Mario Sanchez
Madera
Summary
Senior operations executive with 16+ years of progressive leadership experience in food manufacturing, including full P&L ownership, large-scale team leadership, and capital execution. Known for building strong leadership teams, driving accountability, and creating high-performance cultures across production, maintenance, quality, and support functions. Proven track record of leading facilities through acquisition, organizational change, and margin improvement while delivering strong results in safety, quality, cost, and service.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
General Manager
Warnock Food Products, Inc. (Calbee North America)
01.2025 - Current
- Senior site leader with full P&L ownership and end-to-end responsibility for production, quality, maintenance, warehousing, safety, engineering, and continuous improvement. Recognized for developing leaders, aligning teams, and driving accountability through clear expectations and data-driven management.
- Scope & Accountability
- Full P&L ownership for site operations including labor, materials, overhead, and capital planning
- Leadership of ~150 employees across multiple shifts; previously supported 250+ during peak growth
- Oversight of 27M+ lbs of finished product annually
- Leadership of major CapEx initiatives including an active $7M extrusion line project
- Key Achievements & Impact
- Drove a 50% reduction in manufacturing waste, generating $700K+ in annual savings
- Delivered $1.2M year-over-year reduction in direct and indirect labor costs
- Improved cost per pound by 22% while maintaining safety, quality, and service
- Reduced quality holds and product destruction by over $100K annually
- Built and developed a strong leadership bench through coaching, clear expectations, and performance accountability
- Led cultural transformation focused on ownership and engagement, resulting in sustained improvements across safety, quality, and cost
- Reduced recordable safety incidents by 80% over three years by driving leadership engagement and frontline accountability
- Reduced downtime by 22% through maintenance strategy and KPI deployment
- Achieved and sustained BRC AA rating for five consecutive years
- Implemented ERP systems and site-wide KPI dashboards
Production Manager | Production Supervisor
Pressed Juicery
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Led daily production operations in a fast-growth food manufacturing environment
- Developed and coached frontline supervisors, establishing consistent expectations and performance standards
- Developed production schedules and labor plans
- Conducted hiring, performance reviews, and corrective actions
- Analyzed operational and financial data to improve productivity and cost control
Operations & Production Leadership Roles
POM Wonderful LLC
01.2007 - 01.2015
- Progressively promoted through operations leadership roles supporting large-scale juice extraction and processing
- Supported production of 2.5M+ gallons of juice concentrate annually
- Led teams of 120+ employees across extraction, processing, and blending
- Developed standardized work procedures and KPI dashboards
- Conducted root cause failure analysis related to safety, quality, and equipment
- Active member of HACCP and Safety Committees
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
University of Phoenix
01.2014
Skills
- General Management & P&L Ownership
- Leadership Development & Team Building
- Cultural Transformation & Accountability
- Plant & Operations Leadership
- Capital Planning & CapEx Execution
- Safety & Food Safety Leadership (GFSI, BRC, HACCP)
- Continuous Improvement & Lean Manufacturing
- Cost Reduction & Margin Improvement
- KPI Development & Operational Analytics
- ERP Implementation & Inventory Control
Certification
- Six Sigma Green Belt
- 6S Certified
- HACCP Certified
- GFSI Certified
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
General Manager
Warnock Food Products, Inc. (Calbee North America)
01.2025 - Current
Production Manager | Production Supervisor
Pressed Juicery
01.2015 - 01.2016
Operations & Production Leadership Roles
POM Wonderful LLC
01.2007 - 01.2015
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
University of Phoenix