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Pedro Serapicos
Operations Director
Cidade da Maia
Summary
Operations Director with extensive experience (more than 10 years) in optimizing manufacturing processes, leading multidisciplinary teams, and driving continuous improvement. Passionate about Lean Manufacturing, KPI-driven decision-making, and operational excellence
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages
Work History
Operations Director
Aloft
07.2023 - Current
- Develop and implement operational strategies aligned with company goals to optimize efficiency and profitability, overseeing key departments including production, quality, new projects, maintenance, molds, and sustainability
- Analyze and refine existing processes to improve productivity, reduce costs, and ensure seamless day-to-day operations in a facility with over 150 employees
- Lead, mentor, and manage cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration and ensuring high performance across departments under direct supervision
- Manage key operational projects, ensuring on-time delivery, budget adherence, and successful implementation across critical areas of production and innovation
- Establish KPIs and performance metrics to monitor operational efficiency and identify areas for improvement in production, quality, and other
Production Director
Fricon
03.2017 - 07.2023
- Ensure good levels of performance and necessary motivations for the coordination of a factory with multiple processes and multiple teams (120 employees);
- Responsible for increasing productivity and improving the final quality of the product;
- Assess production needs, facility capacity and actual performance; Analyze Production Planning, calculating the time and resources that will be invested, Monitoring of daily KPI's;
- Team creation and 'on the job' training of selected leaders
- Responsible and coordinator of LEAN implementation project throughout the factory: Implementation of 5's and Area tables; Implementation of Daily Kaizen; Coordination of workshops across the factory for the implementation of Lean;
- Responsible and Coordinator of the entire procurement and implementation process for MESH software in the total factory management
Production Manager
Purever Industries
10.2015 - 03.2017
- Managed the entire production process, ensuring on-time delivery while maintaining high-quality standards
- Led and coordinated seven production teams with 50 employees, optimizing workflows across multiple manufacturing areas to boost efficiency
Process and Quality Engineer
Saint-Gobain
03.2014 - 07.2015
- Led production planning and team coordination, driving efficient workflows and process improvements
- Managed maintenance and quality control, implementing new layouts, preventive strategies, and quality procedures to enhance overall production standards
Process Engineer & Lean Coordinator for Final Assembly
Delphi
03.2010 - 02.2014
- Spearheaded initiatives to improve efficiency and reduce scrap, optimizing production workflows
- Implemented Lean principles, enhanced material flow, and developed work instructions to sustain high productivity and quality levels
Lean Consultant
LeanOP
03.2010 - 03.2011
- Led Lean projects across multiple factories, focusing on continuous improvement, waste reduction, and process optimization
- Applied flow optimization, quality control, and TPM strategies to enhance efficiency, reliability, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)
Education
Post-Graduate Certificate - Business Administration And Management
Porto Business School
Porto, Portugal 04.2001 -
Master's Degree - Industrial Management
ISEP
Porto, Portugal 04.2001 -
Bachelor - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering
ISEP
Porto, Portugal 04.2001 -
Skills
- Lean manufacturing
- Quality control and process improvement
- Budget management and capital investment
- Workforce training and development
- Leadership
- Team Building
- Organizational Development
- Manufacturing operations
- Continuous improvement
Interests
Run
Chess
Timeline
Operations Director
Aloft
07.2023 - Current
Production Director
Fricon
03.2017 - 07.2023
Production Manager
Purever Industries
10.2015 - 03.2017
Process and Quality Engineer
Saint-Gobain
03.2014 - 07.2015
Process Engineer & Lean Coordinator for Final Assembly
Delphi
03.2010 - 02.2014
Lean Consultant
LeanOP
03.2010 - 03.2011
Post-Graduate Certificate - Business Administration And Management
Porto Business School
04.2001 -
Master's Degree - Industrial Management
ISEP
04.2001 -
Bachelor - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering
ISEP
04.2001 -
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