Patrick Schaefer

Workforce 225 people. Turnover 63M€. Production optimization to reach 1000 cars in 3 years. Production increase from 9 to 16 vehicles per week in 2 years, the goal is at 23 in the next 2 years. Lean manufacturing, productivity in average @13% per year. New product design. Implementation of the 3YP. Creation of a controlling department. Creation of a lean manufacturing department. Sponsor SAP project.

HSE Management for the 9 plants in Germany, Italy and France. Definition of a HSE Policy, KPI’s, Master plan to improve the KPI’s. Definition of a HSE communication system. HSE Management system for the group.

Workforce 400 and 200 after a job saving plan. Turnover 160M€. Lean manufacturing, Productivity @8% in average. Creation of a quality training. Creation of a lean manufacturing department. Chairman of the works council and CHSCT. Lead of the DP meetings. Definition of the invest plans.

Supervision and management of a team of 10 people. Middle and high series, 2000000 products per year. Relationship with customers and suppliers. Definition of the quality KPI’s. Management of a TQM and ISO 9001 system.

Transition from ISO 9002 to ISO 9001 quality system. DRIRE / DREAL relationship. Study and planification of a surface treatment and powder painting line.

Studies and planification of assembly lines and productivity studies. Industrialization of new products, relationship with R&D. Programming of CNC machines.

Sergeant ranks

Assembly lines studies. CNC machines programming.

Mechanical engineering. Painting line.

Robotic. high pressure water jet cutting.

Manufacturing Engineering.