Store Manager in ordering merchandise and record keeping to include payroll, scheduling and cash register deposits and receipts
- Supports Store Manager in loss prevention efforts
- Assumes certain management responsibilities in absence of Store Manager
- NY
Shift Supervisor
Rite Aid Pharmacy
05.2009 - 02.2012
- Company Overview: NY
- Fulfill supervisory responsibilities
- Provide superior customer service by assisting customers with their shopping needs
- Control inventory by performing proper receiving and stocking standards
- Accountable for store cash and all other financial assets, preparing deposits, and ordering changes from the bank
- Assist with the general maintenance and appearance of the store by ensuring a safe and pleasing environment for both customers and associates
- Assist with processing exchanges, returns, manual refunds and error refunds
- Delivery issues - UPS, FedEx
- NY
Education
Business Management -
Long Island Business Institute
New York12.2008
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences - Computer Oriented
College Kingston
Guatemala10.2003
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Ramco
- Inventory control
- Kronos / Payroll
- Scheduling production
- Team building
- Employee supervision and task delegation
- Facility management principles
- Service planning and scheduling
- Cost-reduction methods
- Planning and scheduling
- Leadership and supervision
- Operational efficiency and safety
- Energy management
- Presentation
- Employee hiring
- Technical team management
- Strategic planning
- Space utilization
- Performance assessments
- Personnel oversight
- Assignment coordination
- Emergency preparedness
- Service contracts management
- Database maintenance
- Operations oversight
- Performance evaluation
- Budget administration
- Performance evaluations
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Food Manufacturing Facility Manager
HanaGroup
04.2024 - 08.2024
Production Manager
Preferred Meals/Elior Company
09.2021 - 08.2022
Inventory Analyst
Preferred Meals/Elior Company
01.2020 - 09.2021
Production Planner Scheduler
Preferred Meals/Elior Company
04.2015 - 10.2019
Assistant Therapist
Empire State Occupational Therapy
03.2014 - 04.2015
Assistant Manager
Deals Company
02.2013 - 12.2013
Parts Sales Manager
AutoZone Corp
02.2013 - 04.2013
Assistant Store Manager
Family Dollar Corporation
02.2012 - 03.2013
Shift Supervisor
Rite Aid Pharmacy
05.2009 - 02.2012
Business Management -
Long Island Business Institute
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences - Computer Oriented
College Kingston