William Torres
Allentown,PA
Summary
A highly motivated, collaborative, and energetic operations leader who engages employees to continuously improve in fast-paced environments. Nearly 20 years of experience in manufacturing operations Energetic and engaging leader who brings out the best in people Results-driven approach to managing highly effective teams Hands-on leadership style to lead and engage directly where the work is happening. Cross-functional capabilities with experience interacting with Engineering, Finance, and Human Resources personnel.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
BILINGUAL OPERATION MANAGER
Ashley Furniture Company
Leesport, Pa
10.2023 - Current
ASSISTANT MANAGER
The Boston Beer Company
Breingsville, Pennsylvania
08.2021 - 09.2023
OPERATION SUPERVISOR
The Boston Beer Company
10.2016 - 08.2021
PACKAGING SUPERVISOR
The Boston Beer Company
10.2016 - 08.2021
PACKAGING LEAD
The Boston Beer Company
03.2014 - 10.2016
PACKAGING LEAD
Bimbo bakeries USA
05.2001 - 02.2014
Education
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA -
Jefferson High School
Skills
- LANGUAGES
- Spanish Advanced
- English Advanced
- Ensure all safety protocol are followed
- Right the first time mindset, zero quality holds
- Optimize schedule and workflows to minimize labor cost and changeovers
- Oversaw implementation of multilingual customer service strategies, optimizing client satisfaction
- Led cross-functional team meetings in both English and Spanish, fostering collaboration
- Managed daily operations for international team, ensuring seamless communication and coordination
- Assumes a share role as safety champion that inspires team members to embrace accountable for personal safety
- Direct all departmental related activities to ensure the timely execution of the production schedule to meet production goals
- Deliver cost and performance; complete projects & assignments on time
- Leverage 5S, and TPM principals to drive processes including safety, quality, and productivity
- Well organized, high energy, data driven, and result oriented
- Promoted to support 3 can lines start-up
- Training new teams/employees
- Analyzing and reporting on the line performance
- Hands-on experience implementing operational processes
- Drove operational implementation activities for new $17 million can production line
- Led changeover time reductions of over 30% at three separate equipment centers
- Driving process standardization and documentation for consistency & overall sustainability
- Promoted to supervise sixty Packaging full-time employees, eighty temporary employees, six Maintenance techs and four leads (experience working both day and night shifts)
- Oversaw production of eleven high-speed production lines - five variety packing lines, three can lines, two bottle lines, one kegging line
- Optimized schedules and workflows to minimize labor costs and increase line efficiencies
- Drove employee engagement and alignment with high safety and quality standards
- Trained new employees regarding proper good manufacturing practices (GMP), personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Utilized lean manufacturing methodologies to implement sustainable 5S program and drive reductions in critical changeover times
- Drove resolutions to change over deviations, improved operational efficiencies, and provided hands-on leadership to employees
- Led effective sorting and weighing of products after packaging to assess quality, defects, and grade items
- Improved equipment performance by leading implementation of total productive maintenance (TPM) clean-inspect-lubricate (CIL) procedures
- Operations Management
- Coaching and Employee Development
- Problem Solving & Root Cause Analysis
- Tactical Fast-Paced Decision Making
- Project Management & Implementation
- Change Management
- Recruitment & Retention
Timeline
BILINGUAL OPERATION MANAGER
Ashley Furniture Company
10.2023 - Current
ASSISTANT MANAGER
The Boston Beer Company
08.2021 - 09.2023
OPERATION SUPERVISOR
The Boston Beer Company
10.2016 - 08.2021
PACKAGING SUPERVISOR
The Boston Beer Company
10.2016 - 08.2021
PACKAGING LEAD
The Boston Beer Company
03.2014 - 10.2016
PACKAGING LEAD
Bimbo bakeries USA
05.2001 - 02.2014
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA -
Jefferson High School
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