Apostolos Sakellariou

Driving Industrial Projects & Cross-functional Collaboration | Engineer & Project Coordinator at Frigoglass

Greece

About

Results-driven Industrialization Engineer with a strategic mindset and a growing focus on leadership and team coordination. At Frigoglass, I lead cross-functional projects from concept to execution, ensuring alignment between technical teams and business goals. I bring clarity to complex processes, foster accountability, and build strong collaborative environments. My leadership style is grounded in empathy, structured thinking, and a calm, solution-oriented approach. I believe in the power of positive communication and continuous development—both of people and processes.

Experience

  • Group Industrialization Engineering Engineer | Head Office at Frigoglass
    Oct 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 9 mos

    ✨ Summary: Results-driven Industrialization Engineering Engineer with a proven track record in project management, cost optimization, and product development. Adept at coordinating cross-functional teams and implementing innovative solutions to enhance manufacturing processes. Experienced in a multinational environment, contributing to the success of major projects, including a €55-60 million plant rebuild in Romania. 🚀 Key Responsibilities and Achievements: Project Management: Participated in project planning, ensuring the timely completion of tasks and milestones. Successfully managed the implementation of multiple injection molds, simplifying the assembly process. Orchestrated the end-to-end project management for injection mold development, collaborating seamlessly with diverse teams, including design, marketing, finance, materials planning, quality, and logistics. Product Design and Cost Optimization: Actively involved in co-engineering, optimizing designs, and minimizing cost of goods while adhering to quality standards. Calculated the Total Cost of Goods (BOM + labor) and managed project costs (investments + expenses). Innovation and Prototyping: Organized and participated in business trips to the Romania plant for on-site prototyping and pilot production of upcoming B-rated products for commercialization. Evaluated suppliers, processes, and materials to introduce innovative engineering materials for commercial cooler design. Global Collaboration: Ensured effective communication with plants globally, suppliers, and cross-functional teams. Provided coaching and direct support to manufacturing plants, resolving technical issues. Lean Six Sigma: Led and participated in various Lean projects, such as improving air consumption from rivet tools over than 50% by tailoring the needs per position. Spearheaded Lean Six Sigma initiatives to optimize operational efficiency, through meticulous customization based on position-specific requirements.

  • El Pack Group (Patras, Greece)
    • Quality Control Engineer
      Jun 2018 - Sep 2021 · 3 yrs 4 mos

      • Inspection and control of the production process. • Managing a team up to 20 production operators and assistants. • Perform physical analysis of semi-finished goods and finished products. • Cooperation with production department for the implementation of production procedures according to standards and specifications. • Participation in quality projects for improving quality control processes and methodology development. • Training new employees and production workers. • Internal audits. • Wrote protocols, qualification documents, test plans and test reports for quality assurance purposes. • Oversee and review the business key performance indicators (kpi). • Implementation of new features into ERP.

    • Assistant Operator
      Sep 2017 - May 2018 · 9 mos

      • Monitored operations to spot and report on issues for quick resolution. • Extended life of equipment and maintained consistent performance with regular cleaning, lubrication and basic maintenance. • Kept plant areas clean and ready for inspections to maintain high audit and compliance scores.

  • Mechanical Engineering Intern at Christopoulos Energy
    Nov 2015 - Mar 2016 · 5 mos

    • Energy performance certificates publication

  • Customer Service at Petrakis Ecclesiastical fabrics
    Sep 2010 - Sep 2015 · 5 yrs 1 mo

    • Supported customer needs by fielding diverse questions about issues such as available merchandise, current prices and upcoming company changes. • Maintained customer happiness with forward-thinking strategies focused on addressing customer needs and resolving concerns.