Kai Berger
Angestellt, Vice President of Operational Excellence, WKW Automotive
Bonn, Deutschland
Über mich
20+ years national/ international experience with demonstrated track in value creation through combination of operations and operational excellence. Rightsizing, restructuring, portfolio management and innovation within automated serial production in automotive. Specialties: plant management, implementation of lean management, driving change management, leading effective teams, re-structuring.
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Berufserfahrung von Kai Berger
Bis heute 1 Jahr und 4 Monate, seit Feb. 2023
Vice President of Operational Excellence
WKW Automotive
2 Jahre und 9 Monate, Mai 2020 - Jan. 2023
Werkleiter
Borbet Solingen GmbH
1 Jahr und 7 Monate, Okt. 2018 - Apr. 2020
Regional Manager of Operational Excellence Europe, Africa
Maxion Wheels Werke GmbH
• Cooperation with 3 production sites in an international environment (Project Management, Cost Reduction) • Ensure the achievement of financial targets • Agile Project Management (Natural Working Teams) • Optimizing manufacturing flow (OEE, efficiency, productivity) • Coaching and education of local OpEx resources (development plans) • Creating and roll-out of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma concepts
2 Jahre und 9 Monate, Jan. 2016 - Sep. 2018
Plant Manager
Maxion Wheels Werke GmbH
• P&L responsibility for the German production site • Business Planning, Invest Planning • HR Operating Plan (Career Path Planning, Succession Planning Development, SWOT, Actions), Engagement Survey • Management Systems (QA, Environment, Energy) • Supply Chain, MES • Maintain and support the M2S standards • Change Management, Orga structure • Tool design, Tool build • Innovation, digitalization (industry 4.0), automation
4 Jahre und 3 Monate, Okt. 2011 - Dez. 2015
Operations Manager, Manager Tooling
Maxion Wheels / Hayes Lemmerz
Full operational responsibility, workforce planning, production planning Succession planning and education of the staff according to further technical development / Automation Strategic responsibility for improving the production site while utilizing cost reduction opportunities
4 Jahre und 5 Monate, Mai 2007 - Sep. 2011
Director Quality and Operational Excellence EAAP
Hayes Lemmerz Holding
Development and Roll-out of Lean manufacturing concepts and strategies in a multi-site role Developing of Six Sigma concepts Implementation of Lean Professionals / Facilitators and Six Sigma skills
3 Jahre und 2 Monate, Apr. 2004 - Mai 2007
Manager Operational Excellence
Hayes Lemmerz Werke GmbH
Full operational responsibility, workforce planning, production planning Succession planning and education of the staff according to further technical development / Automation Strategic responsibility for improving the production site while utilizing cost reduction opportunities
4 Jahre und 8 Monate, Sep. 1999 - Apr. 2004
Qualitätsingenieur
Hayes Lemmerz Werke GmbH
Pflege und Weiterentwicklung des QMS nach ISO 9000, VDA 6.1, QS 9000, ISO/ TS 16949, Einführung und Weiterentwicklung eines UMS nach ISO 14001, Lead Auditor, KVP
Ausbildung von Kai Berger
3 Jahre und 3 Monate, Okt. 1988 - Dez. 1991
Bergtechnik
Fachhochschule Bergbau Bochum, DMT
Sprachen
Deutsch
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Englisch
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