About David
German
Native or bilingual
Experience
- Härtetechnik GmbH & Co.KG,Center Manager / Plant ManagerFebruary 2026 - Today (6 months)70 Fellbach, Germany• Overall responsibility for the site including production, technology, and quality• Result responsibility for costs, revenue, and operational key figures• Strategic and operational further development of the site• Management of investments and ensuring economic viability• Initiation and implementation of an automation project to substitute a manual assembly process through the use of robotics (ROI: 1.5 years)• Rapid stabilization of a critical delivery situation within 4 weeks through consistent prioritization, bottleneck management, and operational leadership at the shop floor level• Ensuring compliance with all relevant quality, safety, and environmental standards
- Weber Hydraulik GmbH,Production ManagerApril 2019 - January 2026 (6 years and 9 months)Güglingen, BW, Germany• Leadership of up to 250 employees in a multi-level production organization, including maintenance and training• Overall responsibility for productivity, quality, costs, and delivery reliability• Development and strategic advancement of KPI-based shop floor management for transparent control of productivity, quality, and bottlenecks• Sustainable increase in productivity from 65% to 83% through structural process optimizations and consistent control via key figures• Increase in OEE by 15% through targeted measures to increase equipment availability and process stability• Active development of the supervisor and management level through coaching, clear leadership structures, and strengthening of personal responsibility• Introduction and implementation of Lean methods (SMED, KVP) for sustainable efficiency improvement and reduction of setup times by 10%• Systematic root cause analysis and sustainable problem-solving using structured methods (5 Whys, Ishikawa)
- METDRA Metall- und Drahtwarenfabrik GmbHManufacturing ManagerOctober 2017 - March 2019 (1 year and 5 months)• Overall responsibility for production, maintenance, and logistics• Stabilization of production processes through reorganization and standardization• Improvement of on-time delivery through optimized production planning and control• Direct reporting line to management, including budget and investment responsibility• Introduction and establishment of continuous improvement processes (CIP)
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Education
- Eichler-Holzäpfel GmbH
- Technical High School DiplomaGewerblich-Technische Berufsfachschule WaiblingenFachschulreife