About
- Experienced Industrial Engineer and leader with extensive expertise in strategic direction, operational excellence, and employee training. Accomplishments include 180-degree turnarounds for under-performing operations, green-field (first in the world continuous OSB line), cost reduction, and continuous improvement in safety, productivity, efficiency, and quality. A skilled coach and motivator with the ability to work with diverse, cross-functional teams. A dynamic and passionate individual with a positive attitude and a strong work ethic.
Skills
Lean Manufacturing
96%Process Improvement
98%Manufacturing
94%Product Development
90%Cross-functional Team Leadership
90%Quality Management
93%Supply Chain Management
85%Operations Management
85%Root Cause Analysis
90%Strategy
91%Andrzej also knows about:
Negotiation, Business Process Improvement, Leadership, Quality System, Preventive Maintenance, Global Operations, Strategic Planning, Manufacturing Operations Management, Team Building, Business Strategy, Logistics, Contract Negotiation, Inventory Management, Pricing.
Consulting Activities
- Strategy development, implementation, and coaching management teams
- Team building to help new teams get up and running, to align them to changed goals and objectives, and to help them in difficult situations
- Supporting organizations with change processes
- Facilitating the development of high-performance leadership teams
- Leadership development and culture change processes to bring together individuals and organization
- Support for leaders in implementing change efficiently
- Supervision and coaching of production teams
- Organizational and process analysis
- Experienced in working in unionized and non-unionized environment.
Achievements
Composite Panel Industry
- Reduced fines production to save 2 million dollars per year through implementation of a Yard Circulation System and Raw Material Quality Standards
- Mentored and coached management teams and production employees
- Improved process reliability through the implementation of process control techniques including continuous improvement, waste reduction, quality improvements, uptime, and maintenance enhancement
- Executed modifications to Forming Lines and Forming Heads (10%-15% reduction in density), press recipes enhancements, new resin trials, gluing process improvements and modification resulting in 10 to 15% cost savings in resin, and overall board quality improvements of 10%-15%.
- Wrote and delivered training programs on every aspect of the OSB process.
- Developed an appropriate internal control processes and accountability structures for the entire production process
- Develop strategic plans for the growth of the companies including the improvements of processes and equipment, increased efficiency and improved quality
- Affected a turnaround that quadrupled production of an aging particleboard mill through the restructuring of all mill department teams and 24 capital projects
Value-added Sector
- Mentored and coached management teams and production employees
- Partnered with plant teams to define and execute business strategy for breakthrough levels of improvement in customer satisfaction, process capability, quality, and communication
- Increased production volume by 25-30% and product quality by 20% for twelve IKEA suppliers of solid wood and flat line furniture
- Enhanced operational efficiency by 15-20%, by restructuring departments and optimizing a process-driven environment
- Diminished plant waste and document errors by 30-40%
- Developed and facilitated 16 training programs to build teams, improve processes, and exceed goals
- Reduced waste by 10-15%, improved quality 10-15% and increased productivity 10-15%
Contact
Address
42 Lido Drive
Stoney Creek, ON
LE8 5E8
Phone
905.745.8793
Business Hours
Weekdays 9AM – 5PM