Alessandro Santos
Production Supervisor @Gerdau North America
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WORK HISTORY
Production Supervisor @Gerdau North America
Whitby, ON, CA
Area: Melt Shop - Continuous Casting • Led a team of 25 operators, responsible for ensuring employee and equipment safety, achieving productivity targets, maintaining product quality, and upholding environmental standards. • Ensured a safe work environment by enforcing safety practices and regulations, while consistently maintaining compliance. • Promoted teamwork and positive employee relations through training, performance evaluations, feedback, and the fair application of the collective agreement. • Collaborated with the Operations team and various departments (Maintenance, Warehouse, etc.) to ensure smooth, cross-functional operations. • Prepared and submitted daily shift reports, covering safety, production metrics, and overall shift performance. • Led departmental housekeeping initiatives by promoting and actively developing 5S methodology. • Assisted the Department Manager in fostering a safety-focused and environmentally conscious team by conducting regular team and safety meetings, as well as monthly safety performance reviews. • Conducted accident and incident investigations, completed required reports, and identified root causes to prevent future incidents.
EDUCATION
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Executive MBA
UERJ
Production Engineering
Pittsford Sutherland High School
High School Graduation
ABOUT ALESSANDRO SANTOS
My primary goal each day is to care for people and inspire them to achieve exceptional results. I firmly believe that a positive work environment, characterized by collaboration and openness, is key to ensuring employee fulfillment and peak performance. Key Experiences and Skills: • Over 19 years of experience in a multinational company, leading diverse teams across Manufacturing, Quality Management, and Production Planning. • A results-driven professional with a strong passion for achieving both personal and organizational goals. • Proven team leadership skills, including performance evaluation, personal development planning, and cross-functional team building. • Highly collaborative, with strong negotiation skills and the ability to engage effectively with various departments. • Extensive experience in driving improvement projects, with a keen analytical ability to identify root causes and develop effective action plans. • Dedicated to maintaining safety standards, ensuring a secure and accident-free work environment. • Customer-focused, with a talent for identifying opportunities to enhance service quality and providing solutions that align with customers\' business needs.
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