Naliny Castro

✔️Leading, coordinating and ensuring the execution and delivery of projects carried out by the Research and Development team (focused on Automation and Software Development for HVAC business division) working closely with internal teams, corporate teams, technology institutes and private companies. Review project deliverables to ensure they meet basic requirements before final delivery. ✔️ Timeline Tracking: Monitor project schedules and alert the team of upcoming deadlines. ✔️ Status Reporting: Assist in drafting weekly progress updates and documentation for stakeholders. ✔️ Meeting Coordination: Schedule project syncs, prepare agendas, and distribute follow-up action items. ✔️ Task Management: Update project boards using Smartsheet, Microsoft Planner and Microsoft Loop to reflect real-time progress.

✔️Ensure the effective management of the Quality Laboratory technical team across microbiology, chromatography, analytical testing, and release of packaging materials, raw materials, semi-bulk/elaborated, and finished products. ✔️Execute activities related to the Integrated Management System, including the revision flow, documentation control, and manufacturing procedures. ✔️Promote and implement Quality Tools such as PDCA, FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis), 8D, and CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Actions) to drive continuous improvement in manufacturing processes. ✔️Ensure compliance during process inspections involving chemicals regulated by government agencies and support during internal and external audits. ✔️Develop and execute new product development projects, covering concept creation, specifications, laboratory analyses, defect books and operational parameters, cleaning and CIP (Clean-in-Place) matrices, through to the final qualification of products and processes. ✔️Monitor and analyse manufacturing processes to ensure product quality standards are consistently met, implementing corrective actions as required. ✔️Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and eliminate root causes of quality issues, enhancing overall manufacturing efficiency and product reliability.

✔️Acted as the central point of communication between departments, representing Manufacturing in project kick-offs, follow-up meetings, and overseeing validation tests for production line implementations. ✔️Conducted comprehensive cost estimations for new products, covering production line investments, machine hour and manpower calculations, setup times, and indirect costs, supporting financial and operational decision-making. ✔️Managed master data for the SAP PP module, administered cost accounts, and prepared detailed Scrap reports and production order variance analyses to optimize operational performance. ✔️Consolidated and reported manufacturing, SHE, quality, and cost performance indicators for local and regional leadership, contributing to continuous improvement and strategic planning initiatives. ✔️Analysed production processes and identified opportunities for automation, efficiency gains, and cost reduction across key manufacturing lines. ✔️Provided technical support during audits and internal assessments, ensuring compliance with corporate, regulatory, and safety standards.

✔️Led consolidation of new product projects at the factory and served as the internal communication focal point across departments (Production, Quality, PCP, Procurement, SHE, Engineering, Maintenance), overseeing cost estimation, SAP PP Master Data management, and new product testing on production lines. ✔️Consolidated and reported Manufacturing, SHE, Quality, and Cost indicators for local and regional performance meetings, and actively participated in project kick-off and follow-up meetings representing the Manufacturing team.

✔️Planned and scheduled preventive and corrective maintenance for electrical and automation systems, ensuring the plant’s equipment and facilities consistently met operational standards and minimising downtime. ✔️Managed legal compliance for Maintenance department activities, ensuring all processes, documentation, and equipment adhered to national, international, and internal regulatory standards. ✔️Oversaw Maintenance cost accounts, including Repair and Maintenance budgets and Contracted Services, ensuring effective allocation and cost control. ✔️Conducted maintenance stock evaluations, monitored external equipment repairs, and prepared Purchase Requisitions (PRs) and Service Descriptive Memorials, ensuring timely procurement and accurate documentation. ✔️Led maintenance scheduling meetings, created detailed maintenance plans, developed equipment technical lists, analysed KPIs (Preventive Plan compliance, Planned vs Executed Orders, breakdowns per 100 hours, and Costs), and managed both internal and external labour resources.

Manufacturing: COCA COLA TPM Specialist (Total Productive Maintenance) ✔️Led the successful implementation of the MPT (Total Productive Maintenance) methodology across production processes, standardising procedures for cleaning, inspection, lubrication, operation, and maintenance to optimise efficiency and safety. ✔️Directed the specific improvement pillar, identifying and addressing major losses in production areas by focusing on key metrics, including productivity, efficiency, availability, MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures), and MTTR (Mean Time to Repair). ✔️Oversaw the management of KPIs by updating visual management systems (monitors) and played a key role in failure analysis and lockout processes (ABF), contributing to improved operational continuity and safety. ✔️Facilitated Kaizen activities by organising improvement records, and supported autonomous maintenance initiatives through the creation of one point lessons (LUPs) and the establishment of operational standards for cleaning, inspection, lubrication, and operation. ✔️Coordinated and managed results meetings, ensuring effective follow-up on Action Plans and fostering continuous improvements in maintenance and operational performance. ✔️Analysed and optimised business processes by identifying inefficiencies, reducing waste, and implementing Lean tools to enhance productivity and quality across operations. ✔️Supported organisational transformation by driving the adoption of Lean principles, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Junior Role ✔️Coordinated and scheduled preventive and corrective maintenance for electrical, instrumentation, and automation workshops, ensuring optimal equipment functionality and facility conditions. ✔️Assisted in the budgeting process for maintenance expenses, monitored maintenance stock levels, and oversaw equipment sent for external repairs. ✔️Developed and prepared detailed service scopes, ensuring maintenance activities were aligned with operational needs and safety standards. ✔️Analysed KPIs, identified anomalies, and implemented corrective actions to improve maintenance performance and reliability. ✔️Led scheduling meetings, managed both internal and external workforce, and created comprehensive maintenance plans and technical equipment lists.

✔️Assisted in control and automation tasks, focusing on instrument calibration, organising certificates, issuing Calibration Status Reports (RSC), and managing supplier communications for external calibrations. ✔️Supported maintenance management as a PCM Assistant, planning and coordinating corrective and preventive maintenance, creating and converting maintenance notes into orders, and preparing purchase requisitions (PRs) and service sheets. ✔️Allocated hours to work orders, tracked progress, and liaised with technicians and suppliers within the plant to ensure timely and effective completion of tasks. ✔️Registered materials in SAP, ensuring accurate and up-to-date records for maintenance and operational requirements. ✔️Conducted hygiene, organisation, and cleaning audits as a HOC Auditor, driving continuous improvement initiatives in line with 5S, TPM, HACCP, and ISO guidelines.

Manufacturing Department T& D Department