Gerardo Benitez Galan

Textile Engineer, with 18 years of experience in the Textile, Automotive and Furniture Industry. Knowledge and experience in start-up companies and processes, implementation of improvement programs, machinery operation, personnel training, maintenance, planning, production control, quality assurance and personnel control. Expert in Warping, Flat Weaving and Non Woven processes.

Knowledge of clothing manufacturing, indigo trains, in natural fibers (Cotton, Wool) and synthetic fibers (Polyester, Polyamide, Rayon and Elastane)

SUPERINTENDENT OF PRODUCTION - IKANO INDUSTRY MEXICO

(2021-06 - 2024-12)

Management of all activities, operational, maintenance, engineering, purchasing, logistics, security, quality, human resources, finance.

• Measurement and compliance with KPIs, control of raw materials
• Installation of machinery, personnel training, production control, quality assurance
• Inventory control, compliance with the production program, process control
• Production reports, personnel control, troubleshooting and failures
• Implementation of improvement programs, 5s
• Realization of new developments

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT ENGINEER - GLOBAL SAFETY TEXTILE MEXICO

(2019-03 - 2020-06)

Control of 100 production machines and 30 operation personnel to achieve the objectives of safety, quality, production, 5s, document control, product traceability.

• Training of personnel in operation, production control and documents
• Implementation of new and better working methods to reduce costs, increase efficiency, reduce scrap and always maintain product quality

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR - TORAY ADVANCED TEXTILE MEXICO

(2017-01 - 2019-03)

Plant start-up and production.

• Selection of Operational Personnel
• Purchase of Materials and Equipment
• Generation of Work Instructions, Procedures, Manuals and Work Formats
• Qualification and Training to Personnel of all the Operations
• Installation and Verification of Machinery
• Start-up tests, Production Control
• Quality assurance
• Production Reports
• Process Improvements

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR - CORDUROY

(2015-01 - 2016-12)

Supervision and Control of Personnel, Materials, Machinery and Process of the Department. Comply with the Production Program in a timely manner. Quality assurance. Decision making. Production Reports. Maximum use of material and human resources. Implementation of new working methods to increase efficiency.

PRODUCTION PLANNER - PONAN MILLS

(2012-02 - 2014-12)

Planning, programming and production control for timely delivery to the client, generation of programs and orders for each production department, monitoring of orders throughout the production process for their fulfillment, quality control, shortage programming, inventory control (fabric, preparation, finishing, confection, finishing).

• Inventory optimization to guarantee product supply
• Improvements in the process to facilitate and make production activities more efficient

PRODUCTION PLANNER - FARIEL

(2007-01 - 2011-12)

Production programming and control, with 5 raw material preparation machines (warpers) supplying 122 weaving machines (tricot, raschel, jaquard), implementation of new and more efficient work methods, verification of materials and processes, production reports, control of raw material, preparation of production orders, control and allocation of material to weaving machines, physical inventory.

• Increased efficiency and reduction of production shifts by 34% and improvement of quality with which the cost of production was reduced

Textile Engineer - Textile Engineering - Instituto Politecnico Nacional, CDMX (2008-06)