Diego López Schenkel
Plant Manager @Weston Foods
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WORK HISTORY
Plant Manager @Weston Foods
Kitchener, ON, CA
Provided strategic leadership for a major bakery manufacturing facility, with full ownership of site P&L and operational excellence. Drove continuous improvement across all core functions: manufacturing, maintenance, logistics, planning, and safety. Championed talent development by designing and implementing coaching programs that improved team performance and operational efficiencyKey Contributions:• Spearheaded strategic continuous improvement programs that reduced production waste by 25%(from 12% to 9%) and increased daily production throughput by 17%.• Owned full site P&L, identifying and executing key cost-saving opportunities that delivered a 15% improvement to the bottom line.• Championed a culture of quality and food safety, consistently achieving and maintaining a top-tier \'AA+\' BRC rating• Directed all site operations, including manufacturing, shipping, receiving, inventory, maintenance, planning, and safety for a major bakery.
EDUCATION
Universidad de San Pedro Sula
Engineer's degree, Industrial Engineering
ABOUT DIEGO LÓPEZ SCHENKEL
Effective Scheduler demand production planner with 10 years of experience, with expertise in Supply Chain operations and systems, Inventory management, forecast, process optimization, operations, logistics and product development. Expertise optimizing supply chain efficiency and profitability while maintaining sufficient inventory levels to accommodate changing product priorities. Competent at identifying, analyzing and monitoring issues that affect the growth of business.
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