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Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales

Newport, South Wales

Reporting to the Plant Manager, fully responsible for the production, planning & manufacturing of Quinn design & bespoke radiators for customers in the UK & Europe. Key focus being reducing the lead time to a level that our competitors can never match & therefore giving us a strong competitive edge in the market.Key part of the role is to develop our.

Newport, United Kingdom

Responsible to MD for all PBX manufacturing and support operations targeting european sales revenue within constrained budgets. Control span incorporated c 250 (maximum) employees in assembly lines, surface mount technology production units, SMT / production engineering / QC and repairs, material control and warehousing / distribution.In 2012 PBX.

Pontypool

• Leading production teams through key change processes to implement a culture of continuous improvement throughout their processes whilst exceeding customers requirementsKey Achievements
• Reduced scrap and defects through Lean-based continuous improvement techniques
• Introduced and sustained 5S activities
• Developed and deployed improved production planning for various cells manufacturing OE wiper linkages to > 20 different customers.
• Inspired / Changed / Sustained previously moribund site culture and raised standards of three separate teams >70 employees

Newport, United Kingdom

• Supporting the senior management team drive continuous improvement throught all the processes, both on a dayshift pattern and 12 hour shifts. Lead many teams and shifts throughout the process in the CRT plant to.
• Developed production strategies to improve output, quality and efficiency
• Motivated and developed shift lead reports and their teams to ensure consistent achievement of targets and goals; improving outputs from 9000 to 13500 units
• Actively promoted and sustained a safe working awareness and culture
• Successfully introduced new product lines into the company for the iMac desktop computer.
• Achieved an increase in productivity from 250 units to 900 units per day over six months

Newbridge, Wales

• Audio & Visual manufacturer producing hi-fi & video recorders for the UK, Europe & USATechnical management and supervision of a team of technicians and operatorsKey Achievements
• Consistently achieved departmental targets for quality, efficiency and output
• Key member of major project team re-siting the operation which included input on the design and layout of new production lines and relocation of production with minimal disruption to output.
• Managed a team of technicians to guarantee accurate fault analysis of defects and feedback to relevant departments at different stages of production.
• Introduced ongoing analysis of reject data utilising SPC and cause/effect with the aim of a zero defect rate.
• Championed safety awareness at all levels

Cardiff, United Kingdom

• Supporting production and R&D functionsKey Tasks
• Training technicians and repair personnel
• Investigation and repair of new products, working in very close liaison with the Design Department to ensure design carried out with due consideration to production issues, processes etc.