Westfalia Presstechnik GmbH & Co.KG, (now Vollmann Presstechnik GmbH & Co. KG) + H&T ProduktionsTechnologie GmbH
- Introducing standards and checking their sustainability
- Acting as ambassador for continuous improvement (awareness, workshops, LEAN learning factory)
- Analyzing data including KPI creation
- Monitoring success of measures
- Displaying and tracking KVP results
- Planning, organizing and delivering employee trainings
- Leading workshops e.g. 5S with 6S (safety), SMED, TPM, Swimline
- GoGEMBA coordination of all improvement projects
- Developing a sustainable safety philosophy with KPIs and visualization
- Consolidating numbers, data and facts
- Creating checklists and tracking them
- Supporting and transferring knowledge to other sites in core areas
- Implementing lean thinking in both companies
- Motivating employees through work optimization
- Improving and streamlining production processes
- First site to hold 100% lean workshops in H&T Group
- Reducing lead time by 65% in KVP projects
- Completing “LEAN Management in Production” training program at both sites for ~380 employees in six months
- Enforcing, monitoring and evolving the management system through system, process and supplier audits
- Leading and developing the environment & energy team
- Running environment and energy projects: reducing press line pressure and leaks, using machine waste heat for heating and hot water, energy assessment for three hardening furnaces with ROI analysis and spec creation, lighting control groups for energy savings, adding a free cooler to the cooling circuit, reducing hazardous substances, strategic energy purchasing
- Defining and reviewing all internal and external quality deviation reports
- Training on QM/EM/UM system topics
- Capturing current HSE measures and executing them
- Ongoing safety and fire protection training
- Participating in investment planning for energy- and environmentally-efficient equipment and data analysis
- Recording and analyzing consumption data e.g. energy, operating materials
- Creating work and inspection instructions
- Developing checklists and participating in quality circles (Ishikawa, 5W, Automotive Core Tools)
- Maintaining the legal register
- Managing energy and environmental aspects per standards
- Reviewing quality cost summaries and creating action plans
- Passing energy and environment management audit without findings
- Passing ISO/TS 16949 audit with 9 minor and zero major findings
- Reducing energy use by 4% year over year with same or higher output
- Developing both companies to B and A supplier status based on prior customer audits (C-supplier)