Izabela Reinbold

Responsible for managing operations for the following product groups:

• Fabrication Process: Track shoes, Transmission assembly lines: MWL, MTP, MG, MTP Final Drives, Torque Converters (MTP), MG Blade Production, MWL Axles.
• Assembly lines: Excavators (HEX) - Small, Medium, and Large / Compactors (PAV) - SCOM, PCOM, and ACOM.
• Night Shifts – Fabrication, Assembly Line, Logistics, and Support Areas.

Management based on four strategic pillars:

• People: Team development and engagement.
• Quality: Excellence in products and processes.
• Velocity: Agility, and operational efficiency.
• Cost: Resource optimization.

I lead operational teams, creating a collaborative environment with a strategic vision to: meet market demands, continuously improve processes, ensure quality, safety, and efficiency; maintain a customer-focused approach; and promote work-life balance.

In this role, I am responsible for creating a collaborative, innovative, and results-oriented work environment, always prioritizing safety.

Key skills: English, Process Improvement, Cost Management, Operational Management, Leadership, Strategic Vision, Teamwork, Strategic Planning, Management / Lean Manufacturing

• Responsible for Caterpillar Brazil's Quality Management Systems, including CQMS, ISO 9001 Certification, ISO 14001 Certification, and quality certifications to meet external market requirements.
• Accountable for the development and qualification of operational employees in various areas, such as Assembly, Welding, Logistics Operations, Painting, Heat Treatment, Machining, and Quality.
• This role involves ensuring operational excellence, and compliance with the highest quality standards.
• Key competencies: Lean Manufacturing, Customer Service, English, Cost Management, Product Requirements, Operator Qualification, Strategic Planning, Management, Quality Management, Workday.

Leader of the incoming Quality Audit and Metallurgical Laboratory at Caterpillar Brazil, responsible for ensuring the quality of supplied products, and improving processes related to incoming material audits.

Key Responsibilities:

• Metallurgical Laboratory.
• Incoming Quality Audit (IQA)
• Interplant
• Responsible for the repair area of critical imported/interplant components and machines in the production flow (RIPO).
• Non-conforming Material: Process definition, management, and governance.
• Containment process for suspect materials.
• Implementation of Built-in Quality (BIQ) in the IQA.
• Compliance with federal licenses, military regulations, and laws related to controlled chemicals.
• Supplier and product quality audits.
• Continuous Improvement.

Key Objectives:

• Ensure the quality of the products supplied to Caterpillar.
• Improve processes related to quality and metallurgical laboratory
• Reduce costs associated with nonconforming products.
• Ensure process sustainability.
• COPQ process.

Key Competencies: Failure Analysis / English / Non-conforming Material Management /Process Improvement / Cost Management /Government Licenses /Non-conforming Material management and Containment / Nondestructive Testing (NDT)/ Strategic Vision / Negotiation / Customer Focus / Welding Inspection / Strategic Planning / Management / Federal Police License / Quality Assurance / PPAP / Process Definition / Destructive Test / continuous Improvement

During my journey as an SDE, I was responsible for developing and improving steel and iron casting suppliers, ensuring compliance with quality, cost, capacity management, improvements, training, and delivery standards.

My main responsibilities included:

• Identifying and developing new casting suppliers to meet product requirements.
• Technical and capacity evaluation of casting suppliers to ensure they meet requirements.
• Improving supplier processes to enhance performance and reduce defects.
• Certifying casting suppliers in Brazil for worldwide cat facilities.
• Identifying and mitigating risks related to the supply chain.
• Training and mentoring: Guiding suppliers on company standards and requirements.
• Data analysis: Analyzing data to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Developing strategies to improve the performance of casting suppliers.
• Collaborating with the global casting team to improve specifications for the company's casting processes, and leveraging foundry knowledge among employees and suppliers.
• Managing supply capacity.

Skills Developed:

• Expertise in steel and iron casting manufacturing processes.
• Experience in supplier management.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication.
• Leadership and training abilities.
• Knowledge of company technical standards.
• Key Competencies: English.
• Iron casting.
• Continuous Improvement
• Conflict Resolution.
• Steel casting.
• Business Acumen.
• APQP
• PPAP
• FMEA
• Supply Chain Management.
• Communication
• Strategic Planning
• Technical Specifications.
• Supplier Certification.

During my journey at Altona as an Integrated Quality Management Supervisor, I was responsible for ensuring the quality of products and processes, meeting the requirements of both domestic and international markets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO/TS 16949, OHSAS 18001, and SA 8000.
• Management of Non-Destructive Testing.
• Quality Approval for New Suppliers.
• Acting as the Director's representative for quality and safety.
• Ensuring compliance with quality requirements for domestic and international markets.
• Certifications for component supply to various segments, such as nuclear energy, oil and gas, hydropower, and other industries.
• Skills Developed: Integrated Quality Management, Occupational Safety, Social Responsibility, Leadership.

Key Competencies: English / Process Improvement / Leadership / Teamwork / People Development / Strategic Planning / Management

• Main Responsibilities:
• Conducting quality audits to ensure compliance with standards and requirements
• Managing relationships with global clients to ensure satisfaction and quality
• Process audits in Heat Treatment, Welding, and Steel Casting
• Skills Developed: Quality Management, Internal and External Quality Audits, Customer Relationship Management, Industrial Processes (Heat Treatment, Welding, Machining, Non-Destructive Testing, and Steel Casting)
• Key Competencies: ISO/TS 16949
• English
• Process Improvement
• OHSAS 18001
• ISO 9001
• Machining
• Non-Destructive Testing
• ISO 14001
• Teamwork
• Steel Casting
• Heat Treatment
• Integrated Quality Management

I was responsible for implementing and optimizing metal casting processes, ensuring product quality, efficiency, and safety.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyzing and improving existing processes to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and improve quality.
• Defect analysis: Investigating and resolving defects in products.
• Providing customer support and technical problem-solving.

Key Skills Developed: Expertise in casting, welding, heat treatment, and non-destructive testing processes, knowledge of materials (metals, alloys, etc.), data analysis and problem-solving, and industry standards and regulations.

Key Competencies: Customer Focus / Customer Service / English / Process Improvement / Problem Solving / Steel Casting / Heat Treatment /Technical standards