Johannes P.
Interim Director of Operations
Experience
Apr 2023 - Aug 2023
5 monthsWiener Neustadt, Austria
Interim Director of Operations
ZKW Elektronik GmbH
- Crisis management, ensured delivery capability & stabilization base
Jan 2023 - Present
2 years 8 monthsFounder, Interim Manager & Project Manager
OPEX RESULTING
Jan 2021 - Dec 2022
2 yearsEmden, Germany
Head of Business Development
Dirks Industrial GmbH & Co.KG
- Set up PMO, successfully implemented high-speed projects.
- Multi-project industrializations & org setup for JIS site VW ID4&7 module assemblies, AKL wiring harnesses, logistics (2021-2022).
- Coordinated TISAX, ISO9001 certifications (2022).
- Implemented automotive business development (sales, project governance, PMO, technical planning) (2021).
Jan 2020 - Dec 2021
2 yearsDirector Manufacturing Engineering & Footprint Project China E-Drives
ZF Friedrichshafen AG
- Co-designed & implemented matrix organization, defined & executed production strategy, led China e-drives site build & industrialization.
- BMW HEAT China e-drive site setup & industrialization: launched project setup, managed process development, launch management, staffing and orders (Schweinfurt-Shenyang, 2020-2021).
- Powertrain manufacturing engineering projects in 5 plants (Schweinfurt, Germany, 2020).
- Know-how transfer project Center of Competence 3D printing and robotics, set up smart project database (Schweinfurt, Germany, 2020).
Jan 2014 - Dec 2020
7 yearsGermany
Director Operations Clutch Systems
ZF Friedrichshafen AG
- Made facilities profitable, created & deployed global production network, handled projects/crises, global engineering & production system site responsibility.
- Audi E-hybrid capacity task force (Schweinfurt, Germany, 2019-2020).
- ZMS turnaround: strategy definition, works council negotiations, automations, product launch, logistics, agility, reporting (Schweinfurt, Germany, 2017-2019).
- Transformation line into matrix: production, engineering, QA, logistics, global production network (Schweinfurt, Germany, 2019).
- Set up clutch & ZMS production, supplier selection & development (Pune, India, 2018).
- Planning and building ZMS factory, stepwise industrialization of 3 automated production modules + intralogistics, org setup, training & coaching of leaders (Shanghai, China, 2015-2018).
- BCC relocation of passenger car clutch production from Germany to Eastern Europe, HR & works council negotiations in Germany (Schweinfurt, Germany, 2014).
- Brazil aftermarket productivity offensive – footprint review, roadmap action fields, single project implementation (Araraquara, Brazil, 2013-2015).
- Built & activated global production network -> experts exchange, accelerated project and OEE results (powertrain components worldwide, 2013-2014).
Jan 2011 - Dec 2013
3 yearsMexico
Director Major Projects Active Drive Modules & Licensing
ZF Friedrichshafen AG
- Secured R&D/industrialization launches, provided highly productive SOPs, achieved licensing production both legally & technically.
- 9-speed converter full project R&D/industrialization brownfield (Saltillo, Mexico, 2012-2013).
- 8-speed converter manufacturing license & know-how transfer to Chrysler (Northville, MI USA, 2012-2013).
- 8-speed converter full project R&D/industrialization brownfield (Saltillo, Mexico, 2010-2013).
- Efficiency project electromechanical actuators: layout, organization, SFM, automation, OEE push, intralogistics, process quality, TPM (Schweinfurt, Germany, 2013).
- Brazil aftermarket productivity offensive – footprint review, roadmap action fields, single project implementation (Araraquara, Brazil, 2013-2015) (2013 portion).
- Built & activated global production network -> experts exchange, accelerated project and OEE results (powertrain components worldwide, 2013-2014) (2013 portion).
Jan 2008 - Dec 2010
3 yearsGermany
Production & Project Manager Lean Factory
ZF Friedrichshafen AG
- Ensured daily operations, plant planning & execution, secured launches.
- Greenfield lean showcase factory for 8-speed torque converters (Schweinfurt, Germany, 2008-2010).
Jan 2006 - Dec 2007
2 yearsCoordinator Roll-Out Global Production System
ZF Friedrichshafen AG
- Implemented operational anchoring and method adaptation to local needs worldwide.
- Global production system roll-out: lighthouses in each plant, on-the-job training, maturity measurement, action adjustments, trainer network, best practice sharing (worldwide, 2007).
- Set up global production system: toolkit, methods, hands-on trainer training, academy, roll-out planning worldwide, established relevant KPIs (Schweinfurt, Germany, 2006).
Jan 2002 - Dec 2005
4 yearsHowell, United States
Operations Manager
Carcoustics USA Inc.
- Optimized costs, acquisition capability, performance.
- Operational due diligence for NAFTA M&A project (2005).
- Implementations and certifications TS16949, ISO14001, SAP R3 (2005).
- Turnaround profit & feasibility of new orders: layout, product launches, modernizations, low-cost automations, waste reduction (2003-2004).
Jan 1999 - Dec 2002
4 yearsMexico
Plant & Project Manager
ThyssenKrupp SASA
- Ensured customer supply in North America, executed plant relocations and replanning, integrated organizational development.
- Designed and implemented lean production system and HSE initiative including training center setup (San Luis Potosí, Mexico, 2002).
- Interim general management (4 months) at Hoesch Suspensions Inc.: maintained operations & supply capability, day-to-day management (Hamilton OH, USA, 2000).
- Greenfield plant: site selection, relocations, planning/integration of new technologies, ramp-ups, organizational build-up (San Luis Potosí, Mexico, 1999-2001).
Jan 1997 - Dec 1998
2 yearsÉvreux, France
Production & Project Manager
Philips Composants BU Magnetic Products
- Drove culture change in production, optimized KPI results.
- Supported due diligence with buyer (1998).
- Value enhancement project with culture change: optimized production processes, qualifications, focused SFM (1997).
Jan 1994 - Dec 1996
3 yearsTlalnepantla de Baz, Mexico
Process Manager
ThyssenKrupp SASA
- Built work preparation, implemented investments, introduced KVP, enabled production planning/control.
- Established and led process management department at Hoesch Suspensiones Automotrices S.A. de C.V.: IE, KVP, built and operated KPI system, SFM, productivity measures, MRP setup (1994).
Summary
- 31 core projects successfully completed
- Budgets up to €100M
- Revenues up to €1,000M / year
- Productivity increase up to 200%, ROI 1-3 years
- PEP projects maturity: project completion >90%, on-target QKT, OEE SOP +3 months = 75-82%
- Span of control: up to 12 direct reports, 5 matrix, 2,500 employees
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
AdvancedSpanish
AdvancedFrench
AdvancedEducation
University of Hanover
Dipl.-Ing., Production Engineering / Ergonomics · Mechanical Engineering · Hanover, Germany
Certifications & licenses
ISO 14001
ISO9001
Q1
TISAX
TS16949
Train-the-Trainer
Certified Engineer in Occupational Safety
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