Tim Burghardt

Head of Plastic Production / Industrial Engineering / Tooling

Schalksmühle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About

As Head of Plastic Manufacturing / Industrial Engineering / Tooling, my team and I manage two production sites in Schalksmühle, producing around 250.000 injection-molded components daily. I enjoy combining operational leadership with advancing manufacturing technologies, process optimization, and tooling management to ensure high quality, efficiency, and robust process capability. I continuously improve workflows and take pride in mentoring the next generation of technical leaders.

Experience

  • Günther Spelsberg GmbH + Co. KG (Full-time · 14 yrs 8 mos)
    • Head of Plastic Production / Industrial Engineering / Tooling
      Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Head of Industrial Engineering & Tooling
      Oct 2023 - May 2025 · 1 yr 8 mos

      - Optimized cross-functional processes between process engineering, toolmaking, and tool management, boosting efficiency - Implemented streamlined tool procurement processes, improving transparency and speeding up decisions - Enhanced tool process capability, driving higher product quality and on-time delivery - Successful realisation of measurable and cash-effective savings through LEAN and quick wins - Supervision of several academic graduation programmes

    • Head of Process Engineering
      Mar 2018 - Sep 2023 · 5 yrs 7 mos

      - Building an interdisciplinary team with responsibility for the planning and implementation of production facilities along the entire value chain - Strong leadership and goal-orientated motivator of 5+ production engineers - New development of interlinked Industry 4.0 production facilities for several product groups - Successful realisation of measurable and cash-effective savings through LEAN and quick wins - Supervision of several academic graduation programmes