Paul Shepherd

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Operations Management @ BMI UK & Ireland
milton keynes, milton keynes, united kingdom
Paul Shepherd's Location
Bolnhurst, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
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About Paul Shepherd

Highly motivated individual,keen to learn new knowledge each working day,Engineering/Process/Production background with good experience of working in many forms of Manufacturing.WCM instructor who enjoys coaching others and supporting individuals in AM/PM/FI/QPC/EEM/ENERGY tool use for solving problems and plant improvement projects, using my knowledge from running successful CAPEX improvement projects to deliver plant savings, ensuring safety is first and vertical start up's are achieved whist delivering performance in operational KPI.Working in the mining industry delivering high quality underground and surface equipment to global customers has been a good learning experience, this has taught me about diversity and cultural awareness,manufacturing bespoke designed products from cad to assembly and FAT, this experience has added further skills I will always use in my future career progression.I have achieved my career goal of becoming a Factory Manager and will continue to develop myself and others in leadership styles for the modern factory environment, I am always striving to perform to the best of my ability and develop the people around me who will drive any business to be successful.

Paul Shepherd's Current Company Details
BMI UK & Ireland

Bmi Uk & Ireland

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Operations Management
milton keynes, milton keynes, united kingdom
Employees:
43
Paul Shepherd Work Experience Details
  • Bmi Uk & Ireland
    Plant Manager
    Bmi Uk & Ireland May 2024 - Present
    Leighton Buzzard, England, United Kingdom
  • Sundown Products Limited
    Operations Director
    Sundown Products Limited Jun 2023 - May 2024
    Tilbrook, England, United Kingdom
    Leading the operations team to produce high quality pellets and straw products to the agricultural industry and wholesale customers.
  • Xaar
    Head Of Engineering & Facilities & Process Npi & Capex
    Xaar Oct 2021 - Jun 2023
    Huntingdon England, United Kingdom
    Leading a team of 50+ Engineers which inc equipment,facilities,process, projects and fluid dynamics specialists,our goal was to support all of the ink jet head and systems manufacturing processes ensuring continuous improvement was part of the culture for Xaar to become a world class organisation, this in turn will continue to deliver innovative products to the global ink jet printing markets and our customers, whist in this role delivering a > 30% energy savings across the manufacturing facilities by applying smart technologies including the generation of the first Digital Twin in XAAR, keeping CAPEX/OPEX costs in control during a 10 week shutdown and delivering a vertical start up against the project plan. We are EPIICC “ Everything with passion , innovative,integrity,creative,collaborative”
  • Ibstock Brick
    Head Of Engineering
    Ibstock Brick Feb 2019 - Nov 2021
    Worcester, United Kingdom
    Reporting to the operations leadership group, my team and I which include process,reliability,cycle time,electrical and mechanical Engineers will be focusing on our preventive maintenance and process control strategies to deliver stable performances across 18 factories within the UK,working with the factory teams to support improvement activities and cost saving initiatives will build a better future for Ibstock and our customers.
  • Ibstock Brick
    Factory Manager
    Ibstock Brick Mar 2017 - Feb 2019
    Aldridge
    Working with and leading a dedicated team at Ibstocks Aldridge brick factory,coaching the use of WCM ,TPM,OPEX,six sigma tools to drive safety,quality and OEE performance to a high level.Putting people before process to ensure workforce engagement is part of everyday factory life.Whist deploying the above engagement tools,as a team we turned the factory into a high performing unit and in 2018 beat our volume KPI by 2.3M,all whilst working safely by hitting 1000 LTA free days in early 2019.I have worked towards my personnel career goal for the last six years,I have enjoyed the challenges of running a factory and look forward to developing myself towards a directorship in the future.
  • Komatsu Mining
    Production Manager
    Komatsu Mining Dec 2014 - Mar 2017
    Responsible for Manufacturing and Supply of Longwall mining equipment for OE contracts in Eurasia,USA,China and Australia.Managing a large team building AFC mining systems to a high quality and standard ,ensuring productivity is at a high level using my leadership skills and experience, also driving the repairs production teams to deliver products on time and at the lowest cost to the business.Responsible for Managing teams in our customer exchange program initiatives including electrical, mechanical repairs and OE equipment for our global customers."Solving minings toughest challenges" using new product development processes,ensuring mining becomes a safer and more efficient process in the future.
  • Saint-Gobain
    Board Plant Performance Manager
    Saint-Gobain Jun 2012 - Dec 2014
    Robertsbridge
    Driving plant performance to the highest level,leading a dedicated team to achieve results in key KPI.Using WCM tools and techniques,NPD and leadership skills to meet the company's vision across all areas of the manufacturing process,FI pillar leader for the plant, also Deputy Production Manager supporting the Production Manager in recruitment drives,day to day decision making and developing key individuals using succession planning to enable people development to occur within the organisation.Over a 2-3 year period in this role, plant availability increased by 1.8 % in turn driving a yield increase of 1.5% ,whist maintaining the budget speed an OEE improvement of 3% was achieved, driving proactive team Management and working with other key stakeholders, this ensured Robertsbridge was a sustained manufacturing plant for the present and future customer requirements.
  • Saint-Gobain
    Process Engineer
    Saint-Gobain Jun 2010 - Jun 2012
    Robertsbridge
    Made this move to understand the process of manufacturing plaster board,also reducing process stops to >2 per month (average 2012) and improving yield( >97 %) by using my knowledge of Engineering and linking this to the process control of the plant,responsible for implementing SIPOC analysis on the scrap reclaim plant,ISO 9001 compliance for the board plant and use of kaizen tools for process investigation problems.
  • Saint-Gobain
    Engineering Section Leader
    Saint-Gobain Apr 2004 - Jun 2010
    Robertsbridge
    SPA section leader in a heavy Engineering process milling and calcining Gypsum,running a team of 4 Engineers maintaining the equipment to a WCM level,involved with installations of new equipment using EEM and a site representative for the Project Engineering department.
  • Weetabix
    Manufacturing Engineer
    Weetabix Mar 2002 - Apr 2004
    Electrical Engineer on a high speed production line producing cereal for the UK,responsible for breakdown repairs and maintenance of equipment.
  • Nalco
    Water Treatment Engineer
    Nalco Sep 1999 - Mar 2002
    Area installation and commissioning Engineer for Southern England,responsible for installation and servicing of chemical dosing equipment and water softeners in all types of manufacturing processes,including McLaren F1 at Woking.
  • Premier Foods
    Manufacturing Engineering (Apprentice)
    Premier Foods Sep 1995 - Sep 1999
    Bexhill
    Timed served electrical apprentice on a high speed production line producing microwave meals for leading supermarkets.

Paul Shepherd Skills

Continuous Improvement Tpm Kaizen Process Engineering Manufacturing Project Engineering Leadership Problem Solving People Skills Team Management Manufacturing Engineering World Class Manufacturing Instructor Factory Sipoc Project Planning Energy Management Sap Project Management Underground Mining Productivity Improvement Operational Excellence Change Management Root Cause Analysis Management Product Development Operations Management Lean Manufacturing Clay High Impact Communication

Paul Shepherd Education Details

  • Loughbourough University
    Loughbourough University
    Pass
  • Sussex Coast College
    Sussex Coast College
    Edexcl Mathematics Level 3 Numeracy.
  • Unite
    Unite
    Iosh
  • Sussex College
    Sussex College
    Certificate
  • Hastings College
    Hastings College
    Nvq Level 3 Engineering Manufacture
  • Hastings College
    Hastings College
    Part 1/2 16Th Edition
  • The Institute Of Materials, Minerals And Mining
    The Institute Of Materials, Minerals And Mining
    Level 3 Certificate.

Frequently Asked Questions about Paul Shepherd

What company does Paul Shepherd work for?

Paul Shepherd works for Bmi Uk & Ireland

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Paul Shepherd's current role is Operations Management.

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What schools did Paul Shepherd attend?

Paul Shepherd attended Loughbourough University, Sussex Coast College, Unite, Sussex College, Hastings College, Hastings College, The Institute Of Materials, Minerals And Mining.

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Paul Shepherd has skills like Continuous Improvement, Tpm, Kaizen, Process Engineering, Manufacturing, Project Engineering, Leadership, Problem Solving, People Skills, Team Management, Manufacturing Engineering, World Class Manufacturing Instructor.

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