Pawel Wojtas

Operations Manager | Lean & Operational Excellence in Manufacturing | Modern Leadership | 14+ Years in Industry | MBA + M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering | 130+ Employees

Berlin Metropolitan Area

About

For more than 14 years, I have shaped industrial production — from Plant Engineer focused on shift performance and waste reduction to Operations Manager today, with responsibility for around 130 people in an internationally operating company. What drives me is the conviction that operational excellence is not an end in itself, but the foundation for a future-ready production. Three themes run through my work: Operational Excellence. Lean manufacturing, KPI steering, structured problem solving. Improve what already runs before stacking new things on top — that's the base everything else rests on. Digitalization. Process optimization through ERP, data-driven shift and maintenance steering, alignment of standards across international plants. Certified in "Process Optimization in the Context of Digitalization." Modern Leadership. Certificates in Systemic Leadership and "Develop Your Coaching Skills as a Leader" — because the people on the shop floor matter to me at least as much as the equipment. My background: M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering and MBA in General Management (HTW Berlin), an International Business semester at Ramkhamhaeng University in Bangkok, continuous industry experience in Berlin (Eurofoil/Novelis, now Nissha Metallizing Solutions). Bilingual German/Polish, English in international corporate work, currently learning Chinese. Beyond the day-to-day, I follow China's industrial and technological development with active interest — from manufacturing innovation and automation to energy and mobility. Learning the language is part of engaging with that ecosystem more directly. If you are working on industrial transformation — at the intersection of Lean, digitalization, and modern leadership — or simply looking to exchange experiences with fellow operations leaders, I'd be glad to connect.

Experience

  • Nissha Metallizing Solutions (Full-time · 6 yrs 3 mos)
    • Operations Manager
      Aug 2023 - Present · 3 yrs

    • Production Manager
      Mar 2021 - Aug 2023 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      Responsible for 100 employees •Responsible for production, planning, process engineering and shipping •Reporting KPIs to Site manager •Cooperation with other international production plants (Nissha Metallizing Solutions) to improve production, planning and maintenance

    • Plant Engineer
      May 2020 - Mar 2021 · 11 mos

      •Preparation and evaluation of the shift performance and waste key figures •Preparation, implementation and evaluation of continuous improvement sessions •Development and implementation of actions with the machine operators, maintenance and production management •Implementation of projects to improve shift performance and waste metrics •Reporting shift performance and waste metrics to operations manager

  • Plant Engineer at EUROFOIL Paper Coating GmbH (formerly Novelis)
    Nov 2011 - May 2020 · 8 yrs 7 mos

    •Preparation and evaluation of the shift performance and waste key figures •Preparation, implementation and evaluation of continuous improvement sessions •Development and implementation of actions with the machine operators, maintenance and production management •Implementation of projects to improve shift performance and waste metrics •Reporting shift performance and waste metrics to operations manager

  • Anfertigung Bachelorthesis at Hansgrohe Group
    Nov 2008 - Aug 2009 · 10 mos

    Anfertigung der Bachelorthesis in der Abteilung Technologie