Engineering / Maintenance consultant at Self-employed (2022-05 – Present)
Mechanical technology engineering. Meeting with clients to discuss their technical and engineering needs. Conducting site visits and researching technical processes. Conducting external market research. Providing expert advice on available solutions and technical changes.
- Provide client consultation for production lines and machines that must be improved to increase output, efficiency and scrap reduction by implementing efficient solutions
- Define with clients project tasks that must be performed to improve processes / machines
- Supervise production lines timing during design phase and construction, to meet project requirements
- Discuss findings with project teams, leaders and validate these according to the project requirements
- Ensure that the production lines / machines are completed within the specification and quality required, on time and within budget
- Guide team members in formulating requirements, advise on viability of alternative approaches, conduct and evaluate feasibility studies for line improvements
- Create the initial line documents
- Inform the facility department about the required line utilities needed in the production layout and the delivery date
- Attend unloading the machine and document the complete process
- Attend all the line tests until the line is validated and ready for serial production
- Provide machine maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, searching for methods for reduction machine downtimes
- Production line / machine retrofit at need
Industrial Engineering Manager at Polycontact Hermannstadt (2017-02 – 2022-05)
Polycontact designs and produces individual, customer-specific applications for the micromechanics and sensor sector (proximity sensors; angle sensors; micro switches; cable assemblies).
- Responsible for managing, monitoring & appraisal of direct reports
- Ensure planned & unplanned downtime and change-overs are being resolved at pace
- Ensure adherence to the PPM program, reviewing and modifying in response to issues identified during the inspections
- Manage contractors for project delivery, including installation and commissioning
- Develop and manage a top-level project roadmap for project activities to achieve agreed deadlines and to coordinate the business resources necessary to achieve these goals
- Present monthly updates on project highlights, lowlights, customer status, cost and schedule to technical stakeholders, leadership, and senior management
- Control all engineering costs within the agreed budget
- Manage site services, service contracts and statutory requirements
- Ensure engineering department is audit ready, hygiene and H&S compliance
- Identify and develop initiatives to maintain skill & competency levels within the engineering team
- Exercise professional judgement in relation to repair of equipment whilst ensuring quality standards and safe working practices
Industrial Engineer at Polycontact Hermannstadt (2015-11 – 2017-01)
- Carry out RUN & RATE tests
- Elaborate price offers, whilst verifying product specifications, plausibility, and feasibility
- Determine / estimate production times, space, personnel, and tooling requirements
- Set-up, Programing CNC machines
- Implement and manage new projects, assign, and coordinate project team members
- Validation of new CNC machines and equipment at supplier
- Monitor and improve KPI's including Right First Time, In Process Scrap, Final Inspection Scrap
- Continuous improvement, implementation of Lean Manufacturing, Kan-ban, One-Piece-Flow, Poka-Yoke and 5S techniques
- Working on eliminating three enemies of Lean: Muda (waste), Muri (overburden) and Mura (unevenness)
- Monitor OEE and Set-up times on the machines
- Responsible in ECN modifications
- Responsible in line / product validation
- Health & Safety officer
Quality Assurance Engineer – Paint & Laser Technology on plastic components at Marquardt Schaltsysteme SCS (2012-10 – 2015-10)
Marquardt it's a leading manufacturer in the field of electro-mechanical and electronic switches and switching systems. Domain: Engineering / Technology / Automotive. Development and implementation of objectives in terms of quality in Automotive industry.
- Sustaining internal quality audits
- Implementing client-specific standards for new products
- FMEA and 8D analysis
- Analysis of nonconformities using SPC, MSA, Pareto, 5 WHY, Ishikawa, A3 problem solving
- Management of external and internal customer complaints on pre-series and SOP production
- Surveillance of quality and approval stage in SOP for external supply
- Perform qualification test and reports
Quality Engineer - Plastics Injection Molding at Flaro Prod S.A (2010-10 – 2012-09)
Flaro has a diversified activity and it grows simultaneously in several economic sectors: automotive, electrical, stationery, haberdashery, household, and green energy. It specializes in injection molding, CNC turning, metal plating, professional manual assembly, metal stamping and bending, PVC sheet welding. Domain: Engineering / Technology / Automotive. Development of quality concepts for new modifications and current process of production.
- Competencies regarding quality management systems described by SR EN ISO 9001-2009
- Development, centralization and monitoring of SPC surveillance plans
- Preparation of Initial Sample Reports
- Conducting 3D measurements
- Prototype testing for new products approval
- Linearity study for measuring gauges and devices R&R, MSA
