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Kent

Manston

• Delivers continuous improvement projects to deliver business improvement and savings back to the business• Champions 6S and Continuous Improvement methodology throughout the business• Coach and develops green belts on Six Sigma application and on the use of applicable quality tools • Provides 6S support for the Customer Support and Quality organisation in Europe• Manage execution of projects within Warranty, Service, Aftermarket, Parts and channel to execute and exceed targets• Develops network with Black Belts and Master Black Belts for cross-organizational project knowledge sharing and support. • Implements and monitors strategic improvement initiatives across a variety of business applications

Kent,

Key Responsibilities• Compeltion of Six Sigma projects in line with compay goals• Assessing the impact of complaints on current product being assembled, product in transit, and similar product with other customers• Ensuring that the maximum benefit is obtained from analysing the complaint and reliability data. • Making improvements to the quality systems, processes, and products, particularly following a complaint. This includes ensuring that effective corrective and preventive action is carried out, that i log the lessons learnt, and that i communicate these lessons with other sites globally.• Work with teams and cross-functional groups to identify, evaluate & implement opportunities for process and quality improvement.• Ensure the 7 step and 5 why process is followed for all complaints.• Assist in the development of the Company scorecard by leading the internal quality team and presenting the findings.• Monitoring of the SLA KPI’s and taking action with the relevant departments to ensure that targets are achieved.• ensuring customers are kept updated and informed regarding customer reported issues,

Cummins Power Generation is a world leader in the design and manufacture of power generation equipment.; * Provide technical support to customers from issues raised as complaints and queries as per Customer Service Level Agreement for the EMEA region.* Conduct Root-Cause analysis, containment plans and long term solution via the use of Quality Tools for all customer complaints and issues and reporting information back to customers and distributors. * Regular communication and feedback with suppliers for Supplier Quality Issues * Provide customers with replacement parts and services for short shipment issues* Produce processes and procedures to protect customers as part of long term resolutions. * Coordinating Quality apprentice's work load within the department* Undertake projects to improve internal PPM figures* Co-ordinate the Quality Tools training site wide.

Manston

● Responsible for tracking Bill of Materials and routing errors within the production lines. ● Implementation of robust procedures to track and amend errors found through to engineering completion. ● Regular auditing and tracking of Non Conforming Material reports, Action Items and Quality Alerts until resolution. ● Producing accurate and professional reports distributed company wide on project performance.

* Designed and modified detailed technical engineering drawings to comply with company and ISO standards. This is achieved through complex engineering programs of Pro Engineer and AutoCAD Mechanical 2007 and Autodesk Inventor. * Reactive and preventative maintenance for whole site facility. Maintenance on oil, gas, air, water and fuel systems. Manage and carry out onsite maintenance on facility systems to maintain the running of the facility and its systems. * Developed and tested diesel generators and applications. Load testing, vibration, cooling systems, fuel systems and heating systems. * Built and fabricated diesel and gas generators to technical drawing and ISO standards. Built generators to detailed spec as per customer order. Using hand skills and welding and fabrication skills* Implemented the shop floor to a mandatory hearing protection zone. Investigated shop floor noise levels in accordance with government legislations. Sourced appropriate PPE and presented training to all affected personnel.

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.Eng.), Engineering Business Management, First Class Honours

2010, Hnc Mechanical Engineering

Vrq Advanced Diploma, Engineering And Technology

Gcse, English Literature And Language Maths

Science Double Award Drama and Performing Arts Sociology Other Qualifications/