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Charlotte, Nc, Us

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, Gb

• Responsible for day-to-day operations of manufacturing facility, with oversight over Manufacturing, Purchasing, Logistics, Maintenance, and EH&S departments.• Member of the Strategic Leadership team, performing all critical strategy decision making for the site.• Led supply chain initiative to counter the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, to identify backup options for all sole-sourced raw materials, strengthening business continuity and resulting in a 98% serviceability/SIFOT rate from 2019-2023.• Implemented a cross-functional team focused on lean manufacturing that led to a reduction in failed product from 1.3% in 2019 to 0.14% in 2022, as well as a drop in scrap/waste of 32%.• Reformed Preventative Maintenance Program resulting in an increase in OEE of 29%.• Developed and implemented inventory reduction plan to increase cash flow, resulting in a decrease of working capital days from 73 in mid-2022 to 28 by the end of 2023. • Continued to develop safety culture, resulting in zero OSHA recordable injuries in 2022 and 2023.

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, Gb

• Identified safety and health concerns and hazards by surveying environmental, operational, and occupational conditions. Recommended and implemented preventative programs/procedures driving towards a zero-incident culture at the facility.• Developed a EH&S Management Program, including programs/plans for Bloodborne Pathogens, Chemical Hygiene, Confined Spaces, LOTO, Ergonomics, EAP, Fire Prevention, HazCom/GHS, Hearing Conservation, Hot Work, Line Breaking, Machine Guarding, PPE, PIV, and Walking/Working Surfaces.• Maintained all EH&S documentation including permits, inspection records, OSHA Injury and Illness Reporting, EPCRA, SARA, and Industrial hygiene monitoring.• Created a site-specific company-wide safety training program with instructor led training. Achieved 95% successful rate of competency testing in the first year of the program.• Established a site Health & Safety leadership team, leading safety meetings and ensuring completion of all corrective actions. Team identified at-risk behaviors, near misses, and led tailgate/toolbox safety talks to drive our safety culture.• Completed all regulatory requests for customers. Built a regulatory database to ensure products met requirements of FDA, REACH, CONEG, TSCA, etc.

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, Gb

• Managed all production staff on-site, including 10-15 operators on a 24/4 shift schedule.• Production output increased 61% while in the role.• Scheduled all production, coordinating with purchasing and sales departments to ensure customer delivery request dates were met. Decreased late deliveries from 4.4% to 0.05%, while in the role.• Created line-specific SOPs for all functions of production, adopting the ISO 9001-2015 standard.• Developed mixing procedures for all products, including the order of addition, rate of addition, and all other relevant information. Reducing mixing time on average by 26% and leading to a reduction of out-of-specification batches from 15.36% to 0.16% while in the role.• Developed a comprehensive employee training and development program to promote and document cross training, new employee training and orientation, and safety awareness.• Mentored production employees seeking career advancement, achieving a 95% internal promotion rate of direct reports.• Oversaw successful implementation of 2nd production shift, converting from 12-hour to 24-hour operation. • Designed, trained, and implemented a 5S auditing system to improve plant organization and housekeeping.• Lead ISO 9001 Internal Auditor. Completed gap analysis from ISO 9001:2008 to ISO 9001:2015 standard.

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, Gb

• Member of Operations Leadership Team, providing feedback from production to the Director of Operations.• Supervised operation of all production lines, training all Production Operators.• Coordinated with technical staff to complete scale-up process for new products as company developed new product lines for the US market.• Developed operating procedures for two newly installed production lines, completing the commissioning process and overseeing production scale up.• Member of all company quality teams, addressing critical issues such as agglomeration and heat transfer.• Internal ISO 9001-2008 auditor.• Achieved 100% of all assigned personal quality, safety, and output objectives, consistently exceeding KPI targets.

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, Gb

• Completed mixing, pelletizing, labeling, staging of materials, and all other functions needed to complete manufacturing process on all production lines.• Received cross-training on all production lines, shipping/receiving, purchasing, maintenance, and QC testing to give added flexibility to the facility.• Member of the safety team, responsible for all production related safety objectives.• Achieved 100% of all assigned personal quality, safety, and output objectives, consistently exceeding KPI targets.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Occupational Safety

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