Juan Cardenas
Production Supervisor
Aurora,IL
Summary
Versatile Production Supervisor knowledgeable about equipment operation, quality standards and safety hazards. Versed in documentation, compliance and scheduling. Streamlines workflow to maintain productivity and proactively addresses challenges to minimize downtime. Performance-oriented manufacturing professional with demonstrated skills in enhancing workflows and resource utilization to achieve demanding targets. Hardworking leader and problem-solver with conscientious approach to tackling operations issues. Decisive leader and collaborative team-builder with good planning and multitasking abilities.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Front End Supervisor
Glanbia Performance Nutrition
06.2024 - Current
- Oversaw employee performance, corrected problems, and increased efficiency to maintain productivity targets.
- Set and enforced performance-oriented production approach, significantly increasing worker output and reducing safety incidents.
- Established clear priorities and production quality standards.
- Prepared in advance for and addressed production problems, material deficits, equipment failures, and unavoidable delays.
- Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals.
- Managed team of 64 production associates, overseeing productive production processes and meeting all daily goals
- Coordinated with other departments to maintain smooth and efficient product flow.
- Cultivated professional working relationships with peers and supervisors.
- Evaluated existing production processes and identified areas for improvement.
- Managed staff hiring, training and supervision.
- Planned, organized and monitored resources to deliver efficient use of labor, equipment and materials.
- Located and resolved problems with team production and performance to maintain consistent quality levels.
Production Supervisor
Glanbia Nutrition
06.2017 - 06.2024
- Monitor daily production schedule
- Completed SRCs, Intelex reports and safety investigations
- Daily EOS reports
- Monitored HACCP, SOPs, GMPs and PPE
- Set and enforced performance-oriented production approach, significantly increasing worker output and reducing safety incidents.
- Evaluated team member performance regularly to identify and resolve productivity concerns.
- Established clear priorities and production quality standards.
- Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals.
- Trained staff of direct labor employees to perform assembly and manufacture of specified products.
- Coordinated with other departments to maintain smooth and efficient product flow.
- Managed internal operational standards and productivity targets.
- Evaluated existing production processes and identified areas for improvement
- Partnered to introduce Partial Sweeps for line 1 with cost savings of 40k up to date and began same initiative for line 2
- Cultivated professional working relationships with peers and supervisors.
- Collaborated with other leaders and executives to direct workflow and support operations.
- Troubleshot equipment to reduce service calls and downtime.
- Implemented policies and standard operating procedures for continuous improvement.
- Conducted performance yearly reviews, offering praise and recommendations for improvement.
- Enhanced processes by pinpointing bottlenecks and working with managers to resolve.
- Managed staff hiring, training and supervision.
- Collaborated with internal teams to streamline operations across materials handling, production, and shipping.
- Planned, organized and monitored resources to deliver efficient use of labor, equipment and materials.
- Located and resolved problems with team production and performance to maintain consistent quality levels.
Education
No Degree - Education
Waubonsee Community College
Sugar Grove, IL2022
Diploma -
East Aurora High School
Aurora, IL05.2002
Skills
- Judgment and decision making
- Production and processing
- Certified OSHA Power industrial truck trainer
- Conflict Management
- Production targets
- Standard Operating Procedures
- Scheduling Coordination
- Process Improvement
- Training and mentoring
- Staff Development
- Equipment monitoring
- Equipment Operation
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Front End Supervisor
Glanbia Performance Nutrition
06.2024 - Current
Production Supervisor
Glanbia Nutrition
06.2017 - 06.2024
No Degree - Education
Waubonsee Community College
Diploma -
East Aurora High School
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