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Ruben Garza

Amarillo ,TX

Summary

Adept at driving growth and improving retention, I leveraged my expertise in industrial maintenance and leadership at JBS USA Food Company LLC to enhance operational efficiency and team performance. Skilled in PLC and strategic planning, I consistently exceeded sales and service targets by implementing innovative solutions and fostering strong customer relationships. Loyal, tactical team builder, and strategic planner with extensive background in account management. Highly knowledgeable in sector.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sales Consultant

Affiliated Foods Inc.
Amarillo, TX
09.2024 - Current
  • Maximized sales by keeping areas tidy, fully stocked and correctly priced.
  • Conducted market research to identify selling possibilities and evaluated customer needs actively.
  • Addressed customer questions and concerns regarding products and services.
  • Managed over 30 accounts each week regarding payments, orders, credits, and customer service issues.
  • Managed multi-town and multi-state route, meeting accounts weekly or bi-weekly.

Boiler Operator

Darling Ingredients
Amarillo, US
11.2023 - Current
  • Replaces defective valves, filters, or steam gauges
  • Monitors boiler system to ensure it is operating safely and properly; facilitates periodic boiler cleaning
  • Tests boiler water for corrosive deposits and treats the water with chemicals to prevent buildup

Maintenance Supervisor

Faria bros
Etter, US
02.2022 - 11.2023
  • I have a morning meeting with the maintenance department and go over work orders that need to be completed
  • I stay in contact with all vendors and contractors that deal with our automation and mechanical equipment
  • I do daily and weekly walkthroughs and order spare parts or parts to replace broken equipment
  • I work with contractors when a new dairy is in the process of being built and also oversee medium projects that will be done and are currently being built
  • I oversee 40+ air compressors throughout all dairies and schedule monthly maintenance on them
  • I oversee all parts and ordering of parts for compressors and dryers, I do schedule oil changes and with the dairy and I am also on call for any compressor down time at night

Sales Associate

Automotive Consultant-Street Volkswagen
Amarillo, US
02.2019 - 02.2022
  • Work with our marketing team to grow our customer base
  • Develop an in-depth understanding of our current car inventory
  • Be part of the Amarillo & surrounding communities through charitable organizations
  • Handled customer complaints in a professional manner.
  • Maintained knowledge of current promotions, exchange guidelines, payment policies, and security practices.
  • Completed daily recovery tasks to keep areas clean and neat for maximum productivity.

Maintenance Technician

Hilmar Cheese Company
Dalhart, US
07.2013 - 01.2019
  • I have held two positions at this job, first I was on shift work and had my daily pms on day shift and night shift
  • These included greasing to changing out motors from 1 hp to 75 hp
  • I would also have to take care of any down equipment in a timely manner
  • The second position is focus, I take care of just one plant
  • I'm responsible for all equipment in this plant all mechanical and electrical
  • I would change out or modify any electrical motors or whips on motors
  • I have to make sure all equipment is running properly before leaving for the day

Maintenance Mechanic/ supervisor

JBS USA Food Company LLC
Cactus, US
05.2008 - 07.2013
  • I was In charge of shutting down equipment on night shift and doing daily pm work on all equipment
  • I would change out motors that were bad and changing out pumps on different equipment
  • On day shift I would start up equipment and make sure other maintenance workers were doing their job correctly
  • When moved into supervisor position I would have a maintenance meeting with the outgoing and incoming shift about what was done on shift and then I would hand out work orders to the mechanics
  • I would have a meeting with all supervisors and go over projects or any major or minor repairs that needed to be scheduled
  • I routinely walked the plant and would assist the technicians with anything they needed

Education

Graduated in Boiler -

Garden city boiler
Garden City, KS
03.2022

Instrumentation/firefighter - Fire science

Texas A & M University
College Station, TX
07.2006

High school diploma -

Dumas High School
Dumas, TX
05.2002

Some college -

Skills

  • PLC
  • Conveyor
  • Welding
  • Industrial Maintenance
  • Hydraulic
  • Electrical
  • Maintenance
  • Hand Tools
  • Blueprints
  • Fabrication
  • Plumbing
  • Mechanical Knowledge
  • Handyman
  • Mechanic Experience
  • Equipment Repair
  • Low Voltage
  • Construction Management
  • Facilities Maintenance
  • Power tools
  • Supervising experience
  • Budgeting
  • Process improvement
  • Carpentry
  • Troubleshooting
  • Hydraulics
  • Analysis skills
  • E & I
  • Leadership
  • Manufacturing
  • Customer support
  • Industrial equipment
  • Driving
  • Customer service
  • Schematics
  • Precision measuring instruments
  • Management
  • Boiler I certified
  • Packaging
  • OSHA
  • ASME codes & standards
  • Oil & gas
  • Loader operation
  • Spanish
  • Closing techniques
  • Sales proposal creation
  • Time management
  • Strategic planning
  • Customer relationship management
  • Multilingual capacity
  • CRM proficiency
  • Sales strategies
  • Leads prospecting
  • Territory management
  • Customer oversight
  • Cold calling

Certification

  • CPO, 03/01/22
  • CPR Certification, 03/01/22
  • First Aid Certification, 03/01/22
  • Boiler certification, 03/01/22
  • Boiler I certified, 03/01/22
  • Driver's License

Willingtorelocate

Amarillo, TX

Languages

Spanish, Intermediate

Assessments

  • Mechanical knowledge, Proficient, 02/01/22
  • Work style: Reliability, Proficient, 09/01/21
  • Sales skills, Proficient, 02/01/21
  • Work motivation, Proficient, 03/01/21

Languages

Spanish
Professional

Personal Information

  • Authorized To Work: US for any employer
  • Title: industrial maintenance technician/boiler operator

Timeline

Sales Consultant

Affiliated Foods Inc.
09.2024 - Current

Boiler Operator

Darling Ingredients
11.2023 - Current

Maintenance Supervisor

Faria bros
02.2022 - 11.2023

Sales Associate

Automotive Consultant-Street Volkswagen
02.2019 - 02.2022

Maintenance Technician

Hilmar Cheese Company
07.2013 - 01.2019

Maintenance Mechanic/ supervisor

JBS USA Food Company LLC
05.2008 - 07.2013

Graduated in Boiler -

Garden city boiler

Instrumentation/firefighter - Fire science

Texas A & M University

High school diploma -

Dumas High School

Some college -

Ruben Garza