Holger Rotter

Freiberuflicher Unternehmensberater, Interim Manager

Holger Rotter
Solnhofen, Germany

Experience

Nov 2010 - Present
14 years 6 months
Germany

Freelance Management Consultant

ROTTER Unternehmensberatung

Beratungs- und Interimprojekte im Bereich Lean Production/Management für Kunden im Anlagen- /Maschinenbau, Automotivesektor sowie Zulieferbranchen. Optimierung von Zerspanungs- und Rüstprozessen, Engineering.

Jul 2009 - Oct 2010
1 year 4 months
Garching, Germany

Head of Plant Development, Process and Quality Planning and NC Programming

Voith Turbo GmbH

Products: Automatic transmissions for city buses, high-precision gear components for industrial pumps.

Responsible for implementing the OpEx production system based on Toyota philosophy methods. Focus areas: Layout planning, WSD, 5-S, TPM, SMED, introduction of flow lines, cycle time planning and optimization of machining processes. Introduction of Kanban system, paperless manufacturing.

Leading a team of 12 employees.

Jan 2009 - Jun 2009
6 months
Germany

Senior Consultant

STAUFEN.AG

Core competencies: Value creation/process excellence according to Toyota Production System methods. Machining technologies and strategies, setup optimizations, process-oriented factory structure, value stream analyses.

Projects in D-A-CH region including companies Grob, Warema, Auma, Scherdel, Hilti, Advaltech, Stahl Cranes. Speaker at one-week 'Lean Manufacturing' seminar together with SEW in Bruchsal. Focus areas: Setup, analysis and optimization of machining processes.

Jul 2004 - Dec 2009
4 years 6 months
Germany

Project Engineer and Project Manager Process Optimization

Sandvik Coromant

Productivity improvement for customers primarily in southern Germany. Focus areas: Technology/strategy, setup, material flow, OEE improvement, tool designs, workshops, tool rationalization.

Reference projects: MAN München, Demag Ergotech, Krauss Maffei, Koenig & Bauer, ZF Passau, ZF Schweinfurt, Moog, Beinbauer, Böwe Systec, Barth, KUKA, MAN B&W, Meiller, NAF, Röhm, Wacker, Voith Turbo Garching, ZSO Oberstaufen

Jul 1994 - Jun 2004
10 years
Dollnstein, Germany

Managing Director

Juratec GmbH

Management of all technical, sales and organizational areas.

Nov 1987 - Jun 1994
6 years 8 months
Eichstätt, Germany

Production Manager

Cartool GmbH

Responsibility for 35 employees, calculation, work preparation, production planning, production control. Directly reporting to management.

Jan 1982 - Dec 1987
4 years
Neuburg an der Donau, Germany

Soldier

Jagdgeschwader 74

Sep 1979 - Sep 1982
3 years 1 month
Pappenheim, Germany

Mechanic Apprentice

Modl GmbH

Shortened apprenticeship period due to very good performance in company and vocational school.

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Jan 1987 - Sep 1987

Meisterschule Für Das Mechaniker/Maschinenbauhandwerk

Bayreuth, Germany

Oct 1972 - Jun 1979

Gesamtschule

Mittlere Reife · Treuchtlingen, Germany

Oct 1969 - Jun 1972

Grundschule

Treuchtlingen, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Mechaniker/Maschinenbau Handwerksmeister

Meisterschule Bayreuth