Joachim Quantz - Managing Director & Project Manager

Heiligenhaus, Germany

Experience

Jan 2020 - Present

6 years 1 month

Heiligenhaus, Germany

Project planning and management of packaging systems
Supervision of the entire project lifecycle and optimization through claim management, open item lists, regular project meetings, and stakeholder management
Feasibility analysis, packaging development, and tendering of a packaging system for frozen bakery products of a large bakery
Technical consulting on the process and manufacturing of a circular packaging
Support for startups (design offices, food manufacturers, consulting companies, …)
Project manager on the client side at a heating equipment manufacturer (packaging technology/central palletizing)
Technical sales of packaging technology in northern and western Germany

Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

1 year

Wuppertal, Germany

Jul 2013 - Dec 2018

5 years 6 months

Düsseldorf, Germany

Planning and implementation of complete packaging lines for frozen baked goods for a food discounter
Feasibility, budget, project proposal, selection of technology and suppliers (across Europe), tendering, scheduling, machine acceptance, integration into production, acceptance trial, supervision of production start-up and handover to production
Supplier management, stakeholder management, claim management
Risk assessment, FMEA, design meetings
Establishment of an in-house design department
Development of value-added packaging
Managed budget up to €20M per year

Jan 2009 - Jun 2013

4 years 6 months

Stadtallendorf, Germany

Planning and execution of complete packaging lines (in Russia, Germany, and Poland)
Feasibility, budgeting, layout, tendering, awarding, supplier management, stakeholder management, claim management
Tendering and award support for packaging machines at the site in Poland
Construction of the plant in Vladimir (RUS) as well as commissioning of the production lines, planning and execution of new packaging lines (chocolate bars and eggs)
Coordination of construction activities of the gas plant (RUS) (hot water & steam)
Supervision and monitoring of construction activities for high-bay racking
Pallet lifts and conveyor technology over a bridge (delivering raw materials & packaging / removing finished pallets to the high-bay warehouse)
Central palletizing with multiple stations and driverless transport system
Layer palletizers and robotic palletizers
Praline packaging line
Packaging line for chocolate eggs
Extraction & compaction of packaging materials from the packaging
Setup of hybrid packaging lines (human/machine)
Palletizer for jars in trays
Lived in Russia with family for a period
Project sizes up to €7M

Jan 2002 - Dec 2008

7 years

Kirchlinteln, Germany

Independent design and sizing of machines in the confectionery, food, and end-of-line sectors
Layout creation for machine installation
Creation and maintenance of documentation
Customer support and training
Patent office filings and support of patent applications
CAD administration for ten workstations with weekly training
Changeover of the CAD system from Inventor to Solid Edge including structural setup
Publication of a newsletter on packaging market trends
Leadership of a design team for packaging machines
2006 moved to the newly established sales department with responsibility for project execution and customer care
Preliminary developments with tests and feasibility studies
Development of completely new products and processes in collaboration with customers in Europe

Jun 2000 - Dec 2001

1 year 7 months

Hassel, Germany

Designed machines and equipment for the food and animal feed sectors for global players (e.g. USA, Russia, France, Germany)
Designed tooling for chocolate molding
Designed a packer for pouches

Jan 1990 - Jun 2000

10 years 6 months

Verden, Germany

Handled format changes, spare parts orders, assemblies, customer meetings, tests and improvements as a designer with his own equipment
From September 1996, also studied by distance learning to become a mechanical engineering technician