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I’m Luís Mercídio dos Santos Vuma, a dynamic team leader with 13+ years of experience in the food industry, where I focus on improving production performance while keeping strict quality and food safety standards. I’ve led packaging and maintenance operations across industrial environments, coordinating teams, scheduling maintenance, and aligning daily execution with production plans, cost control, and internal management tools. Throughout my career, I’ve worked to reduce production losses, strengthen preventive maintenance practices, and ensure compliance with safety, health, and environmental requirements. I enjoy solving operational problems with a continuous-improvement mindset, developing people, and building strong relationships with internal customers and suppliers to achieve reliable, safe, and efficient production outcomes.…I’m Luís Mercídio dos Santos Vuma, a dynamic team leader with 13+ years of experience in the food industry, where I focus on improving production performance while keeping strict quality and food safety standards. I’ve led packaging and maintenance operations across industrial environments, coordinating teams, scheduling maintenance, and aligning daily execution with production plans, cost control, and internal management tools. Throughout my career, I’ve worked to reduce production losses, strengthen preventive maintenance practices, and ensure compliance with safety, health, and environmental requirements. I enjoy solving operational problems with a continuous-improvement mindset, developing people, and building strong relationships with internal customers and suppliers to achieve reliable, safe, and efficient production outcomes.

LUÍS MERCÍDIO DOS SANTOS VUMA

Production Manager, Production Coordinator, Post Production Supervisor, +2

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I’m Luís Mercídio dos Santos Vuma, a dynamic team leader with 13+ years of experience in the food industry, where I focus on improving production performance while keeping strict quality and food safety standards. I’ve led packaging and maintenance operations across industrial environments, coordinating teams, scheduling maintenance, and aligning daily execution with production plans, cost control, and internal management tools. Throughout my career, I’ve worked to reduce production losses, strengthen preventive maintenance practices, and ensure compliance with safety, health, and environmental requirements. I enjoy solving operational problems with a continuous-improvement mindset, developing people, and building strong relationships with internal customers and suppliers to achieve reliable, safe, and efficient production outcomes.…I’m Luís Mercídio dos Santos Vuma, a dynamic team leader with 13+ years of experience in the food industry, where I focus on improving production performance while keeping strict quality and food safety standards. I’ve led packaging and maintenance operations across industrial environments, coordinating teams, scheduling maintenance, and aligning daily execution with production plans, cost control, and internal management tools. Throughout my career, I’ve worked to reduce production losses, strengthen preventive maintenance practices, and ensure compliance with safety, health, and environmental requirements. I enjoy solving operational problems with a continuous-improvement mindset, developing people, and building strong relationships with internal customers and suppliers to achieve reliable, safe, and efficient production outcomes.

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I’m Luís Mercídio dos Santos Vuma, a dynamic team leader with 13+ years of experience in the food industry, where I focus on improving production performance while keeping strict quality and food safety standards. I’ve led packaging and maintenance operations across industrial environments, coordinating teams, scheduling maintenance, and aligning daily execution with production plans, cost control, and internal management tools.

Throughout my career, I’ve worked to reduce production losses, strengthen preventive maintenance practices, and ensure compliance with safety, health, and environmental requirements. I enjoy solving operational problems with a continuous-improvement mindset, developing people, and building strong relationships with internal customers and suppliers to achieve reliable, safe, and efficient production outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Microsoft Office

Experience Level

Leadership

Expert

Microsoft Office

Expert

Work Experience

Packaging Team Leader at Cervejas de Moçambique (AB InBev Group)

June 1, 2019 - May 1, 2023

Lead packaging shift operations to meet production targets within allowed costs. Ensure compliance with safety, health, and environmental procedures; maintain safety and housekeeping standards; coordinate scheduled maintenance and autonomous operations; monitor production processes and budgets; build relationships with internal customers and suppliers; apply administrative systems and procedures; facilitate team problem-solving and decision-making; develop employees and manage attendance, schedules, days off and vacations; implement performance management and OPR processes; communicate effectively in the workplace. Achievements include being the first team to reach hourly/daily/monthly production targets at plant startup and receiving best team recognition for safety incident observation reporting.

Maintenance Manager at Parmalat Moçambique Produtos Alimentares (Lactalis Group)

September 2, 2017 - June 1, 2019

Ensure execution of preventive maintenance and equipment inspections; support maintenance work and services for equipment; monitor utilities reports daily; supervise the maintenance team (attendance, scheduling, days off/vacation); update and report utilities files monthly to the plant manager; report regularly to senior management on service plan, utilities file and breakdowns; monitor orders, invoice approvals and department budget; manage spare parts/services suppliers; promote a preventive and non-reactive maintenance initiative. Achievements include optimizing utilities consumption by eliminating water leaks and replacing old flow meters (50% saved), reducing gas issues by fixing steam leaks via steam trap valve replacement, and improving electricity use by modulating equipment start-up.

Maintenance Planner at Parmalat Moçambique Produtos Alimentares (Lactalis Group)

June 1, 2013 - September 1, 2017

Establish maintenance standards to minimize production losses; prepare and manage weekly and monthly maintenance plans with approval from the Maintenance/Plant Manager; coordinate with production on the production plan based on needs; create and update maintenance service schedules for all equipment and buildings; record production stoppages and equipment downtimes during production; send replacement parts lists to technicians for breakdowns and preventive maintenance; prepare daily/weekly/monthly utility consumption reports (water, electricity, gas, fuel); coordinate the maintenance plan with technicians; maintain equipment maintenance files; serve as part of the Food Safety team and participate in HACCP implementation (ISO 22000). Achievements include implementing plant maintenance schedules and maintenance recording for preventive/corrective actions, reducing packaging losses (3.5% to 2%), and implementing a Mini Business Department profile.

Spare Parts Warehouse Supervisor at Parmalat Moçambique Produtos Alimentares (Lactalis Group)

July 1, 2012 - June 1, 2013

Prepare daily/weekly/monthly spare parts consumption reports; process spare parts input and output; control minimum and maximum stock levels; report current stock and raise orders when needed. Achievements include reducing spare parts warehouse costs by writing off obsolete spares (45% reduced), restructuring the warehouse by organizing shelves by equipment and bins by spares, and creating an Excel spreadsheet for warehouse control (description, shelf, bin location, quantities, minimum and maximum stock).

Shift Supervisor at Parmalat Moçambique Produtos Alimentares (Lactalis Group)

November 1, 2005 - July 1, 2012

Supervise and coordinate production activities; ensure sufficient raw material to comply with the production plan; produce production reports including stoppages, losses and volumes; conduct daily/weekly/monthly stock takes; check product quality against specifications; manage and supervise the team (attendance, schedule, days off/vacation).

Process Operator at Parmalat Moçambique Produtos Alimentares (Lactalis Group)

February 1, 2005 - November 1, 2005

Operate and maintain equipment cleanliness (filler and downstream); register and report equipment downtimes during production; perform quality checks during the production process; do and record daily/weekly equipment care tasks.