Blake Faulkner Email & Phone Number

Pinetown, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

Key ResponsibilitiesQuality Assurance:Oversee all quality assurance activities, including incoming inspections, in-process inspections, and final product testing.Develop and implement quality control plans and procedures to ensure product conformance to specifications.Analyze quality data to identify trends and implement corrective actions.Manage and maintain the quality management system (QMS) and ISO certifications.Engineering:Lead engineering teams in the design, development, and improvement of manufacturing processes and equipment.Conduct root cause analysis of production issues and implement corrective and preventive actions.Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize production processes and reduce costs.Support new product development initiatives by providing technical expertise and ensuring manufacturability.Team Leadership:Recruit, hire, and develop a high-performing team of engineers and technicians.Provide leadership, coaching, and mentoring to team members.Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

Pinetown, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

- Managed manufacturing components costing, sales order maintenance, and customer pricing- Maintained bills of materials, facilitated stock transfers, and oversaw scrap sales- Assisted in the implementation of new High Voltage Units for Schneider Electric- Conducted material requirements maintenance and played a key role in new projects costing- Develop and maintain Excel Costing Models for Customer pricing - Designing of excel costing spreadsheets for clients specific needs and unique products. Meeting with customers and been integral in the new product development until the product is in full production. - Working with internal designers to verify all inputs from, tooling, material and process.Major Achievements - Been part of of the development of the complete new design of the the Schneider Electric High Voltage RMU (Ring Main Unit) Top end. This included meeting and assessing the clients needs, working closely with our designer and developing a new costing module for the extensive Bill of Materials for made in items, bought out and subcontracted parts which formed part of the final assembly we supplied. This also included attending and troubleshooting the testing and compliance of the unit to achieve the client required specification. This also involved utilizing project management planning tools to achieve the required deadlines required by our client. It also included the negotiation of agreed costing and pricing of this unit with the client and their procurement team.

Manufacturers of plastic moulded components, pressed metal components and wiring harness's

Pinetown, Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa

- Led the engineering department, overseeing engineering change requests, tooling repairs, and new component manufacturing implementation- Successfully managed business development and new project start-ups- Approved new manufacturing processes and ensured quality control- Implemented new systems and costings for improved efficiency

- Established the company, overseeing financial management, operations management, and general management- Successfully secured a contract with the Department of Health to manage medical waste in Mpumalanga

Durban - Kzn

• Manage new contract startups • Manage contract profitability • Manage a team of operations managers • Iso 9000 implementation • Client calling • Industrial relations • Asset management • Manage subcontractors • Ohs act – setup and maintain health & safety compliance • Manage staff compliment of 3 managers 12 supervisors and 269 staff • Major achievements – took over running Inkosi Albert Luthuli hospital. Took it from running one million behind budget to exceeding budget by four million by end of financial year

• Startup of new company all operational procedures and documents • Budget preparation • Managed admin finance department • Monthly financial pack preparation and presentation • I.T -Support and management • Infrastructure implementation and management • New facility project management • Installation of new plant equipment • Client liaison (hospital administrators, managed logistics of eight trucks • Major achievements - Implement new technology to treat medical waste

Westville, Durban, South Africa

• Preparation of monthly management pack • Monthly recons • Adhoc projects • Project managed new building and move • I.T -Support • System support • Managed admin and finance staff • Manage all facilities • Multichoice kaleidoscope (Randburg – Corporate)

Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa

• Preparation management pack for jv companies • Capturing of cashbook • Implemented the interface of billing system to the accounting system • Recons for various accounts • Financial year end functions • Change Manager for Multichoice Head Office• Major achievements – i worked with programmers and designed and interface from billing system into cashbook • This was previously manually captured which caused numerous capturing errors as well as been time consuming

Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa

• Monthly reconciliation of subscriber payments to cashbook • Process journal entries • Stores controller • Subscriber refunds

Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa

• Servicing • Mechanical repairs • Diagnostics • Warranty repairs • Pre-delivery inspections new vehicles

Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa

• Servicing • Mechanical repairs • Diagnostics • Welding • Electrical repairs

Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Bachelor Of Commerce - Bcomt, Accounting And Auditing

Activities and Societies: Accounts 1 - passed Econimics 1 - passed Business Management Economics - passed Statistics - passed4 Year Part.

Diploma, Business Management

Activities and Societies: S A I M (South African Institute of Management)• MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING • MARKETING • FINANCE • HUMAN RESOURCES •.

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