Mario Contreras
Fontana,CA
Summary
Accomplished leader at Procter & Gamble Co, adept in operations management and coaching, significantly enhanced team performance and productivity. Excelled in implementing quality control and safety protocols, fostering teamwork and collaboration. Achieved notable improvements in efficiency and waste reduction, demonstrating a strong focus on results and continuous improvement.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Team Lead
Procter & Gamble Co
10.2020 - Current
- Set daily direction and ran team meeting to include update/team on daily goal/results cover site outages to include safety/qty, and team staffing for shift.
- Maintain safety plan for each team member as part of overall site plan. Update department leadership on plan for day, ensure team executes plan/ create gap plan if goal is missed.
- Document gap plan for support if needed to complete plan for day.
- Manage all team member requests, vacation, sick time, HR and payroll issues.
- Document all team member maters for accountability, complete all safety incident reports.
- Conducted and documented all monthly coaching meetings with team members.
- Ensure all team numbers training completed safety/quantity/corp/site trainings monthly.
- Complete all documents for technician promotion packages.
Paper Machine Team Lead
Procter & Gamble Co
04.2004 - 09.2020
- In addition to all of the duties of a Team Lead (noted above), I was also responsible for the following technical operations of the paper machine.
- Lead troubleshooting of all complex technical issues with machinery and all paper machine systems to reduce downtime, maintaining optimal quality and production levels. Example, Identified the root cause of a belt guiding issue that resulted in eliminating premature failure and saving over $300K.
- Accountable for the safety and cleanliness of the machine to alleviate any safety or quality issues. Example, Redesigned the repulper lid from a hand crank in a confined area to a hydraulic switch which automatically opened the lid reducing the risk of injury due to hazards of the environment.
- Built the skills of each team member to become the highest high performing team and successfully promoted more than 10 team members through multiple levels of skills qualification including leadership roles.
Paper Maker
Procter & Gamble Co
02.2001 - 04.2004
- Maintain all system through control and monitoring of experion platform.
- Responsible for documenting any outages, pull trends to help troubleshoot any abnormality on machine.
- Assisted on the floor troubleshooting technical issues with machinery to include the hot air system, yankee thermal dryer, steam, water, stock approach, vacuum etc. to keep the machine running.
- Monitored water usage during papermaking process closely; implemented conservation measures when needed.
- Consistently met or exceeded production targets through diligent planning and execution of daily tasks.
- Efficiently managed shift transitions between teams on the production floor; facilitated seamless handovers while avoiding any downtime.
- Implemented safety protocols and conducted regular inspections, ensuring safe working environment.
- Contributed to cost reduction efforts by identifying opportunities to decrease material usage and energy consumption during production.
- Optimized machinery efficiency for increased output, by performing regular maintenance and adjustments.
Skills
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Workplace Safety
- Operations Management
- Team Motivation
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Workforce Pay & Attendance system
Accomplishments
- Reduced safety incidents from 6.7% to 1.12% in 8 months through leadership change management and introducing new processes.
- Increased productivity by 75% through automation & coaching to motivate performance.
- Redesigned belt change process resulting in reducing downtime by 50% and generating $800k saving.
- Reduced sheet breaks by 92%. Identified root case, recommended action and implemented ongoing maintenance.
Timeline
Team Lead
Procter & Gamble Co
10.2020 - Current
Paper Machine Team Lead
Procter & Gamble Co
04.2004 - 09.2020
Paper Maker
Procter & Gamble Co
02.2001 - 04.2004