Jacek Zawada

Central and East Europe Valeo Production System Manager

Central and East Europe Valeo Production System Manager at Valeo Group.

Reporting to:
Functionally - Valeo Group Lean Manufacturing Director
Operationally: Supply Chain and Lean Director (at the Region Level)

Responsible for:
- Deployment of Lean Manufacturing System in Region
- Propose and develop standard of Lean Production change at Group Level (ex-ample: OEE system, DL productivity indicators and method, Group internal audit)
- Standardize the best practices between sites and benchmark between them
( Organizing network committees for good practices sharing and Gemba optimiza-tion learning + develop and manage Lean Portal for benchmark and good practice share)
- Identify MUDAs and propose solution of optimization (Gemba oriented and MUDA Hunting with flow analysis and Value Stream Maping approach)
- Design and improve physical flow in the sites
- Coaching by doing – participate and lead Lean Workshops (over 20 lean work-shops and projects managed every year representing significant savings)
- Follow and challenge the defined key indicators of performance (among others: TRP(OEE), Direct Labor productivity Index, DL/Sales, TLR(ppm).., )
- Support in Productivity and Cost Reduction programs (savings calculation and supporting investment decision)
- Deploy the Lean Design methodology ( how to build less MUDA equipment in cost of purchase and cost of use)
- Train selected teams (lower up to top management level) in Lean Fundamentals and Lean Design Methods
- Support plants in crisis situation (capacity, DL cost crisis)
- Train, develop Lean Engineers and Managers competencies (mid year and an-nual appraisal, selection of key players and validation of plant lean managers)
- organize and manage Lean network in the region

1. Lean Manager responsible at plant level.
2. "Plan-30" Manager (manager of plant cost reduction).

Lean Manager responsible at plant level.
Responsible for:
- Lean actions in the plant Level
- optimalization of production time by reduction of production flow
- improvement of production process and cycle time reduction
- increase of production line capacities by effective resources usage (labour, machine, quality)
- maintain 5S, monitoring, communication, and zoning as element of Visual Factor Management
- create and maintain of Strategy of Continuous Improvement by trainings (Lean Academy in Valeo Plant), workshops, monitoring and reporting of the results
- performing Value Stream Mapping In order to set up improvements priorities in the plant
- analysis of bottle neck In the production process
- leading Lean workshops and guiding workshops group

Valeo Wiper Systems - Automotive worldwide company.
Supplier Process and Supplier Quality Assurance Manager.
Commodities: stamping, aluminum and zinc casting, plastics, rubber, painting, fasteners.
Reporting to the Purchasing Manager and Quality Manager.
Responsible for managing a 16 persons team

Commodities: electric components (relays, el motors) and heat exchangers (oil coolers, radiators), also for receiver dryers, screws, fasteners.
Reporting to Supplier Quality Manager.
Team Member responsible for quality development of Chinese Suppliers (60 days shopfloor experience in China).

Commodities: stamping, plastics injection,
Reporting to Project Manager and Purchasing Manager

Commodities: aluminum raw material, stampings.
Reporting to Family Buyer.