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Hawarden, Wales, United Kingdom

Ruthin, Wales, United Kingdom

• A national manufacturer of 6mm EN Plus A1 wood pellets, briquettes and animal bedding. Listed on the biomass suppliers list operates world class CHP plants to provide energy to run the factory and export to the.
• Reported directly to the group MD was responsible for all site activities and tasked with turning the loss-making business into profit

Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom

• An internationally renowned manufacturer of extreme cable management products and associated support systems serving the Global Energy, Oil and Gas and Industrial Processing sectors.
• Reported directly to the group MD was responsible for all site activities whilst achieving record sales and operational profit percentage levels
• Tasked with developing an under-achieving operations team whilst seamlessly moving to new facility with no detrimental effect on delivery performance
• Challenged with moving the site and the entire business within just a 6-month period, this was completed within budget, on time and without affecting BAU
• Spearheaded the management of a team of 68, as well as a budget of £14million, ensuring that all organisational objectives were met and achieved

Wrexham, United Kingdom

• A global leader in the manufacture of glass and plastic components for the ophthalmic lens industry, with 325 employees at Wrexham plant. Distributes finished spectacles to UK Opticians.
• Championed the UK Rx Operations facility (£48m t/o) with a 16/7 process and capacity of 2200 units/day; defining a clear operational strategy taking the business from loss to profit whilst creating a world class.
• Developed a non-achieving operations team, transfer 50% of operation to sister plant in Thailand and create the best quality / delivery performance in the market
• Improved Gross Profit from -10% to 15% by reducing labour costs by 48% and increasing productivity by 25%. Increased Delivery to 98% and return rate to <1%
• Moved manufacturing and established supply chain with a sister plant in Thailand, whilst reducing staff count from 650 to 400, which reduced staff costs and allowed a failing business to break even within 18 months
• Awarded by Boots the Chemist their supplier of year award 2009, exceeding organisational objectives within a 2-year period

Ruabon, United Kingdon

• A global leader in the manufacture of Piezo / dielectric ceramic products, with 200 employees at Ruabon plant. Part of Morgan Crucible Group)
• Led the management of annual production output increase from £8.5m to £10.5m in first 12 months; developing a 3-year strategy, improving accountability, gross margin and customer satisfaction
• Created Health & Safety culture developing towards OHSAS18001, meeting organisational requirements within a challenging environment

Chirk, United Kingdom

• A world leader in manufacture of particleboard products, with 700 employed at Chirk plant.)
• Worked within the COMAH registered resin-making facility (£23m t/o) with a 14000tonne / month capacity, tasked with developing the plant, procedures and people to meet COMAH, ISO9001, ISO14001 and OHSAS18001 requirements

Wrexham, United Kingdom

• The global leader in the manufacture of glass and plastic components for the ophthalmic lens industry, with 244 employees at Wrexham plant. Distributes semi-finished lenses worldwide.)
• The UK mass production facility (£14m t/o) with a 24/7 process and capacity of 14000 units/day.Tasked to define a clear production strategy, improving productivity, unit cost and customer perception.
• To develop an under-achieving production team. Introduced Balanced Scorecard and Continuous Improvement processes, Performance & Development reviews and Succession Planning. Reduced costs by 17%, increased productivity.

Broughton, Flintshire, United Kingdom

• Hawker Jet
• Tasked to downsize from 200 to 30 operatives over 18 months, at zero cost, including offloading work and relocating personnel.
• In next production unit, integrated planning, engineering, scheduling and quality functions into the team's responsibility, resulting in a rate growth of 26%.
• 190 staff across 3 shifts, 2 locations and a payroll/overhead budget of £6m.

Broughton, Flintshire, United Kingdom

Broughton, Flintshire, United Kingdom

Broughton, Flintshire, United Kingdom

Fellowship, Manufacturing Management

Level 3 Certificate In Occupational Health & Safety, Credit

Ond + Hnd, Aeronautical Engineering

Education record

Iso9001:2015 Certified Auditor