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Kai Walter

Production Optimization

€800/day
München, DE
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Kai

KWPE - Process Flow Human

Manufacturing and Assembly:
Line and workplace design - MTM, Takt, Lean, Bottleneck control

Logistics:
Production logistics - Kanban, Milkrun, Setup workstations, Material controls, Pre-assemblies, Withdrawal concepts

Collaboration:
Project Management - Classic, agile, hybrid -> Coaching, Leadership, Communication and Conflicts

Making production companies, especially SMEs, unique and helping them reach their peak

Production development in 4 steps:

+ Get to know each other and shed ballast
+ Define the path to the future
+ Make fantasies come true
+ Exceed expectations

KWPE - Together to the summit

I invite you to visit my homepage KWPE.de or KWPE.at

Let's be successful together
  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Conversational

Can work on-site
München (up to 50km), Stuttgart (up to 50km), Rosenheim (up to 50km), Freiburg im Breisgau (up to 50km), Stadtkreis Ulm (up to 50km)

Experience

  • KWPE-Prozess Ablauf Mensch
    Owner
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    March 2021 - Today (5 years and 5 months)
    Kitzbühel, Austria
    Process Flow Human

    Short-term projects in operational areas - approx. 2-12 weeks + Production improvements + Logistics improvements + Improvements in indirect areas - Work preparation, production control, assembly planning.

    The goal of optimization is cost savings, the goal of change is the peak.

    Let's lead your SME to the top together

    KWPE - Together to the summit
    MTM Lean Manufacturing Assembly Planning Production Optimization Workplace Design
  • InnoPark Suisse SA
    Project Management
    May 2020 - November 2020 (6 months)
    Zürich, Switzerland
    Testing of various project management systems, such as Asana, Monday, Factro, and others for decision-making purposes
    Hybrid Project Management
  • Diverse Firmen
    Manufacturing Engineer
    May 2014 - December 2019 (5 years and 7 months)
    Switzerland
    Day-to-day business + General work in the ERP system + Troubleshooting + Interface maintenance change/lean + Analyzing + optimizing assembly workstations + Ergonomic assembly aids to reduce strain + Implementation + Support of on-site support + Introduction + Setup of shop floor management + Setup + further development of a meaningful key performance indicator system + Actively driving the CIP process + Addressing deviations + Increasing quality Planning assembly + Planning an assembly line for a sister plant in China + Introduction of line production + Elaboration + coordination of concepts + Planning of new + existing pre-assembly workstations + Consideration + examination of batch sizes with high variety + high setup effort + Consideration of batch size 1 in tower assembly Material flow planning + Production logistics + Elaboration + optimization of logistics concepts + Introduction of Kanban with external manufacturers - adjustment of drawings + documentation + Setup workstations for electrical production - Milkrun + Introduction of material control on a daily basis + Introduction of pick-by-light Project work + Management + order + cleanliness implementation + Deputy Manager Final Assembly + Leading optimization projects - Setup of new processes incl. documentation + Planning + execution of Kaizen workshops + Training of employees Work study + Creation + review of MTM analyses – SD, UAS, MEK, C-values + Takt times for assembly lines with planning tools + Fault analysis in the plant in Turkey + Review of time standards according to REFA + Takt time of the line incl. material control at the line for short-cycle orders Documentation + Creation + revision of assembly + material layouts with other departments + Creation of self-explanatory assembly instructions including training + Participation in FMEAs
    Workplace Design Lean Production SAP ERP Assembly Planning MTM

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Education

  • Master of Business Administration - MBA, MBA Organisationsentwicklung & Berater
    IKF Luzern
    2024
    Master of Business Administration - MBA, MBA Organisationsentwicklung & Berater
  • Technischer Betriebswirt IHK, Technische Betriebswirtschaft
    DAA Technikum
    2008
    Technischer Betriebswirt IHK, Technische Betriebswirtschaft

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