JOSE LUIS HERNANDEZ ESTRADA

• 27 Years of experience in automotive industry T1+ Injection process and Assembly, Projects and HR Skills.
• Manage and supervise all plant operations ensuring that the highest level of productivity, safety and quality are always maintained, daily operations of the business unit or organization.
• I have worked in international companies as Bridgestone Firestone, Yamada Electric and others, reporting all the results of the operation to corporate from USA and Japan, I have been in charge of companies as General Manager.

Gerente de Planta, Director de Operaciones, Country Manager

GENERAL MANAGER

• Managed all the plant operations with Sales of $32MM USD per year, 560 employees. Improved P&L and cashflow 10%
• Directed inventory level reductions from $3.2MM USD to $1.7MM USD
• Accountable for consistent results vs the planned objectives: 100% of customer Units delivered, 98.5% in Sales Vs Budget and 98% in Overheads Vs Budget.
• Oversaw the implementation of new projects and transfer of assembly lines from and to Brazil, Poland and China, with up to 2 new customer per year
• Ensured highest level of productivity better than quotation, Safety =3 years without accident, Quality= Scarp level less than 2.5%, HR= Absenteeism less than 1.4% are always maintained, daily operations of the business unit or organization.
• Achieved profit share in the last 4 years in the company
• Implemented SPIRIT continuous improvement methodology to increase Capacity, Productivity and Reduce cost. 6% of Saving per year
• Build company image by collaborating with customers, government, community organizations, and employees; enforcing ethical business practices.
• Ability to identify, analyze and improve manufacturing processes, Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) techniques, initiate process improvements, cycle time reductions, cost reductions and other activities aimed at reducing / eliminating non-operation time.
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Bridgestone Firestone 

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING & PRODUCTION CONTROL MANAGER

• Head of the industrial engineering (2009-2017) activities encompassing Production, IE, Project development and SOP, Planning & Scheduling, Supply chain-inventory optimization, Quality, Reduction Cost programs.
• As representative director, established a strong control in Finance, LR-Ability to obtain agreements with Union.
• Strong motivator with high level of commitment and excellent teamwork skills.
• Support manufacturing direction, follow all production key indicators as daily production Vs ticket, Budget.
• Payment system implementation in production areas
• Led Economic evaluation of investment projects and activities to improve productivity, quality, cost, expansions and renovations projects
• Guided Budget and MTP (5 years), LTP (10 years) activities to determine requirements on Buildings, Machines & equipment, Capex, Developments, People HC, Conversion cost, Factory cost.
• Devised Support plans for Latin American plants in continuous improvement methodologies by sharing successful cases. (Improvements in Cycle time, refinements in HC, Lay out improvements, Automations, inventory reductions)
• Led weekly conferences with corporate offices to review ABM indicators such as Production (units and weight), size accomplish PSR/LTR, Bekido, Quality (VOR, scrap, rework, waste, EO yield), Maintenance indicators MP, Cost indicators as conversion cost, Safety indicators (serious Injuries) and day without accident.
• Sponsored continuous improvement, kaizen and Six Sigma groups, implementing Automation on productive areas and reducing cycle time in mold change using a preheating system
• Achieved 95% of size accomplishment base of sales department request.
• Implemented a layout modification which increased the productivity on the rework area in 25% and 40% on the final inspection area
• Supported Brazilian plant to reduce conversion cost -10%.

• Industrial Engineer                                                                                Manufacturing, Operations, Projects                              

      *    MBA (Administration & Finance)