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Raul G. Gamez

Aurora,Ohio

Summary

Dynamic engineering leader with extensive experience at Nestle, specializing in strategic business planning and multidisciplinary team leadership..

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience

Work History

Factory Engineering Manager

Nestle
Solon, OH
02.2020 - Current
  • Provided engineering professionalism and technical leadership to the factory, ensuring peoples’ health and safety, product safety and environment are never compromised.
  • Overall responsibility of all the company assets and the technical team, including all external and internal compliance regulations, of a 385,000 sqf production facility and a 240,000 sqf ammonia refrigerated warehouse.
  • Leader of the technical teams: capital projects, maintenance & improvements, industrial services, electrical and automation and CNC machine shop.
  • Strong involvement in master plan for the sites, creating strategies to sustain and improve operations to increase competitive advantage.
  • Managing the capital investment envelope for this factory and the remote warehouse, upwards of $40MM, by providing the overall business direction and the strategic vision to the team.
  • Develop and mentor the technical team to increase their leadership abilities as part of succession planning for the department.
  • Promote clear communication and expectations to ensure the team is working in conjunction with other teams towards a common goal.
  • Implementation of processes and procedures to maintain and meet budgetary goals as well as performance metrics.
  • Actively participating in the safety and food safety programs and promoting a culture of Safety First.

Manager Project Engineering

Nestle
Solon, OH
07.2015 - 01.2020
  • Leader of the Project Engineering Department and overall responsibility of capital expenditure and investment projects for the Solon Factory and overseeing the Streetsboro Warehouse DC.
  • Responsible for planning and leading capital investment projects upwards of $20MM, and coordinate contribution of all stakeholders, from investment project charter until sustained performance is established, to achieve the project defined capability to support the business.
  • Responsible of managing the factory CNC machine shop, with direct supervision of two Engineering Specialists; also managing two on-site contractors, one Project Engineering Manager contractor and one CAD Draftsman.
  • Development of the factory Engineering Technical team by been part of the recruiting, selection and training new Project Engineers.
  • Managing yearly capital envelope for the factory, including capital investment planning from master plan activities.
  • Lead cross-functional and multidisciplinary teams for new product start-ups and any other process changes.
  • Provided the leadership and support for the implementation of early management practices on all projects, interpretation and application of company policies and procedures to the engineering activities, to improve project execution and achieve vertical startups.
  • Participate on reoccurring meetings with corporate engineering group to provide updates on all capital investment projects and cash flow forecasts needed for overall market capital planning.
  • Managed and tracked the capital and expense budgets on all factory projects.

Factory Engineer and Maintenance Manager

Nestle
Danville, VA
01.2014 - 06.2015
  • Provided engineering professionalism and technical leadership in two production factories, ensuring peoples’ health and safety, product safety and environment are never compromised.
  • Responsible of Engineering, Maintenance and Utilities departments, total of 92 employees, salaried and hourly combined.
  • Assured that all engineering activities enhance business objectives, product quality and plant operation and performance, in compliance with all Federal, State and Local regulations of a combined 240,000 sqf facilities and contributed to the strategic management plan for both factories.
  • Overall responsibility of capital envelope and investment projects for the factory by providing a strategy for capital investments budgets within the factory.
  • Ensured maintenance expenses were under control by strong adherence to monthly budgets and routinely reviewing these expenditures with the Finance team.
  • Ensured that career and succession planning was developed for engineering and maintenance within the factory.
  • Promoted clear communication and ensured engineering is working as a part of a multi-functional team.
  • Supported the implementation of TPM and Asset Maintenance to deliver Asset Intensity to meet business requirements.
  • Direct supervision of the Refrigeration and Utilities teams, ensuring that all the utilities’ needs for Production are fulfilled, managed and optimized. Ensured that all utilities that come, or may come in contact with product, are treated according to defined food safety criteria.
  • Ensured that the electrical services, degree of automation and MES at both factories are in line with internal requirements and standards.

Factory Engineer and Maintenance Manager

Nestle
Chatsworth, CA
08.2012 - 12.2013
  • Provided engineering professionalism and technical leadership to the engineering and maintenance team in a 145,000 sqf facility, contributed to the strategic management plan for the factory, ensuring peoples’ health and safety, product safety and environment are never compromised.
  • Responsible of Engineering, Maintenance and Utilities departments, total of 63 employees, salaried and hourly combined.
  • Overall responsibility of capital envelope and investment projects for the factory by providing a strategy for capital investments budgets within the factory.
  • Ensured maintenance expenses were under control by strong adherence to monthly budgets and routinely reviewing these expenditures with the Finance team.
  • Ensured that career and succession planning was developed for engineering and maintenance within the factory.
  • Direct supervision of the Refrigeration and Utilities teams, ensuring that the utilities’ needs for Production are fulfilled, managed and optimized. Ensured that all utilities that come, or may come in contact with product, are treated according to defined food safety criteria.
  • Ensured that the electrical services, degree of automation and MES at both factories are in line with internal requirements and standards.
  • Acting Factory Manager and leader of the core management team in the absence of the Factory Manager.

Plant Engineer Manager

Sara Lee
Vernon, CA
10.2006 - 07.2012
  • Provided engineering professionalism and technical leadership to the engineering and maintenance team in a 110,000 sqf facility, contributed to the strategic management plan for the factory, ensuring peoples’ health and safety, product safety and environment are never compromised.
  • Responsible of Engineering, Maintenance and Utilities departments, total of 26 employees, salaried and hourly combined.
  • Overall responsibility of capital envelope and investment projects for the factory.
  • Ensured maintenance expenses were under control by strong adherence to monthly budgets and routinely reviewing these expenditures with the Finance team.
  • Ensured that career and succession planning was developed for engineering and maintenance within the factory.
  • Delivered all the cost and performance objectives of an accelerated improvement plan for the engineering team in this factory year over year, achieving the highest award given by Sara Lee Group as 'Plant of the Year' in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 as well as Sara Lee’s 'The Best Bagel OEE' award in 2011. These were the only awards achieved by this factory in its 22 years under Sara Lee’s management.

Plant Manager

Mission Foods
New Brighton, MN
08.2005 - 09.2006
  • Responsible for managing all manufacturing affairs of an 95,000 sq-ft facility, increasing production capabilities by providing strong leadership and developing strategic plans for the factory in alignment with business strategies.

Plant Engineer

Mission Foods
Fife, WA
11.2001 - 07.2005
  • Provided engineering professionalism and technical leadership to the engineering and maintenance team in a 100,000 sqf facility, contributed to the strategic management plan for the factory, ensuring peoples’ health and safety, product safety and environment are never compromised.

Maintenance Manager

Mission Foods
Fife, WA
04.2000 - 10.2001
  • Leader of the maintenance department and a key member of the leadership team responsible for the new factory start-up.

Maintenance Supervisor

Mission Foods
Fresno, CA
05.1998 - 03.2000
  • Leader of the 3rd shift maintenance team and ISO Lead Auditor.

Technical Support Engineer

Mission Foods
Mexico
12.1997 - 04.1998
  • Equipment and process training.

Production Supervisor and Scheduler

Rockwell Automotive
Mexico
03.1997 - 11.1997
  • Analyzed data from monthly productivity reports to identify trends and potential issues with current processes.
  • Developed and implemented production schedules to ensure timely completion of projects.
  • Maintained accurate records of daily production activities.

Sr. Quality Engineer

Tokyo Electrica de Mexico
Mexico
01.1995 - 03.1997
  • Company Overview: Division of Mitsuba, Japan
  • Division of Mitsuba, Japan

Store Branch Manager

Icelander
Mexico
09.1991 - 09.1994

Education

Master Degree - Business Administration

University of Phoenix
Tacoma, WA
10.2004

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

University of Monterrey
Monterrey, Mexico
12.1994

Skills

  • Strategic business planning
  • Technical direction
  • Multidisciplinary team management
  • Equipment performance expertise
  • Safety expertise
  • Computerized maintenance management systems
  • Commitment delivery
  • Customer excellence
  • Consumer focus
  • Self-development
  • Continuous improvement
  • Critical priority focus
  • Adaptation to new challenges
  • Execution planning
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Presentation skills

Accomplishments

  • Maximized technical team operating efficiency by providing training, structure, engineering tools, operating procedures, and standards across the department.
  • Identified over $18 Million dollars of cost-saving opportunities across multiple processes.
  • Improved overall equipment efficiency an average of 8% year over year.
  • Actively support on TPM and asset management on their implementation efforts on all phases.
  • Engineering, process design and installation of new process equipment for a brand-new product line innovative to the business.

Trainings

  • Walking/Working Surfaces and Fall Protection Certification, 08/01/18
  • Early management workshop, 07/01/16
  • CAPM training and workshop, 10/01/14
  • Machinery Safety Workshop, 07/01/14
  • TPM and Asset Management Workshop, 03/01/14
  • Process Safety Management and Risk Management, 09/01/13
  • Project Management and Capital Project Execution, 04/01/13
  • Lean Manufacturing and Total Productive Maintenance, 04/01/08
  • Certified Plant Maintenance Management, 04/01/01
  • ISO 9002 Quality System Auditor and Food Safety Auditor, 10/01/98

Hobbies and Interests

  • First Lego League Assistant Coach (Robotics), 02/01/16
  • Member of the Knights of Columbus, 01/01/22

Timeline

Factory Engineering Manager

Nestle
02.2020 - Current

Manager Project Engineering

Nestle
07.2015 - 01.2020

Factory Engineer and Maintenance Manager

Nestle
01.2014 - 06.2015

Factory Engineer and Maintenance Manager

Nestle
08.2012 - 12.2013

Plant Engineer Manager

Sara Lee
10.2006 - 07.2012

Plant Manager

Mission Foods
08.2005 - 09.2006

Plant Engineer

Mission Foods
11.2001 - 07.2005

Maintenance Manager

Mission Foods
04.2000 - 10.2001

Maintenance Supervisor

Mission Foods
05.1998 - 03.2000

Technical Support Engineer

Mission Foods
12.1997 - 04.1998

Production Supervisor and Scheduler

Rockwell Automotive
03.1997 - 11.1997

Sr. Quality Engineer

Tokyo Electrica de Mexico
01.1995 - 03.1997

Store Branch Manager

Icelander
09.1991 - 09.1994

Master Degree - Business Administration

University of Phoenix

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

University of Monterrey

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