Mickaël MAGNIER

Experience

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  Ford Motor Company

  Jun 2000 - Aug 2000

  Process Engineer - Vacation job

  Climate & Powertrain cooling division / France / 1300 employeesProcess Engineer in charge of HVAC and Front end assembly lines.

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  Numalliance (Macsoft)

  Jun 2002 - Jan 2003

  Project Leader - End-of-engineering study project

  Development of a new interface between Man and Machine : Product design, prototype, facilities and tooling specifications, and manufacturing engineering. In charge of team of more 10 students assigned to develop and launch this project.

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  Faurecia

  Jan 2003 - Sept 2003

  Business Development Engineer

  Seating division / Pierrepont Plant (54) / 450 employeesDevelopment of Business Plan for automotive headrest for Pierrepont Plant (54)- Internal diagnostic : Actual business, SW, and development of product portfolio,- External diagnostic : Market size and trend, competitors analysis and position, OT, technology offer, market segmentation and target price,- Business Plan for next 3 years including Strategic, Operational and Financial Plan developed with the technical director and the plant manager. Show less

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  Visteon Corporation

  Oct 2003 - Mar 2013

  Visteon France (Visteon Ardennes Industrie SAS) / HVAC, Heat Exchanger (Heater core and Evaporator) and Air-Water cooler / 850 employeesIn charge of :Organize and lead the development and launch activities of the products from the prototype phase to end of production including manufacturing engineering, product developement, business planning and packaging engineering : +25 engineers, CapEx : 5 M€ and Launch budget : 1,2 M€Customers : Ford, Volvo, Jaguar, Land Rover & Audi for Europe, NA, SA, Russia and IndiaMember of French Management Committee, and in charge of the Tax credits / Grants and subvention for R&D activites (320 K€) Show less Visteon France (Visteon Ardennes Industrie SAS) / HVAC Systems (Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning Systems), Front Climate Controls, Air Induction Systems and Air Duct / Plant of 850 employees.In charge of :Organize and lead the production of climate control systems from raw material to the end item including the injection molding and HVAC assembly process with +350 employees, 3x8 shifts, direct management of +20 salarieds including quality, maintenance, OpEx, Process Engineer and Foremen. Workshop of 10.000 m², 1,4 Millions of HVAC produced / year with 50 injection molding presses and 12 HVAC assembly lines. Customers : Ford, Volvo, Jaguar, Land Rover & Audi for Europe, North & South America, Russia and IndiaMember of the Executive Committee of Charleville Plant, and member of the SHINGO council (=Operation Excellence)Sales : 190 M€ / EBITDA : +2,7% / Labor efficiency : + 2,3 % per year / Scrap level : Less 1 % / BTS : 98 % / OTD : 100% Show less Visteon France (Visteon Ardennes Industrie SAS) / HVAC Systems (Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning Systems), Heat Exchanger (Heater-core & Evaporator) / Plant of 1 000 employees.In charge of :* Product development, manufacturing process definition and launch of the HVAC & HEX projects from the prototype phase to SOP+90 days* Budget definition, spending plan, project profitability, cash flow and customer relationshipTwo major HVAC & Heat Exchanger Projects :* Program C-Car platform - Ford & Volvo : EU, North & South America and Russia / + 800.000 veh. / year, CapEx : 8 M€, 8 engineers* Program B-Car platform - Ford : EU, North America and India / + 480.000 veh. / year, CapEx : 4 M€ , 4 engineers Show less Development of innovative manufacturing process for HVAC manufacturing process / Plant of 1 000 employees (France).In charge of :* Design for manufacturing : Definition of standard specifications for HVAC design, and new manufacturing facilities and tooling,* Technology : Prototype, trial and launch of the new processes - Gas injection, US welding, automatic screw-driver, metal sheet overmolding…,* Technical coordinator between the HVAC manufacturing excellence center (France) and EU Engineering center (Germany) Show less Visteon France (Visteon Ardennes Industrie SAS) / HVAC & Front End assembly lines / 1100 employees* In charge of optimization the 5 production lines with Lean Manufacturing tools (Yamazumi) :Mazda line : Direct labor efficiency of +17 % and no customer rejection during 3 years,Ford line : Direct labor efficiency of +24 %* In charge of the product design development and technical support for manufacturing plant based in Italy : Optimize the plastic raw material consummation. Raw material saving = - 1,5% weight with 80 K€ / year,* In charge of the relocation & transfer of all front-end product EU activities to one dedicated manufacturing plant Show less

  • Plant Manufacturing Engineering & Launch Manager

    Mar 2012 - Mar 2013

  • Production Manager

    Sept 2010 - Mar 2012

  • Manufacturing Program Manager

    Oct 2007 - Sept 2010

  • Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

    Sept 2006 - Sept 2007

  • Manufacturing Process Engineer

    Oct 2003 - Aug 2006
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  Hanon Systems

  Apr 2013 - Aug 2017

  Automotive Industry (Tier #1) / Thermal Management Systems / HVAC & PTC, Fluid Transport, Compressor and Transmission & Emission product groups / Europe : 9 manufacturing plants, 2 technical centers, 6100 employees, 1.7 Billion turnoverMay 2017 to Aug. 2017 - Manufacturing Planning, Strategy & EU New Program Launch Mgr - HVAC & PTC June 2015 to April 2017 - EU Manufacturing Engineering & Program Launch MgrApril 2013 to May 2015 - European Manufacturing Launch MgrMP&S & EU New Program Launch Mgr in charge of leading the new program quotations aligned with EU plants and HQ ME, lead capacity planning & utilization of major F&T's, lead manufacturing strategy with manufacturing planning activities, Make / Buy studies & support of special projects (outsourcing, restructuring...) including new EU manufacturing plant & EU plant expansion studies. Lead the CapEx Management (Monthly review, reporting, optimization spending plan, coordination of project process / approval). Support EU new program launch management for the 4 Product Groups. Direct management of 4 business planners based in 4 EU plants, and functional management of 13 launch leaders based in 7 countries, 9 plants with CapEx around 30 M€ associated to more than 100 new projects in 2017.EU Manufacturing Engineering & Program Launch Mgr in charge of leading the launch activities of new projects including the intra-compagny transfer from the prototype phase to start of production SOP +90 days for the 4 Business Units of the group. Key contact of the OEM customers for launch activities. Funtional management of 13 launch leaders based in 7 countries, 9 plants associated to 86 new projects in 2016, transversal management with multiple functions in the group including 40 program managers for EU. Expert user of the Program Management System and Quality system : Training session, development and deploiement of business performance system to manage the project risk. Show less

  • EU Manufacturing Engineering & Program Launch Manager

    Apr 2013 - Aug 2017

  • Deputy Plant Managing Director

    Apr 2013 - May 2017
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  Faurecia

  Sept 2017 - Jan 2018

  Group Lean Investment Manager

  Lean Investment Manager for the three business product lines of the Faurecia group (Interior, Exhaust gas & Seating), part of the Manufacturing Engineering team reporting to ME & Industrial group Director and based in the Head Quarter at Nanterre in charge of : * Definition of the lean manufacturing tools for investment design,* Definition of the best process standards for the manufacturing of the finished products and its components,* Workshop onsite to optimize the Capital Expenditures,* Management of the lean design networks working for the industrial and manufacturing engineering director of the group. Show less

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  NOS

  Feb 2018 - Jun 2021

  Director

  Director of the company "NOS" as New Original Solutions, automotive industry supplier, part of ADR Spa group (Family company), specialized in the spare parts for After Market business for trailers and semi-trailers (axles, suspensions, air tank, crutch, wheel…).The company NOS has been created in April 2018. I was in charge to lead the technical development (Product portfolio definition, identification of potentiel suppliers, DV & PV tests to qualify the suppliers…) and commercial development strategy (presentation during trade fairs, trial with distributors...) for this company created some months after my arrival in the group in April 2018. Show less

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  SAE-SMB Industries

  Feb 2018 - Jun 2021

  Plant Director

  Plant Director of the company "SAE-SMB Industries", automotive industry supplier with 90 employees, 28 M€ turnover, part of the ADR Spa group (Italian Family company), specialized in the developement and manufacturing of axles and suspensions for the industrial vehicules for OE & After Market businesses based in France (Ham-les-moines – Ardennes) and his subsidiary in UAE (Dubai) created in year 2018. The plant is certified : AEO (Customs Simplification) since year 2018 and ISO 9001 v2015 (Quality) since year 2021.I was in charge of all plant activities on the daily basis with Engineering, Operations (Production, HR, Purchasing, Logistics, Maintenance, Industrialization, IT), Financial and Commercial & Marketing directly related to the shareholder of the ADR Spa group, owner of the company.In addition the plant activities, I was in charge to support the definition and the deployement of the ‘SAE-SMB’ branding developement strategy with the shareholder in line with the objectives for middle & long terms. The branding « SAE-SMB » has been deployed in Poland, in India, in UAE, in China… Show less

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  TI Fluid Systems

  Jun 2021 - now

  Plant General Manager

  Plant General Manager of the company "TI Automotive Fuel Systems SAS", subsidiary of the group TI Fluid Systems, automotive supplier Tier #1 & Tier #2 for Light Vehicles part of the FTDS division (Fluid Transport & Delivery Systems). I’m in charge of 420 employees, 130 M€ turnover, 2 manufacturing locations and 1 technical center :1) The Ampère plant for OEM products,2) The Becquerel plant for After Market products for OES (Spare parts OEM), IAM (Independant) and SOE (Small volume OE),3) The Saint-Martin technical center (ATEX) for R&D activities, DV & PV tests.The plant is specialized in the developpement and production of armatures (motors), pumps (brush & brushless), modules gauge-pumps and additives tanks for automotive market.The entity is certified : ISO 9001 & IATF 16949 (Quality) - ISO 14001 (Environment) - ISO 50001 (Energy) - AEO (Customs Simplification) - ISO 45001 (Safety & Security).TI Fluid Systems is a worldwide leader in fluid storage, delivery, carrying technology and global manufacturer with a strong footprint in all major countries supplying world-class, quality products providing innovative technology that helps automakers meet increasing regulations by improving fuel efficiency and reducing emissions. Show less