Industrial Management, Plant manager, Lean Manager, Automotive, Production
Aktualisiert am 23.07.2026
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Verfügbar ab: 14.08.2026
Verfügbar zu: 100%
davon vor Ort: 100%
Lean Management
Automotive
Production & Manufacturing
Controlling
Planung
Industrie 4.0
Anlagenverlagerung
Serienfertigung
Technische Projektleitung
Anlagenbeschaffung
Kaizen
Lean Manufaturing
Ergebnisrechnung
Management Reporting
Finanzberichterstattung
Operational Reporting

Einsatzorte

Einsatzorte

Deutschland, Österreich
möglich

Projekte

Projekte

1 year
2025-08 - 2026-07

Strategic Realignment

Operations Manager / Deputy Plant Manager
Operations Manager / Deputy Plant Manager
  • Strategic Realignment:
    • Actively utilizing the transition phase to systematically prepare and develop a business model for freelance work as an interim manager in the automotive sector (focus: Tier 1, plant management, production, Industry 4.0). 
  • Business Planning & Launch:
    • Drafting the business plan, conducting market and competitor analyses, and handling all regulatory and administrative steps required to establish the business. 
  • Profile Refinement & Networking:
    • ?Refining the service portfolio at the intersection of engineering and management, building market presence, and initiating partnerships with interim management providers. 
Projekt- und Transfergesellschaft gGmbH
Plattling
2 years 7 months
2023-01 - 2025-07

Financial management

Operations Manager / Deputy Plant Manager
Operations Manager / Deputy Plant Manager
  • Site responsibility:
    • Full operational responsibility for ensuring the highest quality standards and on-time customer delivery. 
  • Financial management:
    • P&L responsibility and regular profit and loss reporting directly to management. 
  • Leadership:
    • Disciplinary leadership and targeted development of department heads in the areas of production, logistics, quality, maintenance, and production systems. 
  • Performance management:
    • Strategic budget planning and consistent achievement of the planned annual results. 
  • Digitalization:
    • ?Successful transformation and digitalization of traditional shop floor management processes. 
Edscha Automotive Hengersberg GmbH
Hengersberg
5 months
2022-08 - 2022-12

Global Leadership

Head of Production
Head of Production
  • Global Leadership:
    • Disciplinary management of 4 industrial engineering experts at headquarters and management of 10 regional production system coordinators. 
  • Performance Management:
    • Continuous monitoring of operational KPIs (OEE, productivity, scrap) and proactive implementation of global optimization measures. 
  • Innovation Management:
    • Strategic development of digital tools for the global production system (continuous improvement process, problem-solving, 5S audits). 
  • Investment Planning:
    • ?Responsibility for global budget planning in the area of production technology. 
Edscha Engineering GmbH
Remscheid
1 year 7 months
2021-01 - 2022-07

Technical Management

Coordinator
Coordinator
  • Technical Management:
    • Managing the Industrial Engineering experts and regional Competence Centers (14 employees in total). 
  • Budget Planning 
  • Monitoring of operational KPIs:
    • OEE, productivity, scrap rate, etc. Developing measures for optimization. 
  • Technological Standards:
    • ?Creating and implementing global specifications for equipment, logistics, and Industry 4.0 applications. 
Edscha Engineering GmbH
Remscheid
1 year 9 months
2019-04 - 2020-12

Interface management

Manager Competence Center Industrial Engineering for Europe plants
Manager Competence Center Industrial Engineering for Europe plants
  • Interface management: Advising the R&D department on manufacturing costs, production tolerances, and design for manufacturing. 
  • Industrialization: Holistic planning and implementation of production facilities, as well as support for project launches in international plants. 
  • Investment control: Technical approval of investment proposals for global operating resources. 
Edscha Engineering GmbH, Remscheid, Germany
6 years 6 months
2012-10 - 2019-03

Technical project management

Industrial Engineer
Industrial Engineer
  • Process development and production planning for European and non-European plants 
  • Technical project management 
  • Equipment planning for international plants 
  • Know-how transfer to production plants 
  • Implementation of standards for equipment (machining centers, tube bending machines, welding cells) and pre- and final acceptance protocols 
  • Implementation of: One-piece flow, SMED, and Kanban processes 
  • International assignments (Brazil, Asia, Western and Eastern Europe) 
Edscha Engineering GmbH
Remscheid
2 years 6 months
2010-05 - 2012-10

Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) and Lean Manufacturing

Process Engineer
Process Engineer
  • Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) and Lean Manufacturing 
  • Work Preparation 
  • Tool Planning 
  • Cycle Time Calculation and Optimization 
  • SPC ? Statistical Process Control 
Saint Jean Industries d.o.o
Slavonski Brod, Croatia

Aus- und Weiterbildung

Aus- und Weiterbildung

2011 ? 2012

Master Engineering

University of Mechanical Engineering / Department: Design and Development, Slavonski Brod, Croatia


2006 ? 2010

Bachelor

University of Mechanical Engineering / Department: Design and Development, Slavonski Brod, Croatia


Additional Education

  • Plant Director Development Program
  • Understanding financial management
  • Labor law for managers
  • From colleague to manager
  • Leading without a supervisory role I
  • Professional process management
  • ISO/TS 16949:2009

Kompetenzen

Kompetenzen

Top-Skills

Lean Management Automotive Production & Manufacturing Controlling Planung Industrie 4.0 Anlagenverlagerung Serienfertigung Technische Projektleitung Anlagenbeschaffung Kaizen Lean Manufaturing Ergebnisrechnung Management Reporting Finanzberichterstattung Operational Reporting

Produkte / Standards / Erfahrungen / Methoden

Personal strengths

  • Strategic Technology Leadership:
    • 15 years of management experience in the automotive industry with a focus on the technological direction of international locations. 
  • Operational Excellence & Transformation:
    • In-depth expertise in P&L-responsible plant management, lean management, and the digital transformation of shop floor structures. 
  • International Industrialization:
    • Proven track record in the development of special-purpose machinery and the management of complex industrialization projects in Europe, Asia, and Brazil. 
  • Leadership & Change Management:
    • Experienced leader with the ability to motivate interdisciplinary teams (R&D, production, logistics) to achieve peak performance and to effectively moderate change processes. 
  • Innovation Management:
    • Skilled in the interface between R&D and series production to ensure production-ready product innovations. 
  • Excellent Communication Skills:
    • ?Confident and professional demeanor at the shareholder and customer levels in German, English, and Croatian. 





Einsatzorte

Einsatzorte

Deutschland, Österreich
möglich

Projekte

Projekte

1 year
2025-08 - 2026-07

Strategic Realignment

Operations Manager / Deputy Plant Manager
Operations Manager / Deputy Plant Manager
  • Strategic Realignment:
    • Actively utilizing the transition phase to systematically prepare and develop a business model for freelance work as an interim manager in the automotive sector (focus: Tier 1, plant management, production, Industry 4.0). 
  • Business Planning & Launch:
    • Drafting the business plan, conducting market and competitor analyses, and handling all regulatory and administrative steps required to establish the business. 
  • Profile Refinement & Networking:
    • ?Refining the service portfolio at the intersection of engineering and management, building market presence, and initiating partnerships with interim management providers. 
Projekt- und Transfergesellschaft gGmbH
Plattling
2 years 7 months
2023-01 - 2025-07

Financial management

Operations Manager / Deputy Plant Manager
Operations Manager / Deputy Plant Manager
  • Site responsibility:
    • Full operational responsibility for ensuring the highest quality standards and on-time customer delivery. 
  • Financial management:
    • P&L responsibility and regular profit and loss reporting directly to management. 
  • Leadership:
    • Disciplinary leadership and targeted development of department heads in the areas of production, logistics, quality, maintenance, and production systems. 
  • Performance management:
    • Strategic budget planning and consistent achievement of the planned annual results. 
  • Digitalization:
    • ?Successful transformation and digitalization of traditional shop floor management processes. 
Edscha Automotive Hengersberg GmbH
Hengersberg
5 months
2022-08 - 2022-12

Global Leadership

Head of Production
Head of Production
  • Global Leadership:
    • Disciplinary management of 4 industrial engineering experts at headquarters and management of 10 regional production system coordinators. 
  • Performance Management:
    • Continuous monitoring of operational KPIs (OEE, productivity, scrap) and proactive implementation of global optimization measures. 
  • Innovation Management:
    • Strategic development of digital tools for the global production system (continuous improvement process, problem-solving, 5S audits). 
  • Investment Planning:
    • ?Responsibility for global budget planning in the area of production technology. 
Edscha Engineering GmbH
Remscheid
1 year 7 months
2021-01 - 2022-07

Technical Management

Coordinator
Coordinator
  • Technical Management:
    • Managing the Industrial Engineering experts and regional Competence Centers (14 employees in total). 
  • Budget Planning 
  • Monitoring of operational KPIs:
    • OEE, productivity, scrap rate, etc. Developing measures for optimization. 
  • Technological Standards:
    • ?Creating and implementing global specifications for equipment, logistics, and Industry 4.0 applications. 
Edscha Engineering GmbH
Remscheid
1 year 9 months
2019-04 - 2020-12

Interface management

Manager Competence Center Industrial Engineering for Europe plants
Manager Competence Center Industrial Engineering for Europe plants
  • Interface management: Advising the R&D department on manufacturing costs, production tolerances, and design for manufacturing. 
  • Industrialization: Holistic planning and implementation of production facilities, as well as support for project launches in international plants. 
  • Investment control: Technical approval of investment proposals for global operating resources. 
Edscha Engineering GmbH, Remscheid, Germany
6 years 6 months
2012-10 - 2019-03

Technical project management

Industrial Engineer
Industrial Engineer
  • Process development and production planning for European and non-European plants 
  • Technical project management 
  • Equipment planning for international plants 
  • Know-how transfer to production plants 
  • Implementation of standards for equipment (machining centers, tube bending machines, welding cells) and pre- and final acceptance protocols 
  • Implementation of: One-piece flow, SMED, and Kanban processes 
  • International assignments (Brazil, Asia, Western and Eastern Europe) 
Edscha Engineering GmbH
Remscheid
2 years 6 months
2010-05 - 2012-10

Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) and Lean Manufacturing

Process Engineer
Process Engineer
  • Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) and Lean Manufacturing 
  • Work Preparation 
  • Tool Planning 
  • Cycle Time Calculation and Optimization 
  • SPC ? Statistical Process Control 
Saint Jean Industries d.o.o
Slavonski Brod, Croatia

Aus- und Weiterbildung

Aus- und Weiterbildung

2011 ? 2012

Master Engineering

University of Mechanical Engineering / Department: Design and Development, Slavonski Brod, Croatia


2006 ? 2010

Bachelor

University of Mechanical Engineering / Department: Design and Development, Slavonski Brod, Croatia


Additional Education

  • Plant Director Development Program
  • Understanding financial management
  • Labor law for managers
  • From colleague to manager
  • Leading without a supervisory role I
  • Professional process management
  • ISO/TS 16949:2009

Kompetenzen

Kompetenzen

Top-Skills

Lean Management Automotive Production & Manufacturing Controlling Planung Industrie 4.0 Anlagenverlagerung Serienfertigung Technische Projektleitung Anlagenbeschaffung Kaizen Lean Manufaturing Ergebnisrechnung Management Reporting Finanzberichterstattung Operational Reporting

Produkte / Standards / Erfahrungen / Methoden

Personal strengths

  • Strategic Technology Leadership:
    • 15 years of management experience in the automotive industry with a focus on the technological direction of international locations. 
  • Operational Excellence & Transformation:
    • In-depth expertise in P&L-responsible plant management, lean management, and the digital transformation of shop floor structures. 
  • International Industrialization:
    • Proven track record in the development of special-purpose machinery and the management of complex industrialization projects in Europe, Asia, and Brazil. 
  • Leadership & Change Management:
    • Experienced leader with the ability to motivate interdisciplinary teams (R&D, production, logistics) to achieve peak performance and to effectively moderate change processes. 
  • Innovation Management:
    • Skilled in the interface between R&D and series production to ensure production-ready product innovations. 
  • Excellent Communication Skills:
    • ?Confident and professional demeanor at the shareholder and customer levels in German, English, and Croatian. 

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