Interim Management for Operations and plant management in manufacturing companies
AG Andreas Graf Interim Management · Operations
50226 FrechenNew on Amplifa
About Andreas Graf Interim Management
Andreas Graf Interim Management is a sole proprietorship based in Frechen offering interim management for operations and plant management. Dipl.-Ing. (RWTH Aachen) Andreas Graf takes on operational responsibility for production sites in the event of vacancies, growth, crisis or transformation, including production, purchasing, logistics, quality, engineering and maintenance. Focus areas are restructuring and turnaround, operational excellence and lean production, production optimization, capacity increases as well as change management and works council negotiations. Industry focus is on automotive, machinery and equipment manufacturing, plastics processing, food production and raw material extraction and processing. Mandates are accepted in Germany and, depending on the assignment, in Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands; negotiating languages are German and English, plus Spanish.
- Site
- Frechen
- Processes
- Interim Management Operations, Interim Plant Management, Restructuring and Turnaround, Operational Excellence and Lean Production, Production Optimization and Capacity Increase, Change Management and Works Council Negotiations, ERP Recovery, MES System Introduction
- Materials
- Interim Management Operations, Restructuring & Turnaround, Operational Excellence & Lean, ERP Recovery & MES
- Certificates
- ISO 9001, Verified profile (freelancermap)
- Industries
- Automotive, Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing, Plastics Processing, Food Production, Raw Material Extraction and Processing, Automotive Lighting Systems
- 01
Initial meeting and situation analysis
- 02
Taking over operational responsibility
- 03
Restructuring or turnaround program
- 04
Lean/MES implementation and process stabilization
- 05
Structured handover to the successor
Services and Methods
Interim Management Operations
Short-term assumption of plant management or operations responsibility in the event of vacancy, crisis or transformation.
Restructuring & Turnaround
Stabilization of sites with negotiations with works councils and unions.
Operational Excellence & Lean
Permanent anchoring of productivity and control systems in the plant.
ERP Recovery & MES
Remediation of failed ERP migrations and introduction of shopfloor IT systems.
Location
Frechen
DEBusiness address
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality of Work
Verifiable project results include secured sites, positive EBITDA results and resolved production backlogs; references and project lists are available to clients upon request.
| Evidence | Frechen |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| Verified profile (freelancermap) |
Professional Career and Mandates
- 2007
Plant Manager/Authorized Officer HP Pelzer Group (acoustic cladding and trim parts for automobiles), restructuring
- 2010
Plant Manager/Restructurer Johnson Controls Interiors GmbH & Co. KG, P&L responsibility approx. €80 million, approx. 500 employees, turnaround program
- 2012
Plant Manager Quarzwerke GmbH (raw material extraction and processing), large CAPEX project new processing plant
- 2020
Operations Director Hyfra Industriekühlanlagen GmbH (Lennox Corp.), lean manufacturing and capacity expansion
- 2022
Freelancer / Interim Manager
- 2023
Start as Interim Manager Operations & Plant Manager (interimandreasgraf.de); Plant Manager/Consultant automotive lighting systems
- 2023
Plant Manager food production (500–1000 employees): production backlogs, MES, certifications, lean
- 2024
Plant Manager special vehicle manufacturing (50–250 employees): production backlogs, pay system, works council negotiations
- 2025
Operations Manager/Transformation HIRO LIFT Bielefeld: ERP recovery, increased production output, structured handover