Shift/Team LeadProduction SupervisorProject Manager

Leaseholder of local Supermarket & Deli / Bistro. Took the opportunity to manage and develop local business following redundancy from Lasercut Engineering.Now the running of the business has being handed to family member which now leaves me free to resume my career in Manufacturing.Owner / Manager• Liaised with suppliers• Negotiate pricing and vendor rating• Supply generate purchase orders daily ensuring enough stock at all times to cover supply and demand.• Recruit and manage the 10 staff, rosters & payroll• Accounts • Developed Event catering function ensuring reliable provision of food and efficient service at short notice.• Sales and Marketing• Achieve revenue growth 33% with increased capacity which stabilized finances.

Production Manager Planner/BuyerSchedule plant activities to obtain maximum throughput in accordance with overall plan to meet customer requirements.Ensuring quality standards are achieved in order to meet customer requirements.Manage health, safety and loss control in their area of responsibility in order to comply with company standard requirements.Proactively communicate with operators through informal discussions and team briefs to ensure a two way flow of relevant, timely information.Manage the staff roster by reviewing production requirements and tracking holidays / absenteeism to ensure adequate resourcing of plant.Track time and attendance issues and escalate as appropriate to ensure improvement in attendance patterns.Highlight performance and training issues as appropriate to maximize the performance of all staff.Give feedback on Key Performance Indicator performance through regular communication at management meetings to ensure operators are informed and are aware of areas for improvement.Researching for new suppliersNegotiating prices with suppliersManaging supplier relationshipsKeep approved supplier product programs up to dateProjecting & monitoring stock levelsFollowing up with suppliers concerning delivery timesCoordinate logistics suppliers to arrange shipment to suppliers / customers.Communicate effectively within the purchasing team and cross functionallyEnsure the timely placement of PO’s in support of stock replenishmentExpedite past PO’s, maintain PO dates and resolve PO discrepanciesCommunicate on critical supply issues, and provide progress updates relevant stakeholdersAssist in setting and regular review of inventory levelsWork with engineering / manufacturing team to ensure correct new product set-up and product data settings are maintained on ERP / MRP systemsSupport engineering change orders and manage tactical planning changes arising from these

A proven track record in new sales and/or account management.A strong telephone sales background and manner.Proven history of sales success.Making sure all KPI's (key performance indicators) are hit each day.Strong PC skills.Able to work in a pressurized target led sales environment.Determined and tenacious personality.A motivated self-starter that can work on their own initiative.A target driven, hard working and ambitious individual.Generated, qualify and develop new sales leads through direct networking, company cold calling and following up on leads provided by the sales & engineering teams. Making pro-active outbound sales calls to new clients as well as dealing with, developing and expanding existing key accounts.

Shift Production Planner/Supervisor • Production Planning & performance measurement.• Plan and organize department’s maintenance.• Set and create targets/goals for departments and individual team members.• Monitor and manage team and individual performance and proactively address any variances.• Review and report on departments performance• Project managed and planned the introduction and rollout of new processes, • World Class manufacturing (Kanban control,5ssystem,six sigma and kaizen) production cells • Responsible for product quality.• Responsible for organizing safety and manual handing training.• Production Planning and Materials Control• Responsible for delivery of agreed schedules and achievement of KPI’s• Purchasing and inventory control• People management – including selection, appraisal, performance review, training etc.• Q.C Inspector (Incoming inspection, vendor rating final inspection) Cnc machine programmer/Setter Machinist/Tool Maker• Started off at AEG as manual lathe and milling machine operatorProgressed onto be Cnc lathe operator and then endured intensive training on Cnc programming with results to become the number one setter/programmer of new and repeat jobs in the machine shop programming of 10 cnc lathes and milling machines.