Gabriel Perez

Gabriel Perez

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Director Of Operations

  • Education

    • Southwestern College

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      Business Management / Administration Business Administration and Management, General
  • Experience

    • Orange County Container

      Jan 1997 - Jan 2002
      Shipping Manager

      Oversaw all shipping at this division of Orange County Container. During this time I was also involved in negotiations of trucking Leases as well as new hires for truck driving positions.I started in 1997 with OCC working on the production floor on a flexo (Koppers). From there I learned to operate the flexo and also a laminator (Automatan). From here I moved into the ink room and learned to formulate and supply inks to presses. Soon after, I went into scheduling and then Lead man. in 1999, I transferred to Tijuana where I also became Shipping Manager. Show less

    • Fleetwood-Fibre Packaging and Graphics

      Jan 2002 - Jan 2004
      Plant Superintendent

      Interviewed, hired and trained production staff for this company that produced packaging for auto, skin/beauty care, and food/beverage products. Created reports to analyze productivity through measurements and outputs, waste management, safety and near-misses.

    • Harbor Packaging Inc.

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2012
      Operations Manager

      Directed 8 supervisors, and provided indirect supervision to 85 production and support staff at this ISO 9001-Certified company that produced packaging materials for clients including Cardinal Health Products, Costco, Smiths Medical and Welch Allyn. Hired, trained and evaluated a geographically dispersed, multi-cultural staff. Responsible for the Pre-Press, Maintenance, Production, Shipping, Environmental Health and Safety Departments for both US and Mexico operations.

    • Smurfit Kappa

      Jan 2012 - Oct 2015
      Operations Manager

      Managed operations at this company that manufactured corrugated packaging and folding cartons for clients including USPS, Wonderful Pistachios, Pepsi, Costco and Samsung. Oversaw 2 managers and 12 supervisors, and provided indirect supervision to 160 employees in support of $55.2 million in annual production.Responsible for employee and production scheduling. Equipment included a 5 color 1628 Martin with vacuum transfer and IR dryers, a 7 color high board line Martin 66”x129” with 15 anilox rolls, an 8 color Mitsubishi with UV for litho printing and a 60” Asitrade with 2 single facers. Oversaw a fleet of 48 containers, 9 semi-trucks, 2 bobtail trucks and 4 flatbed trucks. Collaborated with the Purchasing Department to procure tooling and cutting dies. Strong Corrugator skills. (2012 to 2015) Also oversaw the Technical/Pre-Press Department, including the routing of orders to be manufactured. In addition to being ISO 9001 Certified, Smurfit Kappa was also AIB Compliant, FSC, SFI Compliant, and HACCP Eligible. Show less

    • Bay Cities

      Jan 2016 - Jun 2021
      • Director Of Manufacturing

        Apr 2021 - Jun 2021
      • Plant Manager

        Sept 2017 - Apr 2021
      • Continuous Improvement Manager

        Jan 2016 - Sept 2017
    • US Display Group

      Jun 2021 - now
      Director Of Operations
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Advanced Lean and Six Sigma Training

      Jan 2014
    • Predictive Index Management Workshop

      Jan 2014
    • Advanced Leadership Training (AICC) Dean Mitchell Group

      Jan 2001