Raphael Côrtes Email & Phone Number

United States

Brazil

-Support the manufacturing site to high perform. Engage with management, operators, technicians, and cross-functional teams to incorporate and sustain a culture of continuous improvement throughout the workforce.-Manage Continuous Improvement processes and culture as well as the safety culture on site.-Identify process improvement and productivity continuously. Achieved the Corporate Continuous Improvement certification.-Progress the ‘thinking and application’ of PDCA (Plan; Do; Check; Act) as an everyday continuous improvement approach in conjunction with the development of ‘work standards’ that are useful and usable by all staff. Apply Continuous Improvement tools and World Class Manufacturing.-Reach, maintain, and improve work standards and processes with a focus on improving the safety culture and standards at the site.-Support management ‘routines’ to ensure continued focus on improvement and employee engagement. -Provide Root cause analysis (Quality, Maintenance, EHS, Production and others), performance management and KPIs.-Conduct Lean 6 Sigma projects and training. Implement and maintain the 5S Program.-Translate objectives into prioritized & actionable plans at a work-stream level and utilize good project management, tracking, and reporting skills.-Lead simple to medium complex process improvement and productivity savings projects.

Brazil

-Managed and developed employees (25 operators and 2 shift leaders).-Actively suported the development of an operational career plan-Worked with internal customers and stakeholders for integrated production management.-Conducted change management within departments over my responsibility.-Developed and managed daily operational routines based on World Class Manufacturing standards.-Achievements: -Reduced 89% of internal nonconformities with the involvement and engagement of the production team. -Led Lean Six Sigma coaching with the operation team, improving 33% production batch time.-Led a team in achieving production records (in tones) in the paraffin plant.-Led a continuous improvement project involving operation and maintenance, achieving production records of the formaldehyde plants (non-stop days due to failure).-Conducted 4 general stops to change catalysts at the formalin plants. Worked in a high complexity and pressure work environment, without accidents and HR violations.-Worked together with HR on the operation performance evaluation program and further supported the process in the role of CI Coach.-Led change management to improve the environment to hire women operators

Curitiba E Região, Brasil

-Managed the factory's water consumption, legal, and corporative requirements. Provided corporate reports and attended internal/external audits. Renewed the site licenses (Government).-Provided training, task, and processes risk analysis (hazop and FMEA). -Developed the communication plan and campaigns focused on EHS.-Participated actively in the Emergency Response Plan.

Brazil

Brazil

Brazil

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Project Management

Postgraduate Degree, Health And Safety Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering