Manager Injection Molding

Wolfgang Gutmann

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Senior Level Executive Operational Excellence Startups / Turnaround Engineering / Technology

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

P/L Accountability

Improve Customer Relations and PPM’s

Turn Around Operations

JIT / Sequencing

MRP and similar logistic systems

Working in a Union environment

Engineering / Technology

Build loyal, cross functional teams

Green/Black Belt Programs

Securing/Quoting New Business

25 + Years Injection Molding Experience

Equipment Expertise

Continuous Process Improvement

Inline-Stamping

Multi Plant Experience

Cost / Scrap Reduction

Purchasing & Inventory Control

Due Diligence Procedures

Lean Concepts

Design of Experiment

Manufacturing Expertise

Progressive Stamping / Alu & Steel

German Language (native)

Great OEM & Tier 1 & 2 exposure

Substantial Staffing Experience

Outstanding Leadership Skills

Improved Productivity

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lead Wolf Consulting, LLC, Fenton, Michigan, 12/2009 – current

President: Consulting for the plastics industry; Plant-, Operations management, Launch, Logistics, Quality,…

Novem Car Interior Design Inc., Troy, Michigan, 4/2015 – current

Program Manager

Responsible for worldwide GM Omega launch.

QUANTUM Mold & Engineering LLC, Sterling Heights, Michigan, 9/2014 – 3/2015

Operations Manager

Responsible for whole facility operations & administration to successfully launch new business, professionalize prototyping & build up serial production up to a quantity of 150,000 pieces/year, implemented serial supporting quality systems.

GRW Technologies Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan, 4/2013 – 8/2014

Technical Plant Manager

Responsible for whole facility operations & administration to successfully launch new business, reduce back log 4 Mill to 400 TUSD, increased sales by 500 TUSD per month.

Implemented stamped components into the injection over-molding work cell (one piece flow)

40 Mill sales/a, Employees 165, direct 15.

Lear Corporation, Taylor, Michigan, 2/2013 -4/2013

Operations Manager

Responsible for whole facility operations & administration,40 Mill sales, 120 employees, 4 direct reports

Scherer & Trier Automotive, Saline, Michigan, 5/2012 -11/2012

Plant Manager

Responsible for whole facility operations & administration, 35 Mill sales, 120 employees, 5 direct reports

Creative Foam Corporation, Fenton, Michigan, 8/2010 – 5/2012

Corporate Manufacturing Engineering Manager for foam forming

Engineering & Design, responsible for prototypes and new process implementation

Manage plant launches of new products and processes, vacuum forming, fusion and compression molding

Process improvements: output, quality, change over time reductions and scrap reduction

WOLFGANG GUTMANN (continued)

Dr. Schneider Automotive Systems Inc., Howell, Michigan, 05/2008 – 11/2009

General Manager: Injection Molding, Paint & Assembly Facility

30 Mill sales per year Operation, 105 Production and Administrative Personnel Running 16 Presses, 1 Paint Line, and 7 Assembly Lines

Objective: lead whole US operation from a $4,000,000 annual loss to an operational “black 0”.

Responsible for Plant and US operations

Reduced expedited freight from $ 50,000 monthly to below $ 5,000/month

Improved quality from 30,000 ppm to below 1,000 ppm

Introduced Green and Black Belt Program as well as lean concepts to facility

PVS Plastics Technology Inc., Huber Heights, Ohio, 02/2007 – 04/2008

Plant Manager: Injection Molding Facility

4.0 Mill Operation, 20 Production and Administrative Personnel Running 6 Presses

Objective: lead whole US operation from a $600,000 annual loss to a “black 0”.

Responsible for Plant and US operation

Raised delivery rate from 75% to 98%

Improved quality from 200 ppm to below 20 ppm

Improved Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) from below 45% to 60%

Acquired additional business to increase sales from ~$1.8 Mill in 2007 to estimated $4.5 Mill in 2008.

Oversaw acquisition of two development programs with two new customers

Behr GmbH & Co. KG and Behr America, Muehlacker Germany, Dayton Ohio, Neustadt/Danube Germany, 07/1997 – 02/2007

Divisional Manager, Department Manager, Manufacturing Engineer, Injection Molding

Held several positions with increasing responsibilities

Behr GmbH

Raised delivery rate again from 85% to 95%

Improved quality from 500 ppm to 100 ppm

Improved Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) from 68% to 78% including 125 mold changes per month

Reduced absentee rate from 9% to 7%

Lead the Processes “High Temp Resins” from main loss contributor into a neutral position

Behr Dayton

Facilitated Joint Venture from DaimlerChrysler to Behr

Implemented quality control system which reduced internal ppm from 480 to 40 ppm

Reduced five presses due to the increase in the daily production and output from 35,000 to over 50,000 parts per day

Saved overtime resulting from schedule reduction from 18 to 15 shifts per week

Reduced labor of operators 48% by converting to multiple press operation

Introduced new product line: molding of nylon radiator end tanks

Integrate 14 Fanuc robots on existing presses to significantly improve quality

Reduced labor of jobsetter trades from 5 to 3 per shift

Reduced average bank from 5 to 2.5 days including visual Kanban system

Developed new molding process that allowed a mold to run 1800 tons of clamping force on an 1100-ton press

Stamping: progressive tooling, cutting, tube rolling, welding,…

Kessel GmbH, Lenting, Germany, 07/1989 – 08/1990

Apprenticeship: Jobsetter: Journeyman Card 09/1986 – 06/1989

Team Leader: Injection Molding 07/1989 – 08/1990

Responsible for 18 Production Personnel Running 24 Presses

EDUCATION

Plastics Engineering Degree

University of FH Rosenheim – 10/1992 – 05/1997 (Dipl.-Ing. FH), 4 year degree

Technical Business Degree

Eckert Regenstauf Technical College - 03/1999 – 09/2000 (Technischer Betriebswirt), 2 year degree

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