Paulo Emilio Lesskiu
Diretor de Operações @ CIALNE - Companhia de Alimentos do Nordeste
About
Senior executive with over 20 years of experience in the food industry, holding leadership positions focused on improving business performance. Solid understanding of managing animal protein business, with a remarkable track record of delivering results and leading projects related to productivity, cost reduction, and team building. Expertise in developing business strategies, implementation, and follow-up, reaching goals, and pursuing profit growth. Strong leadership and professional integrity skills. Legal representative, relationship with government entities and associations.
Brazil
Fortaleza
Food & Beverages
Operações Agropecuárias, Boas práticas de fabricação (BPF), Operações de manufatura, produtos biologicos, Saúde Animal, Sistema de qualidade, Gestão de talentos, Coaching executivo, Vendas, Varejo, Equipes multidisciplinares, Communicação estratégica, Gestão de relacionamento com o cliente (CRM), Desenvolvimento de novos negócios, Relacionamentos interpessoais, Comunicação, Capacidade de autogestão, Inteligência emocional, Desenvolvimento de negócios, Trabalho em equipe
Experience

Diretor de Operações
Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil
- Reporte ao CEO da Companhia. - Gestão de 1.000 colaboradores incluindo gerentes executivos, gerentes de produção, supervisores, especialistas e equipes operacionais. - Gestão das operações de granjas de avós, matrizes, incubatórios, fábricas de rações e integração de frango de corte distribuídos nos Estados do Ceará, Maranhão, Minas Gerais e São Paulo.

Chief Operating Officer
Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brasil
- Report to CEO - The total number of people under management is 200, which includes five managers and seven supervisors. - The General Manager oversees the autogenous and commercial vaccines industry, including laboratories for quality control, antigen production, and experimental farms. - Technical support to commercial teams in product development and customer assistance. - Strong emphasis on building relationships with universities and research centers to foster the development of new technologies.

Industrial Executive Manager
Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Report to the Regional Director - The number of people under management is 3,500, with five managers, four specialists, and 40 supervisors. - The General manager of the one chicken production plant can process 460,000 heads per day, and one pork production plant can process 4,050 hogs per day, including quality control, planning, costs, engineering, maintenance, vapor, and electric energy supply. - Responsible for the other two chicken plants, which are operated in partnership with the other two companies. Together, those plants can process 470,000 heads per day. - Management of a monthly budget of $ 11,500,000.00 to support all the operations. The production forecast is 1,400 tons per day. - It supplied key account customers and leading importers in Europe, China, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Iran, Japan, and other Gulf countries for the BRF. - Legal representative, relationship with local government entities and associations. Main achievements - It successfully operated the processing plants, supplying the customers according to plan and budget. - We continuously audit our units to improve their quality and ensure compliance with customer and regulatory requirements, which helps us increase the number of export licenses. - We have implemented projects focusing on safety, ergonomic corrections, animal welfare, and efficiency, contributing to our success. - With successful leadership, we have reduced the frequency of labor accidents by 38%, from 23 to 20. - We have created new areas in our business unit to improve our operations, such as management systems, logistics, and inventory control. - In 2023, our unity achieved the record of work using PDCA and kaizen methods. - Our management practices have been recognized, and we were classified as the 3rd best business unit in 2022.

Industrial Executive Manager
Francisco Beltrão, Parana, Brazil
- Report to the Regional Director. - The number of people under management was 2,600, with two coordinators and 19 supervisors. - The general manager of the one chicken production plant can process 390,000 heads per day, including quality control, planning, costs, engineering, maintenance, and vapor and electric energy supply. - Management of a monthly budget of $ 2,500,000.00 to support all the operations. The production forecast is 440 tons per day. - It supplied the BRF’s key account customers and leading importer’s markets, such as Canada, countries from Central and South America, South Africa, Egypt, and other Gulf countries. - Legal representative, relationship with local government entities and associations. Main achievements - It successfully operated the processing plants, supplying the customers according to plan and budget. - Our management practices have received recognition, and we were classified as the best business unit in 2020. - It reorganized the plant to restart the production of turkey (lightweight turkeys).

Agricultural Manager
Lucas do Rio Verde, Mato Grosso, Brazil
- Report to the Regional Director - People under management 550, with one coordinator and nine supervisors. - As the head of the poultry and swine agricultural chain, I managed the feed mill (capacity of 85,000 tons/month), corn and soybean meal storage, feed and animal logistics, environment, hatchery, broilers, and pig farms (reproduction and commercial). - Management of an annual budget of $ 77,000,000.00 to support all the integrated producers. - Maintain direct relationships with integrated producers, the community, the BRF corporate team, and the chicken and pork slaughterhouse to ensure the best quality and volumes. Main achievements - Achieved the benchmarking of costs and efficiency of the BRF group in the poultry and swine chain. - Successfully conducted the annual contract negotiation with farmers during the post-mortgage period. - It implemented biosecurity procedures and reduced salmonella levels by 80% in feed mills, hatcheries, reproduction, and commercial farms. - I established a network with local leaders, government, and the community, improving the integration of the company and community. - Conducted projects like retrofitting the environment control system in sow farms and using DDG in poultry and swine feed formulation. - Mitigation of risks in outsourced labor operations and grain inventory.

Specialist in Swine Herd Production and Reproduction
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
- As head of swine herd reproduction in the company, I support the business units regarding breeding and biosecurity standards. - Technical assistance is provided to the boar studs, nucleus, multipliers, and commercial farms, which include 400,000 sows and 2,000 boars. - It developed technical pig production and reproduction strategies and partnered with stakeholders, suppliers, and universities. Main achievements - It successfully managed the EBV of the reproduction herd in partnership with the genetics department. - It involved meaningful projects focusing on optimizing production costs and improving the system's technology level. It highlighted the implementation of the CASA System in 100% of the boar studs and post-cervical insemination in sows

Sow Farms Supervisor
Uberlândia e Região, Brazil
- Report to the local Agricultural Manager. - People under management 30 (veterinary specialists, production managers, and vaccinators). - Management and technical support for an integrated system with 45.000 sows. - It identified and controlled the most critical KPIs regarding commercial sow farms and nurseries. Main achievements - Renegotiated the contract between the farmers and the company, establishing productive and financial targets. - Increased the PSY to competitive levels in the company and improved the semen quality in the system by centralizing semen production in one boar stud.

Master's Degree Period
Porto Alegre e Região, Brazil
- The researcher focuses on Swine Reproduction, Production, and Health. - Visits and international benchmarking in swine production systems (USA). Final project: Effect of body development from first insemination to first weaning on performance and culling until the third farrowing of Landrace x Large White swine females.

Veterinary Practitioner
Videira e Região, Brasil
- Manage and provide technical support for the GDU system, sow farms, and boar studs. Main achievements - Achieved the top result in the group's GDU system. - The specialists who implement trials in the field focus on reproductive performance.

Sales Assistant
Degraf Farmácia Veterinária
Ponta Grossa e Região, Brazil
Salesman of livestock stuffs.
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