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Recep Kanmaz

Recep Kanmaz

İstanbul,Türkiye

Summary

Demonstrates proficiency in World Class Manufacturing tools, Lean Manufacturing, and 6 Sigma methodologies, ensuring adherence to ISO 9001, ISO 50001, ISO 27001, and ISO 14064 standards. Skilled in Agile management and sustainability consulting, with a strong focus on safety, cost deployment, and quality systems, proven track record in logistic activities, people development, and environment and energy improvement. Committed to advancing professional maintenance and autonomous activities through early equipment management. Aspires to continue enhancing operational excellence and sustainability initiatives.

Driven Area Manager with experience ensuring ongoing improvement of customer oriented standards within assigned territory.

Accomplished Area Manager skilled at driving key performance indicators and sales to achieve budgeted goals.

Reliable Area Manager able to thrive in high-volume, fast-paced environments.

Seasoned professional in managing business regions with focus on growth and profitability. Bring forth ability to drive company success through strategic planning and team leadership, utilising knowledge of market trends and customer needs. Possess skill set in operational management and communication, ensuring smooth business operations and enhanced productivity.

Hard-working Product Owner with strong organisational skills. Achieves company goals through exceptional planning and prioritisation.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Tractor Operations Product Owner

TürkTraktör
Sakarya, Türkiye
08.2022 - 04.2025
  • Managing the team including 25 whitecolor (13 engineers,12 team leader), 870 bluecolor staff
  • Record production for all-time, 51k tractor production
  • Cap production investment support
  • Implemented agile methodologies into daily work routines for increased productivity.
  • Optimised backlog management to expedite project completion
  • Implementation of 4MW GES on Erenler plant

Production Area Manager

TürkTraktör
Sakarya, Türkiye
01.2015 - 08.2022
  • Assembly and Paintshop production responsibility
  • Facility and maintenance responsibility
  • Managing a team including 19 white color (10 engineers+9 team leader), 652 blue color staff
  • WCM bronze and silver award
  • First robotic tractor paintshop management
  • Fostered a culture of continuous improvement within the organisation.
  • Implemented cost-effective measures, resulting plant production capasity incease by %50 in significant savings for the company

New Project Unit Manager

TürkTraktör
Sakarya, TürkTraktör
01.2014 - 01.2015
  • Leading founding activities for New TürkTraktör plant in Erenler/Sakarya
  • Designing, installation and commissioning of Assembly lines, Paintshop, Facilities (all energy supply units and buildings), Warehouses, Quality test benches
  • Trained new employees on standard operating procedures, reduced learning curve period significantly.

Maintenance Supervisor

TürkTraktör
Ankara, Türkiye
07.2001 - 01.2014
  • Managing a team including 8 engineers (3 electrical- electronic engineers and 5 mechanical engineers) and 90 blue color staff
  • World Class Manufacturing Professional Maintenance Pillar Team Leader
  • Identification of approximately 600 machine pools and implementation of reactive, preventive and proactive steps to eliminate losses
  • Determining minimum and maximum stock levels of spare parts. Monitoring availability of spare parts in stock as well as budget planning and compliance
  • Following KPI (Downtime, MTBF, MTTR, OEE)
  • Ensuring all staff work is being done in accordance with all EHS requirements and that all safety concerns are properly addressed
  • Consulting Sustainability and Energy Saving Activities
  • Implementation of invertor technology, premium motor technology etc.
  • Establishing focused improvement on energy usage areas (hydraulic oil usage, air supply in pneumatic devices)
  • Optimised equipment performance by conducting regular maintenance checks.

Education

High School -

Polatlı High School
09.1991 - 06.1994

Electrical-Electronic Engineering -

Middle East Technical University
09.1994 - 06.1999

Skills

  • MS Office
  • MS Project
  • SAP
  • AutoCAD
  • World Class Manufacturing tools
  • Safety
  • Cost Deployment
  • Focus Improvement
  • Professional Maintenance
  • Autonomous Activities
  • Quality Systems
  • Logistic Activities
  • People Developments
  • Environment and Energy Improvement
  • Early Equipment Management
  • Agile management
  • Sustainability and Energy Consultant
  • Oracle
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • 6 Sigma
  • ISO 9001
  • ISO 50001
  • ISO 27001
  • ISO 14064

Personal Information

  • Date of birth: 01/09/76
  • Marital status: Married

Languages

English
Native

Timeline

Tractor Operations Product Owner

TürkTraktör
08.2022 - 04.2025

Production Area Manager

TürkTraktör
01.2015 - 08.2022

New Project Unit Manager

TürkTraktör
01.2014 - 01.2015

Maintenance Supervisor

TürkTraktör
07.2001 - 01.2014

Electrical-Electronic Engineering -

Middle East Technical University
09.1994 - 06.1999

High School -

Polatlı High School
09.1991 - 06.1994
Recep Kanmaz