Lodewijk van der Hulst

Business Process Improvement Manager / Confidential Counsellor (vertrouwenspersoon)

Veldhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

About

My experience is characterized by the constant need to improve organizations, processes and people, by making them more efficient and lift them to a qualitative higher level in projects or operational excellence. I strongly believe that the development of people and processes never stops, but evolves into an open innovative structure that enables optimal cooperation. I have a consultative and coaching role where I quickly analyze and clearly communicate at all levels. I develop organizations with continuous improvements in the fields of project management, operations management and business processes by means of project management (PMI) and improvement tools such as Kaizen, Makigami, Value Stream Mapping, Six Sigma. I have extended experience as confidential counsellor where I coach and advise people with confidential matters. When people need support in difficult situations that they cannot handle themselves, they can ask me to support them in a honest way. It's a very grateful job to do, helping people with their next steps.

Experience

  • Schunk Xycarb Technology (11 yrs 11 mos)
    • Business Process Improvement Manager
      Apr 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

      Initiating Business Process Improvements Roadmap Portfolio's: CAPA process, NPI process, flexibility product routings, HR processes, procurement authorisation, facility ticket management, BIM (Building Information Modelling) management

    • Capex Project Manager
      Apr 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

      Management CAPEX projects in the fields of safety, business continuity, extension, sustainability. Strategic masterplan site layout towards 2030 regarding business forecast, production capacity, optimized lean flow, automation, cleanroom requirements, ESH regulations.

    • Confidential counselor
      Mar 2015 - Present · 11 yrs 5 mos

      My role is supporting colleagues with matters where they want to talk about confidential. Listening and consulting colleagues in difficult situations. Comply to health and safety law PSA (Psycho Sociale Arbeidsbelasting). All kind of matters in the field of discrimination, intimidation, sexual intimidation, aggression, violence, mobbing, integrity conflicts, (too much) work pressure, stress, conflicts.

  • VDL Enabling Technologies Group (ETG) ()
    • Project Leader New Product Introduction
      Sep 2013 - Apr 2014 · 8 mos

      Project management New Product Introduction (NPI) into operations and supply chain of ASML NXT 3 burl plate (industrialization) Implementation and breakthrough of control plans (SPC) for all internal and external suppliers Risk management by process FMEA’s Proto and pilot realization, preparing release for volume

    • Manufacturing Engineer
      Apr 2013 - Aug 2013 · 5 mos

      New Product Introduction (NPI) into operations and supply chain of ASML QXE 450 project. Responsible for industrialization of the production process: Project management qualification and assembly tools projects for design verification and production qualification, Manufacturing requirements in the design process (Design For Assembly), Risk management by process FMEA’s Proto and pilot realization, preparing release for volume

  • Manager Planning Office at ATD Machinery
    Sep 2011 - May 2012 · 9 mos

    ATD is an innovative designer and builder of machines and production lines for packing and handling of a variety of products. Reponsible for Supply Chain in a project organization. Managing the departments production engineering, purchasing and warehouse. Responsible for the total supply chain. Development and implementation KPI’s for management accounting. Implementation and modification of ERP systems

  • (Interim) Projectmanager at AGIO Cigars / ATD Machinery
    May 2010 - Aug 2011 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Projectmanagement to improve financial and time control for the workload of ATD Machinery projects and to improve the project organisation structurally. Learning and coaching people how to work with project management tools. Development and implementation of project organisation. Project management of production machines and production lines for the cigar industry and other industries e.g. pharmaceutical applications. Implementation WCM & WCL (World Class Manufacturing & World Class Leadership). Development and implementation project management accounting.

  • DAF Trucks (11 yrs 1 mo)
    • Project manager operations
      Mar 2004 - Jul 2009 · 5 yrs 5 mos

      Projectmanagement of new product introductions for manufacturing plants. Management and control of project budgets for operations. Creation and control of manufacturing requirements for Research & Development. Planning, control and sign off materials supply for new developed trucks. Create decision documents for the project board and plant managers. Reporting KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) projects to director operations, project manager and management teams manufacturing plants. Continuous improvement PCP (Product Creation Process) by e.g. design reviews, procedures. Implementation PCP (Product Creation Process) for operations, 3PO (Product Project Plans Operations) for control of project activities and risk management. Design For Six Sigma, Risk analysis (product & process FMEA), Design For Assembly

    • Groupleader production engineering
      Jul 1998 - Feb 2004 · 5 yrs 8 mos

      Management of 20 FTE (senior) production engineers and quality engineers. Operational support, instructions and standards related to KPI’s: Safety, Quality, Truck hours, delivery reliability. Implementation new system for standard times for assembly activities (preparation). Preparation new product introductions, including simultaneous engineering in cooperation with Research & Development. Project leader implementations of new diagnosis system for vehicle electronics. Line balancing standard times assembly by decrease of variability at workstations. Quality assurance safety critical assemblies. Several Six Sigma projects.