• Proactively identifies cost saving opportunities and delivers savings whilst ensuring standards of service are maintained or improved.• Led RFQ development primarily for CAPEX equipment ensuring correctly specified equipment that will enhance profitability is purchased. This has resulted in over £2million savings in the first 3 years in this role.• Works within AS9100 Quality standard framework.

• Make line improvements to maintain & exceed production targets.• Monitor & analyse SCADA system to find trends & anomalies to reduce downtime and improve yields.• Create documents for ongoing training of production personnel & compliance with the ISO9001 Quality system to ensure consistency of product.• Part of Project & commissioning team for new £30 million Production Line.

• This post uses all the skills of a Production Supervisor to develop new coatings and improve current products in the newly formed development department, as SGL intend to expand the product range,• Made cost savings of over £100,000 by introducing different working methods & outsourcing processes while maintaining or exceeding quality.• Operating TGA & DSC equipment to understand alternative raw materials while greatly reducing the development & implementation time to market of new raw materials & coatings.• Specified, installed equipment & created parameters to allow the first full scale on line winding of continuous heavy tow at this site.• Instrumental in improvements & innovations in start of line processes, surface treatment, coating, winding and end of line processes. Creation of process specifications to obtain product consistency,

• Responsible for the daily operation of oxidation, carbonisation & chopping lines. Improving yields & working to BS5750 quality system. Worked closely with laboratory to monitor test results & correct processing conditions where necessary.• Improved running conditions of new precursors, improving yields & reducing downtime.• In charge of safety & environmental compliance while on shift. Worked closely with maintenance Department to ensure periodic maintenance was completed to ensure trouble free operations.

• Assisted Supervisor to maintain efficient operation of the carbonisation lines, • Made changes to running conditions to eliminate wastage & increase yields. • Trained new personnel.• Oversaw production line trials maintaining compliance to trial conditions.

• Operated oxidation & carbonisation production lines making product for off line winding.• Commissioned new production lines as the business grew.• Operated Rayon twisting, hanking, pyrolysis & carbonisation processes.

• Packing off line continuous heavy tow carbon fibre ensuring quality standards were maintained.• Fabrication of carbon fibre brackets for x-ray machines.• Assisted on oxidation & carbonisation production lines.