Julio Silva

Experience

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  FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

  Jan 1993 - Jan 2021

  . Interface with the WCM central team worldwide, in order to continuously identify strategies / opportunities to be worked with the WCM method / tools and from there, define priorities and generate projects that promote financial return for the company. As a consequence, make the plant a reference in the correct application of WCM and occupy a prominent position worldwide;. Management of WCM activities in shopfloor (Internal Audits, Trainings, Gembas, Projects Verification, etc);. Monitoring of WCM results in shopfloor (Safety, Projects, Economics, Quality, Productivity, Service Level, Increase in People's Autonomy and Level of Competence);. Participation in Official WCM Audits, as Co-auditor, evaluating the level of WCM implementation in several plants of the group and suppliers (LATAM);. Monitoring / implementation of best global practices and, when necessary, benchmarking in many factories in Latin America and Europe, including: Pomigliano, Melfi and Cassino (Italy), Tychy (Poland), Tofas (Turkey), Córdoba (Argentina) and Betim, Contagem , Itaúna, Sete Lagoas, Campo Largo, Goiana, Recife and Sorocaba (Brazil). Exibir menos Perimeter: 10 production lines that converge to 3 final lines, with 14 different models + subassembly preparation lines.. Capacity: 815,000 vehicles / year.. About 2,400 employees, spread over 3 production shifts.. Routine: direct and constant contact with all employees (Leaders, Operators, Maintainers, Logistics, etc.), directing them to the need for long-term business sustainability, through the continuous search for results, sustaining the excellence of the production process (Manufacturing), with a primary focus on SQPC (Safety, Quality, Productivity and Costs), in short, compliance with the principles of WCM (World Class Manufacturing).. WCM: specific meetings with Pillar Leaders, Focused Gembas and Internal Audits.. Safety and Quality: behavioral changes in people, focusing on the constant search for stimuli that guarantee the necessary motivation to generate CULTURE within the factory (identification / elimination of Unsafe Behaviors and Conditions).. Productivity: reference in the application of Low Cost Automation (LCA) solutions, experience in the establishment, implementation and delivery of strategic plans, according to the global guidelines for growth, production, cost, quality and safety. Focus on analysis / action on the root causes of the Breaks and mainly, Downtimes.. New Models: experience in approaching and applying the concepts of integration at work (WPI) and in parallel, working with the EEM (Preventive Equipment Management) and EPM (Preventive Product Management) pillars.. People: engagement of all employees in order to generate autonomy and increase skills at all levels in the shop floor. Exibir menos

  • WCM Manager (World Class Manufacturing) - Betim Vehicle Plant

    Jan 2018 - Jan 2021

  • Shift Manager - Body Shop

    Jan 2012 - Jul 2018

  • Shift Manager - Engine and Suspension

    Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  • SR Quality Analyst - Sector Integrated Improvement Project and WCM (Betim Vehicle Plant)

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2011

  • Production Leader (UTE) – Body Shop

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2007

  • Technical Quality Methodology – Body Shop

    Jan 2004 - Jan 2007

  • Conductor Integrated Process (CPI) – Body Shop

    Jan 2000 - Jan 2004

  • Conductor Integrated Process (CPI) – Press Shop

    Jan 1997 - Jan 2000

  • Administrative Assistant – Body Shop

    Jan 1995 - Jan 1997

  • Production Operator – Body Shop

    Jan 1993 - Jan 1995
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  Stellantis

  Mar 2021 - Jan 2023

  Responsible for Stellantis components plastic division is formed by two companies with similar manufacturing technologies, located at Itauna city, Minas Gerais State, formed by 850 employees as total:- CMP (Components and Plastic Modules): core business is Manufacturing of plastic parts for automotive industry (lnstrument panel, Internals Trim). Main processes: Plastic Injection and Assembly plastic parts ;- PCMA (Plastic Components and Automotives Modules): core business is Manufacturing automotive parts. Main processes: Blowing ( of Fuel tanks and Filler pipers), Automotive Pedals Assembling, automotive headlight housing and plastic parts injection. Exibir menos Responsible for the website of STELLANTIS AUTOPARTS in Jaboatão dos Guararapes (Pernambuco/Brazil), that manufactures car electrical harnesses for 7 different vehicles models (various versions) produced at the JEEP (Goiana/PE, 80 km away) and FIAT (Betim/MG, 2100 km away) plants, with1350 employees, capacity of 3.5 million units/year.As general manager of the plant, my main responsibilities are: safety, quality, production/productivity, economic-financial results, sustainability, diversity/inclusion and mainly people development. Exibir menos

  • General Plant Manager

    Nov 2022 - Jan 2023

  • Special Projects

    Jan 2022 - Jan 2022

  • General Plant Manager

    Mar 2021 - Mar 2022
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  IVECO

  Jan 2023 - now

  Responsible for the Assembly of Medium and Heavy Trucks, the only and most complex Iveco unit in the world that produces all products in this range, above 9 tons, on a single line. Currently, with approximately 580 employees in 2 shifts. Responsible for the Bodywork and Painting areas of the IVECO Group in Sete Lagoas (Minas Gerais/Brazil), a range of varied products, including Light (Vans, Minibus, ...), Medium/Heavy (Trucks) and Construction, with approximately 310 employees in total.

  • Medium and Heavy Truck Assembly Manager

    Nov 2024 - now

  • Body & Painting Manager

    Jan 2023 - Nov 2024