Aurel Marius Vilau
St Neots
Summary
Production manager with expertise in manufacturing technology literacy and a strong focus on continuous improvement. Demonstrates proficiency in productivity optimisation, health and safety compliance, and cultural awareness. Skilled in team leadership, product knowledge, and process improvement, with a strategic approach to budget management and route cause analysis. Committed to driving organisational success through strategic thinking and effective resource management.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Production Manager
Marshall Land Systems
Cambridge
2023.03 - 2026.06
- Managing daily production operations by delivering quality, cost and on-time targets, focusing on continuous improvement and lean manufacturing to increase efficiency and reduce waste, ensuring compliance with health, safety and quality standards.
- Leading a team of mechanical and electrical supervisors/team leaders and contractors to assembly and build from a prototype stage, Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Electronic Countermeasures, including 30 GB and 10 Northern Ireland EOD variants and 30 GB and 11 Northern Ireland ECM variants 9including their uplifts to a Mongoose status) 5 Maritime , 5 ADW and 4 C2`s (Command and Control).
- Drive a culture based on continuous improvement within the team to improve the process and production flow in line with the business cost reduction initiatives.
- Oversee production planning, workflow coordination and resource allocation, supporting the team to succeed and work at the right level of responsibility, providing mentoring and coaching to supervisors.
Production Supervisor
Marshall Land Systems
Cambridge
2021.11 - 2023.03
- Supervising mechanical and electrical production teams in assembling and delivering Military Deployable Infrastructures DVOW,DALO and Kongsberg projects and Mission Systems capabilities Gasket and Mongoose projects by coordinating daily operations to meet production schedules and delivery targets, ensuring compliance with health and safety and quality standards.
- Develop team capability trough coaching, training and performance management, setting the team up to succeed, trough regular one to one, appraisals and PDR`s.
- Led root cause investigations and implement corrective actions from a prototype stage to facilitate a well-defined production process.
Fitter A - Team Leader
Marshall Land Systems
Cambridge
2019.10 - 2021.11
- Lead a team of fitters in assembling Deployable Infrastructures (DVOW programme) and Tank simulators, by promoting a safe working environment, ensuring all work is performed in accordance with engineering drawings and written and verbal instructions to achieve the desired quality product, right first time, complying and adhering to health and safety rules and regulations.
- Escalading issues of all matters that were impacting SQCDP metrics, and monitor work standards and provide support and coaching to the production team to continuously improve the process and the team technical abilities.
- Act up as a bridge between the team and production manager, engineering and design team.
- Always focused on improvements in workflow and problem resolution.
Team Leader-Assembly Laminator
TRB Lightweight Structures
Huntingdon
2017.04 - 2019.10
- Responsible of leading a team of assembly laminators to manufacture composite components/parts for aerospace and defence clients.
- Using laminating, bonding, finishing and assembly techniques in the designated time, following verbal or written work instructions.
- Ensure the team had always followed engineering drawings and written and verbal instructions to achieve the desired quality product, right first time, complying and adhering to health and safety rules and regulations.
Supervisor - low volume manufacturing
Pro Optica S.A
Bucharest
2014.12 - 2017.01
- Responsible of leading and developing a small team of highly skilled mechanical fitters to assembly test and deliver defence systems capabilities, including mounting of electronically operated turrets to costumer armoured vehicles, weapon stations and border/naval surveillance equipment.
- Acted as liaison with international engineering teams and NATO weapon experts/armourers from France ( Tunisia), Türkiye and Italy.
- Support the design and engineering team with root cause analysis using live data from shooting ranges in different countries and environments to solve technical and quality issues.
Foreman-Riding Crew Maintenance
Royal Caribbean International/Global
Miami
2008.12 - 2014.10
- Managing projects end-to-end ( inspecting, evaluating, invoicing) ensuring quality, client satisfaction and safety compliance, on Cruise ships part of Royal Caribbean fleet and other companies part of the same group ( Azamara, TUI cruises)
- Delivering cost saving solutions by completing maintenance and repairs onboard ( including various types of pumps, fuel systems, engines , and confined spaces with their auxiliary equipment), avoiding dry dock work/interventions.
- Collaborated with engineering and design teams on new to be lunched ships in different shipyards around the world.
Maintenance Technician - Self Employed
Harland & Wolff
Appledore
2005.02 - 2008.12
- Delivered finished operations involving surface preparation (paint operations in general), and auxiliary equipment maintenance (related to confined spaces), bilge pumps, separators and fresh water pumps.
- Equipment maintenance of ultra-high-pressure pumps (Womma, Uraca, Jet Edge) and Graco painting systems (pumps)
- Managing projects end-to-end (inspecting, evaluating, invoicing) ensuring quality, client satisfaction and safety compliance.
Technician - Sub Contractor
Daewoo Heavy Industries
Mangalia
1999.09 - 2005.01
- Responsible of installing, maintaining and repairing of complex mechanical systems, in a shipbuilding environment, using welding, plumbing, electro-mechanical/water powered equipment.
- Collaborating with both engineering and production teams on shipbuilding and maintenance projects
Education
Diploma of Higher Education - Mechanical Engineering
IMET College
Alconbury, UK 2017.01 - 2019.01
GED - General Equivalency Diploma - Automotive Engineering
Ion Banescu Industrial
Mangalia, Romania 2015.01 - 2019.01
Skills
- Manufacturing technology literacy
- Continuous improvement focus
- Productivity optimisation
- Health and Safety Compliance
- Cultural awareness
- Team Leadership
- Product knowledge
- Process Improvement
- Budget management
- Strategic thinking
- Route cause analysis
Certification
- IOSH Managing Safely
- Institution Of Occupational Safety and Health
- 09/04/2025
Timeline
Production Manager
Marshall Land Systems
2023.03 - 2026.06
Production Supervisor
Marshall Land Systems
2021.11 - 2023.03
Fitter A - Team Leader
Marshall Land Systems
2019.10 - 2021.11
Team Leader-Assembly Laminator
TRB Lightweight Structures
2017.04 - 2019.10
Diploma of Higher Education - Mechanical Engineering
IMET College
2017.01 - 2019.01
GED - General Equivalency Diploma - Automotive Engineering
Ion Banescu Industrial
2015.01 - 2019.01
Supervisor - low volume manufacturing
Pro Optica S.A
2014.12 - 2017.01
Foreman-Riding Crew Maintenance
Royal Caribbean International/Global
2008.12 - 2014.10
Maintenance Technician - Self Employed
Harland & Wolff
2005.02 - 2008.12
Technician - Sub Contractor
Daewoo Heavy Industries
1999.09 - 2005.01