Manufacturing Manager at Kesslers London Ltd (2022-01 – Present)
Head of Manufacturing Department, dealing with bespoke projects, involving luxury high end brands, retail industry & others, materials, wood, plastic, metals, composites and print. Reporting directly to Head of Operations
- Management & Control of departments: Manufacturing, Assembly, Printing, Logistics and Prototype
- Identification & Implementation of strategic initiatives for efficiency and growth.
- Creating SOP's across departments, implementation and training of ERP system
- Review current machinery and making proposals for CAPEX expenditure
- Drive continuous improvement through 5S/lean manufacturing
- Staff Development including performance reviews
- Supporting HSE Manager to ensure compliance with legal requirements
- Managing budgetary KPI's
Production Manager at Kesslers International Ltd (2006-08 – 2021-12)
Head of production via 6 Team leaders, reporting to Manufacturing Director, in charge of Assembly and Production Control
- Planning of production and assembly schedule in order to achieve OTIF, at £80K per day
- Managing KPI's for labour costs, production output and quality
- Operational / Production Planning – Daily progress review, mid-week Multi-Disciplinary Team Meeting (MDT)
- Liaising with sales, project management, technical and manufacturing department on CPA's and provide solutions where required
- Health and Safety – departmental responsibility for COSHH, HACCP, Risk Assessments
- Delivery performance reporting to Directors.
- Project Management - Achieving weekly targets in excess of GBP400,000 in finished goods
- Professional Development of Team leaders
- Conducting training needs analysis with all staff
- Upskilling and multi-skilling of operators
- Facilitate in-house training where required / Arranging of external training as required e.g. electrical testing
- Conducting interviews for external recruitment as required
- Liaising with recruitment agencies to satisfy temporary staff needs
Production Manager at FDS Informal Foods t/as Snacks Unlimited (2006-05 – 2006-07)
- Managing KPI's for machinery, logistics, raw material and labour efficiency
- Maintenance and Servicing of equipment (Implementation of Eng. Strategy)
- Stock Control (in and outbound stock)
- Quality Control (supplying M&S and Weight Watchers)
Production Team Leader at Johnson Matthey (2005-05 – 2006-04)
- Leading shift team of 7 operators in manufacture of Catalytic converters.
- Control of high value materials – Platinum, Palladium, Rhodium, etc.
Packaging Team Leader at SAB Miller (1996-06 – 2005-01)
- Leading a team of 20+ operators in beer packaging (bottles and cans), including 45 combinations of changeovers.
- Lead Maintenance Day activities, including shutdown, reconciliation and start-up after (twice monthly)
- Daily de-brief of issues arising during production, affecting FE, ME, OE.
- Development of operators from attendant (level 1) to BOP (Level 2), PO (Level 3) up to Artisan level
Apprentice/Artisan Mechanical at SABMiller (1994-01 – 1996-06)
