Tobias Kappel

Head of value stream plastic and component assembly at Dishwasher Factory Dillingen

Dillingen an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany

About

Experience

  • BSH Home Appliances Group (Full-time · 7 yrs 6 mos)
    • Head of value stream plastic and component assembly at Dishwasher Factory Dillingen
      Dec 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

      - Responsibility for a prodction area with around 300 employees - Fully automated as well as manual production areas including spare part commissioning - Responsibility for safety, quality, delivery quantity and budget planning - Driving continuous improvemnt based on the Bosch Production System tool set

    • Global Process Owner Appliance Testing and Programming
      Jan 2019 - Dec 2022 · 4 yrs

      - Responsible for MAE for appliance testing and programming across six factories - Managing of know-how, standards, new features and equipment within the global network - MAE aquisition and installation - Close cooperation with our factories, global IT, development, quality department and supply chain

  • Knorr-Bremse Systeme für Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH (3 yrs 11 mos)
    • Specialist Industrie 4.0 - Production Rail
      Mar 2018 - Dec 2018 · 10 mos

      - Project management for the implementation of an "IoT-Plattform" at KB Rail - Coordination of standardization activities for IT-applications in the production environment - Coordination and management of "User Groups" in the context of Digitalization and Production IT - Management and coordination of projects for further developments of production processes, especially in the context of Digitalization / Industrie 4.0 - Identification and realization of projects in the context of Industrie 4.0 - Guidance / project management for the evaluation, the development and the implementation of new (digital) production technologies - Coordination and promotion of activities in the area of additive manufacturing (3D printing) at KB Rail - Evaluation of long-term technology strategies in the context of digitalization - Support, promotion and project management of the "Industrie 4.0 program" - Selection, preparation, implementation and evaluation of specifit Industrie 4.0 pilot applications and projects - Technology scouting, standardization and implementation in cooperation with technology expert departments (machining, assembly etc.)

    • Specialist Operations Development - Industrial Engineering
      Jun 2017 - Feb 2018 · 9 mos

      - Management and coordination of projects for further development of production processes, especially in context of digitalisation / Industry 4.0 - Identification, tracking and implementation of projects for standardization of production technologies - Project management in the context of analysing, development, structure and relocation of production steps within the company - Monitoring of long-term technology strategies, including make-or-buy strategies for production processes - Coordination and leadership of user groups, which are linked to production, across Europe - Project management in the context of the Industry 4.0 programm / digitalisation

    • Project Steering Engineer - Operations
      Feb 2015 - May 2017 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      - Sub-project management of national and international projects within the field of operations at Center of Competence Brake Control - Controlling of selected projects and coordinating of involved departments across various locations - Controlling of agreed project schedule milestones - Project-forecast - Special evaluations for project-specific problems / questions (mainly SAP based) - Central support function for localization projects within CoC Brake Control

  • Master Thesis Student at Knorr-Bremse Systeme für Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH
    May 2014 - Oct 2014 · 6 mos

    Topic of Master Thesis: Concept for leveled line-feeding for small-series and make-to-order manufacturing

  • Student Research Assistant at TU München
    Oct 2011 - Feb 2014 · 2 yrs 5 mos

    CAD tutor / Support for student online plattform / Support in creating drawings / Check of drawings

  • BSH Home Appliances Group (Dillingen)
    • Industrial mechanic
      Jul 2007 - Sep 2007 · 3 mos

      Maintenance of plastic injection molding tools

    • Apprenticeship industrial mechanic
      Sep 2004 - Jul 2007 · 2 yrs 11 mos