Manufacturers of Irrigation Equipment to the agricultural market

Sub Contract Sheet Metal FabricationResponsible for Contract review on all new orders, currently looking at Capacity Planning with a view to implementing a new batch control system based on Work centre shop loading, the system will utilize the existing Tricorn software data down loaded onto an Excel spreadsheet against work centres. Planning and daily control of 20 people engaged in general fabrication work, encompassing Mig/Tig/Stick/Spot Welding, CNC Brake Presses/Punch Presses and Laser cutting m/c's, Panel Assembly and Final Fitting.Daily contact with customers and suppliers.

Steel Partitioning/DoorsRearranged 80% of the factory to increase productivity, improve factory layout/production methods, £215k expenditure with a 1.7 year paybackIntroduced a paint day buffer system using Excel which reduced colour changes by 40% Designed assembly benches to accurately assemble steel panels, 10% cost savingPlanning and daily control of 40 people engaged in general sheet metalwork, encompassing £1M Powder Coating Plant, Mig/Spot Welding, CNC Brake Presses, Panel Assembly and Final Fitting.Daily contact with customers advising delivery dates as orders were received

Well respected UKAS accredited Repair & Calibration Company specializing in Inspection Equipment. Reporting to my two brothers who jointly own the company

Re-arranged the Shop floor which increased the CNC Punch Press Up Time by 27%, other improvements to the shop layout increased available capacity by 15% overall.Improved sheet steel utilization by standardization of sheet thicknesses and by organized mixing of Customer orders and ensuring that customers ordered in sheet quantities where possible.Designed a Quotation Excel Spreadsheet, which enabled Very Quick over the phone accurate Quotes

Major supplier of bespoke display equipment to the carpet and flooring trade, encompassing Metal Fabricating, Powder Coating, and Wood Working. Reporting to the Managing Director for total control of the manufacturing function Planning and daily control of 50 semi-skilled employees on two sites encompassing Powder Coating, Mig/Spot Welding, press work, Drilling, Final Assembly and Bespoke Packing.Successfully moved the company from 20k sq. ft. to 38k sq. ft. with no loss in productionInstalled a CNC routing machine into the wood shop - 2-year pay backMoved the wood shop into its own 11k sq. ft. factory with no loss of productionCreated a batch card system where none previously existedIntroduced Scheduling to Suppliers which in turn reduced costs.Using Spreadsheets organized scheduled shop installations/deliveries up to 80 shops per roll out where each shop had different requirements.

Major supplier/manufacturer of industrial heating equipmentReporting to the Managing Director for total control of the manufacturing function Responsibilities encompassed forward strategic planning and daily control of 70 employeesIntroduced a batch card system which enabled full traceability of all burner components, this in turn provided the means to introduce BS5750Played a major role in establishing BS5750 Part 2, now ISO9002,Played a major role in establishing MRP2 which reduced finished stock levels by 60% and labour by 20%Created and set up a metal forming division (£350k) purchasing Amada punch/brake presses and associated equipment with an 18-month payback.Re-sourced the aluminum flue pipe to enable in-house manufacture of flue fittings setting up a Tig Welding area (£50k saving).Introduced an "hour's bank" scheme, which allowed a smoothing effect in a company where seasonality created cash flow problemsEnabled the company to grow from £6m-£15m through strategic planning and teamwork providing a sound manufacturing base in which to grow.Using Lotus 123 to provide Capacity Planning, I developed a series of linked spreadsheets where Sales forecast would be input on sheet 1 and the last spreadsheet would tell me how many people I needed to employ in which area's and on what machines to achieve this, with this tool I could accurately Budget and plan weekly, monthly or annually just by changing 1 cell (available hours) and inputting sales forecast value for 20 countries. Direct contact with all 20 countries who thankfully all spoke English to some degree.Moved Ambi-Rad from three sites - 60k sq. ft. to one site of 110 sq. ft. during a weekend no production loss - total project control

Major supplier of forgings, engineered parts and scaffold clamps Reporting to the Works Director for total control of the manufacturing function. Re-location of scaffold manufacturing and assembly factory, London to Birmingham.Designed and implemented revised payment systems for direct and indirect workers.Planning and daily control of 50 semi-skilled employees.

Manufacturer of drive shafts to the motor industryReporting to the Works Director, responsible for developing and introducing category estimating systems for tool room and maintenance personnel. Introduced computer based system for skilled workers, responding to demands from high volume machine shops, 24/7

• Manufactured fastener tools for G.K.N fastener industry• Introduced a Category Estimating System to control/motivate tool room (50 people) - kept my job when 12 others in the same department with longer service were made redundant

For all its faults Burman's gave me a good start in life, I trained to become a Toolmaker and with further training became an Industrial Engineer and never looked back.