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Nivelles, Belgium

Nicols is a family owned company, established 40 years and making domestic cleaning products. Annual turnover of €100M turnover, supplying a range of supermarket chains across Europe.Main responsibilities:• 2 production sites, one in Poland (550 employees) and one in France (180 employees), Engineering, Planning and Logistics including inventoryAchievements:• Safety culture development: both plants over one year without accidents• Financial: delivered savings of 8%… Show more Nicols is a family owned company, established 40 years and making domestic cleaning products. Annual turnover of €100M turnover, supplying a range of supermarket chains across Europe.Main responsibilities:• 2 production sites, one in Poland (550 employees) and one in France (180 employees), Engineering, Planning and Logistics including inventoryAchievements:• Safety culture development: both plants over one year without accidents• Financial: delivered savings of 8% in 2016 and 10% in 2017 vs budget (€1M)• Productivity increase of 9% in 2016 and 8% in 2017.• Inventory reduction of 12% and service level increase of 3% to 97.5%• Development and implementation of structured plans in all areas to deliver annual targets• Repositioned the operations area to work closely with commercial area• Major activity on culture change; people development, systems development, removal of silo approach.• Strong development of Lean, including continuous improvement, in all areas. Show less

Dunafoldvar, Hungary

Pannonia is a family owned company, established in Hungary since 2012 and producing ethanol, principally for use as fuel. Annual turnover is €100M. Main responsibilities: • Lead all plant functions • Work with engineering team to ensure smooth start up of €30M project to double plant capacityAchievements• Led the successful plant expansion through May 2015, ensuring project hit targets. Extensive use of plant resources to ensure smooth startup

Poland

Kellogg’s invested 100M Euros in new plant in Poland (Kutno) to produce PringlesMain responsibilities: • Lead all plant functions during startup• Work closely with other parts of the business to ensure alignment of plans, including engineering, commercial and European supply network• Develop Kutno Plant as Best in Class for HPO in Kellogg network Achievements:• Recruitment and training of 130+ employees in 12 month period to plant start• Implementation of… Show more Kellogg’s invested 100M Euros in new plant in Poland (Kutno) to produce PringlesMain responsibilities: • Lead all plant functions during startup• Work closely with other parts of the business to ensure alignment of plans, including engineering, commercial and European supply network• Develop Kutno Plant as Best in Class for HPO in Kellogg network Achievements:• Recruitment and training of 130+ employees in 12 month period to plant start• Implementation of all plant systems and procedures• Development and implementation of HPO (High Performance Team) approach to make Kutno plant Best In Class• Successful plant start up on time and at 80% OE within 1 month Show less

United Kingdom

Main responsibilities:• Led Operations area for plant (450 people) on 24/7 operationAchievements:• Safety: Achieved Zero lost time accidents. • Quality: Global directive on Food Safety executed, including microbiological risks. • Lean: development and implementation of standard tools. 3% productivity improvement per year.• Financial: 15% cost reduction on maintenance and stores budget

Poland

Main responsibilities: • Lead all plant functions during startup• Recruit and organize training for new management team• Develop strategies for all plant areas to ensure plant ready for startupAchievements:• Plant built on time incorporating all latest food safety & safety standards

United Kingdom

Main responsibilities:• Manage European capital plan (€50M annually) for 5 plants in EuropeAchievements:• Delivered Annual European budget: all projects on time and met deliverables

United Kingdom

• Led operations / maintenance for plant (45 people), 400 employees in total on 24/7 operation.

Spain

• Led operations for plant.

Spain

• Led technical department including maintenance and engineering, • Managed 25 people out of 150 people in plant,• Led capital project in 1998 to double production capacity from 20MKg to 40Mkg annually.