Simon Preston Email & Phone Number

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Smithfield, NSW, Australia

• Australian Operations Manager, ACO Polycrete (April 2012 - current)National responsibility for Operations Strategy reporting directly to Managing Director of company. Management of 5 separate production divisions along.
• Manage safety system and culture to a zero harm target (1 year LTI free as of start of April 2014 Last record only 3 months).
• P&L and balance sheet responsibility for the site, reporting directly to MD
• Developing Operations Strategy across the 5 production divisions to increase OEE and reduce spoilage. Products include, Polymer Concrete channels, Plastics rotationally moulded pits, Ductile Iron cover assembly.
• Sit on Senior Management Team for Australian company (Quarterly review meetings)
• Implement and maintain 'lean manufacturing' best practices

Devizes

• Plant Manager, Ball Aerocan UK (Sept 2010 – April 2012)P&L responsibility for UK business. Management of customer relations and commercial strategy. DIFOT responsibility for warehouse supply and transport supply chain..
• Manage safety system and culture to a zero harm target (5 years LTI free when I left and still going without LTI)
• P&L and balance sheet responsibility for the site, reporting directly to Board
• Commercial responsibility of sales across European customer base
• Maintain strategic relationships with key customers such as Unilever, Coty and Church and Dwight
• Lead Senior Management Team of factory

Smithfield Bev Can

• Manufacturing Manager – Visy Beverage Can (Oct 2007- Sept 2010)EBITDA responsibility for sites manufacturing process and DIFOT warehouse supply. Manage a team of 55 people across production, maintenance, safety and.
• Implement and maintain 'lean manufacturing' best practices.
• Implementation of TPM systems
• Implementation of 5S systems and practices
• Responsible for managing a 24hr/7day a week manufacturing plant
• Maintaining overall site OEE of 87%

Cecil Park NSW

• Production Manager - CSR PGH Bricks, Cecil Park, NSW (2002 – 2007) Managed team of 25 direct reports across multiple divisions including capital improvement projects, sales and operations planning, commercial strategy.
• Responsible for 24 hour kiln operation and production (3 kilns yielding 300k units per day)
• Manage raw material delivery, handling and crushing plants
• Project manage capital project work ranging from $100k to full burner upgrades worth $800k whilst maintaining production
• Implement and manage HR strategy to maximise output from team
• DIFOT to set targets

Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Activities and Societies: none

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Rock Climbing, Skiing, Canyoning, Soccer, Windsurfing

A Levels, Physics, Chemistry, Math, A Level

Activities and Societies: Saling Club, CCF Skiing, White water kayaking, Rock climbing, reals club

A-Levels