Slawomir Olszewski

Experience

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  Politechnika Łódzka

  Dec 1994 - May 1995

  Junior Scientist

  Electrical department, control and requlation electrothermal process, testing control devices

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  ABB

  Nov 1995 - Nov 2018

  Ensuring efficient operation of factory processes including P&L and budget responsibility: quality, order handling, planning, purchasing, continuous improvement, production, finance, HR. Supplying to ABB internal transformer factories, mostly in Europe. Developing factory processes and capacity in 4 production lines to fulfill growing customer demand and on time delivery. Leading and coordinating cross-factories operational development activities of 4 manufacturing plants in Lodz. Managing Greenfield project. Analyzing and preparation investment business cases with payback calculation. Cooperation with global operational and quality team. Developing improvement program for the factory. Global role of leading Operational Excellence in 18 manufacturing factories in 13 countries (6 major product lines families). Coordinating multicultural and international operation teams at the local factories. Defining and implementing common continuous improvement program (incl. best practices sharing between factories). Managing global Product Group CAPEX budget and cost take out program. Scrutinizing and prioritizing investments. Managing operations in power transformers factory: design, planning, purchasing, production (winding, assembly and welding workshops), testing and service teams. Ensuring meeting customer specification in product design and its optimum manufacturability within cost.Developing lean manufacturing program, implementation of 5S, Kaizen Blitz employee suggestion program, SMED. P&L and budget responsibility of manufacturing factory producing insulation components for power transformers; supply insulation kits to internal ABB factories in Canada and USA; preparing and executing continuity plan during restructuring Power Transformers factory through outsourcing manufacturing to external contractor. P&L and budget responsibility in manufacturing factory suppling insulation kits to internal ABB transformer factories in Europe; continuous development enabling stable growth each year by adding new customers in line with Product Group strategy; factory expansion Managing production, planning, purchasing, production engineering in factory producing insulation components for ABB power transformers factories in Europe; capacity development; developing new concept of supplying preassembled kits for power transformers windings Managing planning and production preparation team in insulation components factory, setting up team, planning tool and rules in new factory Greenfield factory, layout, investments, starting up production process in cooperation with international team

  • Plant General Manager

    Jan 2018 - Nov 2018

  • Operational Manager in Local Business Unit

    Jun 2016 - Jan 2018

  • Global Operational Excellence Manager

    Sept 2009 - Jun 2016

  • Operational Manager

    Feb 2006 - Sept 2009

  • Plant Manager

    Jan 2005 - Feb 2006

  • Plant Manager

    Aug 2000 - Dec 2004

  • Manager Production

    Dec 1998 - Jul 2000

  • Manager Production Planning

    Oct 1996 - Nov 1998

  • Engineer Production

    Nov 1995 - Sept 1996
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  ELEKTROBUDOWA SA

  Jan 2019 - Apr 2020

  Business Unit General Manager

  Managing Strategic Business Unit Production of power equipment in 3 plants: switchgears, busducts and mechanical CNC processing.Ensuring efficient operation factory processes including P&L and budget responsibility: quality, design, product development, order handling and planning, purchasing, production, finance.Setting up a continuous improvement program supporting strategic plans and involving all employees with lean manufacturing approach.Building a strong and motivated team towards common goals to ensure factory growth in line with company strategy. Show less

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  Ideal Services Sp. z o.o. Sp. K.

  May 2020 - now

  Development of people, processes and robotics business.Establishing new business contacts, contracts negotiations, internal workshops for people and process development.

  • Key Account Manager

    Sept 2022 - now

  • Business Unit Manager, Engineering Automation and Robotics

    Aug 2021 - now

  • Process and Development Manager

    May 2020 - Jul 2021