Time-served maintenance professional with circa 30 years of experience
Has worked in automotive and medical device manufacturing settings
Originally started out in a machine shop environment progressing to a supervisory and senior maintenance position
Has also spent time in production management before moving back into technical and engineering-focused roles overseeing maintenance and quality functions
Most recently has carried out a facilities management-focused role
Holds an NVQ Level 4 in manufacturing engineering and an HNC in mechanical engineering as well as being a lead auditor for ISO:9001 and an internal auditor for IATF16949
Manufacturing professional with 30+ years of experience in electronics manufacturing setups
Started career in a hands-on capacity in test and repair before progressing through to production management and operations management
Has had responsibility for overseeing teams of 20-60 staff
Proficient in the use of lean and CI tools such as FMEA, 8D and DMAIC
Achievements have included increasing product yield up to 99.9% in 2 separate environments, introducing of MRP system and bespoke software reducing admin time by 30% and achievement of ISO:9001 accreditation.
30+ years of experience in manufacturing environments
Around 20 years of experience in supervisory positions
Has worked mainly in food manufacturing but has also spent time in heavy industrial and plastic manufacturing settings
Used to being responsible for teams of up to 50 staff
Holds an NVQ Level 3 qualification in Management, Six Sigma Green Belt, IOSH Managing Safely and is an Internal Auditor for ISO:14001
Has also completed training in areas such as process improvement, food hygiene, HACCP and COSHH
Achievements have included reducing scrap from 2.9% down to below 1% in one company and bringing waste down to the company expectation of 4.5% in another company via the introduction of stricter daily and hourly reporting
Experience with automotive and plastic manufacturing environments
Has worked across multiple areas gaining knowledge in a range of manufacturing processes such as vacuum forming, vibration welding, injection moulding and trimming
Experience working with KPIs such as quality, waste, output and, health & safety
Used to working with lean and CI processes and tools such as 5S, Kaizen and Kanban
