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Markfield, Leicestershire, Gb

Lead and Deliver key strategic projects across the Midlands Aggregates business- Identify value adding projects- Delivering transformational initiatives through project delivery- Building Capital papers, for the identified business projects and working with cross functional parties, both internally and externally to ensure maximum return on investment, including Rail heads,Quarry infill and recycling hubs.- Support specific project deliverables to ensure these are embedded and adapted by the business

Markfield, Leicestershire, Gb

● Utilising company processes and initiatives and applying continuous improvement disciplines.● Attending and contributing to technical, engineering and operational meetings.● Supporting the implementation of improvements to operational systems, processes andtechniques.● Provide business reports to specified deadlines.● Support training delivery in systems and processes related to CI activity● Identifying external best practice from other industries in order to deliver best in industry plantavailability to achieve agreed target levels.● Assist the Operational Managers in planning and implementation improvement strategies● Identify opportunities for reduction of ‘waste’ in all forms.● Assist in the development and running of a Best Practice sharing process for internal staff andexternal contractors in order to raise the competency and align the standards of those workingon our plants; offering overview guidance for Operational Management teams.

Solihull, West Midlands, Gb

Objectives - • To work with Senior management to drive key Strategic objectives• To deliver the Ultimate Manufacturing framework to all areas of TBP business• To introduce and embed Operational Excellence at all sites • To challenge the business and drive new initiatives• To guide and lead the business through the Continuous Improvement process using a coaching style and to ensure best practice is exhibited at all times• To create and achieve buy in for the need for a consistent and sustainable maintenance strategy• Deliver an effective, reliable and beneficial mobile maintenance team for TBP• Engage the business to identify improvement opportunities and lead the CI team to help the business deliver the benefits• Create and deliver performance management scorecards across the business and use them to challenge and empower employees• To share best practice across the businessAchievements in the role - • Agreed the need for Operational Excellence and the Ultimate Manufacturing framework with Senior Management • Designed and delivered the Ultimate Manufacturing framework• Trained over 100 hundred employees in the framework• Agreed the need for consistent KPIs across the business and agreed the 8 core KPIs• Managed and built an Operational Management system for all operational sites• Create an Operational scorecard for the business which went live in 2016• Identified over £500,000 in potential savings through the brown paper exercise and are now working with the operations teams to deliver the benefit • Designed and built a maintenance strategy for the business which is now being delivered• Rolled out PPM/OLM maintenance systems• Excellent Change team interaction at all levels of the business

Solihull, West Midlands, Gb

To drive and deliver sustainable business improvements across all business units in the Lafarge Tarmac. To increase awareness and understanding for Lean manufacturing techniques as well as delivering training to all business units and empowering people to use and deliver lean techniques. To build a strategic mode/framework, for the Lafarge Tarmac business that it could understand, use and drive sustained business improvements now and in the future. To identify key areas of business improvements and use the Continuous Improvement team to run diagnostics/ improvements projects to deliver targeted business savings and production improvements.Role achievements - • Reached agreement with all business heads on a framework of Operational Excellence that would deliver a sustained and consistent approach to how we work across all business units• Managed, designed and delivered the Ultimate manufacturing framework whilst ensuring that the content stayed true to both Lean Manufacturing and the overall businesses strategic direction• Trained and empowered over 200 employees in the Ultimate Manufacturing framework • Built an Operational tracker that would allow both Senior Management as well as Site Managers to challenge performance on a consisted basis using an agreed set of KPIs• Re invigorate the monthly Operations league tables and best practice sharing scorecards• Agreed the need for and designed a Maintenance model in the A&A business • Managed site interventions/diagnostics across the business units• Restructured the Continuous Improvement team in line with the business needs• Managed the CI team to work with the Cement business to deliver the Accelerate 2014 project

Solihull, West Midlands, Gb

To work with the Senior management team to drive, challenge and deliver key strategic objectives across the Southern A&A business. To guide the business through the Continuous Improvement process using a coaching style, whilst identifying improvement opportunities to maximise operational plant capabilities and to ensure sustainable change.Key achievements in this role• Delivered and supported business/ Strategic objectives• Reduction in Energy consumption across Strategic plants, through engagement/ training and introducing industry best practice to the business• Introduced and established Continuous Improvement/Lean into the regional business• Introduced several new elements to Performance management including the introduction of KPIs and sustaining their use whilst ensuring that a standard approach is adopted across the business.• Drove the CI fundamentals across the business, achieving a high level of standardisation and adoption, these include consistent and accurate data collection from each site, Process confirmation and T-cards • Introduced and established a robust RCA process within the operations business as well as complaints • £500,000 + identified in possible savings across the operations business\• £200,000+ Realised savings through operational benefits• Delivered the roll out of the Maintenance system across the region• Excellent Change team interaction at all levels of the business

Solihull, West Midlands, Gb

To manage the team of Change Agents ensuring that they are responsible for the correct application of the tools and techniques being used to drive business improvement. To work alongside CI Managers & other business leaders to guide the projects to provide maximum return’s for the business. Ensure the Change Agent teams are effective at providing the business support that will enable behaviour change to be embedded & sustained within TQM and ensuring a competitive advantage through business efficiency. Provide effective communication, feedback and personal development to the change agents to enable the individuals to take a role back within the business. Deliver specific projects as required in order that the correct systems/processes are available for use.Key achievements in this role• Excellent buy in to the Change process achieved in all regions• Introduced Project Management to the CI function and managed the CI function with this• Create a team to challenge the business through site diagnostics and functional diagnostics• Create a new 4 week site diagnostic program• Completed 14 diagnostics throughout the UK• Identified £700,000 of potential improvements across Asphalt, Sand and Gravel and Quarrying operations• Excellent Change team interaction

Responsible for the management and co-ordination of the contracts fixing department, including 68 site operatives, 6 office staff and 8 Contracts Managers, also having overall responsibility for Health and Safety, Welfare, Training, Pay, Capital expenditure and contractual agreements for plant and labour hire. A key part of this position was to develop the Fixing department and to increase the retention rate of the staff within the department.Other key areas involved in this position were, actively promoting the fixing department and creating new markets resolving pre/post contractual issues and ensuring that all costs are allocated correctly for the monthly accounts.Key achievements in this role• Creating and implementing the fixing department.• Developing the staff and achieving full staff retention throughout my tenure.• Developing and implementing the computerised Method statement• Developing Safe systems of works and implementing them into a management system.• Creating new markets for business expansion.• Creating the electronic fixing board.• Achieving 1 year accident free within the fixing department

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Master In Business Studies

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Degree In Business Studies, Business

Nebosh Level 3 In Occupational Health And Safety Management

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