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Querétaro, Mexico

Limeira, São Paulo, Brasil

Reporting to the Plant Manager - Leadership of 27 employeesResponsible for manufacturing leading and implementing short-med- and long-term strategies for capacity, layout and new investments, executing:• Legally responsible for NR12 compliance at the plant;• Development and implementation of the Strategic Plan for the next 5 years, including CAPEX for the Plants and New Programs in Brazil and Argentina;• Digital transformation leadership planning for the production chain;• Coordination of the actions needed to achieve the budget targets;• Management of cost reduction projects, supporting the teams involved in implementing VAVE projects;• Cost analysis for decisions on make or buy, considering the impact on P&L;• Monitoring of scrap KPIs, downtime, setup and time from the start of production until the 1ª good part is obtained;• Process specialists coordination in order to create improvement plans, including cycle time reduction, automation, optimization of human resources and execution of pilot tests;• Validation of the allocation of the last-level BOM in the SAP, as well as the plans for dimensional stability controls of the products according to GD&T;• Conducting process audits to identify opportunities for improvement;• Carrying out daily tours of the FES to identify and resolve problems, as well as serving as an operational control point;• Daily meetings with the leadership and the team to align priorities, indicators, blocking points and targets• Mentoring, feedback and holding biweekly individual meetings with leaders to develop talent and analyze competencies.SuperAÇÃO Project: Champion of VA/VE cost reduction and internal productivity projects.• Continuous evaluation of outsourcing opportunities, carrying out packaging calculations, analysing logistics routes, supply flow and inventory;• Participation in the warehouse verticalization process, including approval of the necessary investments;• Phase-in phase-out management for product changes.

Limeira, Sp, Brazil

Reporting to the Engineering Director - Leadership of 25 people (Chief Product and Process Engineers, Engineering Process Specialists, CAD Designers and Test Center Engineers).Responsible for managing new product developments, processes and validation, executing:• Management of programs under development, ensuring the application of lessons learned and compliance with the group's procedures and standards;• Approval and submission of investment requirements for new projects at all applicable levels;• Budget control of project funds;• Development and implementation of the Strategic Plan for the next 5 years, including CAPEX for machinery and equipment for the Plants and New Programs in Brazil and Argentina;• Weekly approval status and escalation meetings with headquarters;• Visits to clients to understand their needs and technical alignment;• Technical analysis for developing new solutions and drafting new technical proposals;• Conducting QRCIs and coordinating reverse FMEAs in response to customer complaints, ensuring that new measures and controls are applied in production;• Developing engineers, analyzing skills gaps and drawing up succession plans, understanding the need for expatriation to develop know-how with global process specialists;• Mentoring, feedback, monthly individual meetings.

Limeira Area, Brazil

Reporting to the Engineering Director - Leadership of 25 people (Chief Product and Process Engineers, Engineering Process Specialists, CAD Designers and Test Center Engineers).Responsible for managing new product developments, processes and validation, executing:• Management of programs under development, ensuring the application of lessons learned and compliance with the group's procedures and standards;• Approval and submission of investment requirements for new projects at all applicable levels;• Budget control of project funds;• Development and implementation of the Strategic Plan for the next 5 years, including CAPEX for machinery and equipment for the Plants and New Programs in Brazil and Argentina;• Weekly approval status and escalation meetings with headquarters;• Visits to clients to understand their needs and technical alignment;• Technical analysis for developing new solutions and drafting new technical proposals;• Conducting QRCIs and coordinating reverse FMEAs in response to customer complaints, ensuring that new measures and controls are applied in production;• Developing engineers, analyzing skills gaps and drawing up succession plans, understanding the need for expatriation to develop know-how with global process specialists;• Mentoring, feedback, monthly individual meetings.

Mogi Mirim, São Paulo, Brazil

Reporting to the Plant Manager - Leading 7 employees - System: SAP | Autocad | MS Project Responsible for the process team for new projects and serial products, carrying out: • Working from quotation (RFQ) to production (SOP), developing new processes and machines (machine and equipment design);• Management of the approval processes for tooling and CAPEX investments;• Coordination of the purchasing process: preparation of specifications, monitoring of equipment development, try-out and final technical release;• Definition of the critical characteristics of the product and process;• Guiding the team in try-out events, R@R and validation of new products;• Reporting on the area's performance indicators and action plans for NOK results;• Management of productivity projects, cycle reduction, scraps, process improvement proposals with the continuous improvement team;• Management of the plant's assets, depreciation and CAPEX;• South American leader of the Core Competence Team for canning technology: global standardization of machines and procedures, preparation of the technology consolidation manual with the cross-functional team;• Development of the team's engineers, making them benchmarks in specific processes.

Mogi Mirim, São Paulo, Brazil

Reporting to the Process Manager Responsible for process design, development and implementation of the production process.

Jundiaí, São Paulo, Brazil

Responsible for piston development; carrying out: • Reviewing drawings; • Compiling engine tests; • Post-validation technical report - tests; • Product variation analysis.

Mogi Guaçu, São Paulo, Brazil

Reporting to the Production Manager | Leading 70 people Responsible for the machining and heat treatment production lines: • Critical analysis of customer demands and priorities, evaluating indicators for decision-making;• Conducting quality audits, certification and quality systems training.

Mogi Guaçu, São Paulo, Brazil

Casting Process TechnicianMAHLE Pistons & Components, BrazilResponsible for Developing the Piston Casting Process, carrying out: • Execution and preparation of PPAP documents;• Testing casting tooling;• Analysis of parts, dimensional tests in the laboratory;• Preparing for APQP series production;• Defining actions to reduce scrap;• Responsible for developing the piston casting process.

Mogi Guaçu, São Paulo, Brazil

Casting Process TraineeMAHLE Pistons & Components, BrazilResponsible for:• Controlling rejected parts by monitoring and recording the reasons using Excel;• Developing the Piston Process and implementing SAP BW as an analytical tool to reduce scrap.

Engineer, Production Engineer

Learned how to manage a company always focusing in the balance between profits and sustainable growth.

Expertise In Technology Casting Of Aluminum And Its Alloys, Foundry, Aluminium, Melting

Technical, Mechanical Technician

Improve the technological skills

Mecânico De Manutenção, Mechanical Maintenance

Entrepreneurship And Technological Innovation In Engineering, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies