Omar Chaabouni

About

Industrial engineer with extensive experience in industrialization, project management, and mold manufacturing across multinational and national companies. Background includes precision mechanics, CNC/CAD/CAM, plastic injection, special machine concepts, and leading cross-functional teams.

Experience

• Molds manufacturing Manager
  · Sfax, Tn
  Apr 2025 – Present

  Manage manufacturing projects of molds; develop mechanical concepts for injection molds and extrusion blow molds; define manufacturing routing for machined parts; prepare the manufacturing schedule for the workshop; manage priorities; initiate procurement of standard components and raw materials; check and tune up injection molds with team.

• Industrialization and project manager
  BIC · Bizerte, Tn
  Feb 2024 – Mar 2025

  Managed the overall scope of new projects including buildings, equipment, installations and industrial start-up; managed the industrialization department; managed relationships with subcontractors and supervised construction site progress; ensured the construction of a white room; guaranteed start-up of new equipment; managed production starts and KPIs; managed the investment budget.

• Project Lead/initiator
  Sep 2021 – Dec 2023

  Studied, designed and manufactured a new combustion engine motor, deposited and obtained a patent; studied, designed and piloted projects involving plastic injection and extrusion blow mold manufacturing with partners.

• Industrialization manager
  SITEM (SOMFY) · Zaghouan, Tn
  Feb 2013 – Jul 2021

  Managed the industrialization department; participated in steering committee and operational meetings; prepared the annual investment budget; expanded the panel of suppliers based in Tunisia; ensured start of new equipment; managed industrialization projects; developed and validated functional specifications for special machines and assembly lines; updated standards and industrialization procedures; contributed to industry 4.0 implementation.

• Technical group leader
  AEROLIA (AIRBUS)
  Aug 2011 – Jan 2013

  Managed the technical department team; analyzed and solved technical issues of aeronautical structures assembly; led process risk analyses; attended transfer projects; optimized and improved assembly processes; contributed to continuous improvement; studied and developed new assembly tools; ensured updates of technical documentation.

• CAD & CAM Engineer
  SFM
  Mar 2007 – Jul 2011

  Developed mechanical concepts and assemblies for injection molds, extrusion molds, blowing molds and thermoforming molds; defined manufacturing routing for machined mechanical parts; programmed toolpaths for CNC machines; followed realization of machined mechanical parts in the workshop; tested and tuned up injection molds; prepared preliminary project cost.

Education

• 2009 IN
  Master's Degree

  INSAT

  Industrial and Automatic Data Processing · 2009

  Industrial and Automatic Data Processing
• 2007 IN
  Engineer Diploma

  INSAT

  Industrial and Automatic Data Processing · 2007

  Industrial and Automatic Data Processing
• 2001 MM
  Baccalaureate Diploma

  Mahmoud Magdich School

  Mathematics · 2001

  Mathematics

Skills

Tools / apps / platforms

Languages

Projects

• invention patent

  Deposit of an invention patent: new concept of a single-stroke petrol engine without crankshaft

Courses & certifications

• Electrical accreditation
• Ergonomic Study
• MTM UAS Time Study
• 8D
• Lean Manufacturing
• Risk analysis and process validation
• Industry 4.0 implementation and operation
• Management and production improvement
• Training in psycho-pedagogy
• Management and change management
• English training · American and British Academy

🏆 Achievements & awards

• Patent deposit: new concept of a single-stroke petrol engine without crankshaft · 2021

  Obtained a patent for an invention related to a petrol engine without crankshaft.