Thomas van de Kracht
Plant Manager at vandeStreek bier- Claim this Profile
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English Full professional proficiency
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Dutch Native or bilingual proficiency
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German Limited working proficiency
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Experience
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vandeStreek bier
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Netherlands
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Food and Beverage Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Plant Manager
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Feb 2022 - Present
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Vanderlande
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Netherlands
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Automation Machinery Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Release train engineer - R&D
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Oct 2020 - Feb 2022
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Research and Development Project Manager
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Mar 2019 - Oct 2020
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CSi industries BV
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Raamsdonkveer
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Manager Product Development
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Sep 2017 - Dec 2018
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Unilever
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United Kingdom
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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World Class Manufacturing program manager
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Nov 2013 - Jul 2017
Responsible for implementing the World Class Manufacturing (WCM) program in the Sourcing Unit Nassaukade in Rotterdam. Across 10 pillars all disciplines of the factory are improved and optimized via a 7 step program. Next to leading the implementation I also bear responsibility for the Focussed Improvement pillar. In this pillar me and my team are responsible for delivering improvements on production lines or processes using the tools and methods from WCM structure.
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Management Trainee Supply Chain
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Sep 2011 - Oct 2013
Project Manager at the Innovation Department of the Sourcing Unit of Unilever at the Nassaukade in Rotterdam. Responsible for implementing innovations in processing, packaging and logistics as the lead of multiple project teams. Main projects were the implementation of aerated margarine (investment 0.8M€) implementation of an automated pallet buffering system for glass-jar depalletizer (investment: 0.4M€).
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Ahrend
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Netherlands
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Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing
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400 - 500 Employee
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Graduation internship
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Sep 2010 - Sep 2011
Graduation internship for the study Mechanical Engineering. Working at Ahrend Productioncompany Zwanenburg to design and implement the material handling system regarding a newly implemented lean assembly line for desk-chairs. Graduation internship for the study Mechanical Engineering. Working at Ahrend Productioncompany Zwanenburg to design and implement the material handling system regarding a newly implemented lean assembly line for desk-chairs.
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University of Twente
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Netherlands
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Student
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Sep 2004 - Sep 2011
Master student Mechanical Engineering (track Production Management) at the University of Twente. Master student Mechanical Engineering (track Production Management) at the University of Twente.
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Junior Project Engineer
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Apr 2010 - Aug 2010
Designing simulation models of factory lay-outs in order to identify bottlenecks or to answer investment problems Designing simulation models of factory lay-outs in order to identify bottlenecks or to answer investment problems
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Student assistant course Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
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Apr 2010 - Jul 2010
Guidance of 70 students during practicals by answering questions about the exercises given. Guidance of 70 students during practicals by answering questions about the exercises given.
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Member of the organizing committee
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Aug 2009 - Oct 2009
In a local committee consisting of eight members a three day during international conference with the subject value chain sustainability has been organized. Responsible for all the prints made and distributed, contact with external relations and being the day-commissionaire during the whole congress. In a local committee consisting of eight members a three day during international conference with the subject value chain sustainability has been organized. Responsible for all the prints made and distributed, contact with external relations and being the day-commissionaire during the whole congress.
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Homework supervisor
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Nov 2008 - Sep 2009
On location a group of students from elementary, middle and high school are supervised and helped in making their homework. On location a group of students from elementary, middle and high school are supervised and helped in making their homework.
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General member
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Sep 2008 - Sep 2009
Together with ten other persons responsible for the distribution of information about the study Mechanical Engineering at the University of Twente. Most of the time in the form of presentations, gatherings or individual conversations. Together with ten other persons responsible for the distribution of information about the study Mechanical Engineering at the University of Twente. Most of the time in the form of presentations, gatherings or individual conversations.
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Team leader
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Oct 2005 - Oct 2007
10 hrs per week. The task was to lead about thirty mail deliverers, solving problems on the work floor and to communicate between the deliverers and the supervisors. 10 hrs per week. The task was to lead about thirty mail deliverers, solving problems on the work floor and to communicate between the deliverers and the supervisors.
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Student driver
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Mar 2007 - Jun 2007
10 hrs per week. As a student driver I was responsible for taking people with their own car to their place of destination. 10 hrs per week. As a student driver I was responsible for taking people with their own car to their place of destination.
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Education
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Universiteit Twente
MSc, Mechanical Engineering -
University of Twente
BSc, Mechanical Engineering -
2010 Internship University of Louisville in the United States of America
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Pre-university education, Thomas á Kempis College