Wayne Mollison Email & Phone Number

Devon, England, United Kingdom

Torpoint, England, United Kingdom

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Accountable for P&L.• Manage health and safety, human resources, plant efficiencies, logistics, and quality control and assurance.• Oversea the Technical department, engineering requirements, and capital expenditure projects. • Set policies and implement decisions regarding productivity, quality, and cost efficiencies. • Set performance targets to meet revenue and cost goals. • Implemented the plant’s health and safety systems to ensure legal compliance with required regulations.• Established HR policies/procedures.• Addressed staff issues and work in coordination with the HR consultant on labour requirements. • Introduced a monitoring and measurement system for Sales, Production, and Product Development.• Stabilised plant efficiencies.• Improved equipment conditions by executing maintenance schedules. • Reduced stock holding and excess stock.• Implemented long-term systems to sustain the appropriate working capital.

Durban Area, South Africa

• Taught classes at the Degree Level and Diploma Level for a class size of between 35 to 50 students.• Planned lectures, prepared notes, and lectured content using electronic slides and interactive video contents.• Implemented practical sessions, self-directed learning, or stand-up lectures based on students’ methods of learning.• Check/assessed students’ assignments, tests, and exams; achieved pass rates on average of 80%.

Durban Area, South Africa

• Accountable for P&L and the establishment of the Engineering Polymers Division.• Diversified the company’s product range. • Targeted the market segment dominated by imports.• Strategically aligned with companies committed to working with localisation programs. • Elected Chairman of the Durban Plastic Cluster. • Negotiated a trade agreement with India’s largest nylon compounding company.• Adhered to short-term objectives by establishing the product line in the local market. • Increased plant capacity from 60T to 110T per day.• Introduced initiatives of continuous improvements, process, and planning optimisation, and capital expenditures.

Durban Area, South Africa

• Oversaw the Health and Safety program, the production facility, logistics, procurement, engineering requirements, operational expenses, and capital expenditure projects.• Implemented automation systems to mixing an extrusion processes.• Set up a data collection and analysis framework to identify key performance losses. • Reduced failed batches by 95%, increased plant out by 15%, and reduced labour costs by 10%.• Established new ERP and manufacturing systems to reduce manual entries and human errors.• Achieved reduction in month end close out from 15 days to 5.• Increased security through digital storing product formulations.• Linked external control sources to the ERP system for production automation and outbound logistics barcoding. • Acquired approximately $200k in capital funding through the Department of Trade & Industries MCEP program.

Durban Area, South Africa

• Spearheaded continuous improvements for the product development departments’ capabilities from design stage to commercialisation.• Instituted systematic products enhancements and manufacturing to ensure brand relevance as the leader in design trends.• Interacted and served as liaison with OEMs on products requiring Brand owner approvals.• Functioned as the Chairman of the OHS Committee.• Transformed the development process (to OEM requirements) from a manual exercise to a 3D modelling software.• Implemented systematic products enhancements.• Utilised advanced plastic components.• Integrated design features as a preventive measure for copy and paste by competitors.• Achieved a 20% reduction in stock holdings and obsolete parts.

Durb

Repsonsible for all Capital projects, from justification to commissioing. Leader of the EEM Pillar in WCM program (Early Equipment Managment)Responsible for Enginerineering modifications required to improve operation performance

Durban Area, South Africa

Selling and implementing computerised maintenance systems (CMMS)

Durban Area, South Africa

Part of the Unilever Graduate Development Program. - Packaging development- Engineering - Ponds Factory (Personal Care)