Head of Operations

KATEK is one of Europe’s leading electronics service providers with over 3,700 employees. The Düsseldorf site specializes in the production of electronic assemblies for the automotive industry. Low-Mix-High-Volume manufacturing. The company is certified according to DIN ISO 9001:2015, IATF 16949:2016, DIN ISO 50001:2018 and DIN ISO 14001:2015.

• Direct reporting to the Managing Director Düsseldorf and Leipzig and close coordination with the COO and CPO of Katek SE.
• Representation of the Managing Director Düsseldorf.
• Production and logistics optimization.
• Integration of new technologies, shopfloor management.
• Personnel responsibility: 4 department heads, approx. 110 employees.
• Integration of new IT systems (TISAX), new assembly lines.
• Budget responsibility for the entire operational area.
• Leadership and development of personnel as part of divisional management.
• Significant EBIT increase.
• Revenue growth of 30%.
• Productivity increase of 15%.
• Drastic reduction of production backlogs.
• Halving of excess inventory value from the corona period.
• OTD improvement.
• Introduction of job descriptions in production and logistics.
• Integration of the Düsseldorf site into the KATEK corporate structure with LMX Business Consulting GmbH.
• Integration into the customer logistics chain.
• Support of an internal audit measure according to IATF 16949:2016 section 8 at the Saedinenie/Bulgaria plant, personnel development and plant restructuring to achieve the required ISO 9001:2015 standard. The recertification according to ISO 9001:2015 in the expanded plant, product transfer and product ramp-up was successful.

Global leader in sensor and automation technology with 4,500 employees in over 30 international subsidiaries. Halver site approx. 800 employees. The company was newly certified according to ISO 9001:2015.

• Direct reporting to the Production Manager.
• Ensuring on-time and quality-compliant production and delivery of products in a High-Mix-Low-Volume environment.
• Planning and control of optimization measures to increase the efficiency of the entire production processes along the value chain.
• Implementation of new processes with sustainability focus and management of new product introduction into ongoing processes.
• Production and manufacturing control.
• Personnel responsibility: 7 department heads, approx. 135 employees.
• Responsible for introduction and implementation of lean production, plant layout planning, minimizing lead times together with ifp-Consulting.
• SAP R/3 integration and master data setup in production.
• Productivity increase of 10%.
• Revenue increase of 20%.
• OTD improvement to 83%.
• Introduction of KanBan, ConWIP control.
• Introduction of performance evaluation and remuneration in production.
• New plant layout according to value stream mapping and implementation.

Member of Honeywell AG specializing in building systems technology and electronics manufacturing for building systems solutions and attractive light switch programs. bk-electronic GmbH site (Neuenrade), 95 employees. The company was certified according to ISO 9001:2008.

• Site responsibility including purchasing, internal sales, manufacturing, warehousing, shipping and facility management with entrepreneurial acumen, P&L and €10 million budget responsibility and authority according to corporate guidelines.
• Integration into a matrix structure with reporting to the Operations Leader EMEA, Product Line Leader EMEA, HSE Leader EMEA, Supply Chain Leader EMEA.
• Coordination, development, optimization with participating Honeywell plants nationally and internationally through S&OP, HSE, Q and R&D video conferences.
• Responsible for planning, controlling and optimizing all manufacturing processes in a High-Mix-Low-Volume environment.
• Personnel responsibility: 10 department heads, approx. 80 employees.
• Adoption of the Honeywell Operating System (HOS) analogous to TPS.
• Transfer and ramp-up of 110 SKUs from another Honeywell plant.
• Introduction and ramp-up of a new product group of 30 SKUs.
• Introduction of one-piece-flow according to lean principles.
• Site closure and relocation to Brno/CZ.
• Revenue increase of 20%.
• Delivery performance increase to over 90%.
• Integration into the Honeywell Operating System / Bronze status.
• Introduction of lean production, one-piece-flow, shopfloor management, KPI.
• Supply chain optimization with purchasing and Plan For Every Part.
• Integration of BK-Electronics into the Honeywell global SAP system.

HA-EFF Kunststoffe is a competent partner in shipbuilding and, with its range of services and product portfolio, complies with applicable safety regulations for cruise ships, ferries, yachts and merchant vessels, representing innovation and perfection in ship interiors.

• Sales engineer for ship interiors, acquisition of new projects, expansion of network.
• Client consulting from quotation to complete solution and product implementation.
• Independent project management.

As part of a training initiative jointly organized by local companies in the Märkisch region, the SIHK of Hagen and the Employment Agency for part-time training as an SMD assembly assistant.

Project "MY ECO"