Yves GRELLET

Workshop of 200 people, manufacturing industrial products based on aluminum profiles.

PRODUCTION MANAGER
Workshop of about 100 persons, dealing with extrusion, forming and welding process.
Twice 7-month mission, after production manager departure.

Mission : Pilot and improve production line efficiency.
Guaranty new welding line start of production.

• Redefinition of production organization.
• Management of all departments connected to production : manufacturing, maintenance, tooling, quality, logistics.
• Production management and follow-up.
• Extrusion and forming process efficiency improvement.
• High capacity welding line start of production management.

Results
- First period : 5 to 10% line efficiency improvement.
- Second period : All deliveries done on time, during welding line start of production.



R&D MANAGER (Product, Process & Project)
Alunord plant, 43 M€ turnover - 30 persons managed.

Mission : Organize department, in order to meet plant ambition to have locally an autonomous R&D department.

• Securization of ongoing developments and improvement of simultaneous product and process conception.
• Setting of an efficient order intake process.
• Preparation to Iso TS 16949.
• Creation of binomial and referent person for each profession.
• Foundation of a core team able to manage department.

Results
- Autonomous department after one year.
- Iso TS certification with zero remark.
- 50% project cost decrease.
- ~200 M€ order intake in automotive industry.

PLANT MANAGER - Fine blanking (2003-2004)
Production plant integrated in Essômes sur Marne plant - Workshop of ~40 persons, 20 M€ order intake.

Mission : Manage all plant activities, including sales.

• Business plan definition.
• Production management and follow-up.
• P&L reporting.
• Setting of sales actions.

Results
- 9 M€ order intake identified.
- Budget validated.



SALES MANAGER - Renault/Nissan (2002-2003)
Mission : Manage sales activities during business hold period.
Result
- Customer confidence kept despite crisis period.

137 persons, 24 M€ turnover (full year effect).

Missions : Establish a production plant in Bursa, Turkey.
Pilot all plant activities, including sales and finance.

• Setting of infrastructure (wiring, compressor, electricity ...), organization definition and recruitment of 137 persons.
• 5 assembly lines designed and produced. 18 new products industrialized.
• Management and follow-up of production.
• Continuous improvement and QS 9000 quality system initiation.
• Activity transfer to a new plant and creation of a second entity.
• Sales actions definition, in order to diversify portfolio.

Results
- From 0 to 24 M€ turnover achieved.
- QS 9000 certification after only 9 months.
- Contracts signed with all major local manufacturers : Fiat, Ford and Toyota.

Mission : Manage all activities regarding product/process simultaneous development, within QCDP targets of following projects : RENAULT L65 project - PSA V project - FIAT SCUDINO project.

Result
- All L65 projects have met their targets.
- Other projects were transfered due to my leaving for Turkey.