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Halifax, England, United Kingdom

Wakefield, United Kingdom

Operations Manager for the Hot Water Cylinders manufacturing business unit within Kingspan Water and Energy.Responsible for overall operational performance including Health and Safety, Engineering, Logistics, Distribution, Planning and Manufacturing.

Liversedge, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Focus Factory Manager - Senior manager responsible for complete operational and financial performance including profit and loss for the manufacturing focus factory business unit with approximately £50m annual turnover and 40 direct reports, providing a high volume of safety critical fuel tanks and selective catalytic reduction systems to global automotive OEMs and developing a continuous improvement culture focusing on safety, quality and productivity.o Improved the overall equipment effectiveness by over 15% and reduced scrap by 70% through regular cadence reviews of performance and open actions, using pareto analysis to prioritise tasks.o Cut losses by 80% for the highest value materials through waste walks and analysing losses.o Developed the main targets and objectives for the business unit for the annual operating plan, 5-year strategic business review and supporting any commercial developments of quotations for new projects and the integration of new products and equipment.o Successful recovery from a Force Majeure situation after a natural disaster in 2018 by working closely with all customers and suppliers and managing priorities to resolve the situation with minimal impact to all customers.o Successfully project managed the production relocation of a program from concept to launch.o Identified and implemented cycle time reductions to increase output, using lean and six sigma tools and methodologies.o Manage the daily production to ensure there are no supply shortages for any customers.o Lead Kaizen workshop events to implement new systems and processes.

Liversedge, United Kingdom

Manufacturing Lead Team Leader managing all on shift operations• Ensuring quick resolution to all internal and external quality concerns, managing resources across the site and delegating duties• Strive for continuous improvement through A3 thinking, root cause analysis and rapid problem solving, seeking opportunities to streamline the process using lean manufacturing methodologies, reducing scrap and increasing OEE and performance• Successful reduction in scrap by over 80% during change overs through professional benchmarking with other facilities globally to implement best practices, improving standardization, repeatability of tooling set up and right first time success rate

Liversedge, United Kingdom

Supported existing production manager through extensive business growth and taking on new customers. Helped to manage the launch of 2 new production lines and the integration of 9 new products from project and trial stage through to serial production. Selected, recruited, trained and integrated a total of 60 new production supervisors and production operators to work across the 4 operational shifts as the new products launched. Involved with machine design, line layout, managing production requirements and meeting tight customer delivery schedules.

Liversedge, United Kingdom

Manufacturing Team Leader responsible for supervising production operators, maintenance and quality control technicians and logistical support. Managing 3 production lines with a total of 20 employees. Responsible for meeting customer delivery requirements, reporting and improving OEE and scrap losses, resource utilization and ensuring all systems and procedures are adhered to correctly across the shift.

Blackpool, United Kingdom

Main responsibilities include managing numerous Aerospace manufacturing projects for some of the world’s leading Aeronautical Engineering companies. Responsible for managing projects at all stages of production, ensuring that everything is delivered on time, through liaising with manufacturing engineers, production managers, various suppliers and controlling stock balances, whilst maintaining strong communications with the customer at all times.

Manchester, United Kingdom