Expert Portrait: Pedro Carreira
Pedro Carreira has been the plant manager of the Continental plant in Lousado (Portugal) since September 2013 and can look back on more than 34 years of experience at the company. After obtaining a degree in chemical engineering, he began his career as a trainee and became a production manager in 2003. In the following years, he held various management positions, including innovation and quality manager. Two international assignments followed: he was greenfield project manager in Camacari (Brazil), where he was instrumental in the construction of the plant and was subsequently appointed plant manager after the start of production. Following this, he became the plant manager of the Continental tire plant in Timisoara (Romania). As plant manager in Lousado, he played a key role in the start of agricultural tire production.
In his current role, Pedro Carreira is responsible for the overall management of the Continental Lousado plant. His key tasks include continuously optimizing production processes, ensuring the highest quality and safety standards and promoting sustainability and digital transformation at the location.
Focus topics:
- Management and organization of production sites: Pedro Carreira knows the challenges and best practices in managing large production sites.
- Sustainability at the Lousado plant: He can provide insights into how Lousado has become one of Continental’s front runners in terms of sustainability through the use of state-of-the-art, environmentally friendly technologies and processes.
- Digital Transformation: He can talk about the role of digital transformation in manufacturing and the importance of sustainable practices in tire manufacturing, including the adoption of green processes.
Quotes for your reporting:
- Management: “The successful management of a large production facility requires constant optimization and adaptation. This is the only way we can ensure our efficiency and quality while keeping an eye on the needs of employees and customers.”
- Sustainability: “Our plant in Lousado sets standards in terms of sustainability. We integrate state-of-the-art, environmentally friendly technologies that significantly reduce our ecological footprint.”
- Digital transformation: “Digital transformation is key to optimizing our production processes, driving sustainable practices in tire manufacturing and thus effectively introducing environmentally friendly practices.”