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Tlaquepaque, Jal., MX

Jalisco, Mexico

As the Operations Manager at Molex, I oversee operational performance, lead a team of over 2,000 employees, and manage complex operations that require advanced technology. My responsibilities span several critical areas, including Lean Manufacturing, Manufacturing, New Product Introduction, Process Engineering, Equipment and Machinery, Quality Assurance.

El Salto, Jalisco, Mexico

Mexico

El Salto, Jalisco

• Took charge for scheduling and executing project timings from start to finish, with clearly defined targets, milestones, internal & external requirements.
• Streamlined operations and processes to further lower scrap and non-quality expenses in a global scale.
• Provided weekly status to management and high shareholders including progress and action plans for addressing risks/issues/changes.
• Guided and executed frameworks with cross-functional teams leading to a.8% NQE reduction globally

Guadalajara Area, Mexico

• Accountable for managing 12 engineers and their projects, who are responsible for qualifying means of production for lighting products, while ensuring product feasibility and customer demands and satisfaction.
• Consistently meet and exceeded targets set.
• Executed a development and training plan for all engineers, tailored to each engineer strengths, weaknesses and career plans.
• Strategically reduced premium freights in FY18/19 by 50%, exceeding target set.
• Assumed the role and responsibility of a team leader by creating and excellent work environment leading to more production and exceed all plans and goals set.
• Forecasted CAPEX and headcount expectations based on business portfolio.

El Salto, Jalisco

• Accountable for planning and developing automotive products (Lighting). From quotation phase to serial production. In charge of overseeing and releasing means of production (Molds and & Assembly lines) while assuring.
• Successfully lunched and release projects for customer such as: NISSAN, VW & BMW.
• Executed revisions and conducted audits to ensure proper functionality of assembly line and injection tools prior to commissioning.
• Conducted DFMA & PFMEA meetings, with cross-functional team to ensure smooth launches.
• Constantly performed risk analysis in different stages of the project to ensure product quality and functionality.

Highly competent at driving world class guest satisfaction with an emphasis on customer care. Accountable for providing the critically safe enviroment needed to deliver quality products to guests. Key achievements * Developed internal maintenance manual, detailing preventative maintenance for on-site equipment. * Analyzed and gauged assembly lines.