Vito De Leonardis Email and Phone Number

• Role covering the four EMEA production sites located in Italy, Wales and Tunisia• Deputy manager of the newly acquired production plant in Cento, Italy - responsible for daily production activities and for the overhaul of the site (safety procedures, CE marking of the machines, adherence to environmental legal requirements, new MRP adoption, remodeling of material flows, qualification of new suppliers)• Supporting the relocation of production processes from the UK site to Tunisia• Responsible for ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 certifications of the two Italian sites (Guiglia & Cento)• Creating a set of KPIs together with their monitoring and reporting system covering all departments of the EMEA production plants• Managing customer claims and PPAP requests for the two Italian sites• Managing claims to suppliers for the two Italian sites

• Managing four production departments totaling 140 resources: Can Assembly, Presses, Printing and Lacquering• Management of manning, resources allocation and absenteeism to fulfil planning and productionvolumes requests• Responsible for line and labour efficiencies, line spoilage and quality non-conformities• Organizing and supervising the development and training plans (e.g., 5S, LOTO, GMP, BRC)• Assuring strict compliance with safety, quality and hygiene rules to minimise the business risks• Monitoring and discussing actual vs budget KPIs and economical figures (efficiencies, linesoccupation, spoilage, investments, maintenance, warehouse levels, obsolescence level) with PlantManagement and central Corporate Management

• Mechanical and Electrical Maintenance manager• Responsible for new product specifications• In charge of local Technical Development activities (tooling and product development, process and material qualification trials, etc.)• Maintenance and spare parts budget holder• Building Services manager• Coordinating daily maintenance activities and defining preventive maintenance plans• Leading technical cost saving projects

• Mechanical and Electrical Maintenance manager• Responsible for new product specifications• In charge of local Technical Development activities (tooling and product development, process and material qualification trials, etc.)• Maintenance and spare parts budget holder• Building Services manager• Coordinating daily maintenance activities and defining preventive maintenance plans• Leading technical cost saving projects

• Development of quality control plans and manufacturing SOPs to meet Quality Assurance and customer satisfaction targets• Analysis of Quality and Manufacturing KPIs to define preventive actions and improvement activities• Management of customer complaints, leading root cause analyses and CAPA implementations• In charge of local Technical Development activities (material and process qualifications, productdevelopment trials, etc.)• Supervision of daily QA and sorting activities• Responsible for ISO 9001 and BRC certifications• On-site Supplier Quality Assurance manager (incoming material inspections and claims to suppliers)

• Supported the introduction of an electronic solution to supervise build progress and resources employed in the assembly department.• Monitored flow and supply of parts to the die sets assembly area.• Wrote a tool to automate parts of the designing process of a can body-maker.• Developed VBA subroutines to track parts coming from external and internal suppliers to the assembly department.• Analysed correlations between staffing levels, workload and assembly productivity.• Crown FORWARD programme participant.

• Coordinated the installation and commissioning of a new production line for PVC-free food metal closures.• Led the plants’ first reliability FMEA for a whole manufacturing line.• Defined regular and preventive maintenance practices and wrote SOPs for each operation.• Took part in trials and introduction of PVC-free closures on customer jar-filling lines.• Oversaw qualification trials of PVC-free raw material suppliers.• Led shop-floor operators’ and quality inspectors’ training.• Conducted the Safety Risk Assessment of the new line.• Run firsthand the line and its maintenance.• Crown FORWARD programme participant.

• Introduced QRQC (Quick Response Quality Control) activities and tools within Novelis Europe plants.• Designed and held QRQC shop-floor and management training sessions.• Responsible for the creation and update of PPAP documentation for automotive customers.• Monitored, analysed and reported Quality KPIs of the European plants.• Assisted Technical Customer Service and Quality department in conducting 8D analyses.• Novelis Engineering Development Program graduate.

• Process control and definition of working parameters for coil finishing lines (slitters, embossers, flat sheets cutter and bright finishing cold mill).• Increased slitting capability from 6 tonnes to 9 tonnes coils.• Implemented SPC tools for slitting operations.• Introduced statistical analysis instruments for the quality control of products.• Attended FMEA, Root Cause Analysis and 8D courses.