Andreas Linder
Freelancer for Quality Management and EHS
Experience
Jun 2025 - Present
2 months Altenkirchen, Germany
HybridCertification of a plastic packaging manufacturer to FSSC22000
Werit Kunststoffwerke
- consulting for FSSC certification
Mar 2025 - Apr 2025
2 monthsOn-site
Pre-requisite audits according to ISO/TS22004
Wolt
- pre-requisite audits of warehouses for food storage and order picking
Jul 2024 - Present
1 year 1 month Cologne, Germany
HybridQuality software specialist for MES and PLM systems
Valantic
development of an MES and PLM system for a highly complex manufacturing (defence aviation)
Jun 2024 - Dec 2024
7 months Coventry, United Kingdom
On-siteAutomotive electroplating consultant
PDSL / Bentley
- troubleshooting electroplating, quality assurance, plastic electroplating
Feb 2020 - Mar 2023
3 years 2 months Langenfeld, Germany
Head of QHSE Germany
MacDermid Enthone GmbH
- responsible for the quality, environmental and occupational safety management system (ISO9001 / 14001 / 45001)
- internal and supplier audits
- operational quality management (inspection planning, management of change, complaint handling, supplier management, problem-solving process)
Jan 2019 - Jan 2020
1 year 1 monthSabbatical
Oct 2016 - Dec 2019
2 years 3 months Hückeswagen, Germany
Head of Quality
Joh. Clouth GmbH & Co. KG
- rebuilding the quality management area according to ISO9001:2015
- leading the quality management department for 2 sites
- realigning research & development to ISO9001:2015
Jun 2016 - Sep 2016
4 months Hagen, Germany
Interim head of quality management
Prevent TWB GmbH
- coaching, preparing and supporting the new head of quality management according to IATF16949
Jul 2013 - Apr 2016
2 years 10 months Schwelm, Germany
Quality Manager | Materials Group Europe Plant Schwelm
Avery Dennison Materials GmbH
- building a new QM team with 15 staff in the end
- quality manager according to ISO9001
- internal audits
- developing and implementing a new concept to significantly improve complaint rates while optimizing quality and process costs (lean quality management approach)
- operational quality management of all production areas and the supply chain, including supplier management and trading goods
- setting up a print lab for digital printing films
- product and process qualification
Mar 2011 - Jun 2013
2 years 4 months Hemer, Germany
Head of Quality Management Germany | for the 3 German sites
Grohe AG
- overall management of operational quality assurance for 3 sites
- focus on quality costs, especially foundry and surface quality
- development, training and implementation of a structured problem-solving process
- qualification and validation of products and processes
- development and introduction of robust production processes
Jan 2008 - Feb 2011
3 years 2 months Gevelsberg, Germany
Head of quality assurance
Titan Intertractor GmbH
- managing quality assurance and quality management ISO9001
- after-sales service for international OEM customers
- implementing standard-compliant quality planning according to ISO9001
- internal and supplier audits
Jan 2001 - Dec 2008
7 years Hilden, Germany
Head of quality management
Crown Speciality Packaging GmbH
- implementing an integrated management system for quality, environment, occupational safety ISO9001/14001 and OHSAS18001
- implementing the World Class Performance corporate strategy
- operational quality assurance with SPC implementation and HACCP for food packaging
- internal audits, national and international supplier audits
- dangerous goods officer and BAM expert for dangerous goods packaging
Jul 1999 - Dec 2000
1 year 6 months Düsseldorf, Germany
Project engineer
H.C. Sommer GmbH
- plant engineering project management, creating P&ID, CAD
- technical documentation for mixing plants and tank farms (CE procedures, EU machinery directive, ATEX explosion protection)
Apr 1998 - Apr 1999
1 year 1 month Cologne, Germany
Project engineer
EC Erdölchemie GmbH (heute INEOS)
- plant engineering project management (as part of a major project "ethane cracker")
- regulatory engineering / approval procedures (12th Federal Immission Control Ordinance) and safety analysis
- chemical and mechanical process engineering
Jul 1991 - Sep 1992
1 year 3 months Solingen, Germany
Civil service as an industrial mechanic
Lebenshilfe
Summary
- Mechanical engineer
- over 25 years of hands-on experience in quality, environmental and occupational safety in leadership roles
- industries: chemicals, packaging, machinery and plant engineering, automotive, aviation, consumer goods
- standards: ISO9001/14001/45001, AS9100D, IATF16949, FSSC22001
- process environments: manufacturing, IT software, food safety and HACCP, technology, process management and optimization, etc.
- experienced internationally
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
Education
Oct 1992 - Oct 1997
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Diplom engineer · Mechanical engineering, process engineering · Bochum, Germany · good
Sep 1988 - Jun 1991
Mannesmann AG
industrial mechanic in plant engineering · Solingen, Germany · very good
Gymnasium Schwertstraße
high school diploma · Solingen, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Leadership Training DDI
DDI
JIT / lean production systems
Porsche Consulting
Management
Gustav Käser
Auditor ISO TS16949 1st and 2nd Party
TÜV Süd
team leadership
BNW
dangerous goods officer RID/ADR
IOSH Safety
Zürich Risk Services
Train the Trainer
TAW Wuppertal
business management know-how for technical managers
TAW
internal auditor ISO9001
SGS
management and leadership styles
Kenneth Smith
CE conformity procedures / machine safety / ATEX
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