Rene Medina

Responsible for Plant 2 (recently closed) and Plant 3 Operations.

Managed an organization of +500 employees.

Combined Annual Sales +70 mdd

Technologies :

• 2K Injection Molding (Medium to Large Tonnage)
• Assembly and Robot automation
• Robotic Direct Extrusion of TPV Bulb Seals
• Foam-in-Place for Gasket application

Major Responsibilities include outline overall manufacturing strategic initiatives, plant annual budgeting process, local customer-service management, plant restructuring, spending and capital control, weekly/monthly/quarterly metrics reporting and daily plant management (Quality, Production, Scheduling review, Materials status, HR updates, etc).

Key Achievements

• 2023 - Greenfield launch [Plant 3], including building construction of 20,000 sqm for Automotive Exterior and Interior business.
• 2024 - Obtaining Ford Q1 Certification
• 2025 - Transfer of full Plant 2 operation into Plant 3, +100 Tools PPAP´d on time and on budget.
• 2025 - Recognized with GM's Excellence award for 11 consecutive years.

Responsible for Plant 2 manufacturing area with over 180 employees under my supervision, distributed across Continous Improvement, Process , Production and Manufacturing Engineering,

Major Responsibilities include HC flexing according to sales volume, OEE & OEU , OT , BTS , Customer Claims, Production CapEx.

Key Achievements

• 2015 - OEE improvement from 88% to 94%
• 2016 - Cycle Time reduction by ~ 10% [300k usd]
• 2017 - Scrap reduction from 0.85% to 0.55% [47k usd]
• 2018 - Recognized with GM's Excellence award for 4 consecutive years.

Major Responsibilities include plant industrialization and manufacturing processes design.

Key Achievements

• 2012 - 20 Tools fully PPAP´d on time and on budget.
• 2013 - Operator´s reduction [60k usd]
• 2014 - 1900 Tons availability increase by 12%

Manufacturer of pneumatic products for industrial and automotive applications.

Major Responsibilities

• Manufacturing processes design.
• Coordination and preparation of PPAP documents, such as: Process Sheets, Packing Standards, Flow Diagrams, Visual Aids, FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis).
• Project development for improvement using Six Sigma (DMAIC) and Lean Manufacturing tools.
• Supplier management.
• Costing of new products.
• Responsible for production KPIs - 11 assembly cells.

Key Achievements

• 2010 - FTQ improvement by 13% in lubricators cell
• 2011 - Production rate enhanced by 11% in Filters cell
• 2011 - FTQ improvement by 23% in autodrain cell

Automotive plant dedicated to the manufacturing of air vents and interior components. With manufacturing processes such as plastic injection molding (40 to 750 tons), semi-automatic assembly lines, vibration welding, painting, thermal welding, heat stamping, and cutting lines.

Major Responsibilities

• Coordination and preparation of PPAP documents: Process Sheets, Packing Standards, Flow Diagrams, FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis).
• Administration and development of cost reduction projects.
• Application of Lean Manufacturing concepts to processes (Kanban, production cells, visual factory, 5S, etc.).
• Process mapping and line balancing.
• Training of personnel for new products.
• Supplier management