Stefan Popescu

30+years engineering background, production and site processes 23+years’ experience in management: processes and people Experience in leading multifunctional teams, production and site Start -up, design & supervise engineering projects, green field investments Concept production and site ,methodologies standard and outstanding processes Budgeting, costs follow-up and reduction, capital expenditure responsible

Plant Manager /Project Manger - METAL YAPY Engineer & Construction (MYEC) - București, România

(2016-09 - 2026-10)

• Led cross-functional teams to successfully achieve factory or site project realization
• Oversaw subcontractor plant/production operations, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and project requirements
• Managed multiple projects in subcontractors' factories production and MYEC sites, meeting deadlines and budget
• Supported subcontractor factories in implementing lean manufacturing principles to improve efficiency and productivity
• Conceived Method Statements for factory production and site activities, enhancing engineering/steel frames projects
• Conducted regular performance evaluations and provided coaching to team members for professional development
• Collaborated with senior management to align plant/project goals with overall company objectives
• Developed and implemented MTSs for standard and outstanding processes as Incremental Launching Method, Strand Jack Lifting, and Skyline Carriage System to optimize project efficiency and success.

Production manager - ASSAABLOY Romania - București, România

(2012-09 - 2016-09)

Business unit manager-Primary Processing at Assa Abloy Romania - ASSA ABLOY ROMANIA SRL - București, România

(2012-09 - 2016-09)

• Business development :
• Responsible for P&L of the BU ,monthly basis analysis and report .
• Production Kpi's,safety ,quality ,efficiency ,monthly basis report .
• Responsible and conduct internal and external audits yearly basis from company's corporate level and client ‘request .
• Responsible for Lean principle program implementing, maintaining 'Gold level of Lean Excellence 'EMEA
• Responsible for company's engagement in respect of the legal requirements EHQS.
• Production
• Managing and coordinating +80 employees ,+10 white collars .
• Planning department , over 80% of the components in stamping and turning processes(+500 different kps weekly ) ,used for assembling final product ,by running ERP system Axapta , code bar system for raw material and tools.
• Stamping workshop consist of 16th automatic stamping machines ,runs in two shifts, managing through dedicated teams over 4000 die tools ,700 tons raw material warehouse, realizing + 250 C/O weekly , over 1000 kps weekly under ENclass F and 2ndt class H, applying Kan Ban , supermarket, in-max systems.
• Turning workshop consist of 15 automatic machines operated with 7 multi skilled operators, over 1000 kps weekly from a portfolio of proxy 2500 different items, handled in Kan Ban ,supermarket system .
• Platting &Painting workshop consist of 4 different electro galvanic plating lines in barrels and frames realizing Zn-Fe surface treatment, and an electrostatic automatic painting line, all operated in three shifts .
• Raw material warehouse ,unfinished production warehouse, grinding and manual polishing workshop.
• Train and coach the subordinate staff to follow company's policies, and to achieve BU's targets .
• Establish subordinates Kpi's in line with company's yearly strategy ,develop teams and individual abilities to meet them .
• Enforce discipline in respect of conduce code and rules .
• Create action plan for subordinates’ development and motivation targeting professional level improving .

Production manager - Ruukki Romania - București, România

(2007-04 - 2012-09)

• Business development
• Coordinating factory's activities in conjunction with, planning ,quality, production, projects' profit
• Selecting and developing personnel to ensure the efficient operation production of white and blue collars,
• Developing and achievement of a Business plan in accordance with the company's strategy
• Ensuring Corporate targets are met
• Responsible for communication of objectives, performance and business status to top management level
• Tasks for managing
• Responsible for factory's budget(up to 500 Keuro monthly) and capital expenditure,
• Maintain good working relations within the related factories and outside organization ,clients
• Enforce Health and Safety as it applies to the Company's operation
• Accountable for factory's use and maintenance of all plant ,buildings and equipment
• Managing, developing and coordinating all staff reporting directly
• Managing and monitoring, subordinates’ KPI’s and roles, yearly evaluation white collars(objective method) and blue collars(judgmental method)
• Supporting the staff to complete the daily work within the standard operation and individual's ability
• Ensure the Company's disciplinary and working procedures are adhered to as stated in Company's internal regulation manual, contracts
• Technical tasks
• Ensure that all customer requirements are understood by the teams and that they are fully met
• Continuing improvement of working procedures, S+5S,OPEX
• Maintain and improve development of manufacturing processes : thermal cutting processes plasma and oxy fuel ; machining processes ,sawing ,drilling; welding processes manual, semi-automatic and automatic; blasting & painting processes airless, and related systems targeting efficiency, costs and quality targets
• Maintain and improve development of workflow planning activity targeting the reduction in move and queue times
• Maintain and improve the development of waste reduction
• Achievements
• Started-up project for Steel Frames Factory as green field investment : designing the layout of the factory base on production stream, Followed-up the budget of investment, supervision of site construction, managing the installing of equipment& utilities
• Designed the organizational chart and job description for each position, conducts interviews.
• Supervised implementation of SAP, ERP, MTO production module: S+5S,OPEX.
• Authorized the factory ‘Integrate Management System’ ISO 9001 :ISO 14001 :2004 by supervising and leading team in designing working procedures
• Authorized the production processes , IS:2005,ENwith finish company Inspecta

Welding workshop Leader(heavy and light structures) - TITAN-MASINI-GRELE - McNeil & NRM, Inc part of YARED GROUP - Bucharest, Romania

(2003-01 - 2007-04)

T.M.G is part of the international company YARED GROUP, being among the firsts world's producers of equipment for fabrication of rubber tires.

• Managing department resources and processes for meeting the company's targets (general production plan)
• Organizing and coordinating +100 subordinates ,planning team ,production team
• Managing welding workshop’s activities and processes, planning, NC programming ,thermal cutting (oxy-fuel), welding processes execution and their psychology assisted by welding chief welder, thermal treatment for stress releasing ,sheet metal processes like shearing ,bending, rolling, notching, as well as participant in machining technology for welded items, being the guarantor of quality (according to IS safety and delivery in time
• Financial and human resources responsibilities:
• controlling the 'Timecard' system
• controlling the budget of the department ,direct & indirect costs
• testing and evaluating the subordinate personal
• Achievements:
• The workshop under my command has produced various welded structures: beams, columns, bases ,steel part for robotic lines weighting 1 to 25 tone
• Parts specific to the naval industry
• Pressure vessels
• Covers, panels, hydraulic tanks made of sheet metal.
• I'm familiar to all arc welding processes.
• I'm familiar to CNC cutting oxy-fuel or plasma.
• I'm familiar to working codes(EN,ASME cod),testing of pressure vessels.

Welding workshop leader(light and sheet metals structures) - TITAN-MASINI-GRELE - McNeil & NRM, Inc part of YARED GROUP - București, România

(1996-01 - 2003-01)

T.M.G. has produced only tools machines in a large variety: turning, milling, grinding, by different sizes. Almost 40% of the medium structure of these products consists in welded assemblies. Also sheet metal parts such as covers, channels, panels, oil tanks have

• Planning production of sheet metal parts according to company's targets (general production plan)
• Managing welding workshop’s activities and processes, planning, welding processes MIG-MAG,WIG , shearing ,bending, rolling, notching, steel carbon ,aluminum, stainless steel
• Coordinating a team of 30 workers (welders and locksmiths)
• Designing sheet metal parts: mobile covers for guide ways, guards, ladders, banisters, electric channels net for tools machines,
• Managing all welding workshop’s activities, being the guarantor of quality, safety and delivery in time
• Managing projects for modular system of tools machine sheet metal parts: electric channels net, mobile covers.
• Always planning and taking measures to respect the deadlines for projects in progress supplying parts for machining fabrication and in final state.

Technology engineer - TITAN -HEAVY-MACHINES - București, România

(1992-10 - 1996-01)

TMG has produced tools machines in a large variety: milling, turning, grinding, by different sizes .Almost 40% of the medium structure of these product consists in welded assemblies and sheet metal parts.

• making technologies for assembling and welding components.

Machine building technology, University (graduate) - Machine building technology - INSTITUTUL POLITEHNIC BUCURESTI (1987 - 1992)

High School / Vocational School - Physical Mathematical - Physical Mathematical High school no 3 (1982 - 1987)