Andreas Frobese Email & Phone Number

Stockholm, Se

Manufacture of self-piercing rivets and rivet setting systems

Auburn Hills, Michigan, Us

Launched a new greenfield plant in New Hudson, Michigan which manufactures lightweight composite, removable roof systems

Sterling Heights, Mi, Us

Full P&L responsibility of Fenton plant, including multiple plating lines, heat treat furnaces, grinders, and assembly

Sterling Heights, Mi, Us

Production responsibilities of internally threaded fasteners, plugs, washers, and heat treatment

Sterling Heights, Mi, Us

Production responsibilities of cold-formed fasteners, from heading, to thread rolling, and heat treatment

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Responsible for leading a team of lean and quality personnel and driving all improvement initiatives and quality control functions within the business unit of a leading Fortune 200 company. Manage, drive, and sustain improvements by also being the ergonomics site champion, High Performance Team site coach, Lean and EHS trainer, and safety coordinator.· Led site transformation project to optimize production layout which reclaimed 30% of manufacturing floor space· Reduced Element management team’s production involvement by 78% during Scheduling Kaizen· Reduced RPPM from 235 to 55 and SRPPM from 8011 to 3969 in FY15· As Site Ergonomics Coordinator, reduced 41 high risk jobs down to 12 based on quantifiable risk assessments

Cleveland, Oh, Us

· Developed visual layered audit program for 5S+Safety and TIBs, improving scores from low 60% to 95% average· Implemented preventative Safety Pyramid suggestion process to achieve 2339 days without a Lost Time· In sourced pleating and clipping by leading 3P events to save $25k annually and promote new product development· Supermarket optimization project reclaimed 2,300 sq ft of storage and reduced travel by nearly 50% per run

Cleveland, Oh, Us

· Reduced RPPM by 25% to 559 for FY09· Maintained DSI although sales slowed by 20%· Managed P&L statement to reduce discretionary spend production costs to continually fall below budgets· Improved documentation, procedures, and validation guides to achieve Pharmaceutical standards

Cleveland, Oh, Us

· Decreased average manufacturing lead time for the Division by nearly 20%· Developed PFEP and increased purchased parts being received on pull system to 60%· Championed a 5S+Safety program to double the lean journey assessment scores for both locations

Cleveland, Oh, Us

· Improved average on time delivery to over 96%· Championed Motion Kaizen Event to improve productivity by nearly 30% and greatly improve safety· Reduced overall warehouse storage space by 60% and reclaimed over 1000 sq. ft of floor space for new business

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Selected to Parker Hannifin’s 2-year Filtration Group Training program – accelerated leadership track through work rotation at three sites while benchmarking other domestic and international locations. The program is designed to gain exposure from site visits and apply internal/external training towards local projects.Oxnard, California (Feb. 2007 – Jul. 2007)· Increased productivity by 50 percent while drastically improving safety by implementing automated trimming machine· Designed new fixtures to improve quality and throughput of element production by 30 percent· Lead several Kaizen Events and one 3P Event to bring in new production partsModesto, California (Sept. 2006 – Feb. 2007)· Designed defined material supermarkets with specific stocking locations, trigger points, and tugger routes· Modified material handling devices and standard work for varying customer demands· Received extensive, in-house Lean TrainingHaverhill, Massachusetts (Aug. 2005 – Sept. 2006)· Increased large module yield rate from 80 to 90 percent· Designed and constructed equipment to assist in rotating large membrane dryers· Assisted in the construction of a semi-automated filter cutting machine

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Summers 2002, 03, 04· Programmed and proved out adhesive dispensing robot functions before releasing equipment to production· Established database of work instructions created to document robot, dispense, and process parameters