Considering that companies are concerned with sustainable management in their production
processes, it ir of importance to check the production processes in a metalworking industry, with
an emphasis on the cleaner production process as a tool in business decision making. In this paper
we propose the suggestion of a system of contínuos improvement using the cleaner production in
the machinery departamento in a metalworking industry that produces agricultural implements in
the north of Rio Grande do Sul. The participant observation method for the description of
production processes with semi-structured interviews, with contente analysis as results. The use of
this tool was satisfactory, since there was decrease of componentes in the production as raw
material, and improvement in the productive processes. It should be noted that cleaner production
generates savings in manufacturing processes, eliminating waste such as raw materials, waste,
water and energy, generating financial and sustainable returns to companies
