Carlos Mendes
Plant Production Manager - Automotive
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Professional Summary
Production leader with 12+ years in automotive assembly and component manufacturing. Drives safety, quality and throughput with lean methods, TPM and data-driven problem solving, and leads shift teams of 300+.
Manufacturing Expertise
Production: Assembly lines, Body shop, CNC machining, Robotics
Lean & Quality: TPM, SMED, Kaizen, 8D, PPAP / APQP
Safety: ISO 45001, LOTO, Risk assessment, 5S
Systems: SAP PP, MES, Minitab, AutoCAD
Professional Experience
Plant Production ManagerFeb 2020 - Present
Vertex Auto ComponentsCity, Country
- Raised OEE from 68% to 84% with TPM and SMED, adding 22k units of annual capacity.
- Cut PPM defects from 420 to 45 with 8D problem solving and poka-yoke.
- Achieved 1,100 days without a lost-time injury.
Production Engineer - Body ShopJun 2015 - Jan 2020
Northline MotorsCity, Country
- Launched 2 new vehicle programmes and validated 64 robotic weld cells.
- Reduced cycle time by 11% through line balancing.
Graduate Engineer TraineeJul 2013 - May 2015
Precision Castings LtdCity, Country
- Introduced SPC charts on 12 CNC lines, cutting scrap by 18%.
Improvement Projects
OEE Improvement ProgrammeTPM · SMED · 2021
Plant-wide programme lifting OEE by 16 points across 9 lines.
Zero-Defect LineQuality · Poka-yoke · 2022
Error-proofing that cut customer PPM from 420 to 45.
Education
B.E., Mechanical & Automobile Engineering2009 - 2013
Sample Institute of Engineering, First Class · Formula student team
Certifications
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, 2019
- IATF 16949 Internal Auditor, 2018
- NEBOSH International General Certificate, 2017