VALENTIN OLIVAREZ
Orland
Summary
General Manager with extensive experience in operations management and organizational communication at Porters Welding & Manufacturing. Led initiatives that improved team collaboration and compliance, resulting in significant operational enhancements. Acknowledged for effective leadership and strategic budgeting, promoting a culture of safety and excellence throughout the organization.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
General Manager
Porters Welding & Manufacturing
Orland
09.2023 - Current
- Fostered collaboration among departments through team-building activities that created positive work environment.
- Guided subordinate managers to promote cooperation across the organization.
- Ensured compliance of all local safety standards.
- Conducted regular meetings with senior management to review progress against objectives.
- Prepared detailed performance reports for senior leadership outlining key operational metrics.
- Identified improvement areas in business practices and developed actionable plans with departments.
- Managed daily operations, including budgeting, staffing, scheduling, inventory control, customer service, and sales.
- Implemented employee recognition programs to motivate staff towards organizational goals.
Operations Manager - Supply Division
Butte County Rice Growers Association (BUCRA)
Richvale
12.2007 - 08.2023
- Company Overview: BUCRA is a 103-year-old cooperative servicing up to 68,000 acres of rice production. The Supply Division supplies dry and liquid fertilizers and bulk fuel for its growers. Due to its substantial capacity (30,000 tons of dry fertilizer and 6,000 tons of liquid fertilizer), the facility also receives and stores fertilizer for 3 manufacturers: Simplot, Koch, and Potash Corp. via Union Pacific railroad (2 receiving spurs) and truck haulers.
- Responsibilities:
- Plan, direct, and coordinate the daily shipping and receiving of product via rail car and truck. Products include fertilizer, rice plant protection products, bulk fuel, and hardware.
- Purchase, negotiate and secure all bulk fuel products
- Inventory control of fertilizer and chemicals including 35 tanks of liquid storage, and 3 warehouses for dry fertilizers and packaged chemicals
- Coordinate repair and maintenance of the physical plant
- 3 warehouses and associated conveyance systems
- Fertilizer rolling stock and associated equipment
- Rail tank farm
- Aqua ammonia plant
- Rail spurs
- Regulatory and Environmental Compliance and associated documentation for numerous agencies including:
- Federal: RMP, CSAT, Rail road Spurs, Illness Injury and Prevention Plan
- State: CalARP, SPCC, DOT Compliance, 90-Day Bit
- Local: Air Quality Board, County Business Plan
- Successfully fulfilled all requirements of 2 OSHA audits
- Responsible for plant and employee safety training, compliance and documentation
- Supervise and train division personnel including clerical staff, equipment operators, warehousemen, maintenance and millwright employees, seasonal personnel
- Responsible for managing and meeting needs of growers throughout highly demanding seasons
- Process grower fertilizer and chemical orders
- Coordinate with PCA's to assure availability of equipment and product
- Dispatch and timely delivery of rolling stock and product, including coordinating a team of 8-12 truck drivers
- Assist VP of Supply Division
- Liaise with individuals across all functional levels: industry professionals, growers, truckers, government inspectors, vendors, PCAs and other employees. Bilingual when needed.
- Evaluation of expansion and repair of physical plant
- Procurement of bids for capital projects/repairs
- Long and short-term budget planning
- Purchase of fertilizers and chemicals
- Personnel needs and annual employee evaluations
Safety Coordinator/Transportation Coordinator/Fleet Manager/Purchasing
Erick Nielsen Enterprises
Orland
07.2006 - 11.2007
- Updated and maintained all safety trainings; conducted monthly safety meetings and personnel safety records
- Translated all safety documents into Spanish (bilingual Spanish)
- Developed and implemented the Fleet Management Policy and a Respiratory Policy that meets Cal OSHA Standards
- Coordinated all fleet transportation equipment as well as all fleet repairs and rentals of equipment
- Purchaser for 60% of all operational needs
Loan Specialist
Pinnacle Mortgage
Lancaster
09.2004 - 09.2006
- Processed and submitted multiple personalized loans and refinances for home owners
- Established clientele by investing in own advertising, creation of fliers, and telemarketer for home consultations
- Extensive communication used to interact between lending institutions, title companies, appraisers, and clients
- Encompassed a broad knowledge in real estate and lending practices; consistently kept abreast of all aspects of industry
- Position required great discipline and self-starter skills; multi-tasking and attention to detail played major role
Commodity Buyer/Quality Controller of Purchasing Department
Sunrise Produce
Los Angeles
12.2002 - 08.2004
- Managed the pricing and conducting market analysis for over 300 items – from fresh to frozen
- Set up and coordinated all accounts with direct produce shippers for company’s annual contracts
- Performed employee training: Quality control, packing standards of product, and product loading safety procedures
- Handled all Federal inspections dealing with any rejections
- Managed daily inventory rotation and calculation of pre-cut plant yield reports
Education
Bachelor of Science - Agriculture Business, Finance and Appraisal, Marketing
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA12-1995
Skills
- Strategic planning
- Customer service and support
- Safety and compliance management
- Budget and expense oversight
- Organizational communication
- Operations management
- Relationship building
- Continuous improvement facilitation
- Leadership effectiveness
- Functional development
Affiliations
- Baseball Coach/Trainer
- Hiking
- Restoring Classic Car
Languages
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
General Manager
Porters Welding & Manufacturing
09.2023 - Current
Operations Manager - Supply Division
Butte County Rice Growers Association (BUCRA)
12.2007 - 08.2023
Safety Coordinator/Transportation Coordinator/Fleet Manager/Purchasing
Erick Nielsen Enterprises
07.2006 - 11.2007
Loan Specialist
Pinnacle Mortgage
09.2004 - 09.2006
Commodity Buyer/Quality Controller of Purchasing Department
Sunrise Produce
12.2002 - 08.2004
Bachelor of Science - Agriculture Business, Finance and Appraisal, Marketing
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
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