Building Materials Producer and Cement Manufacturer

Started at this company as Process Engineer in 2009 and was promoted to Shift Manager the same year. Head of Production for La Calera Plant in 2011, Head of Production for Puerto Montt Plant in 2013, OP Manager for construction of a new site in 2018, Plant Manager for Puerto Montt Plant in 2019 and Mining and Optimization Manager in 2020.

Current Role: Mining and Optimization Manager Jan 2020 – Current  

• In charge of the limestone and puzzolan quarries operated by the company to supply raw materials for cement manufacturing

• Lead the process engineering team to obtain top performance for all four cement plants of the company

• Lead new and current initiatives on alternative fuels and alternative raw materials to create a positive impact on the environment and operational costs

• Supply of raw materials in the correct amount, quality, timing and cost for cement operations, complying with local regulations and maintaining good relations with surrounding communities

• Achievement of the technical KPI defined during the budgeting process for the equipment and the product

• Achievement of the co-processing goals, developing new co-processing projects and supplies

Day-to-day activities :

• Lead the review of the process of the plans and propose corrections

• Review the performance of the quarries in terms of production, quality, cost and compliance

• Lead projects meant to create value for the business, improve our performance and ensure a sustainable operation for all the cement plants of the company

• Increase co-processing of alternative fuels, develop new businesses with providers and improve the capabilities of the kiln to perform better with alternative fuels

• Look for new reserves and a sustainable supply of raw materials for the plants.

• Part of the team that develops and follows the sustainability strategy for the company

• Develop the capabilities of the team, for current and future challenges

Plant Manager Jan – Dec 2019

Plant manager of a cement grinding plant, consisting of two mills with 600.000 tons capacity, packing plant and port equipment.  

• Direct Supervision of 15 people and indirect supervision of 80 people, including team development

• Responsible for safety, budgeting, new projects, maintenance and production schedules, HR, compliance, environment and community liaison

Day- to- day activities :

• Provided technical and managerial support to area leaders in order to solve operational and human resources issues

• Reviewed the performance of the site in terms of production, quality, cost and compliance

• Ensured the availability of resources to implement projects defined for the site

• Managed major contracts and relationships with key providers and managed relationships with local authorities and local community

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OP Manager, new plant construction March – Dec 2018

• Responsible for the operational success and start-up of a new cement grinding plant on a brown field project

• Supervised adherence to safety and environmental compliance, budgeting, KPI definition, team definition, maintenance and production schedules

• Led commissioning team, definition of the punch list and solution to start-up issues to avoid interference between current and future operation

• Reviewed tasks and interferences with plant operations and project team

• Followed up the erection and new site works and ensured successful start-up of the new plant.

• Managed relationships between vendors and the company and managed the punch list and the solution of technical issues related to the start-up.

Head of Production June 2013 – Feb 2018

Production of a grinding cement Plant (300 Ktons/year) and port facilities.

• Responsible for process equipment, grinding and bagging of all shifts

• Production programmer (raw materials, fuels, finished product and personnel)

• Administered KPI’s process with direct supervision of 5 people.

Day-to-day activities :

• Led daily operations meetings to solve plant issues according to budget and equipment availability

• Led process meetings to assess the process performance and product quality, aiming to achieve the KPIs

• Controlled costs (fixed and variable)

• Created plant production schedules and programmed personnel shifts

• Implemented projects at the plant and port facilities

Head of Production June 2011 – May 2013

Head of production of an integrated cement Plant (1 MM tons/year)

• Programmer (raw materials, fuels, finished product and personnel)

• Processed KPI ́s and direct supervision of 28 people (4 Shifts)

• Team leader in refractory works during major kiln stoppages

Production Manager/Process Engineer, integrated cement Plant (1 MM tons/year) Feb 2009 – May 2011 

of an integrated cement Plant (1 MM tons/year)

Prior to 2009, I worked  as a Process Engineer and Process Engineer Trainee.