Matúš Pikna

Effective, team player, results focused, fact & data based

Tubex Slovakia, s.r.o.

5/2022 – 11/2022

Interim Plant Director – complex responsibility for whole plant and group division actions, reporting to CEO

Tubex Slovakia, s.r.o.

8/2020 – present

Production manager – Management of production department – AL tubes

for packaging, indirect 250, Direct 11, responsible for complex production 

activities, lean production and standardization processes application, 

optimization and output improvement via various projects focused on 

technology stabilization and scrap reduction in hand with people and teams 

development, polyvalence standards, people training, CAPEX activities,

headcount optimization, unit cost optimization, KPI’s setting and evaluation, 

cross-functional teams creation and teamwork development, Maintenance

department with 2 direct reporting leaders + 18 technicians, machines 

maintenance – TPM process started

Air International Thermal Slovakia, s. r. o 

8/2017 – 6/2020        

ME/Production manager -  Management of greenfield processes, Complex Facility management with suppliers (building from greenfield to production phase), Management of project launch                                    phase, assembly lines design and PKY systems development, headcount                                    planning, KPI´s respecting during whole launch phase, engineering and                                    maintenance processes setting to prepare lean process for serial                                    production, budget creation, Management of pre-serial/serial production of                                   automobile HVAC systems, PFMEA and Process flow diagram creation and                                    analysis, people learning and development, process and product training, team building, cross-functional team creation and organization, headcount preparation, capacity planning, product design development customer/potential customers accompanying by visits, JLR and VW customers,

complete technology design and development in line with lean philosophy 

requirements 

Faurecia automotive Slovakia, s. r. o

4/2016 – 8/2017        

Management of production unit (220+ people) with complete reporting

to the N+1 (plant manager) and in project phase reporting to the plant                                   launch manager according to defined KPI´s, serial projects KPI´s definition                                    according paretos, budget creation and responsibility to keep it in line with                                    targets, cooperation with project team, headcount targets respecting and                                    action plans creation and follow up, customers premium class BMW,                                    Porsche, VW, Daimler-Benz, PSA, Toyota 

Faurecia automotive Slovakia, s. r. o

12/2015 - 08/2016      

Deputy manager - in cooperation with N+1 manager management of                                    production unit (220+ people), reporting to N+1 and N+2 manager,                                    cooperation with support functions above production unit level, customer´s                                      visits accompanying, layout planning for new projects, headcount planning 

and production ramp up ensuring, customers premium class BMW, VW,                                    Daimler-Benz, PSA,Toyota 

Faurecia automotive Slovakia, s. r. o

9/2011 - 11/2015       

Assembly supervisor – management of given production lines,                                         management of continuous improvement actions for production process,                                    standardized work, layout changes, reporting to N+1 manager, critical                                    situation solutions in line with HSE and 5S standards with focus on target                                    KPI´s and customer´s quality needs, cooperation on new projects in                                    preparation phases, customers premium class BMW, Daimler-Benz, PSA,                                    Toyota  

Special awards and skills 

Toyota b3b4 flawless launch of assembly line - flawless production and quality requirements

award letter from customer at Faurecia Hlohovec 

Paintline discipline and output optimization mission in Faurecia Hlohovec - lean production 

Hoshin workshops for line balancing and efectivity improvement, headcount optimalization

2005 – 2010 Faculty of Philosophy (University of ss. Cyril and              Methodius), Trnava

2000 – 2004 Business school, Hlohovec