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Southampton, England, United Kingdom

Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

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Southampton, England, United Kingdom

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Southampton, United Kingdom

Sydney, Australia

- Reporting directly to the Owner of a Start-up Fit out/Commercial refurbishment company, providing contracts administration support on commercial construction projects (refurbishment/fit out).- Streamlined Contracts Management Process I.E. simplified procurement process, standardised contracts packages.- Implemented new procurement software WorkBench and improved link between operations, accounting, contractors and clients- Prepared trade subcontractor packages including prepare scopes of work, tender packages, prepare comparisons (<£5mil)- Tracked Project Spend against agreed Project Budget with PMs and MDs - Full FF&E procurement across multiple projects

- Leading facility/operations improvements and supporting business continuity with new asset installations and production systems implementation (<$5mil.) This include property capital works including:- Commercial office fitout.- Plant and equipment installations and replacements.- Building upgrades - including replacement of 10,000m2 existing manufacturing facility roof whilst maintaining operation to the entire facility. - Infrastructure and Civil works.- Led project teams to deliver results within time schedule and on budget (Construction, Engineering, Manufacturing, Contracted Services)- Managed risks, budgets and project schedules, and initiated corrective action where appropriate- Provided budget oversight and management, including document and applications processing and payment productivity costs and quality control- Determined a technical specification: civil works, electrical, plant utility services, & WHS- Released invitations to tendered and awarded contracts

Hamble-Le-Rice, Uk

Led team to achieving goals in asset utilization, process/manufacturing loss improvement, delivered quality aircraft structures on customers’ demand. ($210M revenue per annum))- Successfully reduced operational costs by £40000 through improved production processes and material cost reduction programmes- Empowered employees and trained them on KPI’s, visual management and best LEAN practices- Reported daily KPI's across organisation- Completed and coordinated safety risk assessments across manufacturing site- Developed training and succession program- Proactively coached and mentored direct reports/interns/apprentices.- Coordinated production to meet delivery based on customers demand- Passed external NADCAP, ISO9001 and BSI audits- Created SOPs for manufacturing processes to mitigate risk to TPY- Co-lead for GE Women's Network association for Hamble site

Maidstone, Uk/Tonglu, China

Managed design, installation and validation of all production and conversion processes and equipment at new start up Healthcare site in Zhenjiang province. ($100M revenue per annum)- Supported and successfully coordinated £5,000,000 project delivery in Coordinated day to day project activities; i.e. update on project schedule, equipment installation delivery, communication with suppliers- Delivered & managed a training of Chinese operators to 100% operations capability- Facilitated a ‘Lessons Learned’ sessions for global project team to highlight best practices and future project improvements- Assisted the Validation Project Manager in their daily duties by continuously tracking installation completion, - Evaluated project risks and communicated their impact on budget and schedule to the senior project team- Developed manufacturing SOPs at new Chinese facility- Generated Safety and Ergonomic Assessments at Chinese facility- Coached a local process engineering team on product quality & technical improvement – 93% FTY; 82% O.E.E. in 1st year in operation

- Managed a department manufacturing of filtration devices in pharmaceutical sector (£3 000 000 per year).- Maintained a safe working environment resulting in no work related injuries with > 3 days away from work.- Management and development of Lean culture (5S Principles, VSM Studies, AWOs).- Delivered a successful Lean Workout by increasing product availability by 50% and reducing $50000 back order within 2 months.- Created & executed a training plan for 11 direct reports.- Responsible for setting the teams goals and delivering monthly feedback on performance.- Solely responsible for recruitment of temporary/permanent staff.- Motivated team members in order to create and maintain a positive working environment.- Coordinated a production and tracked progress on a daily basis to meet KPI targets via Oracle Software, MS Excel & PowerPoint 2010.- Promoted External Focus and customer satisfaction through customer interface, complaint handling, and external audits.- Worked closely with Process & Quality teams to achieve optimum quality in all products, following root cause analysis.- Ensured the availability of machinery and equipment by communicating with suppliers and engineering team.

Maidstone

- Responsible for the daily manufacturing of filtration products, part of a Life Science division- Improved the process and reduce overall Cycle Time by 20% using Lean techniques such as SMED, Kanban, 5S, - Responsible for On-Time Delivery targets in alignment with production schedule- Collated daily and weekly production/quality figures and producing management reports- Used Oracle purchasing system to order safety, engineering and quality supplies across the manufacturing department