Germany
Leading Engineering, Maintenance, Facility Management and Technology departments with a strong focus on operational excellence and continuous improvement. Successfully driving strategic initiatives to enhance efficiency, reduce costs and optimize performance while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation and accountability. Key contributions: - Implementation of TPM and tiered reporting structures to improve efficiency and strive for excellence - Development of KPIs and dashboards for data-driven decision-making - Upskilling of teams through targeted training programs and process optimization - Strategic outsourcing and cost-saving initiatives in maintenance and facility management - Successful industrialization of new packaging technologies and large-scale projects Committed to driving impactful change, aligning strategies with business goals and delivering measurable results.
My tasks: • Responsible for the Manufacturing Engineering in Europe • Leading the set-up of a new greenfield factory in northern Poland • Supporting the organization set-up in Europe • Acting head of Production • Leading and developing of direct reports • Responsible for operational and strategical budget planning My achievements: • Successful realization of a greenfield factory • Successful award for high- and medium volume projects • Successful recruiting of professional and manager resources
My tasks: • Manager of industrial engineering, program management and plant maintenance for new seating product launches in Besigheim • Responsible for the Change Management for all serial production changes • Led and developed Industry 4.0 strategy of plant • Led and developed direct reports • Responsible for operational and strategical budget planning My achievements: • Drove improvement activities of production processes in cooperation with external and internal stakeholder amongst others the realization of a digital twin for the production area • Realization of plant shutdown and -restart during the Corona pandemic
My tasks: • Global technical project manager of production process development for new cooling fan module launches and relocations in USMCA, South-Africa and Asia-Pacific • Led and realized cost optimization projects • Implemented company and industrial standards My achievements: • Successful launch of a new product introduction worldwide • Cost saving of by implementing standardized procedures in planning, purchasing and verifying new production equipment
My tasks: • Division manager of production process development for all production locations in China • Responsible for industrialization of all New Product introductions, relocation- and extension projects on time and within the budget for all thermal products in China • Led and developed Industry 4.0 strategy of SMTS in terms of Smart Manufacturing. Drove improvement activities of production processes to increase the efficiency and reduce the costs • Set-up, Led and developed team organization in China • Responsible for operational and strategical budget planning • Champion for Process Standardization of MAHLE Behr Production System for the region Asia-Pacific My achievements: • Material flow optimization of a charge air cooler production factory in Shanghai: ‒ Reduced production pass-through time ‒ Reduced FTE's ‒ Eliminated of WIP ‒ Reduced shop floor space • Realization of an E-Kanban system for material preparation in workshop including an autonomous delivery system with AGV’s • Realization of a paperless shop floor through digitalization and visualization of all needed information • Successful establishment of an operation organization structure in China
My tasks: • Subsection supervisor of production process development for new HVAC heat exchanger product launches in Shanghai, China • Responsible for industrialization of all New Product introductions, relocation- and extension projects on time and within the budget for AC heat exchangers • Led and developed direct reports My achievements: • Implementation of MTM as time measuring method and basis for production time management • Support realization of new greenfield factory launches in Shenyang, Chengdu and Wuhan, China