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Aintree

FGM pladis Aintree. Site lead of 900+ people producing the famous Jacobs brands and product across all the major retailers across 11 plants and 20 packing lines. 57 acre Manufacturing, Warehousing and Distribution unit making it one of the largest bakeries in the world. Implementation of multi-functional strategy and transformation programme, leading step change improvements across the board. Culture change delivered on behavioural focussed employee engagement programme. Part of the Executive Leadership team and organisational 'Movement Maker' facilitating culture change programme across business Top 100.

Kirkham, Lancashire, England

Reporting to the MD and member of the Business Executive Board , with full accountability for the Kirkham manufacturing site and strategic footprint of the business. Leading a team of five direct reports and c600 indirect reports across the broad range of business functions within the site, delivering both Brand and ROB products across a seven plant /line site. Developed and engaged the site in a strategy delivering significant growth and improved profitability. Full P&L accountability for the site.

Kirkham, Lancashire, England

Integral part of Site and Business Leadership team, with overall responsibility for; Manufacturing, Health & Safety, Procurement, Material Supply, Warehouse and Continuous Improvement. Managing a team of six direct reports, leading a workforce of circa 450 across a highly automated 6-line Manufacturing site producing both Fox Brand and Retailer Own Brand products. Full budgetary accountability for department at c£40m across materials, labour and consumables. Major capital planning, delivery and execution. Development and execution of both Fox Lean Framework and site Manufacturing Strategy, using both Lean tools and Strategy Deployment. Build of Continuous Improvement culture through people engagement, development and coaching.

Burnley, Lancashire, United Kingdom

A member of the Senior Leadership Team reporting to the General Manager, accountable for all Technical areas of the sites. Developing and delivering site Technical strategy through the Policy Deployment process (Hoshin Kanri). Leading the Technical Team by providing direction, coaching and guidance towards implementing a Continuous Improvement culture, Process Control and People Engagement.Facilitation of full site Strategic Plan following learnings from MSc.

Burnley

Responsibility for planning and performance of five manufacturing plants and circa 120 employees, driving site performance and execution of Operational Excellence programme. Development of Lean principles and culture change, moving the manufacturing function towards a World Class Operation. In depth knowledge and application of Lean tools such as 5s, SOPs, Root Cause Analysis, Continuous Improvement Process (DMAIC), OAC, Asset Care strategy and Loss management.

Wakefield, United Kingdom

Responsibility for driving change site wide in line with the Warburtons Operational Excellence Strategy. Working with a number of different departments, developing Lean principles, moving the manufacturing function towards a World Class Operation. In depth knowledge and application of Lean tools such as 5s, SOPs, Root Cause Analysis, Continuous Improvement Process (DMAIC), OAC, Asset Care strategy, Loss management and SMED. The role has resulted in involvement in a number of forums setting standards for both the area and the business as a whole. Engagement of a cross section of people has been achieved which has helped to embed Operational Excellence into the culture of Warburtons Yorkshire.FMECA trained

Wakefield, United Kingdom

Responsibility of teams accross several manufacturing plants as well as the successful plant start up with a new team. Leading both the production and packaging departments ensuring quality product meets customer demand. Responsibilities include Health and Safety management of the team, all personnel issues, managing and improving product quality, delivering operational KPIs, driving continuous improvement through teams and projects as well as Food Safety control. Also experience of Team development and empowerment, creating an atmosphere where learning, development and teamwork were the norm

Wakefield, United Kingdom

Operations:Various operational roles driving day-to-day KPIs, product quality and improvement of standards through the shift teams. Also involved in Project Leading site CI Projects.HR:Site HR responsibility for 300+ staff in Unionised environment, covering all generalist HR issues. Also responsible for the management of a ‘mass recruitment’ exercise which saw the recruitment and selection of an operational middle management team, additional engineers and more than 50 operators

Msc, Manufacturing Leadership

With Lancaster University Management School ranked as one of the top 1% of business schools in the world, the MSc is an exclusive.

Ba (Hons), Business Studies

Business related degree studied as a sandwich course over four years, achieving a 2:1 grading