Miu Mihai Liviu
BU Production Manager Harness
Sat Tatarani, Str. Margaretelor, 11C, com Barcanesti, jud Prahova
Summary
Production management professional knowledgeable about allocating resources, optimizing production and increasing output with hands-on and dedicated approach. Articulate and professional problem-solver with good relationship-building abilities. Proficient in planning and implementing innovative production strategies.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
3
3
Languages
Work History
BU Production Manager Harness
First Brands LLC
02.2024 - Current
- Strategic planning / growth
- Meeting long and medium term business objectives
- Develop annual operating plan and budget
- Analyze and implement company initiatives through the operating system (efficient production, operational excellence, six sigma, cost and inventory reduction)
- Profit maximization / cost reduction
- Responsible for realizing proposed financial figures (cost of production, inventories, number of employees)
- Review financial reports to measure financial productivity, achieve annual/quarterly/monthly targets and maintain cost reduction targets
- Signing the framework contract for products, approving the quotation sent to the client, contracts for all products supplied
- Customer satisfaction
- Ensure customer satisfaction through the level of PPM imposed
- Develop and support management systems to meet customer requirements
- Support and monitor the implementation and use of TS 16949 integrated management system
- Approval of internal documents related to the management system
- Involvement in resolving customer complaints
- Production and delivery
- Centralization of data and monthly measurement of business planning performance and monthly communication of achieved performance
- Convene daily operational level 4 meetings to review production and coordinate corrective actions
- Overseeing the completion of building and equipment maintenance actions
- Participate/coordinate environmental/long term projects for expansion, modification, equipment routing
- Provide NPI support
- Ensure maintenance, improvement and compliance with SSM standards
- Quality system
- Develop and implement work procedures and team related forms
- Participate in quality system status and adequacy review meetings
Operational Excellence & Continuous improvement Senior Specialist (6Sigma)
HAIER TECH S.R.L.
12.2022 - 02.2024
- Coordinates CI process improvement projects based on Six Sigma technology to ensure plant operational excellence
- Supports business priorities by creating procedural standards
- Providing Lean, Continuous Improvement training and coaching
- Support digitization of Kaizen, 5S, Gemba, CAR processes, KPI dashboard, etc
- Factory KPI reporting
- Visual management improvements
- Coordinate knowledge sharing programs and kaizen events
- Develops and coordinates Best Practices
- Contributes to creating company strategy and goals
- Drives strategies to be implemented in the company
- Monitors and reports on the process of introducing new strategies
- Supports the management team in identifying operational efficiency projects, setting the framework and standards, tools to be applied, etc
- Leads the continuous improvement activities carried out in the factory within the company's objectives
- Leads all lean activities carried out in the factory
- Organizes necessary trainings to increase employee competence
- Leads digital transformation projects according to the company plan
- Monitors, develops and implements new Lean related methods
- Ensures fulfillment of the requirements according to the IS management system
Industrial Performance Manager
S.C. COFICAB PLOIESTI S.R.L.
02.2020 - 12.2022
- Plans, supervises and coordinates all activities and operations of the Industrial Performance Department such as department budgeting and planning, continuous improvement project planning and monitoring, product industrialization projects, product industrialization projects, industrial performance improvement, process parameter management and tooling management in cooperation with regional Industrial Performance, Quality, Production, Logistics and Maintenance departments to meet plant objectives
- Reviews results and over-run analyses, identifies possible performance discrepancies, analyzes the main root causes, defines or validates improvement opportunities and designs action plans or projects depending on the scope of improvements to be made
- Leads new product industrialization projects (at factory level), including assessing readiness for mass production and coordinating with all stakeholders to prepare for mass production launch
- Reviews and validates updates of technical product specification documents, work instructions, visuals, PFMEA and other relevant technical documents and data sheets
- Ensures timely implementation actions such as recipe updates, etc
- Conducts validation of new equipment or upgrades
- Oversees verification and calibration of process parameters such as flow rate testing, plastic color testing and calibration, extrusion bar and screw verification, braid plate calibration, etc
- And takes appropriate actions accordingly
- Validates technical specifications of production tooling, approves tooling needs, issues tooling requisitions and follows the supply process
- Defines corrective and preventive action plans to prevent tool damage, loss and costs
- Prepares and monitors annual industrial performance budget and strategic plans, prepares, communicates and reviews industrial performance KPIs and defines accordingly plans for continuous improvement of processes, procedures and systems to meet Department and Company objectives
Production engineer
IKEA Romania
07.2017 - 02.2020
- Responsible for Quality Assurance, including control of key production processes
- Responsible for supplier development in quality and manufacturing with the long term goal of identifying and implementing SDP project actions to ensure supplier production can meet quality, capacity, yield and cost expectations; starting with GO/NOGO requirements at all times
- Drive the production range (PTE pick up to first delivery inspection) to suppliers and ensure the supply chain is robust with an effective quality management system, correct quality and full compliance with IKEA requirements at all times
- Responsible for continuous improvement of suppliers' production processes (reducing scrap rates, defects, efficiency gains etc.) and sharing best practices/knowledge by collecting and passing on product and production experiences to create the preconditions for suppliers to take full responsibility for their performance
- Driving the product deviation process with a sense of urgency towards the causing party and capturing learnings from previous product deviations
- Ensure root cause analysis, stock correction and implementation of corrective and preventive actions for quality alarms and complaints received
- Leading the industrialization of minor new product development and contributing with expertise to other new developments, including product/production risk assessment
- Ensure implementation of new and updated requirements
- Ensuring final inspection and regular follow up and feedback to suppliers on quality performance to improve Customer Experienced Product Quality
- Leading production risk assessment at suppliers
- Assessing production facilities and quality systems of potential new suppliers
Production Engineer
Federal Mogul Motorparts
05.2015 - 06.2017
- Production Management - technical support to production teams, develops and maintains standards for the process for which they are responsible, OEE
- Maintenance and continuous improvement of equipment - analyzes maintenance work (corrective and preventive) to improve the methods of accomplishment, to reduce the duration of intervention and to reduce corrective work in favor of preventive work
- Design, manage and improve procedures, operating standards of preventive and corrective maintenance works
- Organizes and coordinates the implementation of contracts for outsourced maintenance services
- Actively participates in establishing and following up preventive maintenance programs
- Monitors the consumption of spare parts and sizes the minimum inventory; investigates ways to reduce this inventory
- Is an active part in developing technical specifications for new equipment
- Participates in physical acceptance, testing, commissioning and contributes to equipment approval
Manufacturing process engineer
Federal Mogul Motor parts
04.2014 - 05.2015
- Establish, standardize, maintain and improve plant-wide technology process to meet HSE standards, quality, operations and customer requirements
- Participate in equipment installation, layout configuration
- Preparing technical specifications with global departments
- Active participation in the acceptance, implementation and approval of equipment activities
- Monitoring projects with suppliers
- Initiate and maintain relationships with suppliers / contractors
- Technology Process Definition
- Establishing the optimal production flow
- Setting process parameters
- Preparing equipment specific working documentation (work instructions)
- Defining error prevention systems and devices (Pokka-Yoke)
- Attending PFMEA meetings
- Define and update lists of devices that generate critical product rates
- Preparing documentation for internal approval
- Training production and maintenance departments
- Define the theoretical capability of equipment
- Maintain continuous liaison with global department to apply best practices and process standardization
- Proposing and implementing solutions to improve processes, quality and productivity
- SMED implementation and monitoring
- Participate in quality analysis to reduce PPMs
- Active contribution through Kaizen ideas, 5S audits and Gemba Walks
Utilities engineer
Honeywell FM
10.2013 - 04.2014
- Coordinate and control the extension and repair of buildings
- Supervise and validate interventions on buildings, facilities and utilities
- Coordinate the work of contractors for the maintenance and operationalization of fire prevention station and security systems
- Ensure the extension, maintenance and operation of electrical installations
- Coordinate permanent subcontractors for compliance with Honeywell's Health, Safety and Environmental regulations
- Ensure the efficient distribution of microclimate installations, operating heating (central heating) and ventilation and air conditioning installations for production, warehouse and office facilities
- Develop internal quality/HSE/HOS related documents
- Participate in internal audits
- Actively contribute to the continuous improvement of plant performance
- Conduct periodic gemba walk / 5S audits and identify non-conformances
- Responsible for Health, Safety, Security and Environmental measures carried out under my supervision according to the law and HOS standards
Maintenance technician
Honeywell FM
03.2013 - 10.2013
- Corrective actions: investigating defects and diagnostic elaboration, performing repairs necessary to bring the equipment to standard conditions
- Preventive action: performing preventive maintenance operations, new methods to reduce the time planned for preventive operations
- Joint actions: operating data in SAP, improvement proposals for problems encountered as a result of observations, responsible for the integrity and functionality of devices
Production operator
Honeywell FM
10.2012 - 03.2013
- Production parts: execution of all production steps
- Providing quality parts: responsible for ensuring the parts made, all the measurements, tests according to plan
- Checking machinery and 5S: policing and cleaning of the equipment
- Use equipment: notification of any faults and escalating issues, ensuring full use of production capacity with maximum efficiency and use of the equipment
Service Engineer
CTP Service Autocamioane SRL
05.2011 - 08.2012
- Taking the truck from the client and prepare a list of repair works required
- Assigning the suitable mechanics for the required job to be done as quickly and high quality as possible
- Stay in touch with the customer regarding the progress of work and any other irregularities that needs extra replacement parts and additional cost
- Ordering spare parts, cost estimate and the bill
- Collect the money, release notes, clocking mechanics
- Person directly connected with Bridgestone / Truckpoint
Education
Value Stream Mapping Design -
ALFRA Consulting
01.2019 - 12.2019
Six Sigma Black Belt - undefined
IASSC SIX SIGMA BLACK BELT
01.2018 - 12.2018
Master - Managementul riscului și ingineria fiabilității uleiurilor pentru mașini
UPG Ploiesti
01.2009 - 12.2011
Master - Utilaj petrolier si petrochimie/rafinarie
Universitatea Petrol si Gaze Ploiesti
01.2004 - 12.2009
Green belt Six Sigma certification - undefined
Honeywell braking pads
Skills
Production planning
Production line management
Team development
Project management
Quality control
Quality assurance
Safety management
Operations management
Production optimization
Training coordination
Production scheduling
Staff scheduling
Cost control
Cost reduction
Materials management
Root-cause analysis
Maintenance planning
Continuous improvements
Capacity planning
Manufacturing operations
Health and safety
Manufacturing
Production oversight
Training skills
Resource allocation
Manufacturing management
Inventory coordination
KPI tracking
Lean manufacturing
Quality assurance standards
ISO standards
Assembly and production
Performance evaluation
Raw materials handling
Cause and effect analysis
Equipment monitoring
Workflow optimization
Safety monitoring
Dedication to product quality
Staff management
Material handling expertise
Cross-functional teamwork
Technical specifications
Cross-functional collaboration
Customer support
Health and safety compliance
Equipment operation
Data-driven
Metrics management
Purchasing
Continuous improvement processes
Value stream mapping
Optimizing production output
Preventive maintenance oversight
Operations auditing
Workforce training
Production data analysis
Industrial plant management
Adept in working with ACE tools
Equipment utilization
Strong leadership
Time management
Problem-solving abilities
Team management
Multitasking Abilities
Teamwork and collaboration
Problem-solving aptitude
Other
True
Personal Information
- Age: 39
- Gender: Masculin
Certification
Six Sigma Black belt
Timeline
BU Production Manager Harness
First Brands LLC
02.2024 - Current
Operational Excellence & Continuous improvement Senior Specialist (6Sigma)
HAIER TECH S.R.L.
12.2022 - 02.2024
Industrial Performance Manager
S.C. COFICAB PLOIESTI S.R.L.
02.2020 - 12.2022
Value Stream Mapping Design -
ALFRA Consulting
01.2019 - 12.2019
Six Sigma Black Belt - undefined
IASSC SIX SIGMA BLACK BELT
01.2018 - 12.2018
Production engineer
IKEA Romania
07.2017 - 02.2020
Production Engineer
Federal Mogul Motorparts
05.2015 - 06.2017
Manufacturing process engineer
Federal Mogul Motor parts
04.2014 - 05.2015
Utilities engineer
Honeywell FM
10.2013 - 04.2014
Maintenance technician
Honeywell FM
03.2013 - 10.2013
Production operator
Honeywell FM
10.2012 - 03.2013
Service Engineer
CTP Service Autocamioane SRL
05.2011 - 08.2012
Master - Managementul riscului și ingineria fiabilității uleiurilor pentru mașini
UPG Ploiesti
01.2009 - 12.2011
Master - Utilaj petrolier si petrochimie/rafinarie
Universitatea Petrol si Gaze Ploiesti
01.2004 - 12.2009
Green belt Six Sigma certification - undefined
Honeywell braking pads
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