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Gottfried Forster

Process Analyst/REFA Consultant

Gottfried Forster
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Spaichingen, Germany

Experience

Jan 2025 - Dec 2025
1 year

Production

Automotive Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Production at Automotive Industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Cycle times
  • Standard times
  • Productivity improvement measures
  • Multi-machine operation
Jan 2025 - Dec 2025
1 year

Production planning

Drive Shafts

Expertise details
Position Summary
Production planning at Drive Shafts
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Training in production planning with the IPASWIN system
  • Process analyses
  • Process optimization
  • Planned time set-up
  • Standard time calculation
  • Potential analysis
  • Production line balancing
Jan 2025 - Dec 2025
1 year

Production planning

Warehouse Technology

Expertise details
Position Summary
Production planning at Warehouse Technology
Industries
Transportation
Business Areas
Production
  • Training in production planning with the IPASWIN system
  • Planned time values
  • Planned time formula
  • Regression calculation
Jan 2025 - Dec 2025
1 year

Production

Medical Technology

Expertise details
Position Summary
Production at Medical Technology
Industries
Healthcare
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Standard times
  • Productivity improvement measures
  • Process optimization
Jan 2024 - Dec 2024
1 year

Machining

Automotive Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Machining at Automotive Industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Production
Quality Assurance
  • Process analyses
  • Multi-machine operation
  • CNC machining
  • Weak point analysis
  • Creation of an OPL action list
  • Measures and savings potentials
Jan 2024 - Dec 2024
1 year

Logistics

Food Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Logistics at Food Industry
Industries
Food and Beverage
Business Areas
Logistics
Operations
  • REFA multi-moment study
  • potential analysis
  • PDCA action list for productivity improvement and staffing capacity
Jan 2024 - Dec 2024
1 year

Production Planning

Food Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Production Planning at Food Industry
Industries
Food and Beverage
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • REFA process analyses
  • productivity improvement
  • process optimization
Jan 2024 - Dec 2024
1 year

Assembly

Defense Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly at Defense Industry
Industries
Aerospace and Defense
Business Areas
Operations
Quality Assurance
  • process analyses
  • review of standard times
  • planning figures
  • weakness analysis
  • creation of an OPL action list
  • savings potentials
Jan 2024 - Dec 2024
1 year

Switch Cabinet

Switchgear

Expertise details
Position Summary
Switch Cabinet at Switchgear
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
  • process analyses
  • review of standard times
  • planning figures
  • setting up standard time systems
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
1 year

Machining

Automotive Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Machining at Automotive Industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Human Resources
Operations
Production
  • optimization of production lines
  • process analyses
  • cleaning and repair
  • shop floor management
  • coaching of managers and employees
  • production planning and control
  • KPI system
  • OEE productivity improvement
  • workplace optimization
  • personnel planning
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
1 year

Production

Print & Media

Expertise details
Position Summary
Production at Print & Media
Industries
Media and Entertainment
Business Areas
Operations
Production
Quality Assurance
  • REFA process analyses in the area of offset and digital printing
  • Cutting
  • Folding
  • Packing and shipping
  • Warehouse organization
  • Created standard time values and costing metrics
  • Layout and material flow planning
  • Implementing and supporting PDCA measures
  • Organizational structure
  • Job descriptions according to ERA
  • Potential analysis
  • KVP workshop
  • Workstation design and organization
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
1 year

Assembly

Medical Technology

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly at Medical Technology
Industries
Healthcare
Business Areas
Operations
Production
Quality Assurance
  • Process analyses
  • Reviewing standard times
  • Planned figures
  • Weakness analysis
  • Creating an OPL action list
  • Savings potential
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
1 year

Logistics

Food Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Logistics at Food Industry
Industries
Food and Beverage
Business Areas
Logistics
Operations
  • REFA multi-moment study
  • Potential analysis
  • PDCA action list to improve productivity and personnel capacity
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
1 year

Machining

Space Systems

Expertise details
Position Summary
Machining at Space Systems
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Quality Assurance
  • REFA time studies
  • CNC machining center
  • Potential analysis
  • PDCA measures
  • Target vs. actual comparison of standard times
  • Savings potential
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
1 year

Assembly

Defense Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly at Defense Industry
Industries
Aerospace and Defense
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Reviewing standard times
  • Planned figures
  • Weakness analysis
  • Creating an OPL action list
  • Savings potential
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
1 year

Electronics Vulcanizing

Switchgear

Expertise details
Position Summary
Electronics Vulcanizing at Switchgear
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Checking standard times
  • Target figures
  • Multi-machine operation
  • Bottleneck analysis
  • Creating an OPL action list
  • Savings potential
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
1 year

Assembly

Automotive Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive Industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • REFA time studies
  • Optimizing one-piece flow workstations
  • KVP measures
  • Checked and updated standard times
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
1 year

Production

Turned Parts Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Production at Turned Parts Industry
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Production
  • REFA setup time analysis
  • Setup time optimization
  • Measures to increase productivity / optimize machine runtime (OEE)
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
1 year

Production

Print & Media

Expertise details
Position Summary
Production at Print & Media
Industries
Media and Entertainment
Business Areas
Operations
Production
Quality Assurance
  • REFA process analyses in offset and digital printing
  • Cutting
  • Folding
  • Packaging and shipping
  • Warehouse organization
  • Created standard time values and calculation metrics
  • Layout and material flow planning
  • Implemented and supported PDCA measures
  • Organizational structure
  • Job descriptions according to ERA
  • Potential analysis
  • KVP workshop
  • Workstation design and organization
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
1 year

Production

Filter Technology

Expertise details
Position Summary
Production at Filter Technology
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • REFA time studies
  • Checking and updating standard times
  • Potential analysis
  • PDCA measures for productivity improvement and cost reduction
  • Planned vs actual comparison of planning data
  • Production data management
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
1 year

Mechanical Machining

Medical Technology

Expertise details
Position Summary
Mechanical Machining at Medical Technology
Industries
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • REFA time studies
  • Check and update standard times
  • Compare planned vs actual data
  • Production data management
  • Goal: Planning reliability
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
1 year

Assembly

Medical Technology

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly at Medical Technology
Industries
Healthcare
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • REFA time studies
  • Check and update standard times
  • Potential analysis
  • PDCA measures to increase productivity and reduce costs
  • Planning reliability
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
1 year

Production

Medical Technology

Expertise details
Position Summary
Production at Medical Technology
Industries
Healthcare
Business Areas
Production
  • REFA time studies
  • Bending
  • Welding
  • Wire basket manufacturing
  • Potential analyses
  • List of PDCA measures for productivity improvement
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
1 year

Baking Line

Food Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Baking Line at Food Industry
Industries
Food and Beverage
Business Areas
Operations
  • REFA multi-moment study
  • Potential analysis
  • List of PDCA measures for productivity improvement
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
1 year

Bakery Production

Food Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Bakery Production at Food Industry
Industries
Food and Beverage
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • REFA multi-moment study
  • Potential analysis
  • List of PDCA measures for productivity improvement and personnel capacity
  • Equipment maintenance
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
1 year

Machining

Automotive Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Machining at Automotive Industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Production
  • Reviewing and updating standard times
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
1 year

Assembly

Automotive Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive Industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
Quality Assurance
  • Reviewing assembly processes and standard times
  • Potential analysis
  • Continuous improvement projects
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
1 year

Assembly

Electronics

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly at Electronics
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • REFA time studies
  • Final assembly
  • Further development of plan time structure
  • Plan time formulas
  • Plan time values
  • New product calculation system
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
1 year

Assembly

Pumps

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly at Pumps
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Production
  • REFA time studies
  • Reviewing and updating standard times
Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
1 year

Machining

Automotive Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Machining at Automotive Industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • REFA time studies
  • Multi-machine operation
  • Machining
  • Process optimization
  • Productivity improvement
Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
1 year

Assembly

Automotive Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive Industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • REFA time studies
  • time data management
  • time data review and update
Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
1 year

Assembly

Automotive Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive Industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • REFA time studies
  • review and update standard times
  • calculation and planning fundamentals
  • process optimization
  • tool optimization
Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
1 year

Assembly

Automotive Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive Industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • video analyses
  • review and update standard times
  • video analyses
Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
1 year

Assembly

Electronics

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly at Electronics
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • REFA time studies
  • final assembly
  • set up a standard time structure
  • standard time formulas
  • standard time values
  • build a costing system
  • continuous improvement projects
Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
1 year

Assembly

Mechanical Engineering

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly at Mechanical Engineering
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • REFA time studies
  • productivity improvement measures
  • organizational structures in production
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
1 year

Assembly

Automotive Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive Industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Potential analysis
  • Process optimization
  • Layout and material flow planning
  • Assembly line balancing
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
1 year

Series start-up

Automotive Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Series start-up at Automotive Industry
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Logistics
Production
Project Management
  • Project manager for product launch / ramp-up in battery production
  • Layout and material flow planning
  • Logistics concept
  • Assembly line
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
1 year

Vulcanizing

Automotive Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Vulcanizing at Automotive Industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Production data management
  • Checking standard times and work contents
  • Productivity
  • Operating multiple machines
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
1 year

Assembly / Coating

Pump Systems

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly / Coating at Pump Systems
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Process optimization
  • Preparation of cost calculation bases
  • REFA time studies
  • Potential analysis
  • Layout and material flow planning
  • Implementation of measures in the packing area
  • Productivity improvement
  • Value-added projects
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
1 year

Fan Technology

Automotive Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Fan Technology at Automotive Industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Updating calculation bases and productivity
  • Weakness analysis
  • Process optimization
  • Measures to increase productivity and equipment utilization (OEE)
  • Implementation of measures
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
1 year

Personnel

Automotive Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Personnel at Automotive Industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Human Resources
  • Workspace evaluation according to ERA
  • Checking job classification
  • Expert report
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
1 year

Electronics / Series Ramp-Up

Aerospace Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Electronics / Series Ramp-Up at Aerospace Industry
Industries
Aerospace and Defense
Business Areas
Production
Project Management
  • Interim Launch Manager (6 months)
  • Process planning and implementation of new projects through series production
  • Organization and coordination of involved departments up to series readiness
  • Change management
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
1 year

Lean

Pump Systems

Expertise details
Position Summary
Lean at Pump Systems
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
Supply Chain Management
  • Layout and material flow planning - new build -
  • Concept development of organization, org chart, tasks
  • Setting up flow production, process organization, workstation design
  • Concept development for module assembly
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
1 year

Assembly

Pump Systems

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly at Pump Systems
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
  • Process analysis within the value chain
  • Identifying saving potentials to increase efficiency and productivity
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
1 year

Machining

Aluminum Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Machining at Aluminum Industry
Industries
Manufacturing
Metals and Mining
Business Areas
Production
  • Coaching in REFA method training
  • TWI (Training Within Industry)
  • Theory and practice
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
1 year

Packaging

Aluminium-Industrie

Expertise details
Position Summary
Packaging at Aluminium-Industrie
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Layout and material flow planning
  • Implementation of measures
  • TWI Training Within Industry
  • Work methods for productivity improvement
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
1 year

Packaging / Shipping

Aluminium-Industrie

Expertise details
Position Summary
Packaging / Shipping at Aluminium-Industrie
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Logistics
Operations
Supply Chain Management
  • Process analyses in packaging
  • Potential analysis - layout and material flow planning
  • Implementation of measures
  • TWI Training Within Industry
  • Optimized packing performance
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
1 year

Electronics

Automobilindustrie

Expertise details
Position Summary
Electronics at Automobilindustrie
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Logistics
Operations
Quality Assurance
  • Concept development for productivity improvement in SMD assembly
  • Final inspection
  • Transport
  • Logistics
  • Optimization of equipment utilization
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
1 year

Fan Technology

Automobilindustrie

Expertise details
Position Summary
Fan Technology at Automobilindustrie
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Production line cycle balancing
  • Weakness analysis
  • Process optimization
  • Measures for productivity improvement and equipment utilization (OEE)
  • Implementation of measures
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
1 year

Mechanical processing

Automobilindustrie

Expertise details
Position Summary
Mechanical processing at Automobilindustrie
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Production line cycle balancing
  • Weakness analysis
  • Process optimization
  • Measures for productivity improvement
  • Implementation
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
1 year

SMD placement

Automotive industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
SMD placement at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
Quality Assurance
  • Process analyses
  • Component picking
  • SMD and conventional placement
  • Optimization of travel routes for SMD placement
  • Setup time optimization
  • Final inspection
  • Visual inspection
  • Operating multiple machines
  • Weakness analysis
  • Capacity planning for personnel
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
1 year

Turbo housing

Automotive industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Turbo housing at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
Quality Assurance
  • Process analyses
  • Production line pacing
  • Weakness analysis
  • Process optimization
  • Measures to improve productivity and equipment utilization (OEE)
  • Implementation of measures
  • Shopfloor management
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
1 year

Welding line

Wire basket systems

Expertise details
Position Summary
Welding line at Wire basket systems
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Weakness analysis
  • Process optimization
  • Measures to improve productivity and equipment utilization (OEE)
  • Implementation of measures
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
1 year

Logistics

Cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food, technical products

Expertise details
Position Summary
Logistics at Cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food, technical products
Industries
Cosmetics
Food and Beverage
Pharmaceutical
Business Areas
Logistics
  • Layout and material flow planning
  • FIFO storage planning
  • Concept development for implementing measures
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
1 year

Base line

Furniture industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Base line at Furniture industry
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Determination of planned time values
  • Weakness analysis
  • Measures to improve productivity
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
1 year

Shipping

Furniture Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Shipping at Furniture Industry
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
Supply Chain Management
  • Process analyses
  • Determination of new standard time values
  • Work method and work system description
  • Potential analysis – layout and material flow planning
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
1 year

Anodizing

Surface Finishing

Expertise details
Position Summary
Anodizing at Surface Finishing
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Finance
Operations
  • Process and cost analyses for producing the carrier variants
  • Created costing concept
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
1 year

Automatic Packaging Stations

Aluminum Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Automatic Packaging Stations at Aluminum Industry
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Quality Assurance
  • Process analysis – shift observations
  • Error analysis on the automatic packaging stations
  • Concept development to increase productivity
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
1 year

Manufacturing

Aluminum Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Manufacturing at Aluminum Industry
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • REFA training
  • TWI Training Within Industry – identifying value and waste
  • Saving potentials
  • Implementation of measures
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
1 year

Packing Station

Aluminum Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Packing Station at Aluminum Industry
Industries
Metals and Mining
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses at the packing station
  • Saving potentials – implementation of measures, TWI Training Within Industry
  • Identifying value and waste
  • Optimized packing performance
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
1 year

Electronics / Logistics

Automotive industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Electronics / Logistics at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Human Resources
  • Workplace evaluation according to ERA
  • Review of job classification
  • Expert reports
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
1 year

Transmission production

Automotive industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Transmission production at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Multimoment analyses to determine time allowance rates
  • Process and setup time analyses
  • Material flow and layout planning
  • Shop floor management
  • Staff planning
  • Coaching employees
  • Multi-machine operation
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
1 year

Logistics

Automotive industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Logistics at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Logistics
  • Process analyses
  • Determination of staffing requirements
  • Concept for productivity improvement
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
1 year

Assembly

Automotive industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Determination of standard times
  • Measures for process optimization
  • Savings potentials
  • Productivity improvement (Poland plant)
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
1 year

Assembly

Automotive industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Process optimization of manufacturing cells
  • LEA management
  • Shop floor management
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
1 year

Assembly

Automotive industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Determination of cycle times for production lines
  • Creation of cycle time schedules
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
1 year

Assembly

Automotive industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
Supply Chain Management
  • Process analyses on production lines
  • Station balancing
  • Optimized material logistics
  • Workflow organization
  • Workplace design
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
1 year

Prototype construction

Automotive industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Prototype construction at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Tube manufacturing
  • Deep drawing
  • Setup time optimization
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
1 year

Deep drawing

Automotive industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Deep drawing at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Assessment of added value
  • Savings potentials
  • Concept for productivity improvement
  • Implementation of measures
  • TWI Training Within Industry - Production -
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
1 year

Wheel loader

Vehicle construction

Expertise details
Position Summary
Wheel loader at Vehicle construction
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Standard time determination
  • Preparation of calculation bases
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
1 year

Palletizing and packaging

Cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food, technical products

Expertise details
Position Summary
Palletizing and packaging at Cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food, technical products
Industries
Cosmetics
Food and Beverage
Pharmaceutical
Business Areas
Operations
  • Process analyses
  • Value-added assessment
  • Savings potential
  • Concept for improving productivity
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
1 year

Electroplating, powder coating

Surface finishing

Expertise details
Position Summary
Electroplating, powder coating at Surface finishing
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Human Resources
Logistics
Operations
  • Process analyses
  • Created calculation sheets for sales
  • Employee coaching
  • Packaging optimization
  • Shipping
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
1 year

Manufacturing

Aluminium industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Manufacturing at Aluminium industry
Industries
Metals and Mining
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process documentation
  • Production planning
  • System selection for production visualization – Industry 4.0 –
  • Shop floor data collection
  • KPIs
  • KPI evaluation
  • Actions
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
1 year

Mechanical machining

Automotive industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Mechanical machining at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Interim project: Lean management for mechanical manufacturing
  • Introduction of shop floor management
  • Actions
  • Scheduling
  • Implementation
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
1 year

Assembly

Automotive industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Assembly line balancing
  • Cycle times
  • Potential analysis
  • Workplace design
  • Actions
  • Implementation
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
1 year

Assembly

Automotive industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Savings potentials
  • Production line cycle times
  • Actions
  • Implementation
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
1 year

Injection molding

Automotive industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Injection molding at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Setup time optimization – injection molding –
  • Potential analysis
  • Workflow organization
  • Planned time modules
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
1 year

Incoming goods

Wood industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Incoming goods at Wood industry
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Logistics
Operations
Supply Chain Management
  • Process analyses
  • Potential analysis
  • Actions
  • Implementation
  • Layout planning
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
1 year

Packing

Surface finishing

Expertise details
Position Summary
Packing at Surface finishing
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Production
  • Interim project: packing
  • Direct packaging
  • Actions
  • Implementation
  • Coaching of employees
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
1 year

Packing / Shipping

Surface finishing

Expertise details
Position Summary
Packing / Shipping at Surface finishing
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Logistics
Operations
  • Process analyses
  • Setup of a planned time system
  • Creation of calculation sheets
  • Variants
  • Preliminary costing
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
1 year

Organization

Sondermaschinenbau

Expertise details
Position Summary
Organization at Sondermaschinenbau
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Accounting
Logistics
Procurement
  • Process analyses
  • Identifying work contents in the invoicing area
  • Shipping
  • Complaints
  • Purchasing
  • Receiving
  • Accounting
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
1 year

Final Assembly

Automotive Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Final Assembly at Automotive Industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
  • Process analyses
  • Savings potentials
  • Actions
  • Implementation
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
1 year

Final Assembly

Automotive Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Final Assembly at Automotive Industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Coaching REFA employees
  • Work methods
  • Savings potentials
  • Productivity
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
1 year

Fan Technology

Automotive Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Fan Technology at Automotive Industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Production data management
  • Process analyses
  • Updating standard times and cost calculation data
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
1 year

Assembly

Automotive Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive Industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Savings potentials
  • Production line balancing
  • Actions
  • Implementation
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
1 year

Organization

Automotive industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Organization at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Production planning and control - control center process optimization in production planning and
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
1 year

Assembly

Office furniture

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly at Office furniture
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
Supply Chain Management
  • Process analyses
  • Standard time determination
  • Savings potentials
  • Measures
  • Implementation
  • Layout and material flow planning
  • Workplace design
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
1 year

Visual inspection

Turned parts

Expertise details
Position Summary
Visual inspection at Turned parts
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Quality Assurance
Supply Chain Management
  • Process analyses
  • Savings potentials
  • Layout and material flow planning
  • Measures
  • Implementation
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
1 year

Assembly

Lighting technology

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly at Lighting technology
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Standard time systems
  • Calculation basics
  • Standard time calculation
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
1 year

Production

Lighting technology

Expertise details
Position Summary
Production at Lighting technology
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Standard time determination
  • Cycle times
  • Savings potentials
  • Measures
  • Implementation
  • Introduction of standard time system
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
1 year

Final Assembly

Lüfter Technik

Expertise details
Position Summary
Final Assembly at Lüfter Technik
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Standard time determination
  • Savings potential
  • Measures
  • Implementation
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
1 year

Final Assembly

Medizintechnik

Expertise details
Position Summary
Final Assembly at Medizintechnik
Industries
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
Supply Chain Management
  • Process analyses
  • Workspace design
  • Layout and material flow planning
  • Coaching of REFA staff
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
1 year

Production

Schaltertechnik

Expertise details
Position Summary
Production at Schaltertechnik
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Standard time determination
  • Cycle times
  • Savings potential
  • Measures
  • Implementation
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
1 year

Mechanical Machining

Sondermaschinenbau

Expertise details
Position Summary
Mechanical Machining at Sondermaschinenbau
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Interim project: Production management
  • Mechanical production
  • Savings potential
Jan 2013 - Dec 2013
1 year

Assembly

Automobilindustrie

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly at Automobilindustrie
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Standard time determination
  • Savings potential
  • Measures
  • Implementation
Jan 2013 - Dec 2013
1 year

Assembly / Mechanical Processing

Automotive Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly / Mechanical Processing at Automotive Industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analysis
  • Standard time determination
  • Savings potential
  • Production line cycle time
  • Actions
  • Implementation
  • SMD assembly
  • Power setup
Jan 2013 - Dec 2013
1 year

Surface Finishing

Automotive Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Surface Finishing at Automotive Industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analysis
  • Standard time determination
  • Cost comparisons with competitors
Jan 2013 - Dec 2013
1 year

Assembly Line

Fluid Technology

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly Line at Fluid Technology
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analysis
  • Standard time determination
  • Savings potential
  • Actions
  • Implementation
Jan 2013 - Dec 2013
1 year

Drilling Line

Wood Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Drilling Line at Wood Industry
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
Quality Assurance
  • Process analysis
  • Standard time determination
  • Cycle times
  • Savings potential
  • Actions
  • Implementation
  • Piece rate / machine usage remuneration
Jan 2013 - Dec 2013
1 year

Powder Coating

Surface Finishing

Expertise details
Position Summary
Powder Coating at Surface Finishing
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
  • Process cost determination
  • Savings potential
Jan 2013 - Dec 2013
1 year

Mechanical processing

Custom machine manufacturing

Expertise details
Position Summary
Mechanical processing at Custom machine manufacturing
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Production
  • Interim project: production management
  • Mechanical production
Jan 2012 - Dec 2012
1 year

Turned parts

Automotive industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Turned parts at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Bottleneck analysis
  • Optimizing and line balancing of production lines
  • Utilization rate
  • TPM shifts
  • Cost-saving potentials
Jan 2012 - Dec 2012
1 year

Assembly

Automotive industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Bottleneck analysis
  • Measures for process optimization
  • Implementation
Jan 2012 - Dec 2012
1 year

Assembly

Automotive industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Optimization of production lines
  • Cycle time adjustment
  • Capacity calculation
  • TPM shifts
  • Cost-saving potentials
  • Measures
  • Implementation
Jan 2012 - Dec 2012
1 year

Assembly

Wire basket systems

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly at Wire basket systems
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
Quality Assurance
  • Process analyses in the welding lines
  • Final assembly
  • Final inspection
  • Production data management
Jan 2012 - Dec 2012
1 year

Door Line

Wood Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Door Line at Wood Industry
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Determination of standard times
  • Cycle time scheduling
  • Layout and material flow planning
  • Workplace design
Jan 2012 - Dec 2012
1 year

Production

Lighting Technology

Expertise details
Position Summary
Production at Lighting Technology
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Introduction of planned time systems for standard time determination
  • Preliminary costing
  • Production data management
  • Setup time optimization
Jan 2012 - Dec 2012
1 year

Final Assembly, Warehouse, Shipping

Musical Instruments

Expertise details
Position Summary
Final Assembly, Warehouse, Shipping at Musical Instruments
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
Supply Chain Management
  • Process optimization
  • Workflow organization
  • Organizational structure
  • Layout and material flow planning
  • Production planning and control
  • Setup of assembly line
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011
1 year

Paint Technology

Automotive Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Paint Technology at Automotive Industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
Supply Chain Management
  • Production data management
  • Layout and material flow planning
  • Identification of savings potentials
  • Implementation of measures
  • Cycle time scheduling of flow production
  • Process optimization
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011
1 year

Fan Technology

Automotive Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Fan Technology at Automotive Industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Production
  • As-is analysis
  • Plant comparison of national and international sites - standard times -
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011
1 year

Mechanical processing

Automotive industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Mechanical processing at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Logistics
Operations
Production
  • Production data management
  • Final assembly
  • Shipping
  • Order picking
  • Weakness analysis
  • Improvement proposals
  • Savings potential
  • Process optimization
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011
1 year

Assembly

Automotive industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • As-is analysis
  • Determination of standard times
  • Savings potential
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011
1 year

Assembly

Automotive industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Determination of standard times
  • Savings potential
  • Production line takt time
  • Measures
  • Implementation
  • SMD assembly
  • Power setup
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011
1 year

Assembly

Automotive industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Determination of standard times
  • Savings potential
  • Measures
  • Implementation
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011
1 year

Organization

Automotive industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Organization at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Production
  • Production planning and control
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011
1 year

Switchgear Technology

Automotive Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Switchgear Technology at Automotive Industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Human Resources
Operations
Production
  • Production data management
  • SMD assembly
  • Setup time optimization
  • Implementation of planned time system
  • Workforce planning
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011
1 year

Injection Molding

Automotive Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Injection Molding at Automotive Industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Production data management
  • Setup time optimization in plastic injection molding
  • Setup time optimization workshop
  • Material flow and layout planning
  • Weak point analysis
  • Measures for process optimization
  • Implementation
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011
1 year

Injection Molding

Automotive Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Injection Molding at Automotive Industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Master data in the ERP system
  • Order processing
  • Production planning and control
  • Pre- and post-calculation
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011
1 year

Organization

Wood Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Organization at Wood Industry
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Logistics
Operations
Production
  • Production data management
  • Final assembly
  • Order picking
  • Weak point analysis
  • Improvement suggestions
  • Process optimization
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011
1 year

Final Assembly

Medical Technology

Expertise details
Position Summary
Final Assembly at Medical Technology
Industries
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Human Resources
Operations
  • Final assembly cycle time
  • Workplace design
  • Workforce planning
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011
1 year

Final Assembly

Music Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Final Assembly at Music Industry
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Production data management
  • Identifying savings potential
  • Material flow and layout planning
  • Bottleneck analysis
  • Measures for process optimization
  • Implementation
Jan 2010 - Dec 2010
1 year

Coating

Automotive Industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Coating at Automotive Industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Production data management
  • Layout and material flow planning
  • Identifying savings potential
  • Implementing measures
  • Process optimization
Jan 2010 - Dec 2010
1 year

Wire Basket Systems

Expertise details
Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Production data management
  • Process optimization
  • Balancing cycle times in flow production

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Automotive, Manufacturing, Food and Beverage, Healthcare, Aerospace and Defense, and Metals and Mining.

Automotive
Manufacturing
Food and Beverage
Healthcare
Aerospace and Defense
Metals and Mining
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Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Operations, Production, Quality Assurance, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, and Human Resources.

Operations
Production
Quality Assurance
Supply Chain Management
Logistics
Human Resources
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Languages

German
Advanced
English
Elementary

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Experience

Total positions 123
Experience in Automotive 16 y
Avg length 11 m
Longest experience 11 m

Expertise

Recent roles Production, Production planning, Machining
Main industries Automotive, Manufacturing, Food and Beverage
Main business areas Operations, Production, Quality Assurance

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Where is Gottfried based?

Gottfried is based in Spaichingen, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Gottfried speak?

Gottfried speaks the following languages: German (Advanced), English (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Gottfried have?

Gottfried has at least 16 years of experience. During this time, Gottfried has worked in at least 58 different roles and for 43 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 months. Note that Gottfried may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Gottfried be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Gottfried would be well-suited for roles such as: Production, Production planning, Machining.

What is Gottfried's latest experience?

Gottfried's most recent position is Production at Automotive Industry.

What companies has Gottfried worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Gottfried has worked for Automotive Industry, Drive Shafts, Warehouse Technology, Medical Technology, and Food Industry.

Which industries is Gottfried most experienced in?

Gottfried is most experienced in industries like Automotive, Manufacturing, and Food and Beverage. Gottfried also has some experience in Healthcare, Metals and Mining, and Aerospace and Defense.

Which business areas is Gottfried most experienced in?

Gottfried is most experienced in business areas like Operations, Production, and Quality Assurance. Gottfried also has some experience in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, and Human Resources.

Which industries has Gottfried worked in recently?

Gottfried has recently worked in industries like Automotive, Manufacturing, and Food and Beverage.

Which business areas has Gottfried worked in recently?

Gottfried has recently worked in business areas like Operations, Production, and Quality Assurance.

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