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.

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

Umfassende Kenntnis in der Großserienfertigung
Erfahrung in Management- und Produktiossystemen
Lean Specialist
Lean Production
Lean Manufacturing
Operational Excellence
Kennzahlensyteme
Zielvereinbarung
Personalentwicklung
Coaching
Projektmanagement
Strategieberatung
Strategieentwicklung
P&L Erfahrung
Personalführung
20 Jahre Automotive-Erfahrung
Change Management
IATF 16949
ISO 14001
Automatisierung
Investitionsplanung
Alumunium NIederdruckguß
Stahl Kaltverformung
Prozessoptimierung
Restrukturierung und Sanierung

Werdegang

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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