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Hans-Werner (Werner) Mahlke
Green Steel Project Management
Experience
Feb 2025 - Present
1 yearGreen Steel Project Management
Saar Stahl
- Conversion of furnace heating from coke gas to natural gas and subsequent switch to a natural gas/hydrogen mix
- Utility supply and piping (compressed air, cooling water, gas supplies, electrical installation)
- Procurement and negotiations with suppliers
- Reporting to management
- Creating layouts and project plans in MS Project
- Budget planning and monitoring
- Creating various requirements and specifications documents
- Topics: steel production, blast furnace, rolling mill, gas burners, hydrogen
Sep 2024 - Mar 2025
7 monthsProduction Relocation Project Management
FRT Camtek
- Led the project for relocating production/assembly of surface measurement devices from Bergisch Gladbach to Rösrath
- Utility supply and piping (compressed air, cooling water, vacuum, electrical installation)
- Procurement of cleanrooms and temporary cleanroom tent
- Reporting to management
- Creating layouts and move planning
- Budget planning and monitoring
- Project planning in MS Project
- Collaboration with structural engineers and architects for office buildings
- Creating various requirements and specifications documents
- Inspection and acceptance of all trades
- Negotiations with suppliers
Feb 2023 - Nov 2024
1 year 10 monthsProduction Relocation Project Management
Poppe/Veritas Gießen-Gelnhausen
- Set up injection molding production in a rented facility including infrastructure and departments (tool making, workshop, production, office)
- Utility supply and piping (compressed air, cooling water, vacuum, emergency cooling, electrical installation)
- Reporting to management
- Planning of conveyor systems
- Creating layouts and move planning
- Budget planning and monitoring
- Project planning in MS Project
- Knowledge of HOAI phases 2–8 and coordination of specialist planners
- Creating various requirements and specifications documents
- Selection of assembly and specialist companies and negotiations with suppliers
- Topics: fire protection, energy management, change of use, inspection and acceptance of all trades
Apr 2022 - Apr 2023
1 year 1 monthProject management for landing gear, steering, and airbag components
Voestalpine Annweiler am Triefels
- Product development from concept phase to technical implementation/serial production
- Review and approval of requirements and specifications documents
- Special machine construction for production plants
- Production management and scheduling in MS Project and Excel
- Tracking maturity levels, cost tracking, and budget creation
- Clients: Tesla, Bilstein, and BMW
Feb 2022 - Mar 2022
2 monthsPermitting Management
TESA Werk Hamburg
- Development of necessary permitting steps for a new mass production
- Application of the Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchG)
- Preparation of building applications
- Fire protection measures
Apr 2021 - Jan 2022
10 monthsProject Lead for Relocation Projects and Production Relocation
Hitachi-ABB Hanau
- Planning and execution of the move from Hanau to Karlstein
- Conversion of a logistics hall into a production facility (4,500 m²)
- Media supply and piping (compressed air, climate control)
- Plant construction (test benches for switchgear, high-current test system, crane systems)
- Reporting to management
- Creation of layouts, schedules and project plans (MS Project)
- Budget planning and monitoring
- Knowledge of HOAI phases 2–8, coordination of specialist planners
- Preparation of various requirements and specifications
- Selection of assembly and specialist contractors and negotiations with suppliers and landlords
May 2020 - Apr 2021
1 yearRegulatory engineering / Wastewater cost savings in car wash facilities
Various tenants nationwide
- Application for lost water amounts with water authorities
- Survey of on-site conditions
- Preparation of expert reports on evaporation
- Regulatory engineering and negotiations
- Multi-project coordination
Dec 2016 - May 2020
3 years 6 monthsProject Lead for various relocation projects and production relocation at Materion
Heraeus Hanau
- Planning and execution of expansion measures within the framework of 'Vision 2020'
- Construction of a new hall (10,000 m²) in Alzenau and setup of the new production
- Plant construction (target manufacturing, casting plants, melting furnaces, bonding)
- Piping construction / media supply (closed cooling circuit with emergency cooling, compressed air, gas line)
- Reporting to management
- Construction supervision and spatial modifications
- Knowledge of HOAI phases 2–8, coordination of specialist planners
- Preparation of layouts, requirements and specifications
- Relocation planning, budget planning and monitoring, as well as budget application
- Scheduling and conveyor technology
- Selection and negotiation with assembly and specialist companies
Jul 2016 - Dec 2016
6 monthsProject Lead for reorganization of a vacuum brazing production
Mahle-Behr Mühlacker
- Reorganization of the vacuum brazing shop for air-oil coolers for the automotive industry
- Creation of layouts
- Budget planning
- Plant construction: vacuum brazing system and modification of a radiator test rig (leak test, helium as test medium)
- Consolidation of two block production lines into one
- Preparation of requirements and specifications
- Selection of assembly company and negotiations with suppliers, including price negotiations and SAP ordering
Mar 2016 - Jul 2016
5 monthsProject Lead for glazing and plastic overmolding
Richard Fritz Besigheim
- Product development from concept phase to technical implementation/series production
- Review and approval of requirements and specifications
- Scheduling in MS Project and Excel
- Tracking maturity level and approval of drawings
- Cost tracking and customer management (Volkswagen, SEAT, Škoda)
- Development of gauge and measurement concepts
Sep 2014 - Dec 2015
1 year 4 monthsProject Lead - Relocation of Knitting Machines and Fabric Dryer Frames
Freudenberg Weinheim
- Relocation of 19 knitting machines and tension frames from Iserlohn to Weinheim
- Added fabric dyeing and rewinding (knitted core to dye beam)
- CAD drawings and layouts
- Process transfer and construction supervision
- Piping (soft water supply, gas connection, cooling water, compressed air)
- Plant construction: dyeing plant, tension frames, winders, knitting machines
- Planning of dyeing plant, tension frames and knitting plant
- Process development for fabric dyeing and kappa calculation
- Preparation of requirements and specifications documents
- Selection of relocation company and supplier management
- Scheduling in MS Project
- Infrastructure: building expansion, utilities, HVAC, crane runway
Apr 2014 - Jul 2014
4 monthsProject Lead - Planning of Annealing Furnace for Anthracite Refining
Rheinfelden Carbon
- Design of an anthracite annealing furnace
- Creation of CAD drawings
- Construction supervision and on-site modifications
- Budget planning and requesting quotations
- Negotiations with suppliers including price negotiations
Jan 2013 - Mar 2014
1 year 3 monthsProject Lead - Construction of a Production Plant in Russia and India
SAARGUMMI International
Establishment of a new gasket production plant in Tutaev (Russia) and in India
Optimization of production structures in existing plants
Plant construction of extrusion lines and finishing
Piping (compressed air, gas)
Setup of the first extrusion line, ordering equipment for the second line
Creation of tooling lists for four Ford projects and procurement of production resources
Plant utilization studies and transport organization including customs clearance
Setup to first pre-series delivery and run at rate
For India: creation of layouts and requesting quotations from suppliers
Nov 2011 - Oct 2012
1 yearProject Lead - Food Plant Construction
Cargill Salzgitter
- Expansion of the oil mill from 1,400 t/d to 2,000 t/d within six weeks
- Planning and preparation of requirements documents and supplier selection
- Purchasing negotiations and processing order confirmations and invoices
- Handling hazardous materials and explosion protection (hexane)
- Scheduling and adherence to deadlines
- Complete utilities (gas, water, electricity, compressed air)
- Safety regulations in explosion-hazard area
- Piping and handling of P&ID diagrams
- Site supervision and logistics
Feb 2011 - Oct 2011
9 monthsProject Lead - Plant Construction
H.C. Starck Goslar
- Modernization of a rotary kiln
- Relocation and expansion of a cooling plant
- Relocation and expansion of boron form body production
- Cost responsibility and preparation of requirements documents
- Supplier selection and procurement of new capital goods
Mar 2010 - Dec 2010
10 monthsProject Lead Plant Engineering Production Relocation Track Superstructure
SAARGUMMI International
- Relocation and addition of equipment into a new hall after sale to Vossloh
- Cost-conscious planning and procurement of presses, conversion machines and tempering ovens
- Purchasing negotiations and processing of order confirmations
- Ensuring supply (gas, water, electricity, compressed air)
- Obtaining BImSchG permits and hazard analyses
- Logistics and minimization of production downtime
- Quality assurance
- Relocation of production equipment to subsidiaries in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Dec 2008 - Jun 2009
7 monthsProject Management & Project Lead Plant Construction
SAARGUMMI International
- Planning a 25,000 m² rubber production plant in Tutaev (Russia)
- Supplying the surrounding automotive industry with rubber profiles
- Ordering from suppliers and service providers
- Purchasing negotiations and energy connections
- Fire protection, cooling system, workshop setup
- Quality assurance and obtaining operating permits
- Planning of five extrusion lines, a mixing unit, hydraulic presses and an AUMA actuator
May 2008 - Mar 2009
11 monthsProject Management & Project Lead Plant Construction Mixing Line
SAARGUMMI International
- Construction of a mixing line to produce a rubber precursor (cost 3.7 million €)
- Management and coordination (mixers, three roll mills, strainers, fleece cooling system, weighing system)
- Extension of the silo system and control with Siemens S7
- Supplier management and scheduling
- Preparation of specifications, orders, supplier selection
- Purchasing negotiations, cost control and invoice processing
- Documentation and drawing management with AutoCAD
- Construction supervision and obtaining all permits (building permit, emissions report according to BImSchG)
- Commissioning of hydraulic presses and instrumentation and control technology
Jan 2002 - Jun 2003
1 year 6 monthsProject Management & Project Lead
Speedoil Haag
- Optimization of filling equipment, warehousing and tank technology
- Supplier management and cost calculation
- Scheduling and monitoring
- Commissioning and handover
- Team coordination (model shop procurement, sales, design, QA, testing department, series production)
Jan 1995 - Oct 1995
10 monthsProject Management & Project Lead
FINA Mineralöl / Aral AG
- Approval process for a CHP plant under BImSchG
- Integration of a quality management system according to ISO 9000ff.
Jan 1991 - Sep 1994
3 years 9 monthsDeputy Head of the Duisburg Lubricant Plant
FINA Germany
- Optimized filling systems and storage tanks with pneumatic controls
- Supervised the installation of a level indicator for the tank storage
- Developed and introduced a computer system for transport logistics, PPS, and a booking program, including inventory
- Coordinated between the IT department and users
- Supported the introduction and certification of a QA system (ISO 9002)
- Coordinated between development and production, created documentation and manuals as well as job descriptions
- Prepared year-end reports
- Assisted with SAP implementation and verified data transfer
- Performed cost controlling using SAP
- Responsible for workplace safety in both industrial and administrative areas
Skills
Project Leadership & Project Management
Energy Management
Plant Engineering
Factory Planning
Fire Protection
Automotive
Wastewater Technology
Occupational Safety
Quality Assurance
Windows Office
Ms Project
Autocad
Sap
Various It Systems
P&id (Piping And Instrumentation Diagrams)
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
AdvancedEducation
Oct 1984 - Jun 1990
Fachhochschule Bochum
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Technology · Mechanical Engineering · Bochum, Germany
Oct 1982 - Jun 1984
Ausbesserungswerk der Deutschen Bundesbahn
Apprenticeship as a machinist · Machinist · Duisburg, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Fire Protection Officer
TÜV Süd
Energy Manager
TÜV Saarland
Occupational Safety Engineer
Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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