Joachim Quantz-Managing Director & Project Manager
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Managing Director & Project Manager
POWERJO GmbH
- Project planning and project management of packaging lines
- Support of the entire project process and optimization through claim management, open points list, regular project meetings, stakeholder management
- Feasibility analysis, packaging development and tendering of a packaging line for frozen baked goods for a large bakery
- Technical consulting on the process and production of a circular packaging solution
- Support for startups (design office, food producer, consulting company, ...)
- Project manager on the customer side for a heating equipment manufacturer, packaging technology/central palletizing
- Technical sales in packaging technology in northern and western Germany
Project Manager in Sales
MKW GmbH
- Projects in special machine construction and sales development
- Design of concept studies for finding solutions
- New customer acquisition and project planning for systems
- Concept development and quotation preparation
- Sales of MES software, trade fair planning
Senior Technical Project Manager
SBG Pro Projekte GmbH
- Planning and implementation of complete packaging lines in the frozen baked goods sector for a food discounter
- Feasibility, budget, project request, selection of technology and suppliers (throughout Europe), tendering, scheduling, machine acceptance, integration into production, acceptance run, support during production start-up and handover to production
- Supplier management, stakeholder management, claim management
- Risk assessment, FMEA, design meetings
- Building an in-house design department
- Development of packaging with added value
- Managed budget up to €20 million / year
Senior International Project Manager
Ferrero
- Planning and implementation of complete packaging lines (in Russia, Germany and Poland)
- Feasibility, budgeting, layout, tendering, award, supplier management, stakeholder management, claim management
- Tendering and award support for packaging machines for the site in Poland
- Building the plant in Vladimir (RUS) and commissioning the production lines, planning and implementation of new packaging lines (chocolate bars and chocolate eggs)
- Coordination of construction activities for the gas plant (RUS) (hot water & steam)
- Support and control of construction work for the high-bay warehouse setup
- Pallet lifts and conveyor technology over a bridge (delivery of raw materials & packaging materials / disposal of finished pallets to the high-bay warehouse)
- Central palletizing with several stations and driverless transport system
- Layer palletizer and robot palletizer
- Praline packaging line
- Packaging line for chocolate eggs
- Extraction & compaction of packaging materials from packaging
- Setup of hybrid packaging lines (human / machine)
- Palletizer for jars in trays
- Lived in Russia with family for a period of time
- Project sizes up to €7 million
Design, Project Management & Sales
emkon. Systemtechnik, Projektmanagement GmbH
- Independent design and sizing of machines in the areas of luxury goods, food and end of line
- Creation of layouts for machine installation
- Creation and maintenance of documentation
- Customer support and training
- Filings with the patent office and support for patent applications
- CAD administration for ten workstations with weekly training
- Change of the CAD system from Inventor to Solid Edge with structure setup
- Publication of a newsletter with packaging market trends
- Leading a design group for packaging machines
- In 2006, moved into the newly founded sales department with responsibility for project handling and customer support
- Pre-development work with tests and feasibility studies
- Development of completely new products and processes in cooperation with customers in Europe
Design & Project Management
Manfred Blind GmbH
- Designed machines and equipment for the food and animal feed industries for global players (including the USA, Russia, France, Germany)
- Designed tooling for molding pralines
- Designed setting packers for pouches
Technical Draftsman Mechanical Engineering
Focke & Co
- Supported format changes, spare parts orders, assemblies, customer meetings, trials, and improvements as a designer with own equipment
- At the same time, from 09/1996, distance learning to become a mechanical engineering technician
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Experienced in Manufacturing, Food and Beverage, and Agriculture.
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Experienced in Project Management, Product Development, Sales, Procurement, Production, and Marketing.
Skills
- Packaging
- Packaging Technology
- Project Management
- Project Planning
- Design
- Special Machine Construction
- Claim Management
- Food Industry
- Technical Understanding
- Technical Specification
- Capex, Opex
- Team Leadership
- Stakeholder Management
- Commissioning
- Technical Sales
- Technical Purchasing
- Contract Negotiations
- Practical Experience
- Understanding Customers From Startups To Global Players
- Ms Office
- Outlook
- Powerpoint
- Word
- Excel
- Ms Project
- Autodesk Inventor 2018
- Autocad
- Miro
- Prezi
- Vistable
- Zoom
- Teams
- Crm
- Asana
- Hubspot
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Education
Studiengemeinschaft Werner Kamprath Darmstadt GmbH (SGD)
State-certified mechanical engineering technician · Mechanical Engineering Technician · Darmstadt, Germany
Focke & Co. Verden an der Aller
Technical Draftsman Mechanical Engineering · Technical Draftsman Mechanical Engineering · Verden, Germany
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Joachim is based in Heiligenhaus, Germany.
Joachim speaks the following languages: German (Native), Italian (Elementary).
Joachim has at least 37 years of experience. During this time, Joachim has worked in at least 7 different roles and for 7 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 5 years and 3 months. Note that Joachim may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Joachim would be well-suited for roles such as: Managing Director & Project Manager, Project Manager in Sales, Senior Technical Project Manager.
Joachim's most recent position is Managing Director & Project Manager at POWERJO GmbH.
In recent years, Joachim has worked for POWERJO GmbH.
Joachim is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing, Food and Beverage, and Agriculture.
Joachim is most experienced in business areas like Project Management, Product Development, and Sales. Joachim also has some experience in Procurement, Production, and Marketing.
Joachim has recently worked in industries like Food and Beverage and Manufacturing.
Joachim has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Project Management, and Sales.
Joachim attended Studiengemeinschaft Werner Kamprath Darmstadt GmbH (SGD) for Mechanical Engineering Technician.
The availability of Joachim needs to be confirmed.
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