Luiz Rocha

Cambridge, ON 519-***-**** ad02n9@r.postjobfree.com

Senior Leader Advanced Manufacturing

Drive Strategic Business Growth, Team Performance, and Community Responsibility

Creative thinker known for identifying and correcting constraints or inefficiencies in production environments. Analyse situations methodically, logically recognizing impacts to other areas from actions considered. Determine and apply practical, cost-effective solutions. Demonstrate motivational and collaborative leadership in all aspects of performance.

Build strong teams through effective communication and guidance. Committed to ethical practices, integrity in relationships, and accountability, individually and collectively.

Core Competencies include:

Product Development

Strategic Planning

Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA)

Process Design, Improvement, and Control

Drafting

Budgeting and Forecasting

Professional Experience

RWDI Guelph, ON

Technical Production Manager Americas 2022 - 2023

Implementing throughput methodologies, enabling RWDI to deliver to our clients, On Target, On Time, On Budget and exceed expectation.

Development of manufacturing processes

Realtime reporting and analysis.

Teams’ development in manufacturing process and strategies

Enhancing lean thinking culture

COLLINS AEROSPACE, Oakville, ON (Restructured)

Senior Manager, Process and Manufacturing Technology 2018 - 2022

Directed surface finishing teams comprised of 46 direct reports, including methods, process, and industrial engineers, as well as tooling and maintenance groups and project coordinators.

Managed capital planning process and surface finishing upgrades over 4 years, overseeing $36M in spending.

Implemented automation solutions, offsetting projected skilled labour shortages.

Headed projects establishing new ‘brown field’ planting lines, enabling facility to pull in outsourced work and maintain capacity for 15-year projections.

Designed layout and mapped valve steam system, adapting for surge and constraint capacity situations.

COGENT POWER INC., Burlington, ON (Business Planned to Move to US)

Engineering and Maintenance Leader 2017 - 2018

Supervised engineering and maintenance departments in 2 facilities. Consulted with clients on product and process development.

Introduced advanced processes, including new highspeed cells and predictive maintenance integration, benchmarking design / build of new equipment and procedures.

Prepared strategic plan, budget, and forecast for 5-year market growth, redesigning facilities, incorporating new products / processes, and updating quality management system for meeting targets.

Implemented line of sight (LOS) boards and layered audit process, improving daily communication and addressing non-conformances.

NORTHSTAR AEROSPACE, Milton, ON (Plant Closure)

Facilities Manufacturing Engineer 2014 - 2017

Delivered advanced engineering support, including project scope justification, planning, forecasting, and installation. Supported qualification of new facility equipment. Led deburring, heat treat, plating, vibrohone, non-destructive testing, and precision machining / grinding / special processes for military applications.

Managed multimillion dollar facility improvement project, completing asset installation and commissioning.

Developed new equipment implementation strategy and checklist, ensuring that budget, resources, and stakeholders were managed, and progress was monitored.

Created processes-specific work instructions, arranging for employee training on current and new procedures.

Headed design of experiments (DOE) using Kaizen strategies, making improvements in safety, quality, throughput, and customer satisfaction.

Additional Experience

Automotive (15 + yrs)

Injection moulding

Stamping Welding

Assembly

Aerospace (10 + yrs)

Precision Machining

Special Process

Assembly

PRIDE SIGNS, Cambridge, ON

Operations Lean Manufacturing (Consultant), Engineering Estimator (Contract)

ATCO INDUSTRIES, Concord, ON

Operations Manufacturing Engineer (Consultant)

MARTINREA INTERNATIONAL INC., Mississauga, ON

Production Manger

MISKA TRAILER MANUFACTURING, Hamilton, ON

Plant Manager

MORVAL, Division of Woodbridge Foam Group, Kitchener, ON

Production Manager

EBERSPAECHER EXHAUST SYSTEMS CANADA, Brampton, ON

Manufacturing Manger

FAURECIA AUTOMOTIVE SEATING, North York, ON

Engineering Manager (Contract)

Education / Professional Development

Industrial Engineering Certificate, Advanced Excel 2003 / 7 AutoCAD, Solid Works, and Program Management, Conestoga College, Kitchener, ON

NDE Magnetic Particle / Fluorescent Penetrant and Certified Quality Technician, Mohawk College, Hamilton, ON

Leadership and Development Skills, Unique Management Services, London, ON

Lean Manufacturing, University of Michigan Engineering, Ann Abor, MI

Compete to Win, London, ON

Six Sigma Green Belt, Lean Six Sigma Canada, Rexdale, ON

Technical Skills

CMS (AS400), Vanguard (AS400)

MRP-1

Real Time Manufacturing

SAP

Microsoft (MS) Windows; MS Office 365

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