• Gender: Male
• Age: 65
• Designation: Senior Manager
• Highest Education Level: Diploma
• Current Gross Salary: EUR  66000 /Annum
• Expected Gross Salary: EUR  60000 /Annum
• Preferred Country: UK
• Work Experience: 34 Year(s)

Education

Diploma in Management (NEBS)
Diploma in Financial Studies
Dean Comprehensive School Thornaby Cleveland

H.N.C. Tooling Process Engineering Plastics
City Guilds Electrical Mechanical (part one/part two)
Grade Two English
Grade Two Maths
Grade Three Physics

Skill Sets

A qualified, skilled and experienced Operations Manager with an excellent track record.
Work across the whole chain to reduce manufacturing complexity and product cost by removing non-added value activities.
Self motivated and able to lead a team to peak performance in any environment.
Develop a culture where people are confident and capable as part of a positive structure and measurable process.
Drive communication and efficiencies throughout the organisation utilising lean techniques.

Work Experience

Plant Manager
May 2008 – October 2011
Company Profile: Manufacturer of steel drums, pails, containers, barrels and metal containers. Suppliers of IBCs and polycarbonate water bottles.
Job Profile:
Day to day running of the facility to ensure adherence to agreed targets and budget. This encompassed not only financial targets but also quality assurance and other performance measures (KPIs). Responsible for ensuring that all orders were produced to the highest standards within delivery deadlines. Oversaw the closure of that facility during the economic downturn, ensuring all staff remained motivated and that all production demands were met. On becoming plant manager at the Ellesmere Port facility, I made it my first priority to reenergise the production workforce by creating an atmosphere which encouraged individuals to take ownership of their tasks.

Operations Manager
March 2004 – 2008
Reporting to MD
Job Profile:
Day to day running of the facility to meet financial targets, quality assurance and other performance measures (KPIs).
Achieved the Best Of British Manufacturing Award in 2006.
Reducing SSP by 98%, through up skilling the work force (MVQ).
Set up time reduction (SMED 55% improvement).
Implementation of lean manufacturing (55% increases in yield), 90% improved labour utilization.
62% cost of Quality reduction due to developing 8 d Corrective Action Format using Kaizen team.
Scrap reduction from 25% to 0.5 % by implementation of SOPs (Standard Operation Procedures).
Reduction in inventory by 48% by introducing Kan-ban.
Delivery performance improved by 85%.
Reduced health and safety incidents by 60% through monthly safety committee meetings.
Implemented communication meetings on a daily basis, leading to a 70% reduction in down time.
Improved productivity and morale by replacing 90% of the technical and supervision staff.
18% cost savings due to Lean Methodology.

Factory/Technical Manager
Nov 2001 - Feb 2004
Reporting to MD
AL SHAQ SAUDI ARABIA (Plastics division)
Job Profile:
Day to day control of five factories, monitoring performance and financial costs whilst ensuring delivery targets were met.
Documentation and implementation of the ISO 9000 within 18 months.
Implemented Kaizen Teams, which increased productivity by 60%.
Projects: Design to Concept (£14 million).
Implementation of Lean production, reducing headcount by 140.
Implementation of cost of Quality reduction by 70%
Implementation of value stream process mapping to eradicate none-value activity throughout the business, with a cost saving of £ 380,000 within 26 months.

Technical / Production Manager
October 1989 - November 2001
Reporting to Operations Manager
Automotive Lighting (Car Lights)
Job Profile:
Running the technical support team/engineers, with overall direct responsibility for the operation of plants and line efficiencies. Holding rapid response meetings on a daily basis with all shop floor Supervisors
Implementation of Lean production, reducing personnel by 390.
Lead time reduction of 86%.
Inventory reduction of 80%, a saving of £980,000 in 20 months.
Ford Q1 Award achieved within 18 months.
QS 9000 Award achieved within 12 months.
Facilitator improvement teams set objectives to eradicate problems on a permanent basis reduced scrap by 46%.

Future Goals

Business Head / CEO