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¨ Engineered and quoted the costing of various manufactured components.¨ Created ‘Work Schedule Sheet’ to ensure materials, and components arrive in time for manufacture.¨ Worked with and aided customers in design changes and cost reduction.¨ Designed tooling, jigs and fixtures to enable the efficient manufacture of customers Products

¨ Managed all aspects of the ‘Quality Inspection Department’.¨ Liaised with customers and suppliers resolving any problems or difficulties.¨Updated and maintained the quality documentation.¨Supervised inspection staff.¨Conducted company induction for all new staff.¨Hands on inspection using analogue and electronic measuring equipment

¨ Managed the day to day operation of the production teams and was responsible for over 50 staff.¨ Planned, co-ordinated and organised the available resources, to meet the demand of the manufacturing operation.¨ Introduced ’lean’ tools and techniques to identify, eliminate and reduce waste in the production environment.¨ Maintained production output, quality and ensured that customer satisfaction was achieved. ¨ Identified, reported and resolved any problems relating to the production machines, tooling or associated ancillary equipment.¨ Ensured that Health and Safety standards were maintained and housekeeping was kept at a high level.¨ Made sure that all records required in the production area were maintained and kept up to date.¨ Worked within and controlled financial budgets.¨ Continued to be involved in the Plastics Technician role.

¨ Controlled the commissioning and introduction of all tooling in the extrusion production areas.¨ Controlled the processes and technical development of the operations in the extrusion production areas.¨ Co-ordinated the design and development of all new production tools, working in liaison with the drawing office.¨ Visited tooling suppliers (mainly based in Austria and Italy) gave guidance and assistance in the design and operation of new tooling.¨ Signed off the ‘pre-acceptance’ of all new tooling.¨ Assisted in the development and evaluation of plastic material formulations with suppliers.¨ Trained and developed future technicians. January 2004 – September 2012Lean Steering Group Leader/Member with Marshall-Tufflex Ltd, Hastings. ¨ Had responsibility for the introduction of ‘lean thinking’. ¨ Created Power Point presentations to demonstrate and teach lean techniques such as, 5s, Kaizen, Visual Management, Root Cause Analysis, Takt Time and SMED.¨ Presented and taught Lean techniques to large and small groups, in the company. ¨ Arranged and ran ‘Continuous Improvement’ events with the Lean Steering Group in the company.

.¨ Engineered and quoted the costing of Vacuum Chamber production.¨ Created B.O.M to ensure materials arrive in time for the build.¨ Worked with and aided customers in design changes and cost reduction.¨ Designed tooling, jigs and fixtures to enable the efficient production of ‘Vacuum Chambers’.¨ Assisted in maintaining and the auditing of the ‘EN BS ISO 9001’ system.¨ Decision making in the acquisition of new Machine Tools.¨ Worked within financial budgets.

¨ Wrote new and improved existing CNC Program’s (Fanuc) on various state of the art CNC Lathes (including 5 Axis).¨ Assisted in Health and Safety issues and EN BS ISO 9002 auditing activities.¨ Advised staff in areas where cost savings and improved production, could be achieved. ¨ Set various Fanuc controlled CNC Lathes.¨ Organised work and activities in the CNC engineering department in the absence of the departments Manager.

1992-1996 Machine Shop Supervisor with Johnson Pump (UK), Eastbourne(Industrial positive displacement pumps)1990-1992 Machine Shop Supervisor with Johnson Pump (N.V.G), Eastbourne (Industrial positive displacement pumps)1988-1990 Leading Hand (Manual and CNC Lathes) with M.W. Engineering Ltd, Eastbourne. (Sub-contractor for Vacuum scientific and Industrial positive displacement pumps) ¨ Maintained and sustained the Machine Shop resources, people and product.¨ Ensured that the Machine Shop conformed with all Health and Safety regulations, and was in line with the BS EN ISO 9001 requirements.¨ Ensured that Machine Tools were effectively maintained and in good working order. ¨ Ensured that material, small tools and inspection equipment was available to carry out the required work.¨ Ensured that each job and person in the machine shop, was monitored to make sure that any difficulties could be eliminated at source.¨ Responsibility for reaching and maintaining production output targets.¨ Decision making in the acquisition of new Machine Tools.¨ Worked within and controlled financial budgets.

Leading Hand with GAMEC Engineering, Hastings (Sub-contractor Vacuum scientific and Industrial positive displacement pumps)¨Supervised semi-skilled operators.¨Trained unskilled operators.¨ Set and programmed CNC Lathes, enabling semi-skilled operation of the machines.¨ Centre Lathe Turning. March 1987-November 1988.CNC Lathe Programmer / Setter, Centre Lathe Turner with Sussex Engineering Industries, Hastings. (Sub-contractor to the Aerospace and Defence industry)¨ Operated, set and programmed Bosh Alpha controlled CNC Lathe, producing high tolerance work.¨ Occasional Centre Lathe Turning, producing small batches of high tolerance work.

Duties Manually turning a wide range of components ranging from the Vacuum Industry, M.O.D to the Pump industry.

Duties Joint responsibility with my wife, running a residential home for problem teenagers and physically/ mentally handicapped children.

Tool Room Centre Lathe Turner producing high tolerance small batch fluid seal die / injection moulding components.