An engineer with an extensive understanding of Lean Manufacturing Processes and Maintenance Procedures, who has the experience to successfully co-ordinate teams working closely with production. I possess a diplomatic approach, with the flexibility, enthusiasm and determination to ensure that new projects and day to day tasks are completed on time and within budget.

Employment Skills

Career History

* To lead and assist the introduction of "Lean" manufacturing techniques within Operations (Kanbans, 5S, Kaizen, OEE, Value Stream Mapping Etc)

* To identify, investigate and implement capital projects

* To generate and implement Quality documentation (standard operations, etc).

* To facilitate New Product Introduction within Operations.

* To investigate and resolve daily production process issues.

* To investigate and resolve H&S issues, including capital H&S projects.

* To validate specification change requests.

* Plus other duties undertaken as previous Project Engineer role (see page 2)

* Due to a major fire I was requested to lead a Team to get the Taps & Mixer department assembly area back up and running due to losing all of their assembly benches & tools within the fire.

* Organising & designing special inserts for sending polished products out to sub-contract chrome plating suppliers to ensure a damage free product.

* Once up & running became the Assembly Manager for the area until a replacement manager could be found. Responsible for 31 personnel and ensuring production was running 30% higher than normal to meet customer demand that was lost during the first few weeks after the fire.

* Moved back into Project Engineering role to Project Manage the installation of New Chrome Plating, Gold Line & Effluent Plant (£2m + investment) lost in the fire.

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* Responsible for developing and effective yet practical process, to adopt the lean philosophy.

* Production of a 3 phase training package;

1. Facilitation of lean principles with management teams.

2. Leading Value Stream Mapping workshops.

3. Creating training packages and facilitating, where needed, on lean tools identified from VSM workshop.

* To promote & communicate all activities to all levels within the organisation.

* Supporting 2 IBM consultants on a high profile inventory management project within the Engineering Valves Business Unit managing a team of 9 personnel from various disciplines.

* Implementing 'A' & 'C' class Kanbans within the department.

* Managing the roll out of the project throughout the factory.

* Reported directly to Production Director.

* Managing a Maintenance Department for three major Business Units and co-ordinating their activities around production demands.

* Develop and control departmental budgets.

* Establishing Plant Preventative Maintenance Schedules in conjunction with production planning ensuring equipment is always available.

* Introduce T.P.M. within the area to develop the working relationship between maintenance and production.

* Co-ordination of Capital Projects ensuring they are completed on schedule and within budget.

* Evaluating new Products and processes to produce components and assemblies utilising efficient manufacturing methodologies.

* Supervise Quick-change initiatives and the introduction of the Pre-set function, which has reduced set-up times by 75%.

* Involved in implementing Environmental and Health & Safety systems complying with legislation and providing a worker friendly environment.

* Cost justification and machine specification for Capital Equipment working with budgets of up to £2million.

* Completing factory layouts making best use of available space and providing a safe working environment.

* Assessing suppliers and their ability to meet a machine specification including European travel when ever necessary.

* Reviewing production processes, making recommendations and implementing new methods to increase quality reduce waste and cost always ensuring efficient manufacture.

* Engineering products to function as required and co-ordinating their introduction into production, working within time and monitory budgets.

* Liasing with internal departments, suppliers and customers to eliminate errors and reduce cost.

* Researching new technology to ensure up to date techniques are used whenever appropriate.

* Gained Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeship operating various types of machine tools and working within many areas of the organisation, which provided a broad range of experience (4.1/2 years).

* Design of special purpose jigs, fixtures and tooling to hold and inspect various precision made components.

* Compiled production process routings and calculate associated operation times using synthetic data or direct measurement using work-study techniques.

Education and Training

Awarded Student of Year at Doncaster College in 1990 whilst studying for HND.