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Wellington, New Zealand

Business Process Design

Wellington Region, New Zealand

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Championing the development of business improvement methodologies as a primary means to eliminate waste, improve performance and increase value delivery. Provide mentoring to improvement champions, team leaders and centre managers in the vision and philosophy of lean manufacturing and best practises.Provide change leadership by acting as the change agents while engendering support for the changeUse data to analyse various business processes to establish trends and anomalies and trouble shooting Provide mentoring, coaching and training to identified improvement championsProvide hands on facilitation of continuous improvement initiatives.Identifying areas of systems improvement opportunities for focused improvement and initiating change Coordinate all corrective action reports and ensure recommendations are implemented on the shop floor to avoid reoccurrence Enhancing team problem solving capability within and across designated teams and cost centres.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Led a team of 15 - 20 people, manufacturing a window latch with orders averaging around 1.5million units per annum, and sold exclusively to the US market. This presented challenges such as, meeting strict turnover time for orders, initiating process improvements to ensure cell efficiency and efficient utilization of the multi-skilled cell.Drive production efficiency through effective use of resources and by studying cell capacity, key performance indicators, and work in progressStaff management and skills matching to jobs for efficient operationsDrive team to meet daily targets and ensure 100% quality assuranceProvide valuable input into cell production and resource planningEnsure compliance with company quality and health and safety policiesTeam trainer for new and existing employeesFacilitate team meetings and provide feedback to team / management issuesAchievements:Part of team that designed and setup the Cell for the product exclusively for a US customer Developed 90% of cell process job guides/ procedures Designed and implemented all cell visual systemsProcess improvements e.g. reduced by 40% the colour changeover time in powder coat plant by colour coding pneumatic hoses for easy identification and assembly

A member of the United Nations’ Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) project team on: “The Development of small manufacturing businesses in Zimbabwe using the clustering and networking methodology for entrepreneurs in the metal, wood, garment making and food processing industries.Network for small businesses and identify their common needs and opportunities Facilitate the development and optimisation of processes to improve quality, productivity and safetyOffer functional and technical assistance for continuous improvementDesign process options to meet quality standards while supporting cost reductionsDetermine optimum equipment layout and workflow sequenceConduct methods analysis and capacity plansDesign and conduct training modules for small business entrepreneurs

Zimbabwe

Daily operations and engineering resource management Layout planning for efficient throughput and productivity enhancementIdentify and implement process and systems improvementsJob quotations and justificationsIn charge of company drawing departmentEvaluate and prepare cost justifications for new machinery and plantAchievements:Introduced the body shop section which reduced total production time and cost by 10%Established service contracts for customers, trailer history cards and service schedules which improved customer loyalty and increased retentionWrote trailer maintenance manuals for production requirements to enhance quality

Masters In Business Administration (Mba)

Certificate In Adult Education And Training

B. Engineering Hons., Industrial Engineering

High School

High School