Gert Jan ten Brinke

Managing Director

Hellendoorn, Overijssel, Netherlands

About

Executive Manager with broad 20+ years experience through various positions within Operations, New Product Development, Offshore Engineering, Lean Manufacturing and Logistics, Sales, Maintenance and Services. Specialities: Operations Management, (Lean) Manufacturing; Logistics,

Experience

  • Managing Director at KALTENBACH B.V. | GIETART
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

    KALTENBACH is one of the leading companies in high-quality steel processing and conservation equipment, worldwide. Sawing, drilling, thermal cutting, shot blasting or painting - working with steel means creating for the future.

  • Director International Operations at 247TailorSteel
    Feb 2024 - Jan 2025 · 1 yr

    247TailorSteel supplies customized laser-cut sheet and tube material with a highly digitalized process that is supported by AI. Thousands of customers have taken advantage of the 247TailorSteel portal, Sophia®, to order customized laser-cut (and bended) sheets and tubes online. Our machines operate 24 hours per day, 7 days per week out of six locations; Varsseveld (NL), Oud Gastel (NL), Oyten (GER), Hilden (GER), Langenau (GER) and Hooglede (BE).

  • CEO Netherlands & Belgium at Aebi Schmidt Nederland B.V.
    Aug 2022 - Feb 2024 · 1 yr 7 mos

    The Aebi Schmidt Group is a global leader in intelligent solutions for customers who care for clean and safe infrastructure and cultivate challenging grounds.

  • Interim Operations Manager at Resato Waterjet Technology
    Mar 2022 - Aug 2022 · 6 mos

    Resato is a Dutch supplier of smart high pressure solutions with the aim of increasing the productivity of its customers worldwide. Our product range includes Waterjet Cutting Systems.

  • Brinks Metaalbewerking BV (4 yrs 2 mos)
    • Managing Director
      Dec 2019 - Dec 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      Brinks Metaalbewerking is one of Europe's most esteemed suppliers of hydraulic manifolds and other high-end machined metal parts for the automotive industry among others. A specialist in machining operations such as drilling, milling and turning, thermal deburring and cleaning in batch sizes from 100 to 100,000 pieces.

    • Operations Manager
      Nov 2017 - Dec 2019 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      Responsible for managing Brink's operations in an effective and efficient way, while striving for continuous improvement in meeting all stakeholders demands.