Stefano Brambilla

Factory Manager with over 25 years of international experience in precast concrete production. Proven track record managing large-scale facilities producing 120,000+ m³/year with teams of 300+ workers. I was responsible for the Al Zour Oil Refinery project in Kuwait — one of the world's largest refineries — with a contract value of $30M.

Expert in carousel plant systems (EBAWE-Progress, Edilmec, CMB), automated steel processing, ISO/CE quality systems and EHS management. Available for international relocation.

Factory Manager at Index Trading Co. (2015-05 – Present)

Leading precast concrete company in Kuwait since 1985. Production of beams, columns, pre-stressed beams, hollowcore, slabs, walls, architectural panels, bridges, GRC, manholes. Daily production ~400 m³, total ~120,000 m³/year. 300 workers, 20 employees, 8 engineers. Project Manager for Al Zour Refinery (one of the world's largest, 615,000 bbl/day). Contract value: $30M.

• Daily programming of production, logistics and assembly
• Maintenance oversight of all production equipment
• Define QC levels for production and assembly phases
• Budget, cost monitoring and economic control of all projects
• Master construction plan with process optimisation
• Quality/Safety Management System — ISO 9001-2015, 14001-2015, 45001-2018
• H&S advisory for new personnel and subcontractors
• Jan–May 2020: Start-up of precast elements for Storstrøm Bridge, Denmark

Project Manager at ICMQ India Peenya (2013-11 – 2015-05)

The largest project in India fully built with precast elements. Total build-up area 16,57,107 sq.ft. 35 towers, 14 floors, 4 flats/floor, ~1,900 apartments. All elements produced with EBAWE carousel plant. Head Inspector and Auditor for ISO 9001, F.P.C. Developer: Tata Housing. Contractor: Shapoorji.

• Leading multi-company team of 11 members
• Start-up of new EBAWE carousel plant
• Production cycle planning and balanced flow management
• Method statements for each workstation of the carousel plant
• Training of foremen, engineers and safety staff
• Iron processing supervision and rebar production systems
• Budget, cost monitoring and margin control
• ISO and quality audits in production and on-site

Operations Manager at Esagono Group Italia (2008-05 – 2013-11)

Largest producer of slabs, double slabs and hollow block slabs in Italy. Group of 6 prefabricators in Piemonte, Lombardia and Veneto. Fully automatic carousel plants (Ebawe-Progress, Edilmec, CMB). Computerized bending/cutting machines (Progress, Mep, Schnell, Oscam). Business management of 5 manufacturing plants.

• Start-up of two new precast plants
• Budget overrun monitoring across all manufacturing plants
• Root cause analysis and improvement plans
• Supplier management for non-standard products
• Head of Purchasing and Competitive Bids department
• Construction site supervision and assembly coordination
• Staff management: leave, safety, trade union, rewarding
• ISO quality management and CE marking

Factories Manager at Arcobaleno Precast Group / Vela Group (2000-04 – 2008-05)

First Italian company to produce precast elements with fully automatic carousel plant. Production since 1994 using carousel plants. Extended to sandwich walls, architectural walls and double slabs. Unipre Factory: 600 sqm sandwich walls, 400 sqm architectural walls, 1,000 sqm bridge slabs, 100 ml parapets/day. Mapre Factory: 3,000 sqm slabs/day.

• Management of precast production with EBAWE carousel plants
• Budget overrun monitoring across all plants
• Development of improvement plans
• Iron processing and rebar production supervision
• Staff supervision and management

Factory Manager at Vibralit Spa / Schiedel Group Spa (1990-04 – 2000-05)

One of Italy's oldest producers of fireplaces, concrete and steel chimneys. Producer of fireplaces, concrete chimneys, steel chimneys, marble and granite claddings. Precast elements with concrete block machinery and traditional molds.

• Operations oversight for production and precast factory
• Quality procedures development and improvement
• Subcontractor and vendor monitoring
• QSM Manual maintenance and updating
• Standard operating procedures implementation

Technical High School for Surveyors in Planning, design and management of construction sites – Istituto Tecnico Statale A. Volta (1981 – 1981)