DANTE BELTRAN
Westmont,IL
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Ambitious, career-focused job seeker, anxious to help achieve company goals. excellent record and extensive experience in industrial equipment related to bakery and food industry
Managerial professional with proven record of streamlining processes and leading high-performing teams. Known for strong analytical skills and commitment to achieving results. Teams rely on collaborative leadership and adaptability to changing needs.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Maintenance Assistance Manager
Hostess Brands
01.2022 - Current
- Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Maintained professional, organized, and safe environment for employees and patrons.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by resolving disputes promptly, maintaining open lines of communication, and ensuring high-quality service delivery.
- Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.
- Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
Senior Top Rate Electro Mechanic Tech
Pepperidge Farm
03.2013 - 01.2022
- Prepared technical documentation for operation, troubleshooting and maintenance of industrial systems
- Mentored junior and new hires to better improve competency and efficiency
- Created project prototypes to improve over all performance of equipment reducing down time considerable
- Adding PMs to existing equipment to maximize over all efficiency of productivity
- Responded directly to Maintenance manager
- Performed maintenance procedures and repairs on existing electrical and mechanical systems systems
- Direct support to maintenance team and production needs
Maintenance Supervisor
Alberto Culver
05.2001 - 12.2012
- Monitored employee work tasks while installing, aligning and balancing new equipment for projects
- Assessed operating conditions and adjusted settings to maximize performance and equipment longevity
- Shrunk knowledge gaps with ongoing training and close employee mentoring for new and less experienced team members
- Paid close attention to guidelines, specifications and detailed instructions to continuously adhere to strict operational and maintenance programs
- Completed partial or full dismantling of equipment to quickly repair or replace defective components and restore functionality
- Analyzed and identified equipment failure root causes and initiated correction actions
- Established and documented protocols for preventive maintenance procedures, decreasing equipment issues and reducing downtime 50%
Maintenance Supervisor
Hendrickson Spring USA LLC
02.1987 - 10.2001
- Provided guidance to maintenance mechanics
- Schedule PMs and assigned work orders daily
- Monitored employee work tasks, performance
- Mentoring new crew members, keeping close attention to safety
- Rolled out improved training programs for maintenance employees
- On site training (hydraulics, electrical controls, pneumatics) closing knowledge gaps for new and less experience members
- Monitored safety compliance to maintain strict standards and protect team members from harm
- Overhauled, installed and repaired centrifugal and Diaphragm pumps
- Repair and maintain furnaces, draw fire furnaces walking beams
Production Supervisor
Schulze & Burch Biscuit Co
09.1998 - 12.1999
- Prepared in advance for and addressed production problems, material deficits, equipment failures and unavoidable delays
- Utilized lean practices to balance workflow and alleviate redundancy
- Trained staff of direct labor employees to perform assignments following company policies, GMPs, PPE
- Established clear priorities and production quality standards
- Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals
- Evaluated incoming materials for quality and amounts ordered
- Accomplished targets and met demand by assessing equipment performance, reviewing materials supplies and organizing manpower
- Compiled production equipment status reports, detailing parts produced, downtime duration and potential quality concerns
- Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals.
Education
No Degree - HVAC
ABC
Aurora, IL03-2025
Industrial Maintenance Technology - Electrical mechanical system, motor controls, Pneumatics and hydraulic systems
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College
Chicago, IL05.1999
Industrial Maintenance Technology - Introduction to industrial Maintenance technology
U De G
Vocational School01.1983
Skills
OVENS
- PROOFERS (HEAT & STEAM)
- MIXERS
- INTERMEDIATE PROOFERS (OPEN AIR)
- SHEETERS
- MOULDERS
- ROUNDERS
- DOUGH CHUNKERS
- DEPANERS
- PAN CLEANERS
- COLLERS (GLYCOL)
- SLICERS
- METAL DETECTORS
- WRAPPERS
- BAGGERS
- CASE ERECTORS
- CASE SEALERS
- BOILERS
- PRINT AND APPLY LABELER
- LABELER (BOTTLES)
- VIDEO JET (BOTTLES)
- FILLING LIQUID MACHINES
- CONVEYOR SYSTEMS
- WELDING (MIG, TIG, STICK)
- BASKET STACKER AND UN-STACKER
- HYDRAULIC PUMPS/SYSTEMS
- PAN OILERS
- VFD
- PLC/BASIC
- APV
- BAKER THERMAL
- BAKER PERKINS
- UBE
- FORMOST
- TURKINTON
- BENDA
- HYTROL
- ABC
- RONCHI
- ALPHA
- KIWK LOK
- MALLET
- MARSH
- DIAGRAPH
- MARKE M
- VIDEO JET
- TRAINED IN FOOD ALERGENES
- PPE
- GMPS
- CPR
- FIRST RESPONDER
- FIRE EXTINGUISHER
- Decision-making
- Verbal and written communication
- Staff training and development
- Staff management
- Performance management
- Shift scheduling
- Coaching and mentoring
- Scheduling and coordinating
Certification
- EPA certification.
ABC school 2025.
- OSHA 10 Certified
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Maintenance Assistance Manager
Hostess Brands
01.2022 - Current
Senior Top Rate Electro Mechanic Tech
Pepperidge Farm
03.2013 - 01.2022
Maintenance Supervisor
Alberto Culver
05.2001 - 12.2012
Production Supervisor
Schulze & Burch Biscuit Co
09.1998 - 12.1999
Maintenance Supervisor
Hendrickson Spring USA LLC
02.1987 - 10.2001
Industrial Maintenance Technology - Electrical mechanical system, motor controls, Pneumatics and hydraulic systems
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College
No Degree - HVAC
ABC
Industrial Maintenance Technology - Introduction to industrial Maintenance technology
U De G
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