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Paweł Żukowski
Master Of Science, Mechanical Engineering And Aviation Department
Rzeszów,Subcarpathian
Summary
#Raytheon Technologies, Fortune 50 Director with 18 years of experience in roles of increasing responsibility in continuous improvement and operational excellence, lean (manufacturing, business process, field services, and engineering), operations system deployment, Project and Program Management at several manufacturing, MRO, operations facilities in multiple branches (OTIS, Carrier, Fire Security, Sikorsky, Pratt & Whitney, Aerospace Systems, Collins Aerospace) within EMEA region, as well as corporate headquarters. Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, Executive MBA, APICS Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM), Certified Operation Transformation Facilitator / Leader, UTC Lean Master (nominated), Shining RedX Technical Problem Solving Apprentice. Recently, the OPEX Director, driving cultural change towards quality at the source and Total Quality Management discipline, including Cost Out responsibilities and Productivity Project Improvements for key Strategic Business Units of Collins and also end-customers Boeing and Airbus. Shop Floor Management change agent. Currently, Production Director, driving operational day to day activities within a defined scope of Operating Principles: Safety, People, Quality, Delivery, Integrity, Cost. Integrating new product implementation projects (NPI) into legacy production.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Director Of Operations
Collins Aerospace
Wroclaw, Lower Silesia
03.2021 - Current
- Oversaw day-to-day production and assembly activities in accordance with business objectives: Safety, People, Quality, Delivery, Costs
- Managed Lean Transformation projects.
- Monitored budget and utilized operational resources within SIOP governance process.
- Achieved team goals through formalized training plans, coaching and performance management.
- Set team and individual KPIs and provided regular, actionable feedback. Reduced SRR by 30% year over year, Overdue to customer by 80%, Increase OTD from 60% to 90%.
- Led change and transformation across business areas to deliver benefits and align company resources.
- Handled problematic customers and clients to assist lower-level employees and maintain excellent customer service.
- Delegated productivity, efficiency and utilization daily tasks to employees to achieve expected results.
- Provided daily coaching and mentoring to direct reports.
- Promoted actively problem solving initiative to improve business results.
- Demonstrated exceptional knowledge of process optimization, cost reduction, productivity improvement projects in relation to profit and loss and customer savings expectations
- Managed daily operations within production lines scopes and responsibilities, orchestrating forward-thinking strategies to accomplish profit and expansion goals and cost per hour target reductions for key customers
Production Director
Collins Aerospace
Wroclaw, Lower Silesia
10.2020 - 03.2021
- Oversaw day-to-day production and assembly activities in accordance with business objectives: Safety, People, Quality, Delivery, Costs
- Managed Lean Transformation projects. Completed 1 transformation projects.
- Monitored budget and utilized operational resources within SIOP governance process
- Achieved team goals through formalized training plans, coaching and performance management.
- Set team and individual KPIs and provided regular, actionable feedback. Reduced SRR by 30% year over year, Overdue to customer by 80%, Increase OTD from 60% to 90%.
- Led change and transformation across business areas to deliver benefits and align company resources.
- Handled problematic customers and clients to assist lower-level employees and maintain excellent customer service.
- Delegated productivity, efficiency and utilization daily tasks to employees to achieve expected results.
- Provided daily coaching and mentoring to direct reports.
- Promoted actively problem solving initiative to improve business results.
- Demonstrated exceptional knowledge of process optimization, cost reduction, productivity improvement projects in relation to profit and loss and customer savings expectations
- Managed daily operations within production lines scopes and responsibilities, orchestrating forward-thinking strategies to accomplish profit and expansion goals and cost per hour target reductions for key customers
Associate Director
Operation Transformation / Operation Excellence
Wroclaw, Lower Silesia
08.2019 - 09.2020
- Driving Site level Operational Excellence initiatives, including quality at the source cultural changes towards COPQ improvements.
- Leading cost out and productivity improvements projects to meet demanding customer cost opportunities
- Developing talents
- Deploying shop floor management standard work principles
- Developing true north company objectives in production and support functions related to Safety, People, Quality, Delivery, Cost
- Deploying Lean Leadership Week Initiative, led and supervised 5 LLW weeks per year
- Deploying ACE-IT global operation program initiative, lead and supervised 30 plus projects, being part of winning team at Global Operations Level
- Creating new cost-out model to reduce cost for customers, delivered YOY 5% cost improvement savings to key customers: Actuations and Power and Controls
- Teaching, Coaching, Mentoring peers in scope of CI body of knowledge and RTX ACE/CORE operation program principles
- Providing direct supervision to production and support functions in scope of CI and Lean to contribute to deliver expected business results
- Benchmarking industry best in class solutions
Regional Director
Collins Aerospace
Rzeszów, Subcarpathia
05.2014 - 07.2019
- Responsible for medium to large scale Lean and Operations Transformation across the businesses for Collins Aerospace in EMEA and Asia regions. Led 5 transformations projects: Goodrich Poland, Collins Wroclaw, Collins Brugherio, Microtechnica, Wolverhampton. Projects helped to deliver inventory and Days to Manufacturing reduction by average 30% or more with positive impact to increase On time delivery.
- Drove lean projects towards JIT - flow, takt, pull and zero defects.
- Responsible for site progression using o UTC/RTX Operating system. Certified 5 Sites towards Bronze or Silver Level.
- Work with senior leaders through the policy deployment process to develop event based plans that engage the organization in knowledge transfer and application of lean based methods leading to best in class portfolio positions.
- Serve as the lean practitioner in facilitating training and events to assure sustaining lean skills throughout the business units within Collins group. Performed 20 plus sessions within the year.
- Contribute to drive sustainable results in scope of EBIT, cash-flow, inventory, on time delivery, COPQ.
EMEA Program Manager
United Technologies
Rzeszów, Subcarpathia
10.2009 - 04.2014
- Responsible to drive operational excellence and provide expertise and leadership on lean principles and problem solving techniques across business units.
- Review facility capability and environment to recommend and develop continuous process improvement initiatives to drive lean, operational excellence and operation transformation.
- Provide support to achieve operational productivity targets and identify best practices.
- Provide direction, leadership, and coaching to continuous process improvement teams.
- Oversaw daily operations to ensure high levels of productivity.
- Led projects and analyzed data to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Managed on-site evaluations, internal audits and customer surveys.
- Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement.
- Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
- Created Council Governance Process to execute UTC strategy in scope of Certification Program
- Acted as EMEA Council Chairperson - led 1 per month Council meeting to assure progress to plan for key measures.
Manager, Supplier Development
United Technologies
Rzeszów, Subcarpathia
04.2007 - 07.2009
- Conducting Gold & Silver Assessments.
- Strategic consulting, coaching including gap analysis & strategy for achieving Gold level performance.
- People lean proficiency development. Certified 10 plus new trainers and created self-sufficient environment within strategic Business Units.
- Expanded cross-functional organizational capacity by collaborating across departments on priorities, functions and common goals.
- Conducted monthly inventories of raw materials and components on work floor.
- Reviewed performance data to monitor and measure productivity, goal progress and activity levels.
- Implementing ACE Certification Program in EMEA region. Increased enrollment by 100% along Associate certification increase by 50% year over year in 3 following years.
- Created Council Governance Process to execute UTC strategy in scope of Certification Program
- Acted as EMEA Council Chairperson
ACE Manager
Pratt & Whitney Rzeszów
Rzeszów, Subcarpathia
01.2006 - 04.2007
- Responsible for design and deployment of UTC's ACE (Achieving Competitive Excellence) Operating System including; assessment process development, training development and delivery and event facilitation across all of Sites within PW campus.
- Responsible for providing strategic leadership and vision around utilizing Quality/ACE methodologies to improve customer satisfaction and shareholder return via driving execution of improvements through proper deployment and allocation of human and capital resources.
- Provide leadership to Site staff managers in quality, continuous improvement professions.
- Aligned functional organizations and Sites around common metrics, tools and processes.
- Improved operations through consistent hard work and dedication.
Quality Engineer / Six, Process Certification Project Leader
Pratt & Whitney Rzeszów
Rzeszów, Subcarpathia
09.2003 - 01.2006
- Lead Black Belt and Green belt projects.
- Responsible to develop and train local resources, developed more than 30 green belts.
- Lead CI workshops in multiple production lines.
- Reported project status to PWC division.
- Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment of Rzeszów facility during transition period.
Education
APICS, Certified in Production And Inventory Management - Postsecondary Education
Fox Valley Technical College
USA 05.2016 - 05.2018
MBA - Administration
University of Technology, London Business School, HEC School of Management, School of Economics
Warsaw 09.2010 - 09.2012
Post Graduates - World Class Logistics And Supply Chain Strategy
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Institute Of Technology 01.2007 - 01.2008
Master of Science - Manufacturing Engineering & Management
Politechnika Rzeszowska Im. Ignacego
Rzeszow 01.1998 - 01.2003
Skills
Process improvements
undefinedAccomplishments
- Deployed Lean Transformation Projects.
- Developed numerous Lean Trainers in EMEA region
- Implemented Continuous Improvement projects in various fields and UTC / RTX Companies.
- Problem Solved projects.
- Daily Kaizen and Gemba Walk Leader Standard Work projects completed
- Real Time Problem Resolution and Andon Projects Implemented.
- 3P successful projects executed.
Additional Information
Ambitious, self-assured and motivated, well-organized person, possessing good interpersonal skills. Capable to work under time pressure and undertake decisions promptly. High analytical skills and adaptability. 18+ years' successful proven experience in UTC/RTX global company, with international environment diversity experience and confidence. Highly intellectual potential helped me out re-shaped my personality and business acumen. Proven ability to create, implement and manage large scale strategic projects, operations and transformations. Capable to maintain schedules and work within time and budget constraints with direct customer exposure. Coach and mentor for the peers and organizations. Main point of interests: sports, travels, books, all type of cousin's food and mental personal development.
Interests
Timeline
Director Of Operations
Collins Aerospace
03.2021 - Current
Production Director
Collins Aerospace
10.2020 - 03.2021
Associate Director
Operation Transformation / Operation Excellence
08.2019 - 09.2020
APICS, Certified in Production And Inventory Management - Postsecondary Education
Fox Valley Technical College
05.2016 - 05.2018
Regional Director
Collins Aerospace
05.2014 - 07.2019
MBA - Administration
University of Technology, London Business School, HEC School of Management, School of Economics
09.2010 - 09.2012
EMEA Program Manager
United Technologies
10.2009 - 04.2014
Manager, Supplier Development
United Technologies
04.2007 - 07.2009
Post Graduates - World Class Logistics And Supply Chain Strategy
Georgia Institute of Technology
01.2007 - 01.2008
ACE Manager
Pratt & Whitney Rzeszów
01.2006 - 04.2007
Quality Engineer / Six, Process Certification Project Leader
Pratt & Whitney Rzeszów
09.2003 - 01.2006
Master of Science - Manufacturing Engineering & Management
Politechnika Rzeszowska Im. Ignacego
01.1998 - 01.2003
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