David Johnston Email & Phone Number

Full responsibility for ensuring accurate product costings, for creating and maintaining all work incentive schemes in manufacturing, identification and implementation of cost improvements through the use of best practice (2010-2016)Responsible for all warehouse activities, ensuring efficient use of space, accurate branding of customer orders and meeting dispatch dates / deadlines (2007-2010)

Hawick

Commissioned as a Consultant to undertake the reorganisation of Slumberdown Enterprises Ltd warehouse and manufacturing processes to improve efficiency, cost and output

Hawick

Enhanced project management skills through being commissioned as a Consultant to undertake project work to identify, measure and support the implementation of my review’s findings and recommendations.

Peterlee

Enhanced interpersonal skills through developing international business relationships through responsibility for recruitment and training of work study personnel at offshore factories in Morocco and IndonesiaResponsibility for work measurement of all manufacturing operations, plus implementation of method/machinery changes as requiredFacilitation and reduction of labour costs using best practice and comparison of operations between all sitesResponsibility for the development and implementation of new handling systems to reduce labour costs and increase manufacturing capacityResponsibility for the reorganisation within sites, to improve the flow of manufacturing and reduction of labour Responsibility for co-ordination and control of all labour costs and garment types at all sites

Larkhall

Formalised business skills and knowledge of manufacturing industry through responsibility for managing a team to support manufacturing by optimising performance through continuous process improvement and implementation of new manufacturing strategies. Gained financial knowledge and expertise through responsibilities for generating manufacturing budgets, forecasting outcomes and monitoring costs of manufacturing, quality and delivery at all production facilities Overall responsibility for Incentive Payment System, motivation and continual professional development of a staff team and all Production costs Required to deputise for the Manufacturing Manager to ensure the continual smooth flow of production Increased knowledge and experience of union negotiations plus health and safety obligations and appraisalsIncreased knowledge and experience of project management and change management process from full responsibility for the re-organisation and budgetary control of all manufacturing facilities to include the closure of one faculty and the relocation of a warehouse and associated office spaces. This project involved working to tight schedules, consolidating and streamlining manufacturing without any impact on production out-put. Co-ordination of workloads, and liaison with outside agencies/sub-contractors

Polbeth

Responsible for provision of work-study and manufacturing support to the production team Responsible for the complicated planning and logistics that are involved in manufacturing at a satellite factory and gained better understanding of complexities Developed in-depth understanding of intercompany transactions through involvement in the co-ordination of Manufacturing Projects Responsible for Health and Safety obligations of the Company Enhanced leadership and coaching skills through responsibility for appraisal, motivation and continual professional development of staff

Education record

Education record