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Daniel Garza
Production Manager
San Luis Potosí,SLP
Summary
People-oriented and goal-oriented leader with 18 years of experience in manufacturing, engineering and operations environments with proven record of goals accomplishment. Leading high performance teams and increasing profitability by identifying areas of improvement in production or management processes. Focused on organization and effective team management by developing people through empowerment, accountability, and challenges, promoting positive morale and engagement to obtain the best business results through people. Motivating and positive with excellent interpersonal, coaching and communication skills.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Production Manager
Daikin Applied Americas
San Luis Potosi, SLP
04.2022 - Current
- Production management of entire production process by leading and managing team of +680 persons (2 Segment Leaders, 12 Supervisors, 55 team leaders and +625 operators)
- Main focus on safety to provide proper working environment to manpower.
- Identify output requirements to determine and assign resources to meet Financial, Customer & People metrics such as: Productivity, Efficiency, On-time production, Injury rate, etc.
- Main processes include: laser cutting, punch & shearing, copper processing, stamping presses, press brakes, paint system, assembly lines, spot welders, among others
- Maintain continuous process improvement environment by following Kaizen methodology.
- Close contact with internal stakeholders to work together to achieve production goals and troubleshooting required
- Pursuit shop floor orderly with 5'S approach.
- Estimated labor requirements to support anticipated workload.
Manufacturing Engineering & Maintenance Manager
Daikin Applied Americas
San Luis Potosi, SLP
04.2019 - Current
- Key accomplishments for this role include the release of 4,000 square meters of footprint for growth initiatives (+200 MUSD potential sales) by executing a factory optimization plan in record time which included a complete factory re-layout.
- 19% productivity increase, 18% efficiency increase, 30% headcount reduction in back shop processes with the introduction of newer technology (+20M USD),
- Optimization of processes, utilization of lean and design for manufacturing tools, IoT implementation, maintenance plans defined and executed
- Kick-off MMS (Machine Monitoring Systems) implementation for live data and tracking of critical machines/processes to outline process improvement projects and support total productive maintenance in production.
- First team with Health & Safety metrics in place and dedicated Manufacturing Safety Walks implemented; best loss time and incident record of the past three years
- Manufacturing and Maintenance teams within top three most engaged groups per employee survey results in factory
- 50% reduction of Maintenance annual expenses (+600K USD annual savings)
- Key stabilization of Maintenance KPI's results; best in past 4 years
- Led 30+ engineers, 2 supervisors, and a manager
- As the Manufacturing & Maintenance Manager I have set the foundations and structure for the team execution on day-on-day activities and NPI’s execution, have set the future path by strategically planning where are we and where are we heading to
- Tracked industry trends in relevant applications and technologies, manufacturing practices and engineering tools.
Program Manager and CI Manager
John Deere
Ramos Arizpe, COA
03.2013 - 04.2019
- Program Management: Key accomplishments for this role include implementation of enterprise NPI guidelines and execution within factory.
- First operation to automate and report out project progress based on SAP tools.
- Created and implemented communication reports for Mexico's top management groups for proper tracking; benchmark across Mexico Components operations.
- In this role as part of Operator Station Platform (Tractors Cabin), I was responsible for introduction of key NPI’s by leading and managing multi-functional teams and activities with US, India, and Mexico personnel.
- Implemented +18 NPI’s and +10 MUSD investment.
- Served as point of contact between factories based in US and India and held recurrent progress communication sessions with top level management members from US, India, Germany and Mexico.
- Participated in pilot builds and made decisions upon results and feedback.
- Identified program roadblocks and risk and provided anticipated communication of potential impacts to key stakeholders and upper management.
- Outlined key milestones and objectives based on available resources, program dates and input from stakeholders and functional areas.
Project Leader
John Deere
Monterrey, NLE
03.2011 - 03.2013
- Awarded with John Deere Hay & Forage Professional Excellence recognition
- Responsible of developing and introducing key strategic projects exceeding KPI’s.
- Implemented the corporate NPI process guidelines and execution, and established recurrent communication forums with US & Mexico top management platforms.
- Led and managed recurrent team meetings to discuss projects progression towards completion and outlined objectives.
- Identified and evaluated risks and coordinated contingent plans with functional areas to reduce risks and ensure projects completion.
- Managed and controlled project budgets and timelines to keep teams on top of outlined goals and targets.
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
John Deere
Ramos Arizpe, COA
01.2009 - 03.2011
- Awarded with John Deere Vice Presidents Award 2010 by achieving $2.5 MUSD savings on implemented projects
- Responsible for sheet metal process transfer and implementation from Canada to Mexico facility, in record time (less than 6 months from greenfield to start of production)
- Led multi-functional team to ensure equipment transfer on time, transparent ramp-up and launch to production.
Manufacturing Engineer
Daniel Garza, Saltillo Components Works, John
05.2008 - 12.2008
- Responsible for new products quotations and development for fabrication to supply John Deere North American facilities.
Project Engineer
FICOSA
05.2007 - 12.2007
- Responsible for implementing an NPI of a new gear shifter system.
Production Lead
Fábrica de Jabón La Reinera
12.2004 - 12.2006
- Managed over 30 operations personnel.
- Implemented metrics scorecard to track operations performance.
- Supported employees by accurately tracking time and proactively resolving any conflicts
Education
MBA - Business Administration, Management And Operations
EADA Business School
Barcelona, Spain 05.2007 - 05.2008
Mechanical Engineering Minor in Electrical - Mechanical Engineering
Tecnológico De Monterrey
Monterrey, NLE 08.2000 - 12.2004
Skills
Strong leadership abilities
Additional Information
- Honors & Awards , Vice Presidents Award 2010 - John Deere Mar 2010 Vice Presidents Award 2010 given by James Schrempf for the Metal Fab Localization project (John Deere). Hay & Forage Professional Excellence - John Deere 2012 Daniel Garza - page 3 # Hay & Forage Professional Excellence given by H&F Platform Management for the Rotary Cutter business improvement program (John Deere). Daniel Garza - page 4
Work Availability
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Quote
I’m convinced that the most valuable and important asset in a company, is their people.
Me
Timeline
Production Manager
Daikin Applied Americas
04.2022 - Current
Manufacturing Engineering & Maintenance Manager
Daikin Applied Americas
04.2019 - Current
Program Manager and CI Manager
John Deere
03.2013 - 04.2019
Project Leader
John Deere
03.2011 - 03.2013
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
John Deere
01.2009 - 03.2011
Manufacturing Engineer
Daniel Garza, Saltillo Components Works, John
05.2008 - 12.2008
MBA - Business Administration, Management And Operations
EADA Business School
05.2007 - 05.2008
Project Engineer
FICOSA
05.2007 - 12.2007
Production Lead
Fábrica de Jabón La Reinera
12.2004 - 12.2006
Mechanical Engineering Minor in Electrical - Mechanical Engineering
Tecnológico De Monterrey
08.2000 - 12.2004
Hobbies
Bowling, Cooking, Wine Tasting, Soccer, BBQ, Travel
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