Daniel Leach Email & Phone Number

Glasgow, Gb

Glasgow, Gb

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Head of GWR Warehousing, accountable for the warehousing and internal logistics function at Great Western Road and includes both dry materials and cased goods warehousing. Direct headcount of 6 managers, with a total departmental headcount of 55 employees.

Leven, Fife, United Kingdom

Working within the Senior Leadership Team at Leven Packaging, Diageo’s largest packaging facility. Responsible for overseeing Leven’s Manufacturing Excellence program as we progress our vision of being a World Class Organisation. My work is delivered through coaching our Senior Leadership Team and their reports in all aspects of TRACC, with particular strength in Autonomous Maintenance, Focused Improvement and Set Up Time Reduction.Key achievements- Oversaw delivery of our Loss &… Show more Working within the Senior Leadership Team at Leven Packaging, Diageo’s largest packaging facility. Responsible for overseeing Leven’s Manufacturing Excellence program as we progress our vision of being a World Class Organisation. My work is delivered through coaching our Senior Leadership Team and their reports in all aspects of TRACC, with particular strength in Autonomous Maintenance, Focused Improvement and Set Up Time Reduction.Key achievements- Oversaw delivery of our Loss & Waste process on site, governing our project hoppers at a senior level to deliver cost savings which offset inflation and ensure our cost of goods remains flat for our customers- Delivered digital Short Interval Control process to automate data capture, deliver rich insights across downtime, stops and wastage, and enable an improved root cause problem solving impact- Developed an automated digital format for our Tiered Daily Operations Review (DOR) meetings. This allowed us to sustain effective Visual Management during Covid and also utilise our data management systems to automatically update the meeting visuals, delivering efficiencies for our management team.- Oversaw the continued roll out of our Stop the Stops program, the Autonomous Maintenance program which was developed by our consultancy partners CCI- Oversaw and coached the delivery of our Manufacturing Management Systems targets, a suite of TRACC practices developed by CCI across Lean Manufacturing which we use to govern our progress in all areas- Gained senior leadership experience in both routine and exceptional circumstances (i.e. crisis management) Show less

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Working within the Shieldhall management team to manage a production line at the world's largest whisky bottling plant. Responsible for leading a team of 11 direct reports including both operator and engineering skillsets. I'm accountable for the daily operations on the line as well as longer term operations strategy, managing asset care and using lean manufacturing tools and techniques to improve line performance.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Working within the Shieldhall management team to oversee production across 4 Scotch Whisky bottling lines. The role also relies on my previous experience in lean manufacturing to drive continuous improvement initiatives across these lines and deliver both short term and long term performance ambitions.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Working within the Supply Chain function to provide Supply solutions to Diageo's 21 markets that enables them to deliver their long term strategies and drive a holistic, 'One Diageo' way of working.

Leven

Responsible for leading a team in a spirits packaging operations environment. Also responsible for drawing on experience from my previous role as Manufacturing Excellence Lead and rolling out various Focused Improvement project initiatives on the line to maximise performance.

Leven

Responsible for leading lean manufacturing projects in a spirits packaging operations environment, focusing on reducing changeover times through industry standard practices.

Dailuaine Bioplant (Speyside)

I obtained an industrial placement with Diageo at Dailuaine Bioplant as part of my Masters year, undertaking a major project as the basis for my Masters thesis as well as other projects after submitting my thesis.Masters Thesis project:My Masters thesis concerned optimising the solids/liquids separations processes at Dailuaine Bioplant, both through optimising the chemical dosing in the plant and optimising (where possible) the process units. This project involved conducting… Show more I obtained an industrial placement with Diageo at Dailuaine Bioplant as part of my Masters year, undertaking a major project as the basis for my Masters thesis as well as other projects after submitting my thesis.Masters Thesis project:My Masters thesis concerned optimising the solids/liquids separations processes at Dailuaine Bioplant, both through optimising the chemical dosing in the plant and optimising (where possible) the process units. This project involved conducting extensive experimental research for determining optimal chemical dosing for achieving coagulation and flocculation in the process. The process analysis and optimisation required me to use the Process Engineering skills gained from University, as well as additional Wastewater Engineering skills gained during the placement, to quantify the current fluid mechanics and determine how they could be enhanced to improve reaction efficiency and separation in the process.Additional Projects:- Undertake regular energy balances to quantify and monitor CHP efficiency- Undertake mass balance over the Bioplant- Continually reducing and monitoring polymer usage Show less

Glasgow, United Kingdom

During my placement I took on various projects which included:- Reducing energy usage on-site. Performed an initial Pinch analysis over the process before examining areas of improvement in more detail. Quotes were obtained and project costing was compiled for several potential areas of improvement and presented these to the senior employees on Microsoft PowerPoint.- Analysed brewing data for the previous 12 months to justify the number and size of new maturation vessels to be installed.… Show more During my placement I took on various projects which included:- Reducing energy usage on-site. Performed an initial Pinch analysis over the process before examining areas of improvement in more detail. Quotes were obtained and project costing was compiled for several potential areas of improvement and presented these to the senior employees on Microsoft PowerPoint.- Analysed brewing data for the previous 12 months to justify the number and size of new maturation vessels to be installed. A first presentation was given to my superiors with recommendations; a second presentation was given using their feedback and desired vessel specifications.- A project was outlined and developed for improving the erratic Fermentation temperature profiles on-site. 2 weeks were spent analysing the problem at hand, outlining the project and initiating this project for the next intern to undertake.This internship really pushed and developed my engineering skills and put a great demand on my independent learning skills as I worked on various aspects of a process I hadn’t experienced before. I was also challenged in my presentation and communication skills through the multiple PowerPoint presentations I gave to superiors of varying disciplines, challenging me to tailor how technical or accessible my presentations should be. Show less