Šimon Chudy

Helping people to work smarter 💡

Prague, Czechia

About

Manufacturing leader using both the humanities and the technical fields together with an aim on creating lasting change. Believing in hard work attitude, discipline and that there is always a smarter way how to do things.

Experience

  • Parker Hannifin (3 yrs 11 mos)
    • Value Stream Manager
      Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos

      Leading two separate value streams for sealing production with full responsibility for P&L (rubber seals and composite seals - metal, rubber, plastic, 2K) - Owning end-to-end value stream performance (SQDCP: safety, quality, delivery, cost, people) - Directly responsible for production, engineering (process and project), planning, customer service and quality - Managing Industrial and Automotive customer portfolios

    • Lean Manager
      Aug 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

      Restarting Lean system in non-automotive production plant after couple of years of stagnation - Creating and implementing Lean strategy for 5 value streams, logistics, packaging and inspection - Facilitating Kaizen workshops on the shop-floor (3-5 days) across all European manufacturing plants - Leading improvement & change projects with cross-functional and cross-plant teams - Actively collaborating on digital transformation (OEE, Power BI, digital data collection, Power Apps, RPAs, ...)

  • Interim Manager at Remoska
    Sep 2021 - Aug 2022 · 1 yr

    Project based contract to support the construction of a new production plant in Koprivnice. - company transformation from “start-up system” to “lean & data driven system” (includes digitalisation) - responsible for launching a new technology (semi-automatic production lines) and warehouse systems - designing layouts, processes and standards in production & logistics - building new company structure, which will help the company in transformation (setting responsibilities, couching, hiring,…)

  • Eberspächer Group (3 yrs 6 mos)
    • Continuous Improvement Manager
      Oct 2018 - Dec 2021 · 3 yrs 3 mos

      Leading cross-functional teams across the manufacturing plant with one clear goal - help people work smarter and more efficiently. And therefore making their life easier. - development and implementation of Lean strategy - transformation of internal logistics (line feeding system, warehouse layout, WIP management, ...) - leading Kaizen workshops on the shop-floor in Czech Republic and also in external sites in Portugal, Romania, Germany, … - educating supervisors and engineers in lean principles - setting up manufacturing KPIs: OEE (overall equipment effectiveness), PPH (parts per hour per person), VA ratio (% of value added time from lead time), ...

    • Continuous Improvement Specialist
      Jul 2018 - Sep 2018 · 3 mos

      Intensive training (theory and practice) in “best practice” plant. - TPS, Kaizen philosophy, TPM, SQCDP, industrial engineering, quality, logistics - safety & ergonomics basics - communication structure, leadership, change management

  • Sledování osobních cílů at Career Break
    Oct 2017 - Jun 2018 · 9 mos

  • Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (Prague, Czech Republic)
    • Maintenance Specialist
      Jan 2017 - Sep 2017 · 9 mos

      Responsible for technical condition of a production unit. - executing technical projects: semi-annual overhauls, upgrading production equipment & machines, launching new technologies - restarting improvements memo system - implementing statistical process control (SPC) - leader for CZ & SK trainees' group, organising activities with a focus on increasing value of trainees

    • Management Trainee
      Jan 2016 - Dec 2016 · 1 yr

      Trainee is prepared for a leading position in the manufacturing plant. - program is based on rotations i.e. participating on specific projects in key departments - each rotation is closed by a presentation of achieved results in front of the top management team - completed department rotations: Technical Procurement (+ spare parts management), Production, Engineering & Launch, Planning, Quality Control & Assurance, Continuous Improvement, Maintenance