Stuart Walton Email & Phone Number

Performance Improvement of the Test & Trace consumables supply chain.Identifying opportunities to reduce waste and support the continuous improvement of the supply of testing kits to meet strategic targets and support the introduction of new technologies

Field-Based

Developing and delivering learning interventions, project support, facilitation and coaching for client Operational Excellence programmesSupporting capability build and improvement projects at all levels, across multiple functions of the organisation

Story-boarding the NHS Institute’s Productive Series for the conversion to 70 e-learning modules, and the creation and management of an on-line accreditation programme for the capability assessment of candidates and recognition of achievement through City & Guilds certification

Delivering improvement projects in Acute, Community, Mental Health, and CommissioningProviding training in continuous improvement tools and techniques, and cultural behavioursFacilitating process redesign, organisational re-structuring, service integration and culture change

- Leading the manufacture and packing of Bisto Best gravy granules.

Leading the site CI strategy, implemented in operational and transactional processes and instrumental in bringing about significant cultural change in the organisationValue engineering cost reductions, accident/ incident reduction (44% improvement in first year), and material usage improvement (less than 3% overall waste).Supporting CI implementation at four other factory sites, and member of the Divisional Operational Excellence team, sharing Bench-marking and Best Practice across the companyDevelopment and implementation of improvement framework and auditing systems, leading to year on year improvement of external audit scores for the processSupporting the implementation of the site up-skilling programme based upon delivery of NVQs, following my previous successful pilot of NVQs in the warehouse when Distribution Manager

Leading the site logistics function: raw materials and packaging; finished goods; production schedulingManaging site mechanical handling equipment contractImplementation and integration of new production planning systemReduction in working capital of raw and packaging material; reduction in MHE fleet; reduction in finished goods stock cover; maintained overall customer service levelsLeading successful cultural change and implementing new communication structure (site briefings/ team meetings/ site newsletter)

Leading the factory finished goods warehouse operation, covering 24 hour shifts. Line management of unionised staff (front-line and supervisory)

Education record

Master Practitioner in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) Six Sigma - Green belt NVQ Level 4 in Wholesale & Retail Warehousing Certificate.

Education record