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Sunbury

• Key Responsibilities:My key responsibilities are to ensure that manufacturing and production are operated efficiently & effectively, from order receipt to order fulfilment, including consistent quality, customer.
• Developed and revitalised… Show more Key Responsibilities:My key responsibilities are to ensure that manufacturing and production are operated efficiently & effectively, from order receipt to order fulfilment.
• Developed and revitalised company strategy including vision, mission and critical success factors.
• Structured the business, cascading through Manufacturing for success and growth.
• Delivered record turnover c£9M with £1M operating profit.
• Implementation of Lean principles company-wide.

• Baldwin UV design, manufacture and sell a range of capital equipment and sub-assemblies (low volume) primarily for printing and industrial applications. Primarc manufacture consumable UV Lamps (medium volume flow)..
• Improved revenues and profitability; 10% net; within 12 months following acquisition by Baldwin.
• Transferred a European sister business into UK facility, in c4 months, including Technical, Manufacturing and Commercial functions, maintaining customer expectation (communication, lead time, quality).
• Relocated facility; from specifying fit-out within budget to maintaining customer deliveries.
• Initiated Cap-ex, in Primarc, for one commodity type; ROI <10mths, capacity increase and risk mitigation. Show less

• Under Nordson ownership
• Influenced turnaround of UV business from Operating loss -c£2.0M, to profit +c£550k within 5 yrs.
• Implemented strategies for ‘standard configurable option’ and ‘targeted OEM approach’ delivering: increased efficiency versus job cost estimates (5-10% annually), increased on-time despatch (50% to 90%), reduced lead.
• Implemented strategies for ‘standard configurable option’ and ‘targeted OEM approach’ delivering: increased efficiency versus job cost estimates (5-10% annually), increased on-time despatch (50% to 90%), reduced lead.
• Established 4 week lead time for standard product range to meet expectation of new Ink-Jet market.
• Analysed Spares sales to maintain appropriate stock levels and increase response times by 30%.

• Engineering, Design, Manufacture and Sales of standard and bespoke solutions for the packaging industry. Global customer base, within pharmaceutical, healthcare, toiletries and other industries. Unit prices range from.
• Lowered… Show more Engineering, Design, Manufacture and Sales of standard and bespoke solutions for the packaging industry. Global customer base, within pharmaceutical, healthcare, toiletries and other industries. Unit.
• Lowered excessive cost base for reduced turnover, £10M to £5M.
• Directed product strategy and provided stability through rationalisation and leadership.
• Delivered profit of £20k in 3 months, following c£0.5M losses.
• Presented and promoted company, leading to acquisition by respected international group.After the sale to DT Industries (USA);

• Board promotion to strengthen management team, at time of recession.
• Initial responsibility for Manufacturing and Technology, broadening to General Management.
• Proposed recovery plan, Marketing Strategy, and managed staffing level reductions (40% of payroll).
• Integrated Manufacturing facilities displaced by factory sale.

• Influenced and developed Manufacturing and Purchasing Strategies.
• Developed product configurator to support Sales team’s technical knowledge (‘KeyPAD’).
• Commercial skills gained, including international business, customer presentation and negotiation.
• Promoted benefits and developed company-wide recognition of standard product definition.
• Introduced Lean engineering and manufacturing principles, to initiatives, that improved product costs.
• Provided company-wide… Show more

• Managed a department of 12, to achieve improved performance levels, through detailed product knowledge, and a ‘lead by example‘ approach.
• Open management style, instigated KPI’s (o/time from 70 to 95%) and management reporting.
• Coached and encouraged team, including internal and external training.
• Improved efficiency, and introduced new capital equipment.
• Implemented design procedures and change control for BS EN ISO 9001.
• Re-vitalised company technical standards.

• Product Manager responsible for an equipment range. Evaluating customer requirement, and product samples, determining optimum equipment solution, including specification, costs and margins.
• Commercial awareness through Factory Acceptance Testing, and customer installations/commissioning.
• Met customer requirement through technical design of standard, customised, and bespoke solutions maintaining product integrity and quality of finish.
• Developed experience progressing from… Show more
• Developed experience progressing from technician apprentice, to Design Leader and Product Manager. Show less