Wolfgang Stückler

Leading a team of Foremen and Artisans in a high volume chicken slaughter abattoir. Strategic focus on the following engineering keys:

• Building high performance maintenance teams.
• Preventative maintenance Pragma Onkey CMMS.
• Review spares parts strategy.
• Critical equipment OE maintenance SLAs.
• Critical equipment performance and efficiency trending.
• equipment refurbishment and replacement planning.
• Commissioning and maintenance of generator plant.
• Maintenance and optimization of ammonia compressor plant rooms and blast freezers.
• Management of effluent and water RO filtration plant.
• Management of steam boilers.
• CAPEX motivations and new projects.
• OPEX planning and management.
• Identifying site safety risks and mitigation thereof.
• OHSA and regulation compliance.
• Process improvement initiatives. (better, faster, cheaper)
• Capital Projects completed: 12.8 MVA generator installation, 2000KL water filtration plant extension. 10 ton steam boiler replacement.
• Mentorship and succession planning.
• Artisan skilling and competence training.
• Aligning Engineering and Food Safety requirements.
• Aligning Engineering and operational risk.
• World class manufacturing and processes (OEE,TPM,5S,Kaizen).
• Planning and managing OPEX budgets.

A few months after starting at Meadow Feeds Paarl I was offered a challenging position as Engineer at the new Meadow Feeds mill in Standerton.

Achievements:

• Successful start up and commissioning of high a technology feed mill.
• Buhler, Andritz and Cimbria equipment maintenance.
• Sustainable resource management,including CO2e reduction.
• John Thompson steam boiler maintenance and optimization.
• Electricity monitoring and KVA optimization using Landis Gyr equipment.
• Successful project management from concept to commissioning.
• Successful Pragma Onkey CMMS and preventative maintenance strategy implementation.
• RCA of all breakdowns and solution implementation.
• Training and mentoring of artisans,production operators, supervisors and technicians.
• Head of group engineering committee. (6 sites)
• Dust explosion prevention and protection.
• Development of engineering KPIs.
• Overall process efficiency improvement.
• World class warehousing and engineering stock control management.
• Process optimization and efficiency improvement.
• 20 keys workplace improvement key leader.
• Maintenance budget management.
• Hazardous area and dust explosion surveys.
• Group engineering committee chairman.
• Switzerland based training at Buhler.
• Capital Projects completed: 10 000 ton oil cake silo extension, 500 ton soya oil bulk tank installation. 2800 KVA generator installation. Factory and warehouse building extension.

Following a successful corporate career I decided to relocate from Johannesburg to Western Cape and became self employed in the property development and facility management sectors. Responsibilities included purchasing, renovating, maintaining and letting of commercial properties.

Achievements:

• Successful renovation and development projects.
• Profitable property and letting business.

A 19 year career at an international manufacturing company starting as an Apprentice, Artisan, Supervisor, Production Manager, Engineer and culminating as Business Unit Manager.

Achievements:

• International merger integration team leader.
• Turnaround of non profitable departments. (increase sales, reduce costs, improve efficiency)
• Implementation of world class manufacturing, including sixsigma DMAIC, 6S and TPM.
• SAP production and maintenance modules.
• International site safety award winner.