Operations Manager (Interim Plant Manager) - Zapaliname Industries MX - México
(2023-01)
Responsible for the Transfer of the Molding Plant in Mexico.
- Inventory control and monitoring: Collaborate closely with the warehouse and production teams to control all inventory processes and movements, including customer returns, MRB (Mean Rendered), and scrap transactions.
- Monitor, record, and report on all non-standard activities, including engineering and special sales charges.
- Collaborate with the management team to improve plant control processes and ensure the accuracy of accounting records, thereby contributing to compliance with all control points.
- Create and foster cross-functional collaboration with all operational areas.
- Report weekly on all operational activities, including site performance metrics compared to forecasts.
- Understand the service commitments made to each client.
- Meet regularly with staff to review progress toward established goals in each area of the organization.
- Collaborate closely with the finance department, overseeing operations.
- Responsible for Electrical, Pneumatic and Hydraulic Studies for Purchasing Facilities Equipment (Air Compressor, Chiller, Electrical Transformer, Material Central Supply System) according to the Production Equipment Capacities.
- Responsible for Equipment Teardown in USA Plant.
- Responsible for Equipment Installation in Mexico Plant.
- Responsible for the commissioning of all the Equipment (ENGEL, Chiller, Air Compressor)
- Responsible for Hire Engineering and Maintenance, Engineering and Production Staff.
- Responsible of Manage the accounting for plant revenues, costs, inventory, fixed assets, and expenses.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual profit and loss (P&L) analyses for the plants, with particular attention to margin analysis, payment channels, production variance analysis, and inventory transaction control.
- Analyze and support all monthly plant expense accruals.
- Maintain open communication with the quality department to document observations, feedback, corrective and preventive actions, and improvement ideas.
- Responsible for New Projects Implementation (New Injection Molding Machines and New Molds)
- Responsible for Improve all process of Molding and Printing Areas.
- Responsible for Molding Production.
- Responsible for Production Metrics according to the Installed Capacity.
- Responsible for Technical Training and PM Implementation for Operative Personnel.
- Responsible for Tool crib Implementation.
- Responsible for Maintenance System Implementation (PM Routines, PM Calendar, AM).
- Responsible of Production KPIs (MTTR, MTBF, OEE, TPM)
Maintenance/Engineering Manager - Dicastal MX - México
(2022-01 - 2023-12)
Responsible for Launching Mexican Plant.
- Responsible for Building Facility Follow Up with Builder Company through Engineering Drawings and Specifications.
- Responsible for installing, start up Production Equipment for Whole Process such as: Paint, Molding, Tooling (Dies Maintenance and Repair) Heat Treatment, X Rays, Machining, Painting and Final Product.
- Responsible for developing the team of maintenance personnel.
- Responsible for developing Local Supplier to support Operation Activities.
- Responsible for commissioning Utilities Equipment such as: Chillers, Air Compressors 1500HP, Electrical Substation, Recirculating Water System, LNG Station.
- Responsible for developing Maintenance Metrics.
- Responsible for developing Maintenance Procedures for IATF Certification and Automotive Costumers.
Maintenance Manager - ZF Occupant Safety Systems México - México
(2019-01 - 2022-12)
Responsible for maintenance area with more than 213 assembly lines.
- Responsible of manage the Maintenance Team (2 Maintenance Superintendents, 2 Controls Engineers, 2 Facilities Supervisors, 8 Maintenance Supervisors, 95 Maintenance Technicians).
- Equipment on floor: PLC Siemens, Allen Bradley, Cognex, Navigator and Keyence Vision Cameras, Handling Robots FANUC, COMAU y ABB.
- Responsible of the tracking and implementation of Predictive, Corrective, Preventive Maintenance.
- Responsible of Tool Room, Toolcrib Facilities, Equipment production areas.
- Worked through the transferring production lines from other ZF Plants where, through good planning and execution, we showed great results without generating major problems or disruptions to the subsequent processes in the plant.
- Worked with detailed planning to meet the goals of our metrics, Availability, MTTR, MTBF, PM.
- Program to improve the obsolete equipment implementing new technology in order to replace the critical spare parts and equipment as well.
- Projects Implementation to eliminate the bottle necks Installing Back Ups for aside the critical equipment to avoid the line stoppers in order to increase the equipment capability.
- Projects implementation to reduce the direct labor (Cost Manufacturing)
- Implementation of Error Mistake Proofing to reduce the quality problems to avoid costumer complaints.
- Preparation for the costumer audits (FORD, GM, BMW, FCA, VW, NISSAN, TESLA), governmental audits, quality audits IATF16949, ISO, OHSAS.
Maintenance Manager - DELPHI Energy Systems (Electronics Components) - México
(2017-01 - 2019-12)
Responsible: 1 Facilities Engineer, 1 Tool Room Engineer, 2 Pottering Ovens Engineers, 6 Maintenance Supervisors, 4 Controls Engineers besides 78 technicians.
Plant Head
Count 808.
Current Equipment: Main Electrical Substation 115,000 VCA, main distribution panels 480VCA, Emergency Generators 500KW, Air Compressors 150 and 200 HP, Fire Protection System, CCTV System, potter ovens, FANUC Robots, BTU Ovens, Presses, Singulators, Winders, X Rays Verifications, Welding Machines, Presses, Molding Machines, CNC Machining.
- Responsible for managing Maintenance accounts 5000, 3000 and 2000. (Accomplish Budget Target)
- Program Implantation to optimize the Spare Parts (Cost Saving)
- Robust Maintenance Program Implementation in order to guarantee the Automatic Equipment Uptime.
- Program to reduce the cycle times in the critical equipment in order to eliminate the bottle neck and increase the equipment capacity.
- Implementation projects to reduce and eliminate the scrap generation due equipment not calibrated not adjusted and not repaired properly.
- Problem solving training for all the employees in order to improve Safety, Quality, Cost, CI, Maintenance.
- Periodical assessment regarding the Maintenance Metrics (MTTR,MTBF,PM)
- Control and reduction regarding spare parts consumption due bad historical consumption (Cost).
- Program to improve the obsolete equipment implementing new technology in order to replace the critical spare parts.
- Local developing supplier in order to replace critical parts that take long lead time, cost.
- Projects Implementation to eliminate the bottle necks Installing Back Ups for aside the critical equipment to avoid the line stoppers in order to increase the equipment capability.
- Projects implementation to reduce the direct labor (Cost Manufacturing)
- Implementation of Error Mistake Proofing to reduce the quality problems to avoid costumer complaints.
- Preparation for the costumer audits (FORD,GM, HD, MM), governmental audits, quality audits IATF16949, ISO, OHSAS.
- Training Program creation for all our employees (Salary, Hourly) in order to achieve the technical and management knowledge.
- Buy off and approval for the new equipment for the new products, new equipment.
- Implementation meeting to track and solving problem to the Top Five issues regarding Maintenance and Engineering hot topics.
Maintenance and Operations Superintendent - Chrysler Mexico Plant - México
(2012-01 - 2017-12)
Maintenance Management. Work closely to improve the OEE of equipment.
- Feasibility analysis for the launch of new models, as well as programming and development for automatic equipment for assemble components.
- Projects development for critical equipment in order to attack the production stops and quality assurance.
- Preventive maintenance programs development for current and new automatic equipment.
- Work closely with suppliers and contractor in order to implement improvements to the automatic equipment.
- Design and implementation of Error mistake proofing and poka yokes to assy lines in order to avoid wrong assemblies.
- Creation of technical training for the Maintenance technicians according to the radar chart.
Maintenance and Engineering Manager (Molding Plant) - Johnson Controls Mexico - México
(2008-01 - 2012-12)
Engineering and maintenance management for a Just in Time Plant.
- People management such as Manufacturing and Maintenance Engineers, Maintenance Technicians.
- Budget and MRO management for the Department.
- Installing and start up for Ultrasonic welding presses Hill Machinery.
- Molding (Plastic Injection)
- Preparing the Departments for the external audits (TS16949, ISO9000, ISO14000)
- Validating automated equipment for new launches, working closely with the manufacturer facilities in order to assure the Launch on floor.
- Plant staff member, participating in the making decisions according to the plant strategies.
- Creating the Maintenance and Engineering department (Recruiting and hiring) Controls, Maintenance and Manufacturing engineers and Maintenance technicians as well.
- Creating the Preventive, Predictive and Corrective Maintenance program for all equipment
