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José Filho: production operator

Unlike many professionals who move away from their homes to search for opportunities and better life standards in regions like South and Southeast, the North was chosen and the ‘open door’ for José Filho´s career, Imerys employee. Northeastern coming from the state of Piauí, the production operator that works in the mining company processing plant, located in Barcarena (Pará), found in Imerys and in Pará the opportunity of his lifetime.

Married for 12 years and father of a girl, the Piauí natural has worked in the company since 2005 and started his career as production assistant. Acknowledged by the colleagues as someone that is an example to be followed in his work environment, before coming to Imerys, José managed to get experience in other companies from the field. He has already worked in a company linked to cement production.

For the operator, more than a workplace, Imerys is a learning space. ‘For me, Imerys is a school. Everything I know about kaolin and about my work I learned here. The company gave me the opportunity to grow professionally and I am very grateful for my work’, José said.

Michelle Teixeira – Process Coordinator

Mining became part of Michelle Teixeira´s life at 35 years of age, still pretty young. Inspired by her father, that worked in a mining company in the state of Goiás, she was fascinated by the field pace. However, it was in Industrial Chemistry college that mining actually became part of her life.

After working in some companies, Michelle arrived three years ago at CMOC International Brasil, more precisely in Copebras, the company phosphate operation, in Catalão, Goiás countryside. She worked as process analyst, and for three months, she was promoted to Process Coordinator, and she leads, directly, a six-person team, all men. Her duties include process indicator follow-up and operation technical support, very important to trigger the company phosphate production, and she is also engaged in different company relevant projects.

Married and mother of a six year-old daughter, Michelle still reconciles motherhood and studies. She took MBA in Quality Management, she is an ore treatment expert at Universidade Federal de Goiás – UFG, and she currently attends a masters course in Mineral Technology, at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.