Margarita Vazquez
Huntington Park,CA
Summary
Factory food worker/meat processor with 3+ years of experience supervising a team of up to 30 employees to meet specific quality control and performance objectives. 23+ cumulative years of experience working in food production, making frozen sausages and canned meats.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Meat Worker
Cargill, Inc
06.2021 - Current
- Carves steaks and other meats from whole slabs of animals
- Package steaks and other cuts for wholesale/restaurant use
- Supervises roasting/cooking meats for wholesale/restaurant use
- Works in refrigerator/freezer departments
- Works as needed as a floater, very flexible in positions.
Team Supervisor
Yonekyu USA INC
01.2017 - 03.2020
- Supervised 30 employees on assembly line
- Trained new hires in food safety protocols and how to safely operate machinery
- Helped streamline production by teaching new methods of handling food that would shorten production time
- Responsible for disciplining employees and following up with corrective action
- Wrote and kept attendance for team, as well as managed employee break times
- Acted as liaison between management and direct reports/employees.
Meat Processor
Yonekyu USA INC
01.2001 - 01.2017
- Operated heavy machinery for production line
- Supervised preparatory work in mornings
- Some responsibilities were: inspecting, cleaning, re-building machines, and other misc tasks
- Diagnosed machines if errors occurred during production, and reset them as required
- Stood up and walked around production line for 8+ hours
- Worked in sub 32 degrees Fahrenheit work site for 8+ hours
- Wore proper protective equipment such as face masks, gloves, bibs and hairnets
- Worked with raw, frozen and canned meats.
Skills
- US Citizen
- Supervisor experience for up to 30 employees
- Food safe handling experience
- Quality Assurance
- Attention to Detail
- Warehouse Operations
- Effective Communication
- Hand-Eye Coordination
- Heavy Lifting
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Professional Working
Timeline
Meat Worker
Cargill, Inc
06.2021 - Current
Team Supervisor
Yonekyu USA INC
01.2017 - 03.2020
Meat Processor
Yonekyu USA INC
01.2001 - 01.2017