Paul Otero has over 18 years of experience in manufacturing operations management. He has a track record of improving productivity and safety compliance through Lean techniques. Otero most recently served as the Safety Manager for Brock Services, where he implemented rigorous safety programs that earned an OSHA Voluntary Protection Program award and prevented violations and accidents.

1. PAUL OTERO Cell: 805-377-7763 | Paulotero@msn.com
PRODUCTION MANAGER / OPERATIONS MANAGER
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Multi-site Operations Manager and Safety Expert with 18 years of Manufacturing industry and SAP experience at
high-v olume ISO businesses who quickly recognizes problem processes or work units and restores underperforming areas to ROI and
compliance through Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma / Kaizen training and accountability coaching. Sharp Project Manager with
advanced computer skills, known for tightly coordinating all contractual and industrial activities and for winning consensus and
cooperation among divergent clients, management, and workers. US Army Veteran with Top Secret Clearance, SBI/SCI.
SKILLS
Production Scheduling & Control Budget Planning & Financial Management
Safety (OSHA) Program Management & Compliance Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Lean Manufacturing & Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
Total Quality Management (TQM) Inv entory Management & Control
Key Performance Indicators (KPI) Performance Metrics Multi-generational/Multi-Cultural Leadership and Supervision
COMPUTER SKILLS
Expert Level: Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, Project, Sharepoint, SAP, Made2Manage, JD Edwards
Intermediate Level: Adobe Photoshop, Facebook
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Project Site Manager / Safety Manager . . . . . . . 09/2012 – 04/2014
Brock Services of California — Oxnard, CA
[Brock Group employs 17,000+ internationally in multi-craft industrial specialty services]
Hired as Project Site Manager with full P&L accountability over plant operations and maintenance programs for two electrical corrosion
control facilities supporting Souther California Edison (SCE) and NRG Energy (NRG). Functioned dually as Safety Manager,
maintaining Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 300 logs and conducting safety training at train-the-trainer levels.
Also responsible for control of approximately $120k of capital expense equipment and a maintenance supply inventory valued at $35k.
Reported to Regional Senior Project Manager while directly managing and training two site superintendents, seven foremen, and 45
coating teams. Prepared detailed job cost estimates, scope letters, and bids for projects ranging from $1 5k to $250k.
* Promoted after an unprecedented five months to the title of Safety Manager, with an accretion of duties that included maintaining the
OSHA 300 logs and conducting train-the-trainer training in fall protection, lifelines, high location job safety , confined space, respiratory
protection, fire safety, and high-voltage protection.
* Captured $170k in pure profit and reduced total operating costs by 20% by applying the Six Sigma methods for replacing time,
material, movement, and talent wasting processes with efficient, lean ones; by identifying and correcting cost overruns; and by
returning excess inventory resulting in higher return-on-asset calculation.
* Implemented rigorous safety evaluation methods that induced OSHA to bestow its highest honor – Voluntary Protection Program
(VPP) – on one of the plants. Prevented OSHA violations and accidents at both sites while changing the company safety culture by
launching a tight inspection schedule (minimum of two weekly), and by teaching individual and group accountability, and by
empowering employees with reporting incentives facilitating spontaneous feedback.
* Won client, consumer, and employee confidence and loyalty by showcasing Brock as a serious manufacturer who was willing to “ go
bey ond the call” r egarding ISO and VPP compliance and OSHA-level training and by ensuring effective, transparent communications.
Production Supervisor . . . . . . 08/2011 – 09/2012
Maple Leaf Foods, Frozen Bread Division — Oxnard, CA
[Maple Leaf is ranked fifth as an international packaged foods producer, employing 21 ,000 people in its operations across the globe. ]
Managed production operations to British Retail Consortium (BRC), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Hazard Analy sis Critica l
Control Point (HACCP), and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). Supervised and coordinated workflow for four foremen and 60
bakers in a fast-paced union environment. Enforced corporate safety program and complied with the Collective Bargaining Agreement .
Production/Inventory Manager . . . . . . 09/2009 – 12/2010
D & P Machining/Ag Rx — Camarillo, CA
Contracted custom precision machining /piecework to various machine sites throughout Ventura County. Planned, scheduled,
budgeted, reported, and supervised delivery of all products with packaged material traceable certifications to vendors and customers.
Accepted job offer from Maple Leaf Foods.

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Production Manager (Assembly Division) . . . . . . . . . . 11/2007 – 07/2009
Weatherford International — Ventura, California
[Weatherford is a leading oil field equipment and support services, employing 200 employees at the Ventura facility.]
Charged with managing and optimizing Assembly Division daily operations. Analyzed daily performance data and recommended
continual improvements. Collaborated with C-levels and technology development staff on management goals, budgets, and resource
planning. Scheduled work and directly supervised and motivated a team of heavy assemblers and mechanics. Served as primary contact
and Customer Relationship Manager for new drilling equipment accounts.
* Pioneered a series of productivity improvement, process reengineering, cost reduction, and performance management programs that
consistently improved production throughput and product quality.
* Established a company Total Quality Management (TQM) program and managed to TQM metrics. Identified Key Performance
Indicators (KPI) (e.g., cycle time, utilization, and rejection rates) to provide an early -warning sy stem for abnormal processes, and offer
important clues as to the best placement of improvement efforts.
* Inaugurated a Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) program that reduced capital expenditures $20K. This included a highly
successful preventive maintenance program that improved scrap rates by 50%.
* Cut Paint Department rework time 100% and saved $8K y early by reducing standard drying times by 85%.
* Upgraded legacy Material Requirements Planning (MRP) supply chain activities to JD Edwards system, which enabled fully
electronic integration, real-time reporting, and coordination of all supply chain management tasks.
Production Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/1998 – 05/2005
Rayovac Corporation, Marineland Retailer Systems Division — Moorpark, CA
[Marineland® is the biotech / specialty pet supply subdivision of Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc., earning $3B in global sales.]
Shared P&L responsibility with the Director of Operations for a $25M annual production and warehouse operating budget. Direct
reports include three section supervisors. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) contact for new equipment and redesigns. Led
department heads in plan execution and drov e new opportunities for continuous improvement, R&D, and growth. Coordinated with
other subdivisions on nationwide installations (Wal-Mart, Petco, and Petsmart).
* Key player in a pilot program to turn company into a world-class, lean manufacturer along Toyota Production Systems (TPS) and
TQM models. Achieved record-breaking divisional ROI in just 4 months as the result of kaizen blitz events, time-motions studies,
hands-on exercises in value-added processing, capacity planning, cycle time reduction, workflow optimization, and production output
and improvement.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Licensed California Real Estate Agent 05/2005 – 11/2007
Plant Manager — Reinhold Industries Inc. CompositAir — Camarillo, CA 07 /1997 – 11/1998
Production Supervisor — Harbor Freight Tools — Camarillo, CA 1 2/1993 – 04/1997
Shift Chemical Processor — Reichold Chemical, Inc. — Oxnard, CA 06/1992 – 1 2/1993
Production Control Manager — Repco, Inc. — Simi Valley, CA 1 2/1990 – 06/1992
Counterintelligence Analyst Team Chief — United States Army 01 /1984 – 11/1990
Production Machinist — General Electric Corporation — Albuquerque, NM 04/1982 – 06/1983
EDUCATION
United States Army Intelligence Academy, Ft. Devens, MA — Major: Electronics/Signal Security (COMSEC) 1 984
Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute, Albuquerque, NM — Certified Machinist 1 983
TRAINING
Corporate Level Safety Program Training for Managers — Brock 2013
Train the Trainer Level in HazCom, HazMat, Fall Protection, Confined Space — Brock 2013
Train the Trainer Level in Lifelines, Respiratory Protection, First Aid/CPR — Brock 2013
Forklift Operator & Safety Training — Brock 2013
Supervisory Development Program — Weatherford International 2008, 2011
GMP Food Processing, HACCP — Maple Leaf Foods 2011
Management Role In Enterprise Excellence — Weatherford International 2008
Leader's Emotional Intelligence Development, True North Leadership — Weatherford International 2008
Strengthening Your Management Muscles — Achievement Partners 2003
Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Hazardous Material /HAZCOM Trainer — Rayovac 1 999
CERTIFICATIONS
Industrial Truck & Lifts Operator; Certified Machinist