Bjoern Hebenstiel

About Bjoern Hebenstiel

Manufacturing and plant operations leader with 20+ years of experience in automotive and high-volume industrial environments, progressing from controls engineering into plant leadership.Today I lead the Coil Spring Wire manufacturing business at Mubea, where my focus is on building high-performing teams, expanding capacity, and preparing operations for the future of manufacturing. Most recently, this has included expanding into a second facility and supporting the growth of our external wire business.My career has been built on transforming operations through lean manufacturing, automation, and strong cross-functional leadership. I am passionate about improving safety, reliability, and productivity while developing the next generation of engineering and operations leaders.Throughout my career I have led organizations across:• Manufacturing & plant operations• Maintenance & reliability transformation• Automation, controls & Industry 4.0• Lean manufacturing & continuous improvement• Capital investment and modernization• Automotive Tier-1 high-volume productionI enjoy leading organizations through change and building operations that are ready for the next decade of manufacturing.

Experience

1. Plant Manager Coil Spring Wire

   Mubea

   Aug 2023 — Present · Cincinnati, OH, US

   Lead overall plant operations for the Coil Spring Wire manufacturing business, including production, maintenance, engineering, safety, and continuous improvement.Following several years of leading combined Coil Springs and Coil Spring Wire operations, the organization evolved to dedicated plant leadership to support continued growth and strategic expansion of the wire business.Key focus areas and highlights:• Full operational leadership of a high-volume automotive manufacturing plant• Expansion into a second manufacturing facility to support growth and capacity increases• Supporting the strategic expansion of the external wire business• Driving productivity, reliability, safety and cost improvements• Leading cross-functional teams across operations, maintenance and engineering• Supporting capital investment and modernization initiatives• Strengthening lean manufacturing and continuous improvement culture

Education

• Thomas More University

  Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Management and Operations

Skills

• Automation
• Lean Manufacturing
• Continuous Improvement
• Spc
• Siemens Step 5
• Plc
• Engineering Management
• Siemens Step 7
• Robot
• Human Machine Interface
• Automotive
• Fmea
• Electricians
• Instrumentation
• Electronics
• Plc Programming
• Siemens Hipath
• Profibus
• Control Systems Design
• Manufacturing
• Robotics
• Engineering
• Control Engineering
• Motoman
• Allen Bradley
• Root Cause Analysis
• Process Control
• Hmis
• Industrial Control
• Project Engineering
• Process Automation
• Scada
• Process Engineering
• Control Logic
• Electrical Engineering
• Beckhoff Twincat
• Troubleshooting
• Wincc
• S7
• Six Sigma