Robert Olz

Interim SQM Plastics

Laichingen, Liechtenstein

Experience

Jun 2023 - Present
2 years 2 months
Liechtenstein

Interim SQM Plastics

thyssenkrupp Automotive

Interim SQM Plastics at tkDC Dynamic Components.

  • Supplier management
  • SQI audits
  • Sustainability
Aug 2022 - Present
3 years
Sennwald, Switzerland

Interim Head of Assembly

VAT Group AG

Vacuum valves.

  • Planning support
  • Prioritization
  • Recruiting staff
  • Cleanroom
  • Overseeing assembly
Apr 2021 - Jun 2022
1 year 3 months
Au, Switzerland

Interim Operation Manager

SwissOptic AG, Jenoptik

High-precision technical glass.

  • Operations lead
  • Production management
  • Implementing and monitoring KPIs
  • Shopfloor management
  • Maintenance
  • SCM
  • Production planning and process optimization
  • Extended estimating management
Mar 2021 - Apr 2021
2 months
Neu-Ulm, Germany

Interim SCM Manager

Metzner Maschinenbau GmbH

Plant engineering, E-Mobility.

  • Planning support
  • Prioritization
  • Overseeing assembly
  • Progress tracking
Nov 2020 - Apr 2021
6 months
Heroldstatt, Germany

Interim Project Manager

Dietz-Technoplast GmbH

Automotive interior parts.

  • Project planning for Porsche Panamera leather interior and seat parts
  • Task force meetings
May 2020 - Sep 2020
5 months
Bonn, Germany

Interim Launch Manager

Magnetfabrik Bonn

Automotive sensor magnets.

  • Task force with Bosch
  • Process optimization proposals
  • Project management
Oct 2019 - Dec 2020
3 months
Woodstock, United States

Interim Launch Manager

Möller-Tech, AKKA, UTPB

Interior parts.

  • Analysis of production issues
  • Start-up challenges
  • Process optimization proposals
  • PPAP
Jul 2019 - Aug 2019
2 months
Erdweg, Germany

Interim Process Analyst

U-SHIN

Electronic tailgate openers.

  • Process optimization for laser welding of electronic tailgate openers
  • CR-Nyrany site: evaluation of two laser welding systems, process optimization proposals.
Apr 2019 - Aug 2019
5 months
Schwanenstadt, Austria

Interim Project Manager

Ulbrichts GmbH

Emblems, exterior parts.

  • Development and project management of plated emblems
  • Process optimization
Dec 2018 - May 2019
6 months
Laichingen, Germany

Interim Supplier Manager

MAYER GmbH

Plastics and coating technology.

  • Supplier evaluation and development
  • Value analysis
  • Process optimization
  • Certification 16.949
Sep 2018 - Dec 2019
4 months
Darmstadt, Germany

Interim Lecturer

FAIN GmbH, IHK

Training academy.

  • Webinars for future industrial supervisors on plastics and rubber
  • Training sessions
  • Exam preparation for supervisory certification
Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
3 months
Aschaffenburg, Germany

Commodity Manager

KION Group AG

Logistics company, forklifts.

  • Supplier evaluation and development
  • Identifying and implementing cost-saving opportunities
  • Supplier selection for new projects
  • Production analyses
  • Savings potentials
  • Production control with problematic suppliers
  • Process evaluation and assessment
Dec 2017 - Mar 2018
4 months
Liechtenstein

Supplier Manager

ThyssenKrupp Presta

Automotive supplier, Tier 1.

  • Supplier evaluation and development
  • Process optimization
  • Audits
  • Progress monitoring
Oct 2017 - Nov 2017
2 months
Unna, Germany

Interim PLT

BMW AG

Automotive supplier, Tier 1 (at Grupo Antolin, mass production).

  • Evaluation and optimization of injection molding production and assembly of door panels, including maintenance and repair recommendations
Sep 2017 - Sep 2017
1 month
Schwaikheim, Germany

Interim Production Manager

Freeglass GmbH & Co KG

Automotive supplier, Tier 1.

  • Process and workflow optimization during launch of a new project
Jul 2017 - Sep 2017
3 months
Lindau, Germany

Interim Project Manager

Faurecia Angell-Demmel GmbH

Automotive supplier, Tier 1. Work also in Munich, Germany and Legnica, Poland.

  • Development support for interior of new BMW Z4
  • Process optimization
  • International tool support
  • Launch at Legnica plant in Poland
May 2017 - Jun 2017
2 months
Gleisdorf, Austria

Interim Market Research

Bublon GmbH

Manufacturer and distributor of lightweight fillers.

  • Application of Bublon lightweight filler in plastics, coatings and adhesives
Mar 2017 - Apr 2017
2 months
Hanover, Germany

Interim M&A

Hannover Finaz GmbH

Financial services.

  • Exploring investment opportunities
  • Technical support and consulting
Mar 2016 - Feb 2017
1 year
Munich, Germany

Interim Development

Huawei R&D Munich

Electronics industry, dielectrics, 5G.

  • Basic development for new antenna generations
  • Support on all plastics issues
  • 3D-MID
  • Organic metal sheets
May 2014 - Apr 2016
2 years
Oppenweiler, Germany

Interim Project Manager

Murrplastik Produktionstechnik

Automotive industry, actuators, U-cans.

  • Project management for actuators and U-cans
  • Coordination with various OEMs
  • Part costing
  • Assembly process
  • Tool management for prototypes and series
  • FMEA
  • Supplier management
  • Development of a throttle valve, prototype building, series rollout (in cooperation with Audi)
Jan 2014 - Mar 2014
3 months
Wangen im Allgäu, Germany

Interim Assembly Manager

ADOMA

Disposable printed products.

  • Assembly management
  • Shift planning and team leadership
  • Workflow optimization
  • Cleanroom production of hygiene products for schools and dental offices, printing and sterilization, GMT
May 2013 - Dec 2014
8 months
Hohentengen, Germany

Interim Project Manager

Becker Kunststofftechnik

Automotive industry, Tier 1, interior.

  • Project management for Audi Q7 interior parts
  • Coordination with external development and i-panel system supplier
  • Approval by OEM Audi
  • Tool management
Jun 2012 - Present
13 years 2 months

Interim Management

IngBOlz, GmbH

Freelance work as interim manager.

  • Member and partner in various networks like DDIM, DÖIM, VRIM, ABTF.
May 2012 - Mar 2013
11 months
Ulm, Germany

Interim Development

Mayser Sicherheitstechnik

Automotive industry, EKS.

  • Development and evaluation of a new joining technology
  • Lab-scale testing and transfer to series product
  • Production support
  • Quality assurance and testing
  • Assembly cost calculation
  • Sourcing of alternative materials
Jul 2010 - May 2012
1 year 11 months
Ehingen, Germany

Site Manager Ehingen

Mohr-Präzisionsteile, GM Tec, KAP A

Automotive industry, gear and worm wheels.

  • Site management
  • Restructuring with machine relocation and automation
  • Procurement and optimization of existing production cells
  • Technical support for Belarus site
  • In-house tool shop
  • Plant layout planning
  • Infrastructure expansion
  • International SCM
  • Reporting to CEO
  • About 125 employees
Jun 2008 - Oct 2009
1 year 5 months
Türkheim, Germany

Head of Engineering and Sales

HTP-Motion, HTI, formerly Salamander

Automotive industry, electronics, PC.

  • Site management, project management and sales
  • Production and assembly support
  • Cleanroom production and assembly of dental devices, mixing parts
  • Development, in-house mold design and tool making
  • Tool management
  • Application engineering
  • Material selection
  • Reporting to management with multi-site oversight
  • Regular coordination with Tier 1
  • PPAP, APQP
  • Interior responsibility for Porsche Panamera, including project management and optimization of 2K parts
  • About 25 direct reports; about 125 employees at site
  • Plant closure, relocation to Austrian and Slovak sites
Apr 2002 - May 2008
6 years 2 months
Gerstetten, Germany

Tool Project Manager

GARDENA, Husqvarna

Garden accessories and OEM, automotive and processes.

  • International customer support and project management
  • Sales support, application engineering and plastic part design
  • Support for in-house development and managing external developers
  • Part costing
  • Tool management
  • PPAP coordination with international customers
  • Project management of electronic tire pressure sensors (Gardena OEM), APQP, PPAP
  • Development and production of child seats, optimization after crash tests (in cooperation with Römer)
Sep 1994 - Mar 2002
7 years 7 months
Bad Urach, Germany

Head of Market and Engineering

MAGURA, MBG

Supplier for the two-wheeler industry.

  • Setup of a plastics technology profit center (including plastic brake parts) and restructuring from hierarchical to process-oriented structure
  • Building an independent QA
  • Application engineering and plastics support internally and externally (development partners BMW Motorrad, Festo, Rieber)
  • In-house mold design and tool making
  • Mechatronic assemblies in cooperation with in-house bebro-electronic
  • Establishing plastics production in Czech Republic
  • Project management of automated production of overmolded magnets
  • Building online presence, network
  • Negotiations with customers and suppliers
  • Specifications, procurement and negotiation of equipment and automation
  • Budget and revenue responsibility
  • Reporting to management
  • 4 direct reports; profit center with about 60 employees; 3 shifts
  • Customers: automotive, pneumatics
Jul 1991 - Aug 1994
3 years 2 months
Nersingen, Germany

Deputy Department Head

Hilti - Plastics Technology

Construction supplier industry, injection molding.

  • Staffing planning for 3-shift, 7 days operation
  • Maintenance of over 100 injection molding machines
  • Implementing electronic shop floor board with MES support
  • Support for production planning, production and assembly
  • Regular management meetings
  • Team member for new developments including costing and project management
  • 4 direct foremen, about 100 production staff
Aug 1986 - Jun 1991
4 years 11 months
Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland

Group Leader

Geberit AG

Sanitary process engineering.

  • Development support through plastic part design, material selection and rheological calculations
  • Part costing and competitor analyses
  • Technical support for main plant and subsidiaries
  • Introducing new production methods (2K, GID, LSR)
  • Process optimization
  • Core member in development
  • About 800 employees, over 100 injection molding machines; presses and hollow-body blow molding machines
  • Building an expert system
  • Reporting to managing directors and division heads
  • Leading a group of 5 direct reports
Apr 1985 - Jul 1986
1 year 4 months
Korneuburg, Austria

Operations Assistant

HB-Plastic, SFS-Intec

Supplier for automotive and electrical industry.

  • Order planning
  • Production support
  • Tool design
  • Tool management
  • Building quality assurance (Q101)
  • Coordination with Tier 1
  • Safety components (belt systems)
  • Assembly support
  • Application engineering
  • Reporting to management
  • Setting up membrane production (polishing V2A tubes, assembly with handle, sterilization)
  • About 50 employees
Oct 1981 - Mar 1985
3 years 6 months
Vienna, Austria

Technical Clerk

Austrian Research Institute, ÖFI

Private testing and research institute for construction chemistry, polymer concrete.

  • Building plastics in construction with a civil engineer
  • Industrial and research projects
  • Monitoring renovation of the Albertina in Vienna
  • Crack-bridging coatings
  • Polymer concrete, similar to SKZ in WÜ

Summary

Comprehensive responsibility as plant/production manager, from idea/request, costing, design, prototypes, project management to process optimization and training.

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Elementary

Education

LKT / TGM Vienna

Diplom · Plastics Technology · Vienna, Austria

Danube University Krems

Executive MBA · Krems an der Donau, Austria

Certifications & licenses

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt