• Leads and manages Factory operations, reporting directly to Board of directors, for a £5 M revenue business producing garden and hand tools in volumes of +500,000 units• Develops and executes strategic annual manufacturing plan, manages budgets, P&L, purchasing, staffing, vendor contracting, prepares weekly and monthly reports on costs, sales, forecasts• Has led growth in production volume from 300,000 to 500,000 and sales from £3.5 million to £5 million over 3 years, improves the business model to provide better services and products• Continuously improves operational processes to meet evolving standards required by customers, introduced new quality control procedures at each level, drove cultural change to embed prevention rather than correction• Drives cost reductions, redesigned production assembly to improve throughput, reduced idle time on each process, introduced Just In Time manufacturing system, improved cash flow• Defines and monitors production KPIs, identifies production personnel training needs• Introduced automated machinery to remove problematic procedures, cut idle time on one line by over 12%• Constantly monitors standard minute values to identify opportunities to increase output and offer incentives for increased output• Rightsized the business for 21st century Lean operations, raised £ 1M to upgrade equipment, reduced facility size with minimal product disruption or product shortages• Manages Quality Control, drives quality-control programs• Defines vendor policies, qualifies and negotiates with all vendors• Increased resourcing of key components to the far east, saving 50% on costs with no loss of quality• Directs all production, leads production planning, defines and prioritises resourcing, schedules and workflow• Supports sales pitches to potential customers• Manages relationships with contract customers• Manages inventory, has cut stock holding costs by 18%• Drives Health and Safety compliance