Tomasz Bilski
ul. Gadowska 12  54-214 Wroclaw  Poland
th.bilski@gmail.com
Management Professional
Plant manager and technical director with 20 years of industrial experience in international
environments. Responsible for 3 plant startups and several product launches. Experience with
managing teams of 200 to 250. Adept at implementing systems and procedures to increase efficiency,
improve safety, and reduce costs. Ready to use vast analytical and managerial skills to take on new
challenges.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
 Plant Start and Expansion
 Implementing New Technology
 New Product Launches
 Product Quality Management
 Purchasing
 Budget Management
 Health & Safety Control
 Problem Solving
 Production Planning
 English Fluency
 Knowledge of German
 Human Resources
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ETEX BUILDING MATERIALS, Polska 12.2011 – 12.2015
Plant Director
 Supervised construction and commissioning of new construction materials manufacturing plant,
the largest single construction project in ETEX's history (approx. 70 million €)
 Implemented raw material changes, resulting in improved product quality and reductions in
production losses and waste through full recycling
 Ensure company success by selecting and recruiting crew, including entire management level
 Coordinate support of external companies and experts
 Run world's largest kiln for ceramic roof tiles
 Launched world's first roller dryers to dry roof tiles
 Increase safety – 0 LTA since May 2014 – by introducing technical safeguards and raising
awareness of risks through training
 Ensure smooth operations using production monitoring system and continually analyzing key
processors and indicators.
 Obtained certification for plant in 2014 for integrated management system in accordance with
ISO 9000, 14000 and 18000
 Reduce production crew rotation from 30% in 2014 to 10% in 2015
 Keep costs in line with annual detailed production budgets, which are 75% of company budget
 Report to Chairman of the Board
 Member of Management Board
MONIER (formerly Lafarge Dachy & BRAAS Polska) 01.1999 – 12.2011
Industrial Director
 Managed 3 manufacturing plants within Group Monier. Made production goals (quantitative,
qualitative, cost), managed purchasing and safety, and carried the Group's strategy in Poland
 Supervised and coordinated construction and launch of new plant
 Optimized operations and increased efficiency in the utilization rate of working time by 18% in
2011, reduced amount of rebuilding the line by 42% in first half of 2011, reduced waste by 1/3
and maintained 2011 production volume at 2010 level
 Identified opportunity for $8M cost savings through banding structure changes
 Implemented the system for ongoing monitoring and analysis of production, process control
(metering), and production costs taking into account the high volatility of the range of products
in time
 Increased security by implementing technological production tools used in other Group units
 Reduced number of work accidents by allowing only safe technical solutions and continued
promotion of safe procedures using inter alia the method of "I lead by example"
TOMASZ BILSKI Resume, Page 2
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Cont.)
 Conceived and conducted project that improved product quality, improved company's image by
introducing new products, increased productivity by 26%, reduced waste by 30%, reduced
production energy consumption by 31%, and kept 2010 maintenance unit costs at 2003 level
 Decreased accidents by 42% from 2005 to 2010 by improving work conditions that reduced
noise and dust levels
 Led purchasing to lower advertising costs by 9 percent and investments by 4 percent
 Supervised budgets in 3 plants totaling 60 percent of company expenditures
 Economized maintenance at 3 sites using shared resources
 Operated clay mine for raw material, including supervising all formal issues associated with
running the mine, acquiring financial resources, obtaining a partner, and negotiating contracts
 Improved health and safety through coordinated program
 Worked with sales and marketing departments to plan marketing and promotional activities)
BRAAS POLSKA 12.1995 – 12.1998
Plant Manager
 Participated in launch of new plant
 Managed production (staff of 70 people)
 Organized and managed Purchasing Dept. including leading key negotiations
 Selected crew, team building and development including development of KPI related bonus
system
 Worked out production plans including budgeting
 Set and monitored KPIs for production
 Set and maintained high H&S standards
 Led adaptation of plant capacity to market needs (1 to 3 shifts)
EDUCATION
Master of Science, Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Wroclaw, Poland
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
Improving Managerial Skills (Ernst & Young)  St. Gallen Management Program (University of
St. Gallen)  Coaching in Practice (GFKM)  Effective Project Management (GFKM) 
Basics of Kaizen and TQM (Kaizen Institute)

Tomasz Bilski cv eng

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    Tomasz Bilski ul. Gadowska12  54-214 Wroclaw  Poland th.bilski@gmail.com Management Professional Plant manager and technical director with 20 years of industrial experience in international environments. Responsible for 3 plant startups and several product launches. Experience with managing teams of 200 to 250. Adept at implementing systems and procedures to increase efficiency, improve safety, and reduce costs. Ready to use vast analytical and managerial skills to take on new challenges. AREAS OF EXPERTISE  Plant Start and Expansion  Implementing New Technology  New Product Launches  Product Quality Management  Purchasing  Budget Management  Health & Safety Control  Problem Solving  Production Planning  English Fluency  Knowledge of German  Human Resources PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ETEX BUILDING MATERIALS, Polska 12.2011 – 12.2015 Plant Director  Supervised construction and commissioning of new construction materials manufacturing plant, the largest single construction project in ETEX's history (approx. 70 million €)  Implemented raw material changes, resulting in improved product quality and reductions in production losses and waste through full recycling  Ensure company success by selecting and recruiting crew, including entire management level  Coordinate support of external companies and experts  Run world's largest kiln for ceramic roof tiles  Launched world's first roller dryers to dry roof tiles  Increase safety – 0 LTA since May 2014 – by introducing technical safeguards and raising awareness of risks through training  Ensure smooth operations using production monitoring system and continually analyzing key processors and indicators.  Obtained certification for plant in 2014 for integrated management system in accordance with ISO 9000, 14000 and 18000  Reduce production crew rotation from 30% in 2014 to 10% in 2015  Keep costs in line with annual detailed production budgets, which are 75% of company budget  Report to Chairman of the Board  Member of Management Board MONIER (formerly Lafarge Dachy & BRAAS Polska) 01.1999 – 12.2011 Industrial Director  Managed 3 manufacturing plants within Group Monier. Made production goals (quantitative, qualitative, cost), managed purchasing and safety, and carried the Group's strategy in Poland  Supervised and coordinated construction and launch of new plant  Optimized operations and increased efficiency in the utilization rate of working time by 18% in 2011, reduced amount of rebuilding the line by 42% in first half of 2011, reduced waste by 1/3 and maintained 2011 production volume at 2010 level  Identified opportunity for $8M cost savings through banding structure changes  Implemented the system for ongoing monitoring and analysis of production, process control (metering), and production costs taking into account the high volatility of the range of products in time  Increased security by implementing technological production tools used in other Group units  Reduced number of work accidents by allowing only safe technical solutions and continued promotion of safe procedures using inter alia the method of "I lead by example"
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    TOMASZ BILSKI Resume,Page 2 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Cont.)  Conceived and conducted project that improved product quality, improved company's image by introducing new products, increased productivity by 26%, reduced waste by 30%, reduced production energy consumption by 31%, and kept 2010 maintenance unit costs at 2003 level  Decreased accidents by 42% from 2005 to 2010 by improving work conditions that reduced noise and dust levels  Led purchasing to lower advertising costs by 9 percent and investments by 4 percent  Supervised budgets in 3 plants totaling 60 percent of company expenditures  Economized maintenance at 3 sites using shared resources  Operated clay mine for raw material, including supervising all formal issues associated with running the mine, acquiring financial resources, obtaining a partner, and negotiating contracts  Improved health and safety through coordinated program  Worked with sales and marketing departments to plan marketing and promotional activities) BRAAS POLSKA 12.1995 – 12.1998 Plant Manager  Participated in launch of new plant  Managed production (staff of 70 people)  Organized and managed Purchasing Dept. including leading key negotiations  Selected crew, team building and development including development of KPI related bonus system  Worked out production plans including budgeting  Set and monitored KPIs for production  Set and maintained high H&S standards  Led adaptation of plant capacity to market needs (1 to 3 shifts) EDUCATION Master of Science, Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Wroclaw, Poland ADDITIONAL TRAINING Improving Managerial Skills (Ernst & Young)  St. Gallen Management Program (University of St. Gallen)  Coaching in Practice (GFKM)  Effective Project Management (GFKM)  Basics of Kaizen and TQM (Kaizen Institute)