Interim Management for production, restructuring and plant management in automotive and mechanical engineering
Lothar Münch Automotive Interim Management
Homburg / SaarNew on Amplifa
About Lothar Münch
Lothar Münch is a freelance interim manager for the manufacturing industry based in Homburg/Saar. As a graduate engineer in mechanical engineering, he brings more than 30 years of industry experience, including over 20 years in the automotive sector and over 20 years in leadership positions in commercial and technical areas. Since 2007 he has taken on time-limited management assignments, in particular as managing director, plant manager or production manager to bridge vacancies. Further focuses are restructuring, crisis and turnaround management, change and cost reduction programs as well as projects such as production setup and relocation, product launches, plant setup and rationalization. In terms of expertise, he covers production, logistics, quality management, purchasing, supply chain management, lean management as well as costing, controlling and value analysis. Industries served include automotive and automotive suppliers, vehicle and mechanical engineering, plant engineering, metal and plastics processing as well as wind energy; reference customers include, among others, BMW, Daimler, Magna, Mahle and Knorr-Bremse.
- Site
- Homburg / Saar
- Processes
- Interim Management (management, plant management, production management, vacancy bridging), Restructuring, change and turnaround management, cost reduction, Projects: production setup, production relocation, product launches, plant setup, rationalization, Production, logistics, quality management, Purchasing and materials management / supply chain management, Lean management, costing, product and production controlling, value analysis, Metal processing, Plastics processing
- Materials
- Aluminium, Stainless steel, Steel, Plastics, Aluminium processing, Steel / steel construction, Stainless steel processing, Plastics processing
- Certificates
- ISO 9001
- Founded
- 2007 (sinc
- Employees
- 1
- Industries
- Automotive/Automotive suppliers, Vehicle manufacturing (passenger cars, commercial vehicles, special and rail, Mechanical engineering, Plant engineering, Renewable energies (wind power), Metal processing
- 01
Analysis of the initial situation
- 02
Interim takeover (management, plant management, production management)
- 03
Restructuring or project implementation
- 04
Implementation of lean, cost reduction and rationalization measures
- 05
Controlling and handover to the company
Fields of Experience and Processes
Aluminium processing
Industry experience from projects in aluminium processing, especially in the automotive supply sector.
Steel / steel construction
Experience in steel construction, sheet metal processing and body-in-white manufacturing.
Stainless steel processing
Industry experience in stainless steel processing.
Plastics processing
Experience from projects at automotive suppliers in plastics processing.
Machining / CNC
Process knowledge from machining and CNC manufacturing in the automotive supply environment.
Forming technology
Experience in forming technology and body-in-white manufacturing.
(Final) assembly
Experience in assembly, electric motor manufacturing, control system manufacturing as well as electrics and electronics.
Painting / painting technology
Process knowledge from painting and painting technology.
Location
Homburg / Saar
DEBusiness address
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interim Management (management, plant management, production management, vacancy bridging)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Restructuring, change and turnaround management, cost reductionEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Projects: production setup, production relocation, product launches, plant setup, rationalizationEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Production, logistics, quality managementEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Purchasing and materials management / supply chain managementEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lean management, costing, product and production controlling, value analysisEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Metal processingMachining | – | – | – | – | Metal |
| Plastics processingPlastics | – | – | – | – | Plastics |
| Final assemblyAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Painting technologySurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Machining / CNCMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Forming technologyForming | – | – | – | – | Steel, Aluminium, Stainless steel |
| (Final) assemblyAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| PaintingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Body-in-white manufacturingForming | – | – | – | – | – |
| Steel construction / sheet metal processingForming | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Electric motor manufacturing / control system manufacturing / electrics / electronicsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and Leadership Responsibility
In interim mandates, the owner holds responsibility for production, logistics and quality management, with proven leadership responsibility for up to 1,000 employees and revenue responsibility in the three-digit millions € range per year.
| Evidence | Homburg / Saar |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 2007
Start of freelance activity as an interim manager in the manufacturing industry
- 2012
Publication of the website interim-muench.de