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Stone, England, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Buckingham, England, United Kingdom

Buckingham, England, United Kingdom

Recover NPI for OEM delayed product launchProduct and plant improvement project managementImplement task force team & change approach to ensure delivery

Stafford, England, United Kingdom

From 2011 following a successful career up to Plant Director, I decided to work on a contract or interim basis.My goal is to own my own permanent role again and become part of a team, I have gained excellent knowledge and have some real life experiences that require sharing.High level introduction -Excellent knowledge of 1st Tier Automotive manufacturing, lean principles, product assembly, plant flow and layout, process improvement within vehicle interiors, BIW, fabrication,… Show more From 2011 following a successful career up to Plant Director, I decided to work on a contract or interim basis.My goal is to own my own permanent role again and become part of a team, I have gained excellent knowledge and have some real life experiences that require sharing.High level introduction -Excellent knowledge of 1st Tier Automotive manufacturing, lean principles, product assembly, plant flow and layout, process improvement within vehicle interiors, BIW, fabrication, presswork and assembly.Supply chain -MP&L, logistics, warehousing, stock management & accuracy have always been the foundation for success and one of my specialist area's.Full understanding and support of ERP information business systems for MRP,Production and capacity planning, machine and equipment loading.Role specific Skills -P&L and budget ownership and management.Plant and departmental structure definitions and change roll out.Material planning, capacity planning and work centre / cell loading.Lean manufacturing, waste identification and removal, time study and process mapping.MRP, MRPII, ERP, BOM’s, routings, EDI, JIS, JIT, product flow analysis.Quality procedures, documentation, working knowledge of TS16949, IATF, ISO. Project & Programme setup, management & control. NPI.Emergency concept & procedure planning, setup and management.Personal skills -I work well at all levels whilst under pressure, I gain trust and respect from the workforce, management and customers very quickly.Man management, team motivation, customer and supplier management, recovery definition and control.I have achieved change successes throughout my career, I like to involve others at all levels and ensure we get their input, ideas and agreement.Excellent communication skills at all levels internal and external written and verbal. Show less

Stoke-On-Trent, United Kingdom

Business process mapping. Define end to end department processes and document.Work with ERP system consultant and prepare project plan to re implement ERP system

Stoke-On-Trent, United Kingdom

Improve manufacturing plant to ensure large export contracts were met.Define plant capacity & manning plans for large UK based 2-3 year contract.Improve Health & Safety, production facility & product flow.Define internal improvement plans for Plant & Logistics.Restructure plant supervision and internal location of key operational staff.

Newbury

Management of the plant, responsibility for Health & Safety Quality, Cost & delivery.Coaching and driving a culture of continuous improvement.Finalise new robot cell and ensure agreed OEE and output targets were met.Define root cause for output failure, setup and develop cross department continuous improvement projects while working alongside maintenance and engineering to improve plant equipment and increase up time.Setup and work with the teams across all shifts to capture… Show more Management of the plant, responsibility for Health & Safety Quality, Cost & delivery.Coaching and driving a culture of continuous improvement.Finalise new robot cell and ensure agreed OEE and output targets were met.Define root cause for output failure, setup and develop cross department continuous improvement projects while working alongside maintenance and engineering to improve plant equipment and increase up time.Setup and work with the teams across all shifts to capture, understand and improve hourly outputs. Show less

Northampton, United Kingdom

Management of the plant.Setup and recruit for MP&L department to ensure all OEM demands were deliveredImprove output from production facility to meet premium super-car OEM demands.Reduce multiple premium daily deliveries back to contractual 1 per week.Redefine and reduce shifts, identify and implement improvements to production lines, improve OEE and productivity. Ensure all SHEQ requirements were improved and customer demands met on time.

Wolverhampton

Management of the plant, overall responsibility for all operational staff, Health & Safety Quality, Cost, & delivery.Recruit Supply Chain manager, setup production planning and control functions.Coach and drive a culture of continuous improvement.Identify and understand the many KPI's, reduce them to a meaningful amount.Work alongside major OEM's to remove category escalations, and quality accreditation hold.Define and deliver recovery plans for many OEM's and their spares… Show more Management of the plant, overall responsibility for all operational staff, Health & Safety Quality, Cost, & delivery.Recruit Supply Chain manager, setup production planning and control functions.Coach and drive a culture of continuous improvement.Identify and understand the many KPI's, reduce them to a meaningful amount.Work alongside major OEM's to remove category escalations, and quality accreditation hold.Define and deliver recovery plans for many OEM's and their spares divisions.Recruit new SMT members to support the business change and improvements. Show less

Jlr Sequence Centre, Tamworth

Overall Site management for sequencing centre, JIS supply for 3 sites, sequenced delivery line side.8 Customers, Approx. 300k product movements per month. Line side buffer management and reporting.Deliver projects to sequence new Pan roof system, facility industrialisation, layout and internal line feeding.Recovery planning to meet OEM changes, supplier shortages and breakdowns, plant layout change and process improvements.Take the lead in stock and buffer replenishment projects… Show more Overall Site management for sequencing centre, JIS supply for 3 sites, sequenced delivery line side.8 Customers, Approx. 300k product movements per month. Line side buffer management and reporting.Deliver projects to sequence new Pan roof system, facility industrialisation, layout and internal line feeding.Recovery planning to meet OEM changes, supplier shortages and breakdowns, plant layout change and process improvements.Take the lead in stock and buffer replenishment projects defined from line stop situations.Restructure and motivate internal and external teams. Show less

Newton Aycliffe

Project manage manufacturing facility relocation from Central Europe to UK.Develop and manage project plan, define meeting cadence and delivery updates to the team, board and all stakeholders ensuring steering team remove all blockers.

Isle Of Wight

Management of the plant and all departments.Recover (NPI) new product introduction projects for 2 of the largest Super-car manufacturers. BIW Composites from full body sides to smaller structural brackets.Define programme to expand facility, larger building works and department locations, increased power supply input, new machinery to meet increased demand, recruitment to meet production ramp up. Manage day to day operations and work closely with finance team to ensure recovery… Show more Management of the plant and all departments.Recover (NPI) new product introduction projects for 2 of the largest Super-car manufacturers. BIW Composites from full body sides to smaller structural brackets.Define programme to expand facility, larger building works and department locations, increased power supply input, new machinery to meet increased demand, recruitment to meet production ramp up. Manage day to day operations and work closely with finance team to ensure recovery costs were kept to a minimum.Support structure changes, departmental changes and group top level business unit reorganisations. Show less

Iow

Management of plant Operations, overall responsibility for Health & Safety Quality, Cost & delivery.Rebuild OEM supply relationship after repeat quality concerns & delivery failure to meet demand.Develop recovery plans and share long term projects to ensure stable and repeatable processes would be deployed and delivery future demand.Work closely with the OEM's quality and technical teams to ensure extra capacity from external suppliers met demand to ensure JIS / JIT supply.

Sweden

Manage daily operations for interiors plant, supplying seats, overhead systems and consoles to major OEM with a JIS supply process.Setup internal improvement plans utilising six sigma processes to reduce waste from the production and general business.Work with technical team, implement project for new production flow processes, line side delivery, pick by lights and laser light assembly.Roll out AGV project to supply product from warehouse to final finishing on the production line

Banbury

General plant management, MP&L, Production, Quality, Maintenance.Change process flow's to ensure delivery to prestige OEM's was met.Remove customer escalations and restructure MP&L, recruitment of SMT members.

Coventry

Day to day plant management of Coventry facility, supplying seating to UK OEM.Work with the group HR to ensure reduction of shifts met all requirements for Unions, HR and legislation. Support the project to win new and follow on business at higher forecast volumes, visit new potential facilities.

Solihull, Rubery, Coventry, Oxford.

Support the TUPE process from SAS Automotive to Draexlmaier.Manage the VP build from UK and Germany for the new PLA launch for the OEM's flag ship vehicle.Define and manage the new production lines to be added during build and launch phases across multiple sites and vehicle platforms.

Day to day Plant Management supplying prestige OEM with cockpits, consoles and centre finishers for multiple models across various platforms.Setup and define the project to take over another group company and combine all products into one business unit across 2 sites with the long term plan to consolidate both plants to supply from inside the OEM for JIS and line side delivery, working with a connection to point of fit for 5 products.

Worldwide

Initially UK based developing standard processes across the plant, MP&L focus to ensure the ERP system was fully utilised and added value for the business.After UK plant closure relocated to the Netherlands to mange the ERP system roll-out and set up worldwide standards.Global project setup and management for new system roll out, process mapping.

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