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Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

● Head of the quality and HSE departments for vGroup International, Comm-Ply and Middleton Manufacturing.● Ensure all the organisations have fully functioning, effective and supported management systems that meet regulatory and accreditation requirements.● Responsible for the health and safety systems and performance across all the organisations within vGi Holdings.● Lead and manage the quality departments for all the companies in the group.● Lead and manage the health and safety departments for all companies in the group.● Guide and teach the staff across the group of companies on the functions of management systems and understanding of ISO9001:2015 and ISO14001:2015.● Instruct staff in the use of quality tools such as 8D, 5 Whys and PFMEAs.● Develop, upgrade and adjuste the management systems to meet ISO9001:2015 and ISO14001:2015. Also incorporated customer specific requirements.● Evaluate and undertake development and implementation of effective processes and documentation to improve systems to assist in the performance of the business.● Communicate with the directors on the progress, concerns and achievements of the quality departments across all companies within the group.● Ensure the compliance to requirements, regulations and standards.● Support in identifying and improving the products and services being offered to customers● Support in the identification and development of suppliers.● Undertake internal and supplier audits to ISO9001:2015 and ISO14001:2015.● Ensured health and safety was understood by all employees and managed across all companies.● Develop and implemented the health and safety systems.

Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

Cleckheaton, England, United Kingdom

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

• Manager of quality and inspection.• Instructing staff in the use of quality tools such as 8D, 5 Whys and PFMEAs.• Responsible for developing, upgrading and adjusting the quality management system to meet ISO9001:2015 and ISO14001:2015 as well as customer specific requirements.• Evaluate and undertake development and implementation of effective processes and documentation to improve the QMS and EMS as well as assist in the performance of the business.• Communicate with business directors on departmental progress, concerns and achievements.• Evaluate the performance and impact of the management systems as well as any changes.• Support in identifying and improving suppliers and their performance, as well as undertaking supplier audits.• Optimise processes and systems to improve performance and reduce waste.• Developed and implemented measures of company health and safety systems and performance.• Provided technical support to improve efficiency of manufacture and reduce non-conformances.• Supported the introduction of Lean Manufacturing across the business

Buckinghamshire

• Supervise and motivate quality department to achieve and surpass targets and goals.• Manage and maintain quality system to AS9100-C across business.• Develop and streamline the procedures, documentation and techniques within the business.• Support production staff to achieve delivery schedules.• Maintain department budget.• Communicate with senior management departmental progress and achievements.• Support business development department in acquiring and developing potential enquires.• First line IT support for all departments.

Somerset

• Temporary contract.• Support quality team with documentation checks and 8D analyses.• Provided support on project management and progress.

Buckingham

• Manage, Supervise and Organise the Quality and Inspection departments to deliver and overachieve against performance KPIs.• Maintain and optimise the quality systems to maximise profitability and reduce waste.• Assuring the quality of all manufactured product and components supplied by sub-contractors.• Created and optimised the procedures, documentation and techniques for quality assurance and right first time production.• Manage and inform the business and all departments on quality processes and procedures.• Deliver and assure the information flow through the business regarding quality issues, processes and documentation.• Manage monthly KPIs, lead monthly and yearly review meetings of company performance.• Management representative for audits, responsible for planning and managing internal and external audits. Liaise with customers on RFQ progress, order status, quality and technical information.• Control and develop customer RFQs to produce competitively priced and technically viable quotations.• First line IT support for all departments. Support scheduling and sales departments.

Buckingham

• Scheduled, developed and managed all projects achieving high production efficiency and surpassing customer expectations.• Supervise, manage and organise all production departments.• Achieved 100% delivery on time in full on F1 and Aerospace projects as well as various medical and motorsport orders.• Controlled and developed customer RFQs to produce competitively priced and technically viable quotations.• Ensured clear communication between departments and information transferred through the business effectively and promptly regarding any projects.• Created and reviewed technical documentation, issuing any new revised technical information to production and updated internal technical documents.• Planned and initiated internal audits to AS9100-C, represented the Production and Technical Departments during customer visits, quality audits and KPI reviews. Liaised with customers on order progress, lead times and technical information.

• Assured the quality and approval of composite components for the motorsport, F1, automotive and aerospace projects.• Supported production scheduling, planning and proactive hands-on assistance.• Created production and quality documentation for achieving quality accreditation with AS9100-C.

Buckingham

• Responsible for the quality, inspection and approval of composite components for the motorsport, F1 and automotive products.• Created and maintained quality reports for all production departments and presented them to the department supervisors and company management at monthly KPI meetings.• (Company was called Delta Composites Ltd at the time.)

• Temporary contract to support an automotive campaign.• Required exception customer service skills, strong product knowledge and eye for detail.

• Self-employed photographer, sold various styles of photographs, obtained various projects. Manged my time, clients and projects efficiently.• Had a variety of clients from large organisations to small businesses including Thames Valley Police where I produced a series of commissioned images for a road safety campaign.