Víctor M. Torres
Elkhart,IN
Summary
Quality-driven Production Supervisor with proven success in organizing workflows and coordinating resources to meet challenging goals. Industrious leader and resourceful problem-solver with persistent approach to tackling operational concerns. Good decision-making and team building abilities with open and clear communication style.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Supervisor
Voyant Beauty
Elkhart, IN
01.2023 - Current
- Reviewed job specifications to properly set up machines.
- Provided input for performance reviews and identified areas for additional improvement.
- Developed and implemented significant process improvements to enhance department quality and throughput.
- Cultivated communication among senior managers and floor supervisors to encourage optimal productivity.
- Issued work orders for repairs to plan maintenance of equipment, machinery and vehicles.
- Oversaw continuous improvement initiatives in lean environment to drive gains in quality, flow and output.
- Monitored manufacturing variances to achieve quality improvement while resolving product process and equipment problems.
- Promoted employee safety awareness based on understanding of regulatory mandates and organizational best practices.
- Set up, adjusted and maintained machines to operate at peak levels and meet challenging demands.
- Maintained top-notch quality control standards and eliminated downtime to maximize revenue.
- Oversaw inventory and physical counts and performed periodic cycle counts to verify outgoing orders.
- Delegated tasks to employees and monitored accurate and timely completion of tasks to meet project milestones.
- Planned production operations while establishing priorities and sequences for manufacturing processes.
Quality Manager
Davis Chocolate
Mishawaka, IN
06.2022 - 01.2023
- Reviewed company policies against best practices to better understand level of compliance.
- Completed in-depth reviews of audit reports, client actions and monitoring activities.
- Performed special reviews to support management needs.
- Pursued continuous learning opportunities regarding latest compliance and procedural changes.
- Created plans to improve and correct operations in order to stay compliant.
- Helped to investigate fraud and identify risks in collaboration with risk management staff.
- Provided detailed, understandable risk and compliance concepts to key stakeholders.
- Provided customer training on compliance concerns to optimize operations and meet risk prevention goals.
- Examined test results and applied standard formulas to determine pass or fail grades.
- Provided assistance to internal or external auditors in compliance reviews.
- Assisted with quality control monitoring and identification of root cause for non-conformances.
- Collaborated with QA to complete closing reports detailing methodologies and results regarding finished products.
- Conducted audits on internal controls and developed reports on findings.
- Managed completion of planned audits, reviewed records and procedures for accuracy to accomplish objectives and appraised policies and plans under audit review.
- Worked closely with management to discuss external audit results and action plans.
- Reviewed standard operating procedures or quality assurance manuals to refine production processes or update for conformity to new regulations or policies.
- Trained and developed employees in effort to contribute to overall professional growth.
- Delivered reports on quality control metrics to internal departments for analysis as well as to outside vendors and contractors for consideration in new contracts.
- Managed company onboarding processes, interviewing and selecting new quality assurance personnel.
- Created and wrote manuals on production processes for new production lines, adapting standard operating procedures to consistently achieve order specifications.
Production Supervisor
PepsiCo
Barceloneta, Puerto Rico
01.2022 - 06.2022
- Delegated tasks to employees and monitored accurate and timely completion of tasks to meet project milestones.
- Monitored equipment, checked supplies and coordinated manpower to meet expected demand.
- Established and updated production schedules to meet changing demands.
- Conducted performance reviews to identify and rectify areas for skill improvement.
- Reviewed individual employee performance to correct issues and enhance productivity.
- Maintained top-notch quality control standards and eliminated downtime to maximize revenue.
- Issued work orders for repairs to plan maintenance of equipment, machinery and vehicles.
- Promoted employee safety awareness based on understanding of regulatory mandates and organizational best practices.
- Monitored staff training and output to meet compliance, productivity and revenue goals.
- Developed and implemented significant process improvements to enhance department quality and throughput.
- Planned production operations while establishing priorities and sequences for manufacturing processes.
- Oversaw continuous improvement initiatives in lean environment to drive gains in quality, flow and output.
- Eliminated process discrepancies, implementing continuous improvements for scheduling procedures.
Training Coordinator
Bimbo Bakeries
Elkhart, IN
08.2021 - 01.2022
- Leveraged cultural background knowledge to understand idiomatic meanings of specific expressions.
- Clarified issues related to meanings of words, concepts, practices or behaviors.
- Sat in on meetings to provide members with oral translations of conversations and information.
- Delivered real-time, accurate oral translations and interpretations for Team Members
- Developed understanding of specialized translation concepts by consulting Technicians
- Demonstrated leadership by making to work processes and helping to train others.
- Motivated and encouraged team members to communicate more openly and constructively with each other.
- Developed training materials and documents such as manuals, handouts, exercises and facilitator guides.
- Conducted needs assessments to identify gaps in employees' skills and knowledge.
- Coordinated with subject matter experts to develop effective training content.
Production Supervisor
Monogram Comfort Foods
Bristol, IN
01.2018 - 08.2021
- Identified key performance indicators in Operating FS and guided team members on refining procedures to improve outcomes, leading to Schedule completion.
- Coordinated with Subject Matter Expert to provide one-on-one support for team members and managers.
- Trained Team Leads on in-house procedures for Product Changeovers , HACCP Corrective Actions and Factory Gram.
- Served as consultative resource on MP-50 and MP-40 FS systems.
- Contributed to CI study implementation and data analysis to assist on waste reduction.
- Compiled and verified data to resolve issues and streamline efficiency.
- Recommended process and systems improvements such as changes to WIP production.
- Advised Production Coordinator on hiring, by identifying relevant qualifications, essential roles within team and nature of ideal collaboration between team members.
- Coached team on company policies, procedures, and best practices to enhance operational efficiency, employee productivity and subsequently decrease labor costs.
- Served as liaison between certain departments to implement new improvement plans and changes.
- Implemented departmental compliance with established standards and sought out improvement opportunities.
- Managed client relations training to encourage high prospect-to-client conversion ratios and frequent referrals from past clients.
- Delivered improvements to increase productivity and upgrade standards for assessment of business processes.
- Partnered with team members to identify and address challenges or opportunities.
- Developed and implemented production schedules to ensure timely completion of projects.
- Monitored inventory levels and ordered materials as needed to maintain production operations.
- Ensured safety regulations were followed by all personnel in the production area.
- Maintained accurate records of daily production activities.
Production Coordinator
Monogram Foods
Bristol, IN
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Prepared for production by checking inventory levels of items needed to complete work.
- Assessed current inventories and brought in supplies to keep stock within optimal levels for expected demands.
- Assisted production schedulers in forecast and inventory for upcoming demand fluctuations and prevented material shortages and production downtime.
- Directed and motivated 60-person team of production staff.
- Maintained accurate records of production status in Factory Gram.
- Created and conveyed production and inventory reports to management and sales daily to keep track of changes and issues.
- Created and implemented production schedules to meet pick-up times.
- Investigated, provided and submitted information to quality department about special incidents, events and complaints.
- Cycle-counted sub-assemblies, identified discrepancies and made recommendations to maintain inventory.
- Scheduled production of specific lines with allergens to minimize downtime related to allergen changeover.
- Entered information into system to update status reports.
- Adjusted and modified production equipment with engineering team.
- Monitored project progress and presented status to leaders to solve productivity issues.
- Consulted with department supervisors to evaluate needs and discuss corrective actions for individual concerns.
- Set up delivery of materials to arrive in time for production start date.
Education
High School Diploma -
Luis Hernaiz Veronne
Canovanas, PR08.2015
Some College (No Degree) - Business Administration And Management
Sistema Universitario Ana G Mendez - Universidad Del Este
Carolina, PRSkills
- Team building
- Problem resolution
- Conflict Resolution
- Materials movement
- Inventory reporting
- Certified forklift operator
- Bilingual ; English and Spanish
- Inspections and audits
- Safety procedures
- Sampling procedures
- Quality Assurance
- Customer service
- Operation monitoring
- Quality processes
- Data collection
- SAP
- Excel
- JDE
- Paycom
Timeline
Production Supervisor
Voyant Beauty
01.2023 - Current
Quality Manager
Davis Chocolate
06.2022 - 01.2023
Production Supervisor
PepsiCo
01.2022 - 06.2022
Training Coordinator
Bimbo Bakeries
08.2021 - 01.2022
Production Supervisor
Monogram Comfort Foods
01.2018 - 08.2021
Production Coordinator
Monogram Foods
01.2017 - 01.2018
High School Diploma -
Luis Hernaiz Veronne
Some College (No Degree) - Business Administration And Management
Sistema Universitario Ana G Mendez - Universidad Del Este
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