Carlo M.

Senior Engineer at Toyota Motor Europe | Lean Manufacturing Implementation | Quality Improvement Lead

Brussels Metropolitan Area

About

Passionate engineer, strongly fascinated by manufacturing and innovative technologies, I love interacting with people, sharing ideas and being challenged by new tasks. Punctual problem solver and always customer oriented, I am currently focused on production engineering and manufacturing excellence, delivering improvements on a constant basis to support the increasing requirements of my customers. Notably interested in photography, fitness and travelling.

Experience

  • Toyota Motor Europe (Full-time · 7 yrs 9 mos)
    • Supplier Manufacturing Development - Senior Engineer
      Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs

      Purchasing Division - Engineering Section Business Development Activities: - Coordination of manufacturing cost reduction activities throughout the EU supplier base via application of Toyota Production System (TPS) principles. - Lead regular shopfloor workshops with selected suppliers to deliver plant-wide operational excellence. Business Support Activities: - Define and coordinate EU suppliers quality improvement strategy between Purchasing and Quality Divisions - Coordinate deployment of standardized Shopfloor Management Audits across EU supplier base - Promote deployment of Recurrence Prevention activities within PUR and EU Suppliers - Provide ad-hoc support in case of supply chain crisis (Capacity / Quality / Delivery) Member Development Activities: - Develop and give internal trainings on TPS skills to coach Purchasing member and improve their capabilities

    • Supplier Manufacturing Development Engineer
      Feb 2022 - Jul 2022 · 6 mos

      Purchasing Division - Engineering Section Business Development Activities: - Cost reduction activities throughout the EU supplier base by application of Toyota Production System (TPS) principles during regular shopfloor workshops Business Support Activities: - Quality improvement of EU supplier base by coordination of activities between Purchasing and Quality Divisions - Promote deployment of Recurrence Prevention activities within PUR and EU Suppliers - Provide ad-hoc support in case of supply chain crisis (Capacity / Quality / Delivery) Member Development Activities: - Develop and give internal trainings on TPS skills to coach Purchasing member and improve their capabilities

    • Supplier Production Management Engineer
      Mar 2020 - Feb 2022 · 2 yrs

      Purchasing Division - Engineering Section • Responsible for Electronics Parts (ADAS, HVAC Systems, ECUs, Switches) • Managing production preparation activities for Electronic parts related to Future Vehicle Projects from Sourcing phase to Product Development and into Start of Production. • Lead the production preparation team composed by Design, Quality & Logistics members from Toyota and Suppliers, ensuring milestones are met on-time and leading to the successful introduction of the parts into mass production. • Early identification of critical risks / problems, proposing preventive / corrective actions and ensuring their follow-up. • The role also involves use of Toyota Production System tools to lead and promote improvements of supplier's Production / Quality / Delivery performances via regular on-site workshops. Models Followed: - Corolla 2019 SOP - Yaris 2020 SOP - CHR MY2021 SOP - Yaris-X 2022 SOP - Aygo-X 2022 SOP

  • Graduate Thesis Intern at FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
    Oct 2017 - 2018 · 4 mos

    Master Thesis on "Mechanical Characterization and Post-Process Heat Treatments of Selectively Laser Melted AlSi10Mg" Developed with the joint support of FCA's Automotive Research and Development Centre (ARDC), Windsor, Canada, and of FCA's Centro Ricerche Fiat (CRF), Orbassano, Italy