Matúš Pikna

Effective, team player, results focused, fact & data based

Tubex Slovakia, s.r.o.

5/2022 – 11/2022

Interim Plant Director – complex responsibility for whole plant and group division actions, reporting to CEO

Tubex Slovakia, s.r.o.

8/2020 – present

Production manager – Management of production department – AL tubes for packaging, indirect 250, Direct 11, responsible for complex production activities, lean production and standardization processes application,

optimization and output improvement via various projects focused on technology stabilization and scrap reduction in hand with people and teams development, polyvalence standards, people training, CAPEX activities,

headcount optimization, unit cost optimization, KPI’s setting and evaluation,

cross-functional teams creation and teamwork development, Maintenance department with 2 direct reporting leaders + 18 technicians, machines maintenance – TPM process started

Air International Thermal Slovakia, s. r. o 

ME/Production manager - Management of greenfield processes, Complex Facility management with suppliers (building from greenfield to production phase), Management of project launch phase, assembly lines design and PKY systems development, headcount planning, KPI´s respecting during whole launch phase, engineering and maintenance processes setting to prepare lean process for serial production, budget creation, Management of pre-serial/serial production of automobile HVAC systems, PFMEA and Process flow diagram creation and analysis, people learning and development, process and product training, team building, cross-functional team creation and organization, headcount preparation, capacity planning, product design development customer/potential customers accompanying by visits, JLR and VW customers,

complete technology design and development in line with lean philosophy requirements

Faurecia automotive Slovakia, s. r. o

Management of production unit (220+ people) with complete reporting to the N+1 (plant manager) and in project phase reporting to the plant launch manager according to defined KPI´s, serial projects KPI´s definition according paretos, budget creation and responsibility to keep it in line with targets, cooperation with project team, headcount targets respecting and action plans creation and follow up, customers premium class BMW, Porsche, VW, Daimler-Benz, PSA, Toyota

Faurecia automotive Slovakia, s. r. o

Deputy manager - in cooperation with N+1 manager management of production unit (220+ people), reporting to N+1 and N+2 manager, cooperation with support functions above production unit level, customer´s visits accompanying, layout planning for new projects, headcount planning and production ramp up ensuring, customers premium class BMW, VW, Daimler-Benz, PSA,Toyota

Faurecia automotive Slovakia, s. r. o

Assembly supervisor – management of given production lines, management of continuous improvement actions for production process, standardized work, layout changes, reporting to N+1 manager, critical situation solutions in line with HSE and 5S standards with focus on target KPI´s and customer´s quality needs, cooperation on new projects in preparation phases, customers premium class BMW, Daimler-Benz, PSA, Toyota

Special awards and skills 

Toyota b3b4 flawless launch of assembly line - flawless production and quality requirements award letter from customer at Faurecia Hlohovec

Paintline discipline and output optimization mission in Faurecia Hlohovec - lean production

Hoshin workshops for line balancing and efectivity improvement, headcount optimalization

2005 – 2010 Faculty of Philosophy (University of ss. Cyril and Methodius), Trnava

2000 – 2004 Business school, Hlohovec