Worry is like a rocking chair. It keeps you moving but doesn't get you anywhere.
Erma Bromberg
About Me
Expertise
Many years of quality and production experience in different industrial environments and different quantities (one-off production, small series, series, mass production)
Very strong international orientation (USA, Mexico, Morocco, GAS, Italy, Czech Republic, Romania, China)
Digitalization driver in various systems and applications (SAP, JIRA, Confluence, AWS, QuickSight, MES system selection, CAQ systems)
Strategic development of different company areas
Training, coaching and mentoring of employees
Team development of multinational teams remotely and on site
Relevant Project Experience
12/2021 - 07/2022 - Automotive - Head of Quality
Interim quality management for a company in transition
Handling of customer escalations
Strengthening and reinforcement of the quality team
09/2020 – 09/2021 – Heavy Industry – Director Global Quality
Realignment and establishment of a modern quality reporting system
Program management for the introduction of a digital QMS
Direct and professional responsibility in all locations for around 150 quality team members
09/2018 – 09/2020 – Heavy Industry– Director Global Quality
Definition and implementation of the quality strategy
Awareness raising within the company for quality
Direct and professional responsibility in all locations for up to 250 quality team members
03/2017 – 05/2018 – Automotive – Head of Project Quality and Integrated Management Systems
Roll-out project quality APQP in the global plants
Development and transfer of the entire audit system to JIRA
Direct and professional responsibility for around 60 employees
01/2016 – 02/2017 – Automotive – Program Management Manufacturing Execution System MES
Management and coordination of the entire selection process for a MES system with around 50 team members in five locations
Personnel responsibility for the business process owner team production with 5 employees
01/2015 – 12/2015 – Automotive – Deputy Production Director
Responsible for the strategic development of the production and technology area and the corresponding systematization and standardization in production and process development for all plants
Operational responsibility for the new plant in China
11/2010 – 09/2013 – Automotive – Projekt Manager Production Relocations
Overall responsibility for the preparation, implementation and acceptance of production relocations between Austria, the Czech Republic, Romania and Morocco with a total volume of around 750 work stations/3000 employees
01/1999 - 10/2010 - Food and Beverage - Quality and Lab Management
7+ years as laboratory and quality manager at two well-known food producers
Project and production manager for alcoholic fresh herb extracts from cultivation to delivery