Bernard Reilly Email & Phone Number

Warwick, England, United Kingdom

Warwick, United Kingdom

The Head of Business Excellence - Master Black Belt will be responsible for leading all aspects of Business Improvement for the Aero-derivative Gas Turbine Services division. Including: * Developing a continuous improvement culture through driving the Improvement and Quality objectives at all levels * Working as a Master Black Belt to lead the 6-Sigma.

Warwick

Global Master Black Belt working in the Oil & Gas and Power Generation sector.

Derby, United Kingdom

Supporting the business leadership in developing the improvement programmes to deliver the Services business objectives. Training, coaching and mentoring the improvement community and business leadership in the delivery of the improvement objectives.Leading improvement activities across the business, providing leadership in the selection, scoping.

• Responsible for all aspects of Quality improvement for the Flagship model Range Rover and the iconic Defender.
• Leading a team that ensure that the Quality of supplied parts meet expected levels through development of suppliers and continuous improvement activities.
• Facilitating multi-functional teams responsible for the improvement of both internal and external quality metrics. Using 6 Sigma and Lean tools to drive robust problem resolution to achieve stretch targets.
• Managing all Land Rover Quality audit functions. From complete vehicle customer appraisal to wind noise testing and analysis.
• Ultimate responsibility for the Quality of the vehicles prior to release to the customer.
• Responsible for the Quality aspects of the Launch of product facelifts.

• Worked as one of the first 6-Sigma Master Black Belts at Land Rover. Trained by Ford in Detroit. Qualified as a 6-Sigma Kaizen Sensei.
• Co - MBB for 30 x 6-Sigma Black Belts, responsible for providing technical coaching of DMAIC methodology and use of 6-Sigma technical tools to deliver superior project returns.
• Taken a lead role in establishing performance objectives for the Solihull 6-Sigma Performance Cell.
• Responsible for the preparation and presentations to JLR Board of Directors and Plant Management, including updates on delivery versus objectives, key achievements and proposals for future strategy.
• Co-taught 4 Black Belt training courses through all 4 weeks of BB training.
• As 6-Sigma MBB / Kaizen Sensei took lead role in scoping, preparing, and delivering two Mega-Projects in Solihull manufacturing which delivered $4.0m hard savings.

• As a Black Belt I led a team that delivered 2 projects on the second highest customer dissatisfaction issue on Discovery. The project was 'Side door squeak' and used a variety of problem solving and statistical tools.
• Worked on a chronic 'First Time Through' issue of electrical connections on Range Rover.
• I led a team of 16 Black Belts on reducing the amount of time to close projects and I completed a project on improving the process for project identification.

Master Black Belt within the Ford organisation.

• In this role I was totally responsible for the Quality of all Land Rover products, as seen by the customer.
• Responsible for the identification, definition, Prioritisation, and project Management of all Quality issues.
• Introduced the Single Agenda for Quality into Land Rover