Project management for new-process and Ramp-up of Modell 3 seating production for TESLA in Alabama USA incl. SOP responsibility

Area of Responsibility (Budget / personal):

• Project management for new machinery and SOP
• Quality, Cost and timing
• Customer management on upper management level
• SOP responsibility

Responsibility:

• Redesigning the old plant structure and Setup of production process
• Production responsibility in start-up phase
• Reestablishing Customer satisfaction
• Maintain cost and time schedule
• Customer release and SOP managed on time

Tasks:

• Restructuring old US-Management
• Simplification of manufacturing and management processes
• Coordination a new team
• Customer integration on all managing levels
• Transparency to General Management and to customer
• “Go to GEMBA” and direct lead of production
• Introduction the “Save Launch Concept”.

Success Story:

• Regain customer satisfaction
• New customer project TESLA model 3
• Customer release on time
• SOP schedule met
• Project costs close to be met
• Establishing a new quality laboratory

Specific Challenges:

• Changing customer requirements
• Project schedule often changed by customer and supplier
• Employees fluctuation in white and blue collar
• Technical design problems from the customer