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Gerd Gembatzke

Head of Quality Management and QM Taskforce

Gerd Gembatzke
Kirchentellinsfurt, Germany

Experience

Apr 2010 - Present
15 years 10 months

Head of Quality Management and QM Taskforce

AMG/Thyssen Automobiltechnik

  • Taking over daily quality tasks
  • Improving the body surface in the manufacturing process
  • Validating measures to improve quality internally and for supplier parts
  • De-escalation with DAG/AMG customers in Q-Help 3, aiming for standard supply
  • Disciplinary and technical management of 12 employees
  • Reorganizing QM tasks and responsibilities
Apr 2010 - Present
15 years 10 months

Head of Quality Assurance

Amanngirrbach AG

  • Setting up the incoming goods QA system with QSV
  • Optimizing processes at suppliers
  • Implementing EMPB according to PPAP
  • Implementing FMEA
  • Optimizing test planning in the product development process
  • Personnel responsibility for 8 employees
  • Complaint management with customers and suppliers
  • Weekly report to the Quality Director
Apr 2010 - Present
15 years 10 months

Head of Quality Management

BUVO Castings NL

  • Taking over daily quality tasks
  • Restructuring quality planning, risk assessment, and monitoring in series production
  • Optimizing complaint management for customers/suppliers
  • Creating QSV and adjusting purchasing contracts
  • Optimizing and validating measures for quality improvement in the manufacturing process
  • Preparing for IATF certification
  • Disciplinary and technical management of 8 employees
  • Weekly reporting to plant management and CEO
Apr 2010 - Present
15 years 10 months

Quality Project Manager for Oberkochen and Shanghai Plants

Carl Zeiss

  • Selecting and evaluating suppliers for the new plant in China
  • Plant approval in China according to ISO 13485/FDA/Carl Zeiss QM standards
  • Process approvals at Carl Zeiss and suppliers (Run and Rate)
  • Taking on quality-related tasks in the project team
  • Supporting the implementation of an IT complaint management system (CAPA)
  • Reporting to authorities like the FDA
  • Developing design and process FMEA according to ISO 13485
  • Building supplier management and relocating a product line to China
  • Approving suppliers in China
Apr 2010 - Present
15 years 10 months

Taskforce Leader for Schelklingen Plant

Cooper Standards

  • De-escalation of E-actuator for turbochargers at IHI Charging Systems
  • Increasing output through quality improvements
  • Acceptance of the 2-day production by the customer AUDI
  • Revising maintenance plans
  • Optimizing quality monitoring in the manufacturing process (adapting end-of-line test)
Apr 2010 - Present
15 years 10 months

Interim Director Quality Management

Dornier Medtech

  • Taking over daily quality tasks
  • Revising ISO 13485 standard and preparing for certification audit
  • Optimizing supplier management, audits, CAPA and non-conformities
  • Optimizing quality processes in the plant
  • Direct and functional leadership of 13 employees
  • Weekly reporting to plant management
Apr 2010 - Present
15 years 10 months

Project Manager and Head of Quality Assurance

EAO AG Schweiz

  • Monitoring projects in mechanical engineering and rail
  • Setting up a supplier management system with complaint and escalation management
  • Audit according to IRS standard
  • Leading 10 employees in SQA, process and QVP
  • Introducing team meetings
  • Weekly reporting to the COO, monthly to CEO/COO
Apr 2010 - Present
15 years 10 months

Project Manager Quality Management

Firma Liebherr

  • Reorganizing the metrology lab
  • Setting up measuring equipment management
  • Implementing supplier processes for the metrology lab
  • Managing processes for product quality and measurement technology
  • Leadership responsibility for 12 employees
Apr 2010 - Present
15 years 10 months

Subproject Manager for Frickenhausen plant

Flextronics Automotive Deutschland

  • Subproject management for electronics and mechanics of roof control units
  • Communication between development site and production facility
  • Responsible for development and execution of validation tests
  • Project management for series launch in Q-Engineering
  • PPAP, APQP with suppliers and customers
  • Supporting the EMPB validation process, creating and presenting it to the customer
  • FMEA team member
  • Ensuring process quality up to SOP
  • Quality planning for red projects
  • Point of contact for customers (PAG) in Q-Engineering
  • Participating in design reviews
  • Analyzing and preparing red projects up to series readiness (green status / grade 1)
  • Further developing quality processes in Hungary
  • Conducting VDA 6.3 audits at production plants and suppliers
  • Implementing continuous improvement measures
  • Weekly review to the General Manager
Apr 2010 - Present
15 years 10 months

Taskforce Project Manager

Homag AG

  • Optimizing internal complaint handling processes
  • Reorganizing supplier quality management: actions and timeframes according to system guidelines
  • Gap analysis of the internal complaint process according to ISO 9001:2015/Homag
  • Technical responsibility for a project team with 8 internal and 2 external members
Apr 2010 - Present
15 years 10 months

Head of Taskforce

Humbaur GmbH

  • Optimization of customer, supplier, and process quality
  • Reducing scrap rate in various areas
  • Training various employees on 8D methodology
  • Weekly report to the executive team and CEO
Apr 2010 - Present
15 years 10 months

Head of Quality Management Department

IHI Charging Systems

  • Handling daily quality tasks
  • Disciplinary and technical leadership of the quality department with 51 employees
  • Establishing the SQA area at the Arnstadt plant
  • Setting up a taskforce at suppliers (die-cast housings)
  • Validating measures to improve the quality of supplied parts
  • Improvement processes with suppliers
  • Reorienting the QVP process with customers and suppliers
  • Monthly reporting to plant management
Apr 2010 - Present
15 years 10 months

Head of Quality Planning

JuS Automotive

  • Assuming responsibility for quality advanced planning
  • Optimizing FMEA
  • EMPB according to VDA or PPAP
  • Developing inspection planning
  • Taskforce call with customers and suppliers in escalation mode
Apr 2010 - Present
15 years 10 months

Project Manager for QRQC Implementation

Liebherr Aerospace

  • Implementing QRQC (Quick Response Quality Control)
  • Modifying complaint management for customers and suppliers
  • Project for nose landing gear and aircraft controls at the Lindenberg plant
Apr 2010 - Present
15 years 10 months

Taskforce and Customer Quality

Manz AG

  • Taskforce to optimize the acceptance process of a system with 67 stations
  • Acceptance with a Tier 1 supplier for an OEM automotive customer
  • Handling complaints with the Tier 1 supplier for the OEM
  • Supplier complaints regarding the line
  • Weekly meeting with Tier 1 supplier and OEM
Apr 2010 - Present
15 years 10 months

Complaint Handling Plant HCH

Maquet Medical

  • Modify and process CAPA, NC and BOP
Apr 2010 - Present
15 years 10 months

Quality Manager

Minda Schenk GmbH

  • Led the quality department with 28 staff at the Köngen and Esslingen sites
  • Adjusted processes in the quality department
  • Restructured quality planning process
  • Adapted complaint management to TS16494 (FMEA)
  • Managed escalation process with customers in Q-Help 3
  • Optimized complaint management
  • Implemented TS 16949 in the process
  • Monthly reporting to the CEO
Apr 2010 - Present
15 years 10 months

Head of Quality Assurance

Schweizer Group Hattenhofen

  • Took on daily quality tasks
  • Reorganized 8D complaint management for customer/supplier
  • Introduced statistical process monitoring in mechanical production
  • Further developed quality planning
  • Managed 7 employees
  • Monthly reporting to plant management
Apr 2010 - Present
15 years 10 months

Senior Manager Supplier Quality

VAT AG Switzerland

  • Monitored supplier processes and handled escalation calls
  • Handled supplier complaint management
  • Continuous Improvement Process (CIP)
  • Conducted process audits according to VDA 6.3
  • Quality planning with suppliers
  • Led a taskforce for increased error rates
Apr 2010 - Present
15 years 10 months

APU Quality Manager

Valeo-Siemens Automotive Erlangen

  • Point of contact for quality planning and approval process
  • Responsible for production release under escalation mode
  • Adapted customer/supplier complaint workflow to Valeo 5000
  • Managed 3 employees, including disciplinary and technical leadership
Apr 2010 - Present
15 years 10 months

Team Lead Quality Management

Voestalpine GmbH

  • Technical and disciplinary leadership of 6 team members at the Dettingen plant
  • Reorientation of the SQA system, optimization of the continuous improvement process
  • Customer contact for quality management topics
  • Internal, customer, and supplier complaint management
Apr 2010 - Present
15 years 10 months

Head of Quality Management

Von Ardenne Dresden

  • Taking over daily quality tasks
  • Process optimization in complaint management (8D)
  • SAP structure gap analysis in the QM module
  • Optimization of quality planning: interfaces between FMEA, QM plan, and inspection planning
  • Disciplinary and technical leadership of 6 team members
Apr 2010 - Present
15 years 10 months

Head of Quality Management

Weidplas CH Automobiltechnik

  • Taking over daily quality tasks
  • De-escalation: moved from Q-Help 3 to standard OEM automotive supply within 3 months
  • Reorganization of the quality management department
  • Validation of measures for quality improvement
  • Optimization of customer and supplier complaint management
  • Disciplinary and technical leadership of 6 team members
  • Monthly reporting to plant management and purchasing director
Jan 2008 - Mar 2010
2 years 3 months
Seneffe, Belgium

Development Quality Manager German Market

AGC Automotive GmbH

  • Responsible for quality in development
  • Coordination of quality-related specifications during the project phase
  • Interface between plant, customer, and supplier
  • Approval of milestones in internal project teams
  • Participation and facilitation of design/process FMEAs
  • Supplier qualification during the project phase
  • Project coordination of quality tasks in European AGC plants (B, CZ, DE, HU)
  • Technical instruction authority in all European AGC plants
  • Production validation for series release with customers
  • Taskforce leadership for internal and external troubleshooting
  • Implementation of continuous improvement
  • Europe-wide VDA audits as lead auditor (suppliers, internal processes, customer approvals)
  • Monthly reporting to Customer Service Manager Europe and Quality Director Europe
Aug 2005 - Dec 2007
2 years 5 months

SQA/PQA Engineer/Coordinator

Valeo Schalter und Sensoren

  • Responsible for supplier development in Europe
  • Integration of the internal Valeo 5000 Q-system and TS 16949 in procurement
  • Europe-wide audits according to Valeo 5000 and VDA as lead auditor (suppliers, internal processes, customer approvals)
  • Technical instruction authority in DE and HU plants
  • Leadership of various taskforce teams for supplier issues
  • Participation in QRQC and PDCA circles
  • Strategic definition and monitoring of measures to improve supplier quality
  • Monthly reporting to Quality and Purchasing Director
May 2004 - Jul 2005
1 year 3 months

Expert Supplier Quality Engineer

Harman/Becker GmbH

  • Ensuring quality of supplier parts in project phases and series production
  • Conducting supplier evaluations and measures
  • Acting as a liaison to suppliers on quality issues
  • Europe-wide VDA audits as lead auditor (suppliers, internal processes, customer approvals)
  • Monthly reporting to the SQA/Purchasing Director
Jul 2003 - Apr 2004
10 months

Quality Manager

GefeG GmbH & Co. / Neckarmotoren

  • Managing quality management at both plants
  • Implementing ISO 9001:2002 certification
  • Europe-wide VDA audits as lead auditor (suppliers, internal processes, customer approvals)
  • Personnel responsibility for 7 employees (3 direct, 4 functional)
  • Supplier management and customer liaison
  • Setting targets for employees
  • Monthly reporting to senior management
Oct 1988 - Jun 2003
14 years 9 months

Inspector / Deputy QS Supervisor / Deputy Head of Quality Management and Auditor

Längerer & Reich Automotive Technology (now Modine Automotive GmbH)

  • Ensuring quality in processes
  • Responsible for customer quality nationally and internationally
  • Involvement in project phases: FMEA, APQP, PPAP, EMPB
  • Ensuring incoming quality
  • Europe-wide VDA audits as lead auditor (suppliers, internal processes, customer approvals)
  • Establishing an SQA management system and implementing it in SAP
  • Internal continuous improvement process to increase quality and reduce costs
  • Managing 6 employees and setting targets
  • Warranty management for BMW and DAG
  • Monthly reporting to plant management

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Certifications & licenses

Leadership Training TQM

Environmental Management ISO 14001

APQP Ford

FMEA Part A GFQ

Finance & Ergonomic Celemi (L) and AGC (B)

PPAP Ford

GFQ Auditor Refresher

Quality Manager Refresher GFQ-IHK-BIZ

Valeo PQA-Auditor Valeo In English

IQ FMEA Training QualiKo

Quality Manager GFQ-IHK-BIZ

GFQ Auditor ID

Basic FMEA Course GFQ

Quality Auditor GFQ

Quality Assurer GFQ-IHK-BIZ

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