Heist-op-den-Berg, Flemish Region, Belgium
With over 20 years of experience in the manufacturing sector, I am a seasoned leader and a certified innovation mentor. I have successfully managed and implemented multiple projects across different industries, including FMCG, automotive, and evaporative cooling. As the Manufacturing Technologies Manager at Baltimore Aircoil Company, I provide support and coordination for four production plants in the EMEIA region. I am responsible for researching, selecting, and introducing new manufacturing technologies and equipment, leading the global MES system implementation, and supporting new product launches and capacity expansion projects. I also coordinate and coach lean manufacturing methods and continuous improvement projects, as well as the capex and cost out plan for the region. My mission is to deliver results through operational excellence, innovation management, and targeted capital investments.
Providing support and coordination on Manufacturing Technologies for 4 production plants in EMEA (Belgium 1 , Italy 2, South Africa 1) Research, selection & implementation of new manufacturing technologies & equipment. Leading the implementation of a Global MES system. Supporting smoothless new product launches & capacity expantion projects in manufacturing. Coordination & coaching of Lean Manufacturing methods & continuous improvement projects. Coordination of the Capex & Cost Out plan for the EMEIA region. Innovation management.
Leading the Manufacturing Engineering department in the Genk manufacturing plant, including new product start-up, project management, plant optimization & cost saving programs. Responsable for long & short term Capex planning, new product & process start-up & PPAP implementation. Leading the overall plant cost savings program & QOS production improvement plan.
Responsible for the feasability & conceptual study of a complete new site masterplan for the batteries plant, including scope definition, value stream mapping of the internal supply chain & option & cost analysis.
Led Plant Engineering department in Duracell plant Aarschot with 10 direct reports and total headcount of 28 employees. Qualified Leader of the Initiative Management multifunctional capability team. Led & managed numerous capital investment projects from concept to launch. Led Facilities team & sustainability network. Ensured compliance with legal & internal P&G regulations. Led several international engineering network meetings. Managed the soft services & hard services contract with Sodexo & Johnson Controls and succesfully decreased the overall expense cost with 14% in 3 years. Plant leader for Quality Assurance on maintenance & housekeeping, trained in Qualified in P&G Quality Key element program & GMP practices.
Responsible for plant facilities, electrical maintenance and electrical engineering in a 24/7 operational environment, total headcount 39 people. Introducing TPM including preventive & predictive maintenance on electrical systems + led the introduction of extra AAA capacity for the full value stream in the plant.
Responsibility of the Electrical Engineering team of 2 software-engineers + 2 electricians. Responsible for implementing SCADA & HMI projects on the shopfloor. Introduced & implemented the ERP module for line event data systems in the plant.
Operational Electrical Engineer leading the electrical part of process design + PLC & SCADA programmer.
Led the integration of a automated batch filler line.