Zulema Zavala
Lemoore
Summary
Experienced with managing processing operations, ensuring smooth and efficient workflows. Utilizes team leadership and process improvement techniques to drive productivity.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Processing Supervisor
Leprino Foods, East
04.2025 - Current
- Supervise daily shift operations to ensure production standards
- Provide direction to all Processing employees in shift to ensure production schedules are met, quality standards are achieved,equipment maintained, employees are properly trained
- Initiate maintenance work orders to minimize downtime
- Oversee daily operations, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.
- Lead, Mentor,grow a high functioning team of hourly individuals
Processing Foreperson
Leprino Foods Company, East
02.2024 - 04.2025
- Resolved conflicts among team members professionally, fostering a positive work environment
- Observed procedures to minimize downtime while maintaining high levels of efficiency.
- Trained new employees on safety protocols and equipment usage, reducing workplace accidents.
- Notify cross-functional teams to identify areas for improvement and implement necessary changes effectively.
- Provided clear communication to the team regarding goal objectives, priorities, and deadlines.
- Maintained accurate records pertaining to downtime, proper chart documentation.
Day Off Relief (Palletizer,Cellulose,Break Relief)
Leprino Foods Company, East
05.2023 - 02.2024
- Operate palletizer, slip sheeters, printers, and shrink-wrapping equipment
- Responsible for accurate accounting of final product, using MES and Excel
- Operate cellulose system to ensure consistent feed to processing floor
- Calculate application percentage every hour or as directed
- Operate box making machines and bag inserting equipment
- Assisted box room operators
- Relieve the filler, line floater, palletizer operators for lunches and breaks
- Rework ribbon, QLC or refinished
Day Off Relief (Cellulose, Line Floater, Rework)
Leprino Foods Company, East
02.2019 - 01.2022
- Assist with line stoppages such as bulking off, unplugging dicers clearing metal detectors
- Rework ribbon, QLC or refinish
- Operate cellulose system to ensure consistent feed to processing floor
- Calculate application percentage every hour
Day Off Relief (Prop Operator, Cellulose, Rework)
Leprino Foods Company, East
01.2022 - 02.2023
- Responsible for measuring ingredients and making liquid application solutions as recipe states
- Monitored out of spec conditions
- logged information for mass balance calculations into SAP,MES or Excel
- Operate cellulose system to ensure consistent feed to the processing floor
- Calculate application percentage every hour
- Rework ribbon,QLC or refinish
Uncuffer
Leprino Foods Company, East
08.2017 - 01.2019
- Tuck bag liners into box prior to sealing
- Inspection of product prior to box sealing
- Monitor conveyors to minimize downtime
Meat Cutter
Central Valley Meats
04.2016 - 11.2016
- Follow safety and cleanliness standards and maintained equipment.
- Continuously sharpened cutting tools and maintained equipment for optimal cutting performance.
- Complied with food safety, hygiene and sanitation regulations for safe food preparation.
- De-boned and ground meat to prepare cuts and portions
- Cut, trimmed and ground meats
Education
High School Diploma -
Lemoore Adult School
06.2006
Skills
- Department awareness
- Team leadership
- Time management
- Ability to perform shift work
Timeline
Processing Supervisor
Leprino Foods, East
04.2025 - Current
Processing Foreperson
Leprino Foods Company, East
02.2024 - 04.2025
Day Off Relief (Palletizer,Cellulose,Break Relief)
Leprino Foods Company, East
05.2023 - 02.2024
Day Off Relief (Prop Operator, Cellulose, Rework)
Leprino Foods Company, East
01.2022 - 02.2023
Day Off Relief (Cellulose, Line Floater, Rework)
Leprino Foods Company, East
02.2019 - 01.2022
Uncuffer
Leprino Foods Company, East
08.2017 - 01.2019
Meat Cutter
Central Valley Meats
04.2016 - 11.2016
High School Diploma -
Lemoore Adult School
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