Evandro Ramos

Provide executive-level leadership for a high-volume manufacturing facility supporting complex industrial production. Lead 2,000+ employees across production and industrial engineering functions.

• Own full factory performance accountability across Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) metrics.
• Drive factory standardization through common manufacturing processes, visual management systems, and structured performance governance.
• Lead development and execution of operational strategy aligned with long-term business objectives.
• Implement Lean Manufacturing transformation initiatives resulting in productivity gains, lead-time reduction, and cost optimization.
• Establish High-Performance Team (HPT) structure to strengthen workforce integrity, engagement, and accountability.
• Manage functional expense budgets, labor optimization, and manufacturing rate structures.
• Lead capacity planning and capital utilization strategies to meet evolving production demand.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement, operational discipline, and safety compliance.
• Oversee manufacturing readiness initiatives to ensure operational stability and scalable growth.
• Develop leadership bench strength through structured coaching, mentoring, and succession planning.

Directed multi-department manufacturing operations in a complex, high-mix production environment.

• Managed end-to-end production operations to meet volume, cost, and quality targets.
• Established workforce plans, staffing models, and production sequences to maximize throughput and asset utilization.
• Implemented factory-wide lean systems improving OEE, reducing waste, and enhancing on-time delivery.
• Led affordability initiatives focused on labor optimization, waste elimination, and cost-down programs.
• Ensured manufacturing readiness for new process introductions and production transitions.
• Partnered with engineering and maintenance teams to align manufacturing capability with product requirements.
• Managed operational budgets and capital planning initiatives.
• Drove cross-functional collaboration between operations, engineering, and supply chain.
• Strengthened factory culture through leadership engagement, structured communication, and employee development programs.

• Achieved improved employee satisfaction by effectively addressing concerns through structured processes. Enhanced team performance through targeted coaching initiatives. Negotiated successful outcomes with union representatives to strengthen labor relations.
• Manages and executes Employee Relations matters, including Union negotiation, investigating issues, providing coaching to employees and managers

Led enterprise-wide lean and operational excellence transformation initiatives.

• Executed Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, SMED, Kaizen, and DMAIC methodologies across manufacturing value streams.
• Identified and led high-impact cost reduction and loss elimination projects.
• Developed technical roadmaps for productivity and operational capability advancement.
• Standardized processes across business units to support scalable manufacturing models.
• Improved OEE performance through structured bottleneck identification and capacity modeling.
• Established visual factory management systems and Andon-based performance monitoring.
• Collaborated with engineering and technology groups to deploy automation and process improvements.

• Led factory production scheduling and material flow optimization.
• Developed capacity models to align labor, equipment, and demand planning.
• Ensured production readiness and balanced workflow across departments.
• Improved inventory flow and reduced bottlenecks in high-volume production settings.

Progressively advanced through Production Specialist, Operations Supervisor, CI Coordinator, and Business Center Manager roles.

• Led manufacturing teams in complex industrial production environments.
• Delivered cycle time reductions, cost savings, and quality improvements across multiple value streams.
• Implemented plant optimization programs integrating Lean and Six Sigma frameworks.
• Supported transition-to-production initiatives and new process implementations.
• Improved equipment uptime through preventive maintenance and TPM collaboration.
• Managed union workforce relations while maintaining operational continuity.
• Executed automation and productivity enhancement projects.
• Strengthened safety culture through structured leadership and compliance systems.