INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE / MANUFACTURING RELIABILITY / OPERATIONS LEADERSHIP

Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Mexico

Industrial Systems, Reliability & Operations Leadership

Across five roles in Dry Laundry Powders operations, I worked at the intersection of manufacturing systems, maintenance, process reliability, material utilization and operations leadership. My work evolved from start-up execution and process trials to root-cause maintenance, SAP-based maintenance systems, technician capability development and leadership of a 50+ person operation in one of the world’s largest detergent powder manufacturing sites.

Industrial Reliability · Progressive Maintenance · SAP / MMIS · Root-Cause Analysis · High-Pressure Pumps · Dosing Systems · Process Fans · Material Utilization · Operations Leadership · IWS / Lean Manufacturing

EXPERIENCE SNAPSHOT

Scope, systems and measurable reliability impact

PERIOD

Oct 2018 – Jul 2024

OPERATION SCALE

60 tons/hour manufacturing process

FINAL SCOPE

50+ person operations team

DOWNTIME

Making 13% → 5%

Packing 7% → 2%

QUALITY

<0.5% unplanned holds for 16 consecutive months

SAVINGS

Up to USD 400k maintenance impact and USD 800k in annual material utilization

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE / MANUFACTURING RELIABILITY / OPERATIONS LEADERSHIP

Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Mexico

Industrial Systems, Reliability & Operations Leadership

Across five roles in Dry Laundry Powders operations, I worked at the intersection of manufacturing systems, maintenance, process reliability, material utilization and operations leadership. My work evolved from start-up execution and process trials to root-cause maintenance, SAP-based maintenance systems, technician capability development and leadership of a 50+ person operation in one of the world’s largest detergent powder manufacturing sites.

Industrial Reliability · Progressive Maintenance · SAP / MMIS · Root-Cause Analysis · High-Pressure Pumps · Dosing Systems · Process Fans · Material Utilization · Operations Leadership · IWS / Lean Manufacturing

EXPERIENCE SNAPSHOT

Scope, systems and measurable reliability impact

PERIOD

Oct 2018 – Jul 2024

OPERATION SCALE

60 tons/hour manufacturing process

FINAL SCOPE

50+ person operations team

DOWNTIME

Making 13% → 5%

Packing 7% → 2%

QUALITY

<0.5% unplanned holds for 16 consecutive months

SAVINGS

Up to USD 400k maintenance impact and USD 800k in annual material utilization

CAREER PROGRESSION

Five roles across manufacturing reliability and operations

Five roles across manufacturing reliability and operations

01 / Internship – Start-Up Leader

Oct 2018 – Jul 2019

Supported readiness checklists, engineering trials, dosing calibration, changeovers and operational handover.

02 / Material Utilization Process Engineer

Jul 2019 – Mar 2021

Built a material-utilization system linking inventory, SAP, dosing systems, scrap reuse and finished product accounting.

03 / Maintenance Department Manager

Mar 2021 – Jul 2022

Deployed precision alignment, belt tensioning, critical asset routines and hands-on troubleshooting for pumps, fans and conveyors.

04 / Technical Department Senior Manager

Jul 2022 – Sep 2023

Led technical loss elimination, maintenance master data, planning routines, MMIS and Progressive Maintenance capability development.

05 / Operations Department Senior Manager

Sep 2023 – Jul 2024

Led a 50+ person operation, improving reliability, quality, technician capability and daily execution across making and packing.

INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM OVERVIEW

Understanding the plant from material flow to business impact

Understanding the plant from material flow to business impact

My experience provided a complete view of a large-scale manufacturing system: raw material receiving, powder dosing, liquid additions, mixing, spray drying, recovery, conveying, packaging, quality control, SAP inventory tracking, maintenance execution and daily operations. The key lesson was that plant performance depends on connecting machine-level problems with process standards, people capability and business metrics.

Raw Materials → Dosing Systems → Mixing / Process → Spray Drying → Recovery & Scrap Reuse → Conveying → Packaging → Quality / SAP / Operations

Selected industrial case studies

Selected industrial case studies

01 / MATERIAL UTILIZATION

Building a Material Utilization System from Raw Materials to Finished Product

Problem: material losses were reviewed weekly, but the process did not clearly connect receiving, inventories, SAP movements, dosing accuracy, scrap reuse and finished output. Action: I mapped the material flow end to end, calibrated dosing systems and built practical Excel-based logs and reconciliation routines. Outcome: the work created a repeatable standard, enabled near-zero-loss weeks and delivered up to USD 800,000 in annual savings.

PROCESS MAPPING · SAP RECONCILIATION · DOSING TROUBLESHOOTING · ENGINEERING WORKFLOWS · TECHNICIAN CAPABILITY

02 / CRITICAL ASSET RELIABILITY

Eliminating Misalignment Failures in Critical Fan Transmission Systems

Problem: critical drying-tower fans experienced belt, coupling and motor-related failures under experience-based alignment and tensioning methods. Action: I introduced dedicated precision alignment and belt-tensioning tools, plus repeatable routines for mechanics and operators. Outcome: misalignment was eliminated as a breakdown root cause, contributing to a broader 50% breakdown reduction.

MECHANICAL TROUBLESHOOTING · V-BELT RELIABILITY · PROCESS FANS · PRECISION ALIGNMENT · FAILURE-MODE ELIMINATION

03 / PUMPING SYSTEMS

Improving Reliability of Low- and High-Pressure Pumping Systems

Problem: abrasive slurry systems faced wear, leakage, cavitation, pressure instability and component degradation. Action: I worked hands-on with booster and high-pressure pump maintenance, component inspection, valves, seals, crankshaft-related troubleshooting and routine definition. Outcome: piston leakage intervals improved from around 10 days to approximately 25 days, supporting more predictable maintenance.

HIGH-PRESSURE FLUID SYSTEMS · POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS · WEAR ANALYSIS · CAVITATION · MECHANICAL OWNERSHIP

04 / MAINTENANCE SYSTEMS

Deploying Progressive Maintenance, MMIS and Planning & Scheduling Standards

Problem: technical solutions were not enough without data, spare-parts governance, planning routines and technician capability. Action: I helped develop maintenance master data, spare-parts mapping, work-process standards and Progressive Maintenance training. Outcome: recurring problems reached zero repeated unplanned stops and planned downtime was reduced from 17% to 12%.

SAP MAINTENANCE · MMIS · PLANNING & SCHEDULING · PROGRESSIVE MAINTENANCE · BREAKDOWN ELIMINATION

05 / OPERATIONS LEADERSHIP

Digitalizing Daily Operations to Reduce Unplanned Downtime

Problem: recurring small losses, cleaning execution and task ownership were not visible early enough in the daily management system. Action: I led clearer technician roles, daily routines and a digital execution/evidence platform for the daily cleaning window. Outcome: making downtime reduced from 13% to 5%, packing downtime from 7% to 2%, and best-in-history quality performance was sustained with <0.5% unplanned holds for 16 consecutive months.

Evidence and technical documentation

Evidence and technical documentation

MATERIAL UTILIZATION FLOW

DOSING SYSTEMS

PUMP MAINTENANCE

ALIGNMENT TOOLS

MAINTENANCE SYSTEMS

OPERATIONS ROUTINES

Technical systems I worked with

Across different roles at P&G, I worked with mechanical, fluid, material-handling, maintenance and operations systems. My experience ranged from hands-on troubleshooting of pumps, transmissions and dosing equipment to SAP-based maintenance systems, technician capability development and daily operations routines.


Powder dosing systems

K-Tron belt feeders, single-screw feeders and twin-screw feeders used for powder admix additions. Work included sampling, SPAN calibration, dosing accuracy checks and troubleshooting of formula imbalance indicators.

Liquid dosing and perfume changeovers

Food-grade liquid pump systems used for liquid additions and product changeovers. Work included pump replacement, component inspection, spare-parts identification and operational readiness for formula trials.

Material Utilization and inventory tracking

End-to-end tracking of raw material receiving, physical inventories, SAP movements, dosing consumption, scrap reuse and finished product output. Built practical Excel-based tools, logs and routines to reconcile the physical process with SAP.

High-pressure slurry spraying

URACA KD825 high-pressure pump system operating around 60–80 bar, including pressure lines, valves, pneumatic actuators, pressure instrumentation and tungsten-carbide nozzles. Work included major maintenance, leakage analysis, cavitation diagnosis and abrasive-wear troubleshooting.

Positive-displacement booster pumps

Viking gear pump systems feeding the high-pressure process. Work included wear analysis, internal clearance understanding, pressure stability troubleshooting, and maintenance strategy definition for critical wear components.

Process fans and transmission systems

Large process fans driven by high-power motors, V-belt transmissions and flexible jaw couplings. Work included pulley alignment, shaft alignment, belt tensioning standards and elimination of misalignment-related failures.

Conveyors and material handling

Powder transport, finished product handling, belt cleaning, scraper selection, belt-splicing improvements and troubleshooting of material flow inconsistencies across the production and packaging interface.

SAP, MMIS and Planning & Scheduling

Maintenance master data, spare-parts governance, inventory visibility, planning routines and Progressive Maintenance standards used to prevent repeated failures and improve maintenance execution.

Progressive Maintenance and IWS routines

Breakdown elimination, technician training, skill matrices, daily management systems, cleaning routines, quality discipline and operating standards connecting equipment reliability with business performance.

Technical systems I worked with

Across different roles at P&G, I worked with mechanical, fluid, material-handling, maintenance and operations systems. My experience ranged from hands-on troubleshooting of pumps, transmissions and dosing equipment to SAP-based maintenance systems, technician capability development and daily operations routines.


Powder dosing systems

K-Tron belt feeders, single-screw feeders and twin-screw feeders used for powder admix additions. Work included sampling, SPAN calibration, dosing accuracy checks and troubleshooting of formula imbalance indicators.

Liquid dosing and perfume changeovers

Food-grade liquid pump systems used for liquid additions and product changeovers. Work included pump replacement, component inspection, spare-parts identification and operational readiness for formula trials.

Material Utilization and inventory tracking

End-to-end tracking of raw material receiving, physical inventories, SAP movements, dosing consumption, scrap reuse and finished product output. Built practical Excel-based tools, logs and routines to reconcile the physical process with SAP.

High-pressure slurry spraying

URACA KD825 high-pressure pump system operating around 60–80 bar, including pressure lines, valves, pneumatic actuators, pressure instrumentation and tungsten-carbide nozzles. Work included major maintenance, leakage analysis, cavitation diagnosis and abrasive-wear troubleshooting.

Positive-displacement booster pumps

Viking gear pump systems feeding the high-pressure process. Work included wear analysis, internal clearance understanding, pressure stability troubleshooting, and maintenance strategy definition for critical wear components.

Process fans and transmission systems

Large process fans driven by high-power motors, V-belt transmissions and flexible jaw couplings. Work included pulley alignment, shaft alignment, belt tensioning standards and elimination of misalignment-related failures.

Conveyors and material handling

Powder transport, finished product handling, belt cleaning, scraper selection, belt-splicing improvements and troubleshooting of material flow inconsistencies across the production and packaging interface.

SAP, MMIS and Planning & Scheduling

Maintenance master data, spare-parts governance, inventory visibility, planning routines and Progressive Maintenance standards used to prevent repeated failures and improve maintenance execution.

Progressive Maintenance and IWS routines

Breakdown elimination, technician training, skill matrices, daily management systems, cleaning routines, quality discipline and operating standards connecting equipment reliability with business performance.

What this experience demonstrates

What this experience demonstrates

Industrial hardware troubleshooting · Manufacturing-system thinking · Root-cause analysis · Maintenance strategy · High-pressure fluid systems · Powder dosing and material flow · SAP and maintenance master data · Progressive Maintenance and IWS · Technician training and capability building · Operations leadership at scale · Data-driven daily execution · Connecting machine-level problems to business results

From machines to systems

P&G taught me how to connect hands-on engineering with large-scale manufacturing performance. I learned to move from a failed pump, misaligned transmission or inaccurate dosing system to the operating standards, SAP data, maintenance routines, technician capability and leadership systems required to prevent the same problem from returning. That system-level perspective is now one of the strongest foundations of my engineering work.