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Jovelino Soki
Luanda,Angola
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Proficient Chemical Engineer with expertise in production operations and continuous improvement. Specializes in root cause analysis, equipment efficiency, and KPI tracking. Focused on enhancing quality, minimizing waste, and optimizing operational performance. Demonstrates strong leadership in team dynamics, performance monitoring, and problem-solving while committed to improving OEE and ensuring GMP compliance.
Overview
4
4
Languages
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Chemical Engineer/Operational Excellence Engineer
Webcor Group
Luanda, Luanda
01.2024 - Current
- Supervised and managed all production operations together with the Production Planner and Controller (PPC), ensuring efficiency, quality and meeting production targets.
- Implemented and monitored performance indicators (KPIs) to drive enhancements in production efficiency by focusing on Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), quality, maintenance, safety, environment, and logistics.
- Promoted process optimization, waste reduction, reprocessing and maximization of profitability. Ensure strict compliance with safety, environmental and quality and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
- Lead, motivate and develop operations teams, promoting a culture of safety, operational excellence and continuous improvement.
- Meet weekly with the Production, Quality, Maintenance and Logistics Managers to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Supported initiatives to enhance equipment operating efficiency through strategic updates.
- Coordinated maintenance activities for production lines alongside the Maintenance Planner and Controller-MPC.
- Calculated and analyzed Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) and Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) metrics with the Maintenance Planner and Controller to identify reliability improvements.
- Applied quality control checks to support product consistency and reliability.
- Reviewed experiment data, tracked process performance, and identified improvement areas.
- Presented the performance indicators to the General Directorate monthly
Lab Technician
Top Tech Paints
Luanda, Luanda
08.2022 - 12.2023
- Measured viscosity with a viscometer to maintain product consistency.
- Checked pH levels with a calibrated meter to ensure solution balance.
- Evaluated adhesion properties through standardized testing methods to ensure material performance.
- Assessed brightness using a colorimeter to verify product quality.
- Measured color and chromatic coordinates using a spectrophotometer to ensure color accuracy.
- Evaluated abrasion resistance through standardized tests to ensure durability of materials.
- Monitored storage stability by regularly inspecting samples for changes over time.
Laboratory Technician
SODIBA (Society for the Distribution of Beverages in Angola)
Luanda, Luanda
08.2020 - 08.2022
- Collected water samples from treatment and finished beer on the filling line for physical-chemical and microbiological analysis to maintain product quality.
- Monitored CO2, dissolved O2, and total O2 levels in beer during production to ensure proper fermentation.
- Monitored pasteurization temperature and unit from the pasteurizer panel and RedPost to verify effective pasteurization process.
- Checked caustic soda carryover in bottles from washer to ensure compliance with safety standards.
- Ensured compliance with safety standards by verifying caustic soda levels in bottle washer tanks.
- Perform batch checks for product validation date, choker label, go/no-go test, and pallet status.
Education
MBA - Industrial Lidership
08-2026
Capstone Projects:
- Digitization of step 3 of autonomous lubrication.
Professional Development Courses:
- Leadership
- ESG
- Technology & Digital Transformation
- Business Strategy
- Operational Excellence
- Corporate Finance
- Quality Management
- Project Management
Bachelor's Degree - Chemical Engineering
10-2019
Professional Development Courses:
- Transport phenomena
- Instrumentation and process control
- Fluid mechanics
- Unit operations
- Industrial processes
- Reactor calculations
- Projects
- Analytical chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Materials strength
- Simulation of industrial processes
- Thermodynamics for Chemical Engineering
Capstone Projects:
- Energy production and biofertilizer from cattle manure
Skills
- Chemical plant operations
- Chemical processes
- Process control
- Quality control
- Operational efficiency
- Process optimization
- KPI management
- Production planning
- Reliability engineering
- Root cause analysis
- Operating procedure design
- Team leadership
- Lean manufacturing
- Operational excellence
Languages
Portuguese
Native
Native
English
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Spanish
Elementary (A2)
A2
French
Beginner (A1)
A1
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Certification
- [Root Cause Analysis], [Mein Institute] - [40 hours]
Accomplishments
Efficiency in internal communication and standardization of 50% of the operational process.
Organization and easy access for the team to documents related to production processes in the shared folder.
Reduction in machine unavailability due to reel and product change by applying root cause analysis (RCA) methodology, Kaizen, and SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Die): Monthly average of 5.50% in 2024 to 2.3% in 2025.
Reduction of reprocess loss using the ACR and FMEA methodology: Monthly average of 1.1% in 2024 to 0.4% in 2025.
Reduction of scrap loss using the ACR and FMEA methodology: Monthly average of 3.53% in 2024 to 1.46% in 2025.
Reduction of waste loss using the ACR methodology, Kaizen, and Lean Manufacturing: Monthly average of 0.89% in 2024 to 0.70% in 2025.
Reduction of time spent searching for work tools, checklists, and other documents in the production line, spare parts warehouse, and maintenance workshop from an average of 15 minutes to 1 minute using the 5S methodology.
Significant increase in the OEE performance indicator (Overall Equipment Efficiency of the line/Plant): Monthly average of 68.1% in 2024 to 75% in 2025. Decrease in customer complaints and product returns with a monthly average of 0.56% in 2024 to 0.01% on average in 2025.
Interests
International career
Working with people from different cultures
Grow professionally
Software
SQL Developer/Oracle
Python Program
Microsoft office
Power BI
Aspen Simulation
Additional Information
Jovelino Soki, Chemical Engineer, Married and father of two kids.
Timeline
Chemical Engineer/Operational Excellence Engineer - Webcor Group
01.2024 - Current
Lab Technician - Top Tech Paints
08.2022 - 12.2023
Laboratory Technician - SODIBA (Society for the Distribution of Beverages in Angola)
08.2020 - 08.2022
ISPTEC - MBA, Industrial Lidership
ISPTEC - Bachelor's Degree, Chemical Engineering