Juan Gabriel Hernández Padilla
Industrial Engineer
Escobedo Nuevo Leon
Summary
PROFESIONAL RESUME
Production and engineering manager with 28+ years of experience in the automotive industry, focused on the effective development of personnel to achieve objectives. Expert in aluminum alloys for low pressure and gravity processes.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages
Work History
Production manager
Lizhong Group, Aluminum Alloy Wheels Manufacturer
Monterrey
10.2022 - Current
- Attend customer audits
- Recruitment of staff for different positions
- Development of documents (job description, procedures, work instructions, etc.)
- Development of new suppliers
- Follow up progress in the equipment installation
- Staff training
- Overseeing daily operations in melting, casting, heat treatment, flow forming, machining, and painting process.
Regional process engineering manager
Superior Industries, Aluminum Alloy Wheels Manufacturer
Chihuahua
04.2019 - 10.2022
- Responsible for managing and optimizing the processes of casting, molds and heat treatment to solve scrap problems giving the required support in 4 factories of the group
- Identify and analyze situations that put production processes at risk to propose solutions
- Development of new processes
- Identify areas of opportunity to improve current processes
- Detect areas of opportunity where it is necessary to reduce costs
- Manage the implementation of new technologies to achieve process improvement
- Daily review of projects by each team of process engineers
- Key Achievements
- Development of an algorithm for automatic control of mold temperature.
Senior foundry manager
Ronal Group, Aluminum Alloy Wheels Manufacturer
San Luis Potosi
12.2014 - 03.2019
- Management of the production area in the melting processes, low pressure die casting, mold shop and heat treatment
- Training of new staff at different levels
- Development of new suppliers
- Management of new projects
- Compliance with production planning
- Define and monitor the compliance of objectives by providing the necessary resources
- Lead and follow up to the action plans for process improvements
- Attend daily operations meetings
- Attend annual meetings in Europe to present process improvement results
- Key Achievements
- Start-up of operations in the foundry department (Melting, Casting, Mold shop and Heat treatment)
- Certification in ISOTS-16949, VDA and validation of all new projects for the different customers
- Support to the Germany plant in metallurgical problems in March and July 2014.
Foundry manager
Ronal Group, Aluminum Alloy Wheels Manufacturer
Queretaro
03.2011 - 11.2014
- Management of the production area in the processes of melting, low pressure die casting and heat treatment
- Management of new projects
- Define and monitor the compliance of the objectives by providing the necessary resources
- Compliance with production planning
- Attend daily operations meetings
- Attend annual meetings in Europe to present process improvement results.
Process engineer
Ronal Group, Aluminum Alloy Wheels Manufacturer
Queretaro
05.2006 - 02.2011
- Management of new projects from design to product validation
- Collaboration with the different processes for scrap reduction
- Data analysis for process improvements
- Training of personnel for process improvements
- Attend annual meetings in Europe to present process improvement results.
Casting manager
Le Belier, Aluminum Alloys Parts For Brakes And Turbos Manufacturer
Queretaro
05.2004 - 05.2006
- Aluminum alloys parts for brakes and turbos manufacturer, Management of the production area of master cylinders and brake calipers in the gravity die casting process
- Compliance with production planning
- Define and monitor the compliance of the objectives by providing the necessary resources
- Supervise daily production to reduce costs through scrap reduction
- Supervise and evaluate compliance with the work instructions by the personnel
- Ensure the compliance with safety regulations
- Key Achievements
- Start-up and validation of a new production line for the manufacture of master cylinders.
Casting and Heat Treatment Superintendent
Ronal Group, Aluminum Alloy Wheels Manufacturer
Queretaro
03.2000 - 05.2004
- Responsibilities
- Management of the production area in the processes of low pressure die casting and heat treatment
- Compliance with production planning
- Audit the daily work of supervisors
- Ensure the daily quality of the product through audits
- Ensure the proper functioning of the equipment and machinery
- Follow-up of action plans for process improvements
- Attend annual foundry meetings in Europe to present process improvement results
- Key Achievements
- Start-up of operations in the casting department
- During this period, I received training at the plant in Spain from March to June 2000 in the techniques of manufacturing low pressure aluminum wheels.
Production supervisor
Nihon Plast, Leather-wrapped Steering Wheels
Queretaro
05.1999 - 12.1999
- Supervision of 280 people in leather-wrapped steering wheel process
- Compliance with production programs and objectives
- Guarantee the cosmetic quality of the product
- Report any situation that puts the quality of the product at risk
- Guarantee compliance with safety regulations.
Foundry supervisor
American Racing, Aluminum Alloy Wheels Manufacturer
Queretaro
05.1994 - 05.1999
- Supervision and training of personnel in the areas of melting, gravity die casting and heat treatment
- Ensuring that production complies the customer specifications
- Define priorities based on the production plan
- Teamwork with the supervisors of the machining and painting processes to comply with the daily packaging requirements
- Communication of monthly results
- Guarantee the safe use of machinery and equipment
- Key Achievements
- Participation in the start of operations in the gravity casting process.
Education
Bachelor’s degree of Industrial Engineer -
05.2001 -
Skills
Officeundefined
Additional Information
- Open to the new and available for the continuous development. , Available to relocate Valid passport Availability to travel
Timeline
Production manager
Lizhong Group, Aluminum Alloy Wheels Manufacturer
10.2022 - Current
Regional process engineering manager
Superior Industries, Aluminum Alloy Wheels Manufacturer
04.2019 - 10.2022
Senior foundry manager
Ronal Group, Aluminum Alloy Wheels Manufacturer
12.2014 - 03.2019
Foundry manager
Ronal Group, Aluminum Alloy Wheels Manufacturer
03.2011 - 11.2014
Process engineer
Ronal Group, Aluminum Alloy Wheels Manufacturer
05.2006 - 02.2011
Casting manager
Le Belier, Aluminum Alloys Parts For Brakes And Turbos Manufacturer
05.2004 - 05.2006
Bachelor’s degree of Industrial Engineer -
05.2001 -
Casting and Heat Treatment Superintendent
Ronal Group, Aluminum Alloy Wheels Manufacturer
03.2000 - 05.2004
Production supervisor
Nihon Plast, Leather-wrapped Steering Wheels
05.1999 - 12.1999
Foundry supervisor
American Racing, Aluminum Alloy Wheels Manufacturer
05.1994 - 05.1999
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