Project Manager - Edwards Vacuums - Eastbourne
(2024-01)
Internally promoted position. Successfully project managed 2 projects in the 2 years from concept through to full commercial roll out with 1 project being business critical.
- Develops project plan, monitor & track progress.
- Prepare reports for senior management regarding status of project.
- Gain acceptance and sign-off by all parties when closure is attained. Proactively manage project stakeholder & Customer satisfaction.
- Coordinate internal resources and third parties and vendors for the flawless execution of projects, Manage and communicate a clear vision of the project's objectives and motivate the project team.
- Analyse and manage risks, establish contingency plans and identify trigger events and responsibilities for initiating mitigating action.
- Conducts pre-post analysis of the project and feedback lessons learned to appropriate departments.
- Clarify assignments and deliverables to project team, review quality of work and manage integration of team members work, provide performance input to project team members' functional management
NPI Senior Manufacturing Engineers - Edwards Vacuums - Eastbourne
(2022-01 - 2024-12)
- NPI Manufacturing Engineer ensuring smooth introduction of new products to the production areas.
- Design and manufacture of new processes, production lines, benches, jigs, tooling, and fixtures, including packaging.
- Sourcing of new manufacturing equipment – including raising of Capital and expenditure (Capex), measure and sign off for new equipment.
- Produce Standard Operation Procedures (SOP's).
- Production of FMEA, Control Plans & Process Flows.
- DFM/A initiator & implementing change for both Manufacturing & Assembly.
- Provide support to production areas.
- EC & ECN initiator & implementing.
- PPAP initiator & implementing measurement.
- Production permits initiator & implementing.
- Routing setup.
- TPM initiator & implementation – Equipment, tooling & jigs.
- New component introduction.
- Working closely with cross functional teams both internally and externally, supporting production, NPI, purchasing, quality.
- Maintain & Improve quality standards to achieve - customer PPM.
- Training of assembly trainers, managers and supervisors of new processes and equipment.
Lead Process Engineer - Ricardo - Shoreham on Sea
(2020-01 - 2022-12)
Internal promotion. Lead small team of Process Engineers at different levels – in charge of all production process of McLaren v8 and v6 engine assembly.
- Continuous review of assembly, test and packing processes with a view to optimising all processes, reducing cost, improving quality, and removing all areas of waste.
- Line-balancing activities in accordance with NPI, Production & changes in customer demand.
- Produce Standard Operation Procedures (SOP's).
- EC & ECN initiator & implementing – both Internally and Customer – McLaren.
- Production of FMEA, Control Plans & Process Flows.
- Lead team reviews of current FMEA.
- 8D Lead both internal or external
- SOP production and maintenance.
- Provide support to production areas.
- Working closely with cross functional teams both internally and externally, supporting production, NPI, purchasing, quality.
- Maintain & Improve quality standards to achieve - customer PPM.
- Training of assembly trainers, managers and supervisors of new processes and equipment.
Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer - Ricardo - Shoreham on Sea
(2019-01 - 2020-12)
Manufacturing Process Engineer - BorgWarner - Bradford
(2008-01 - 2019-12)
- NPI Process Engineer within both commercial and pass car vehicle assembly section – ensuring smooth introduction of new products to the production areas.
- Lead Engineer on transfer of product & equipment and processes from Germany to UK business – Fiat & Ford.
- Design and manufacture of new processes, production lines, benches, jigs, tooling, and fixtures.
- Sourcing of new manufacturing equipment – including raising of Capital and expenditure (Capex), measure and sign off for new equipment.
- Continuous review of current assembly processes with a view to improving- Throughput & quality within the assembly section.
- Produce Standard Operation Procedures (SOP's)
- Production of FMEA, Control Plans & Process Flows of NPI.
- Lead team reviews of current FMEA.
- 8D manufacturing engineer for commercial vehicle assembly section.
- Control of manufacturing procedures.
- Provide support to production areas.
- Working closely with cross functional teams both internally and externally, supporting production, NPI, purchasing, quality.
- Maintain & Improve quality standards to achieve - customer PPM.
- Training of assembly trainers, managers and supervisors of new processes and equipment.
- Engineer in charge of vision inspection equipment, writing new programs, adjusting and modification of existing programs.
- Engineer in charge of HSCB (High Speed Core Balance Machines) within the commercial vehicle assembly section. Sourcing and purchasing new equipment, creation of new programs as part of NPI on new or existing equipment, improving existing current programs, purchasing of new equipment, i.e. fixtures & fittings.
Technical Production Supervisor (electronics based) - Baxall Ltd - Stockport
(1990-01 - 2007-12)
