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Gottfried Forster-Process Analyst/REFA Consultant

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Spaichingen, Germany

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Jan 2025 - Dec 2025

Production

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Production at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analysis
  • Cycle times
  • Standard times
  • Measures to increase productivity
  • Multi-machine operation
Jan 2025 - Dec 2025

Production planning

Drive shafts

Position Summary
Production planning at Drive shafts
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Training in production planning with the IPASWIN system
  • Process analysis
  • Process optimization
  • Standard time calculation setup
  • Standard time calculation
  • Potential assessment
  • Balancing of production lines
Jan 2025 - Dec 2025

Production planning

Warehouse technology

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

Production

Medical technology

Position Summary
Production at Medical technology
Industries
Healthcare
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analysis
  • Standard times
  • Measures to increase productivity
  • Process optimization
Jan 2024 - Dec 2024

Mechanical processing

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Mechanical processing at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Production
Quality Assurance
  • Process analysis
  • Multi-machine operation
  • CNC machining
  • Weak point analysis
  • Creation of an OPL action list
  • Measures and savings potential
Jan 2024 - Dec 2024

Logistics

Food Industry

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 staff capacity
Jan 2024 - Dec 2024

Production Planning

Food Industry

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

Assembly

Defense Industry

Position Summary
Assembly at Defense Industry
Industries
Aerospace and Defense
Business Areas
Operations
Quality Assurance
  • Process analyses
  • Review of standard times
  • Planned figures
  • Weak point analysis
  • Creation of an OPL action list
  • Savings potential
Jan 2024 - Dec 2024

Switch cabinet

Switchgear

Position Summary
Switch cabinet at Switchgear
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
  • Process analyses
  • Review of standard times
  • Planned figures
  • Setup of standard time systems
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

Mechanical Processing

Automotive Industry

Position Summary
Mechanical Processing at Automotive Industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Human Resources
Operations
Production
  • Optimization of production lines
  • Process analyses
  • Cleaning and repair
  • Shopfloor management
  • Coaching of managers and employees
  • Production planning and control
  • KPI system
  • OEE productivity improvement
  • Workplace optimization
  • Workforce planning
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

Production

Printing & Media

Position Summary
Production at Printing & 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 planned time values and calculation figures
  • Layout and material flow planning
  • Implementation and support of PDCA measures
  • Organizational structure
  • Job description according to ERA
  • Potential analysis
  • KVP workshop
  • Workplace design and workplace organization
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

Assembly

Medical Technology

Position Summary
Assembly at Medical Technology
Industries
Healthcare
Business Areas
Operations
Production
Quality Assurance
  • Process analyses
  • Review of standard times
  • Planned figures
  • Weak point analysis
  • Created an OPL action list
  • Savings potential
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

Logistics

Food Industry

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

Mechanical Processing

Room Systems

Position Summary
Mechanical Processing at Room Systems
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Quality Assurance
  • REFA time studies
  • CNC machining center
  • Potential analysis
  • PDCA measures
  • Target-actual comparison of standard times
  • Savings potential
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

Assembly

Defense Industry

Position Summary
Assembly at Defense Industry
Industries
Aerospace and Defense
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Review of standard times
  • Planned figures
  • Weak point analysis
  • Created an OPL action list
  • Savings potential
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

Vulkanisieren Elektronik

Schaltgeräte

Position Summary
Vulkanisieren Elektronik at Schaltgeräte
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Review of standard times
  • Planned figures
  • Multi-machine operation
  • Weak point analysis
  • Creation of an OPL action list
  • Savings potential
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

Assembly

Automobilindustrie

Position Summary
Assembly at Automobilindustrie
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • REFA time studies
  • Optimization of one-piece-flow workstations
  • Continuous improvement measures
  • Reviewed and updated standard times
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

Production

Drehteile-industrie

Position Summary
Production at Drehteile-industrie
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Production
  • REFA setup time analysis
  • Setup time optimization
  • Measures to increase productivity / optimize machine running times OEE
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

Production

Druck & Medien

Position Summary
Production at Druck & Medien
Industries
Media and Entertainment
Business Areas
Operations
Production
Quality Assurance
  • REFA process analyses in offset and digital printing
  • Cutting
  • Folding
  • Packing and shipping
  • Warehouse organization
  • Created planned time values and calculation figures
  • Layout and material flow planning
  • Implementation and support of PDCA measures
  • Organizational structure
  • Job description according to ERA
  • Potential analysis
  • KVP workshop
  • Workplace design and workplace organization
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

Production

Filtertechnik

Position Summary
Production at Filtertechnik
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • REFA time studies
  • Check and update standard times
  • Potential analysis
  • PDCA measures to increase productivity and reduce costs
  • Target-actual comparison of planned data
  • Production data management
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

Mechanical processing

Medical technology

Position Summary
Mechanical processing at Medical technology
Industries
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • REFA time studies
  • Check and update standard times
  • Actual vs. planned comparison of planned data
  • Production data management
  • Goal: planning reliability
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

Assembly

Medical technology

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

Production

Medical technology

Position Summary
Production at Medical technology
Industries
Healthcare
Business Areas
Production
  • REFA time studies
  • Bending
  • Welding
  • Wire basket production
  • Potential analyses
  • PDCA action list to increase productivity
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

Baking line

Food industry

Position Summary
Baking line at Food industry
Industries
Food and Beverage
Business Areas
Operations
  • REFA multi-moment study
  • Potential analysis
  • PDCA action list to increase productivity
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

Bakery production

Food industry

Position Summary
Bakery production at Food industry
Industries
Food and Beverage
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • REFA multi-moment study
  • Potential analysis
  • PDCA action list to increase productivity and staff capacity
  • Maintenance of the equipment
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

Mechanical processing

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Mechanical processing at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Production
  • Checking standard times, updated
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

Assembly

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
Quality Assurance
  • Checking assembly processes and standard times
  • Potential analysis
  • Continuous improvement projects
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

Assembly

Electronics

Position Summary
Assembly at Electronics
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • REFA time studies
  • Final assembly
  • Further development of planned time structure
  • Planned time formulas
  • Planned time values
  • New product costing system
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

Assembly

Pumps

Position Summary
Assembly at Pumps
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Production
  • REFA time studies
  • Checking and updating standard times
Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

Mechanical processing

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Mechanical processing at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • REFA time studies
  • Multiple-machine operation
  • Mechanical processing
  • Process optimization
  • Productivity improvement
Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

Assembly

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • REFA time studies
  • Time data management
  • Time review and updates
Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

Assembly

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • REFA time studies
  • Review and update standard times
  • Basis for calculation and planning
  • Process optimization
  • Tool optimization
Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

Assembly

Automotive industry

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

Assembly

Electronics

Position Summary
Assembly at Electronics
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • REFA time studies
  • Final assembly
  • Building a planned time structure
  • Planned time formulas
  • Planned time values
  • Building a calculation system
  • Continuous improvement projects
Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

Assembly

Mechanical engineering

Position Summary
Assembly at Mechanical engineering
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • REFA time studies
  • Measures to increase productivity
  • Organizational structures in production
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

Assembly

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Potential analysis
  • Process optimization
  • Layout and material flow planning
  • Line balancing for the assembly line
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

Series launch

Automotive industry

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

Vulcanization

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Vulcanization at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Production data management
  • Checking standard times and work content
  • Productivity
  • Multi-machine operation
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

Assembly / Coating

Pump Systems

Position Summary
Assembly / Coating at Pump Systems
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Process optimization
  • Creating 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

Fan technology

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Fan technology at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Updating the calculation bases and productivity
  • Weak point analysis
  • Process optimization
  • Measures to improve productivity and equipment utilization OEE
  • Implementation of measures
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

Personnel

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Personnel at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Human Resources
  • Workplace evaluation according to ERA
  • Review of classification
  • Expert report
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

Electronics / ramp-up

Aerospace industry

Position Summary
Electronics / 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 up to series production
  • Organization and coordination of the involved departments up to series readiness
  • Change management
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

Lean

Pump systems

Position Summary
Lean at Pump systems
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
Supply Chain Management
  • Layout and material flow planning -new build-
  • Design of the organization, org chart, tasks
  • Setup of a flow production line, process organization, workplace design
  • Design of subassembly production
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

Assembly

Pump systems

Position Summary
Assembly at Pump systems
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
  • Process analyses within the value chain
  • Identification of savings potential for efficiency and productivity improvements
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

Mechanical processing

Aluminum industry

Position Summary
Mechanical processing at Aluminum industry
Industries
Manufacturing
Metals and Mining
Business Areas
Production
  • Coaching in REFA methods
  • TWI Training Within Industry
  • Theory and practice
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

Packing

Aluminium-Industrie

Position Summary
Packing at Aluminium-Industrie
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Layout and material flow planning
  • Implementation of measures
  • TWI Training Within Industry
  • Work methods to increase productivity
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

Packing / Shipping

Aluminium-Industrie

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

Electronics

Automobilindustrie

Position Summary
Electronics at Automobilindustrie
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Logistics
Operations
Quality Assurance
  • Development of concepts to increase productivity in the area of SMD assembly
  • Final inspection
  • Transport
  • Logistics
  • Optimization of equipment utilization
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

Fan technology

Automobilindustrie

Position Summary
Fan technology at Automobilindustrie
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analysis
  • Line balancing of production lines
  • Weak point analysis
  • Process optimization
  • Measures to increase productivity and equipment utilization OEE
  • Implementation of measures
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

Mechanical processing

Automobilindustrie

Position Summary
Mechanical processing at Automobilindustrie
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analysis
  • Line balancing of production lines
  • Weak point analysis
  • Process optimization
  • Measures to increase productivity
  • Implementation
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

SMD assembly

Automotive industry

Position Summary
SMD assembly at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
Quality Assurance
  • Process analysis
  • Picking the components
  • SMD and conventional assembly
  • Optimizing the routes for SMD assembly
  • Setup time optimization
  • Final inspection
  • Visual inspection
  • Operating multiple machines
  • Weak point analysis
  • Personnel capacity planning
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

Turbine housing

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Turbine housing at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
Quality Assurance
  • Process analysis
  • Line balancing
  • Weak point analysis
  • Process optimization
  • Measures to increase productivity and equipment utilization OEE
  • Implementation of the measures
  • Shopfloor management
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

Welding line

Wire basket systems

Position Summary
Welding line at Wire basket systems
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analysis
  • Weak point analysis
  • Process optimization
  • Measures to increase productivity and equipment utilization OEE
  • Implementation of the measures
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

Logistics

Cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food, technical products

Position Summary
Logistics at Cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food, technical products
Industries
Cosmetics
Food and Beverage
Pharmaceutical
Business Areas
Logistics
  • Layout and material flow planning
  • Planning of FiFo storage
  • Creating concepts for implementing the measures
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

Baseboard line

Furniture industry

Position Summary
Baseboard line at Furniture industry
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analysis
  • Determining standard time values
  • Weak point analysis
  • Measures to increase productivity
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

Shipping

Furniture Industry

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

Anodizing

Surface Finishing

Position Summary
Anodizing at Surface Finishing
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Finance
Operations
  • Process and cost analyses for the production of load carriers - variants -
  • Calculation concept created
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

Automatic Packaging Stations

Aluminium Industry

Position Summary
Automatic Packaging Stations at Aluminium Industry
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Quality Assurance
  • Process analysis - shift recordings
  • Error analysis at the automatic packaging stations
  • Concept development for productivity improvement
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

Manufacturing

Aluminium Industry

Position Summary
Manufacturing at Aluminium Industry
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • REFA training
  • TWI Training Within Industry - identifying value creation and waste
  • Savings potential
  • Implementation of measures
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

Packing Station

Aluminium Industry

Position Summary
Packing Station at Aluminium Industry
Industries
Metals and Mining
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses at the packing station
  • Savings potential for implementation of measures TWI Training Within Industry
  • Identifying value creation and waste-
  • Packing performance optimized
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

Electronics / Logistics

Automotive industry

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

Transmission manufacturing

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Transmission manufacturing at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Multi-moment analyses to determine allowance factors for indirect time
  • Process and setup time analyses
  • Material flow and layout planning
  • Shopfloor management
  • Workforce planning
  • Employee coaching
  • Multi-machine operation
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

Logistics

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Logistics at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Logistics
  • Process analyses
  • Workforce requirement determination
  • Concept for productivity improvement
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

Assembly

Automotive industry

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

Assembly

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Process optimization of production islands
  • LEA management
  • Shopfloor management
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

Assembly

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analysis
  • Line balancing for the production lines
  • Takt time planning
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

Assembly

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
Supply Chain Management
  • Process analysis on the production lines
  • Balancing of the stations
  • Material logistics optimized
  • Workflow organization
  • Workstation design
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

Prototype construction

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Prototype construction at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Production
  • Process analysis
  • Tube production
  • Deep drawing
  • Setup time optimization
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

Deep drawing

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Deep drawing at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analysis
  • Evaluation of value creation
  • Savings potential
  • Concept for productivity improvement
  • Implementation of the measures
  • TWI Training Within Industry - Production -
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

Wheel loader

Vehicle manufacturing

Position Summary
Wheel loader at Vehicle manufacturing
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analysis
  • Standard time determination
  • Creation of calculation bases
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

Palletizing and Packing

Cosmetics, Pharma, Food, Technical Products

Position Summary
Palletizing and Packing at Cosmetics, Pharma, Food, Technical Products
Industries
Cosmetics
Food and Beverage
Pharmaceutical
Business Areas
Operations
  • Process analyses
  • Assessment of value creation
  • Savings potential
  • Concept development for productivity improvement
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

Electroplating, Powder Coating

Surface Finishing

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
  • Optimization of packing area
  • Shipping
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

Manufacturing

Aluminum Industry

Position Summary
Manufacturing at Aluminum Industry
Industries
Metals and Mining
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process documentation
  • Production planning
  • Selection of a system for production visualization – Industry 4.0 –
  • BDE data collection
  • Key figures
  • Evaluation of key figures
  • Measures
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

Mechanical Processing

Automotive Industry

Position Summary
Mechanical Processing at Automotive Industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Interim project: LEAN management for mechanical manufacturing
  • Introduction of shopfloor management
  • Measures
  • Scheduling
  • Implementation
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

Assembly

Automotive Industry

Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive Industry
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Balancing of assembly lines
  • Cycle times
  • Potential analysis
  • Workplace design
  • Measures
  • Implementation
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

Assembly

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Savings potential
  • Line balancing for production lines
  • Measures
  • Implementation
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

Injection molding

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Injection molding at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Setup time optimization – injection molding -
  • Potential analysis
  • Process organization
  • Standard time modules
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

Goods receiving

Wood industry

Position Summary
Goods receiving at Wood industry
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Logistics
Operations
Supply Chain Management
  • Process analyses
  • Potential analysis
  • Measures
  • Implementation
  • Layout planning
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

Packing

Surface finishing

Position Summary
Packing at Surface finishing
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Production
  • Interim project: packing
  • Direct packaging
  • Measures
  • Implementation
  • Employee coaching
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

Packing / Shipping

Surface finishing

Position Summary
Packing / Shipping at Surface finishing
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Logistics
Operations
  • Process analyses
  • Setup of a standard time system
  • Preparation of calculation sheets
  • Variants
  • Pre-calculation
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

Organization

Sondermaschinenbau

Position Summary
Organization at Sondermaschinenbau
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Accounting
Logistics
Procurement
  • Process analyses
  • Determining the work content in invoicing
  • Shipping
  • Complaints
  • Purchasing
  • Reception
  • Accounting
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

Final assembly

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Final assembly at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
  • Process analyses
  • Savings potential
  • Measures
  • Implementation
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

Final assembly

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Final assembly at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Coaching REFA employees
  • Work methods
  • Savings potential
  • Productivity
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

Fan Technology

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Fan Technology at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Production data management
  • Process analyses
  • Updating standard times and calculation bases
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

Assembly

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Savings potential
  • Line balancing of production lines
  • Measures
  • Implementation
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

Organization

Automotive industry

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

Assembly

Office furniture

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

Visual inspection

Turned parts

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

Assembly

Lighting technology

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

Production

Lighting technology

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

Final Assembly

Lüfter Technik

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

Final Assembly

Medical Technology

Position Summary
Final Assembly at Medical Technology
Industries
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
Supply Chain Management
  • Process analyses
  • Workstation design
  • Layout and material flow planning
  • Coaching of REFA employees
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

Production

Switch Technology

Position Summary
Production at Switch Technology
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Standard time determination
  • Cycle times
  • Savings potential
  • Measures
  • Implementation
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

Mechanical Processing

Special Machine Building

Position Summary
Mechanical Processing at Special Machine Building
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Interim project: production management
  • Mechanical manufacturing
  • Savings potential
Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

Assembly

Automotive Industry

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

Assembly / Mechanical machining

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Assembly / Mechanical machining at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analysis
  • Standard time determination
  • Cost-saving potential
  • Line balancing
  • Measures
  • Implementation
  • SMD assembly
  • Power setup
Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

Surface finishing

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Surface finishing at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analysis
  • Standard time determination
  • Competitive comparisons
Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

Assembly line

Fluid technology

Position Summary
Assembly line at Fluid technology
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analysis
  • Standard time determination
  • Cost-saving potential
  • Measures
  • Implementation
Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

Drilling line

Wood industry

Position Summary
Drilling line at Wood industry
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
Quality Assurance
  • Process analysis
  • Standard time determination
  • Cycle times
  • Cost-saving potential
  • Measures
  • Implementation
  • Piecework pay / equipment utilization
Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

Powder coating

Surface finishing

Position Summary
Powder coating at Surface finishing
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
  • Determination of process costs
  • Cost-saving potential
Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

Mechanical Machining

Sondermaschinenbau

Position Summary
Mechanical Machining at Sondermaschinenbau
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Production
  • Interim project: production management
  • Mechanical manufacturing
Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

Turned parts

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Turned parts at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Weak point analysis
  • Optimization and line balancing of production lines
  • Utilization rate
  • TPM shifts
  • Savings potential
Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

Assembly

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Weak point analysis
  • Measures for process optimization
  • Implementation
Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

Assembly

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Optimization of production lines
  • Line balancing
  • Capacity calculation
  • TPM shifts
  • Savings potential
  • Measures
  • Implementation
Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

Assembly

Wire basket systems

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

Machine Line

Wood Industry

Position Summary
Machine Line at Wood Industry
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Standard time determination
  • Line balancing
  • Layout and material flow planning
  • Workstation design
Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

Production

Lighting Technology

Position Summary
Production at Lighting Technology
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Introduction of planned time systems for standard time determination
  • Pre-calculation
  • Production data management
  • Setup time optimization
Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

Final assembly, warehouse, shipping

Musical Instruments

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

Paint Technology

Automotive Industry

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 potential
  • Implementation of measures
  • Line balancing in flow production
  • Process optimization
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011

Fan Technology

Automotive Industry

Position Summary
Fan Technology at Automotive Industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Production
  • Current state analysis
  • Plant comparison of national and international sites -standard times-
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011

Mechanical Processing

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Mechanical Processing at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Logistics
Operations
Production
  • Production data management
  • Final assembly
  • Shipping
  • Picking
  • Weak point analysis
  • Improvement suggestions
  • Savings potential
  • Process optimization
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011

Assembly

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • As-is analysis
  • Standard time determination
  • Savings potential
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011

Assembly

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Standard time determination
  • Savings potential
  • Line balancing
  • Measures
  • Implementation
  • SMD component placement
  • Quick changeover setup
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011

Assembly

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Assembly at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Process analyses
  • Standard time determination
  • Savings potential
  • Measures
  • Implementation
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011

Organization

Automotive industry

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

Switchgear technology

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Switchgear technology at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Human Resources
Operations
Production
  • Production data management
  • SMD assembly
  • Setup time optimization
  • Building a standard time system
  • Staff scheduling
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011

Injection molding

Automotive industry

Position Summary
Injection molding at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Production data management
  • Setup time optimization in plastic injection molding
  • Workshop on setup time optimization
  • Material flow and layout planning
  • Weak point analysis
  • Measures for process optimization
  • Implementation
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011

Injection molding

Automotive industry

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

Organization

Wood industry

Position Summary
Organization at Wood industry
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Logistics
Operations
Production
  • Production data management
  • Final assembly
  • Picking
  • Weak point analysis
  • Improvement suggestions
  • Process optimization
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011

Final assembly

Medical technology

Position Summary
Final assembly at Medical technology
Industries
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Human Resources
Operations
  • Line balancing for final assembly
  • Workplace design
  • Staff scheduling
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011

Final Assembly

Music Industry

Position Summary
Final Assembly at Music Industry
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Production data management
  • Identification of savings potential
  • Material flow and layout planning
  • Weak point analysis
  • Measures for process optimization
  • Implementation
Jan 2010 - Dec 2010

Coating

Automotive Industry

Position Summary
Coating at Automotive Industry
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Production data management
  • Layout and material flow planning
  • Identification of savings potential
  • Implementation of measures
  • Process optimization
Jan 2010 - Dec 2010

Wire Basket Systems

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
  • Production data management
  • Process optimization
  • Cycle time balancing 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, Mechanical processing
Main industries Automotive, Manufacturing, Food and Beverage
Main business areas Operations, Production, Quality Assurance

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Gottfried is based in Spaichingen, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Gottfried speaks the following languages: German (Advanced), English (Elementary).
Gottfried has at least 16 years of experience. During this time, Gottfried has worked in at least 56 different roles and for 49 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.
Based on recent experience, Gottfried would be well-suited for roles such as: Production, Production planning, Mechanical processing.
Gottfried's most recent position is Production at Automotive industry.
In recent years, Gottfried has worked for Automotive industry, Drive shafts, Warehouse technology, Medical technology, and Food Industry.
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.
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.
Gottfried has recently worked in industries like Automotive, Manufacturing, and Food and Beverage.
Gottfried has recently worked in business areas like Operations, Production, and Quality Assurance.
Gottfried is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.
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