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Möckmühl, Germany

Experience

Jan 2022 - Present

4 years 1 month

Managing Director / Factory Manager

Pucaro Elektro-Isolierstoffe GmbH

Overall responsibility for electrical insulation and component manufacturing with about 230 employees
Ensuring consistency of corporate policies in planning and execution
Negotiating or amending significant corporate and cooperation agreements
Collaborating with employer associations on concluding, terminating or modifying collective agreements and labor disputes
Granting or revoking powers of attorney and other authorizations
Assessing business transactions and measures with potentially significant economic, environmental, health, safety or technical consequences/risks/losses

Jul 2017 - Dec 2021

4 years 6 months

Meppen, Germany

Plant Manager

Sonae Arauco GmbH

Overall responsibility for the wood-based materials plant with about 200 employees
Setting operational goals and KPIs
Implementing behavior-based safety
Using methods to optimize overall efficiency with OEE > 85%

Jan 2015 - Jun 2017

2 years 6 months

South Africa

Management Consultant

Self-employed

Strategic and process-driven measures to optimize overall efficiency and profitability in ISO-certified large companies
Identifying cost-saving opportunities

Apr 2014 - Dec 2014

9 months

Durban, South Africa

Production Director

Caxton & CTP Publishers & Printers

Identifying strategic synergies between two publication printing sites
Implementing measures to consolidate gravure printing at one site

Oct 2009 - Mar 2014

4 years 6 months

South Africa

Managing Director

Taurus Packaging (Pty) Ltd

Overall responsibility for the packaging manufacturer with about 300 employees
Introducing an innovative production planning system
Introducing a system to monitor the efficiency of 20 production machines
Implementing ISO systems and a new laboratory

Apr 2005 - Sep 2009

4 years 6 months

Cape Town, South Africa

Production Director

Novus Holdings Ltd

Operating the magazine and advertising gravure printing plant with about 300 employees
Data preparation, cylinder production, printing, binding, finishing, logistics
Maintenance, financial control, and staff development

Jan 1991 - Mar 2005

14 years 3 months

Cape Town, South Africa

Production Manager, Process Engineer

Sappi Ltd

Leading interdisciplinary teams in a paper mill with around 400 employees
Troubleshooting, project management, planning and commissioning of machines
Process optimization and safety improvements

Skills

Intercultural Skills
Six Sigma Methods
20 Years Of Work Experience

Languages

English

Native

German

Advanced

Education

Jan 1997 - Jan 2001

Graduate School of Business Leadership, University of South Africa

Master of Business Leadership · Business Leadership · South Africa

Jan 1984 - Dec 1990

University of Pretoria, South Africa

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering · Mechanical Engineering · Pretoria, South Africa

Dec 1983 - Dec 1983

Hoërskool Rob Ferreira

High School Diploma · White River, South Africa

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