Francisco Javier Mendoza Martínez

Operations & Continuous Improvement Manager with more than 15 years of experience at Automotive, Rubber, Thermoplastics and Packaging Industry. Strong responsible to ensure production and projects goals by keeping teams aligned, managing dependencies and setting priorities. leadership on multidisciplinary teams in relation to arise profit for the company within continues improvement culture.

Constantia                                                                                                   (Oct 2020 – May 2024)

Position:  Operations Manager 

Reporting to: Manufacturing Director

Direct reports:  7 direct. /150 indirect

Responsibilities:

In charge of Operations Management for Rotogravure and Flexography technologies.

Achievements: 

• Develop and implementation of strategic plans to improve Operational  Excellence projects with the approach of pro-Launch activities and equipment transfers 
• Organizing and directing engineering resources, workloads and budget to achieve manufacturing KPI’s
• Leading and manage Kaizen events for Continuous improvements opportunities at all level tasks & timelines with global cross functional teams; ensuring efficient tracking of schedules and deadlines 
• Gemba walking for daily efficient follow up and tasks. Projects and Cost estimations according Engineering drawings VAVE and standards
• Root cause analysis leader with multidisciplinary team members to reduce customer claims and top five internal defect to increase productivity effectiveness
• Review of planning and production schedules base on forecast and demand to optimize material resources and staffing to meet customer programs based on methodology   

Continental Automotive                                                                        (Jun 2019 – Oct  2020)

Position:  Project Manager

Reporting to: New Product Line Manager

Direct reports:  2 direct.

Responsibilities:

Technical coordination for launch implementations and Engineering Changes for electronic multimedia lines responsible of Ford and Peugeot accounts.

Achievements: 

• Support and preparation for the tender won to supply FORD's LDM line product systems for the truck lines.
• Preparation, planning and monitoring of Engineering Changes involving multidisciplinary teams for delivery commitments with customers, Tier 1 for Ford, Renault / Peugeot platforms, leader updating and publishing documentation in accordance with APQP and Product lifecycle process (FC, D&PFMEA, CP, PSW).
• Capacities analysis, drawings and diagrams critical design parameters  review based on customer requirements.

Gates Corporation                                                                                       (Apr 2007 – May 2019)     

Position: Engineering Manager

Reporting to: Engineering Global Director

Direct reports:  15 direct.

Responsibilities:

Leader of Plants Engineering for hydraulic and industrial hoses, facilitator and administrator of the Product and Process Engineering team

Achievements: 

• Justification of second production plant for hoses and connections (metalworking) from conception up to start-up through recruitment and training programs
• Transfer of equipment and products from Erembodegem plant at Belgium in record time, increase plant production by 136%.
• Qualification of new raw materials suppliers focused on reducing product total costs generating  savings for more than $350k USD per year.
• Introduction of a new line of new low-cost products by Engineering Development through VAVE  for with minimum SAE requirements generating total sales increase by 27%.
• Employee of the year award.

Maestría en Ingeniería Química