John Taylor

A dedicated and results-driven senior manager, with a highly successful background in business growth through the creation and execution of successful lean manufacturing and cost saving strategies. Experienced in working with leading companies in Automotive and Engineering with primary focus on exceeding Quality, Cost and Delivery. Possess excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills and the ability to develop and maintain mutually beneficial internal and external relationships.

Highly motivated to engage with other departments. Looking for a stable and secure business to develop myself and the company.

Project Manager / Production Manager - Severfield Nuclear & Infrastructure - Sherburn - North Yorkshire

(2022-10)

Nuclear - Electrical Frames - Hinkley Nuclear Power Station. Report to Project Associate Director. Oversee and be responsible for production and all related activity.

• Update and organise project plans
• Attend 2 weekly production meeting
• Manage a team of CSWIP Inspectors
• Compose and distribute Daily Production Report
• Organise shipment of material to Galvanizers
• Recruit Welders, Fabricators, Inspectors
• Orchestrate toolbox talks
• Liaise with Suppliers - MEH-EDF
• Turned the business around from making a loss to meeting targets and improve output
• Introduced a quality checking system that stopped incorrect frames being welded, and ultimately stopping incorrect frames get to Galvanizers, which would result in a NCR

Manufacturing Engineer - Darchem Engineering - Stockton

(2022-05 - 2022-10)

Nuclear - Stainless steel and titanium as well as thermal insulation

• Oversee and be responsible for production and all related activity in the Departments
• Order and monitor materials
• Update and organise project plans
• Direct and coordinating the manufacturing process
• Estimate manufacturing cost
• Make recommendations for Tooling and process requirements
• Maintain records and recording systems for coordinating of manufacturing operations
• Work with Design Engineers within the business
• MRP - Avanti

Factory Manager - Barrnon Ltd - Appleby - Cumbria

(2020-09 - 2022-02)

R and D Nuclear industry. Design, Laser and Waterjet, welding fabrication, CNC Miller and Lathe. Assemble and Test.

• Oversee and be responsible for production and all related activity in the Departments
• Health and Safety of factory and Site
• Introduced safe systems of work and work instructions
• Chair weekly safety meetings
• Fire Marshal/Warden
• Update and organise project plans
• Help get company qualified for F4N
• Feedback progress on Safety, Quality, Delivery and Costs, daily and weekly meetings
• Weekly Audits
• Training and Development
• Planning, scheduling-coordinating and supervising the work for operatives
• All work delivered on time and safely
• Manage materials and equipment
• Make sure all legal regulations are implemented and executed
• Introduced 1-2-1 appraisal and development plan
• Set-up and ran weekly safety meeting
• Completed project on time and on budget
• Set and monitored SQCDP Board on weekly bases
• Help achieve ISO 45001 and fit for Nuclear
• Introduced and ran Daily shop floor meetings
• Set-up LTQR and report to client

Production Manager - Matthews Environmental Solutions - Manchester

(2019-08 - 2020-08)

Design, manufacture assemble, paint, install and service Cremators for Human, Animal and waste products worldwide. Refractory brick work concrete casting, electrical, fitting burners and testing.

• Oversee and be responsible for production and all related activity in the Departments
• Chase all parts with purchasing and suppliers
• Training
• Recruitment
• Liaise with Client for site installations
• Manage sickness, absence and annual leave, return to work interviews
• Introduce 5s
• Update and organise project plans
• Part of team to successfully be awarded ISO9001 14001 Quality System
• Updated and installed fit for purpose machinery
• Introduced safe systems of work and work instructions
• Fire Marshal/Warden
• Implement and drive 5s improvements within your department
• Monitor Delivery targets and locally plan works to ensure delivery dates are met
• Feedback progress on Safety, Quality, Delivery and Costs, daily and weekly meetings
• Ensure staff are utilised and monitored for effectiveness to identify training and development needs
• MRP System Sage and SAP
• Introduce LEAN Manufacturing
• Completed project on time and on budget
• Introduced project plans for manning and Projects
• Introduced and implemented T.P.M System
• Introduced production board monitored, daily weekly monthly

Production Manager - Hadrian Architectural - Newcastle

(2018-01 - 2019-07)

Design, manufacture, assemble and install Curtain Wall, window doors bi-folds etc. in Aluminium (Technal, SAS, Schueco and Reynaers Systems)

• Managed 3 factories and Stores, all aspects
• Organise stores and Deliveries to site
• Oversee and be responsible for production and all related activity in the Departments
• Manage sickness, absence and annual leave, return to work interviews
• Training
• Recruitment
• Ensure projects go out on time
• Interact with suppliers and Sub-Contractors
• Direct reports Factory Manager, Buyer, 4 Supervisors and 30 operatives
• Chair weekly production meetings with Drawing office, Site Team and Directors
• Plan labour months head
• Weekly Audits of 3 Factories
• Introduced a quality system
• Introduced a holiday Request form, with a signed part for employee
• Introduced and implemented a T.P.M System
• Production Board to monitor Daily, weekly Production
• Part of team successfully be awarded ISO 9001 14001 Quality system

Works Manager - Durham Lifting - Teeside

(2014-06 - 2017-10)

Destruction Testing of Wire Rope Slings, Compressions & Tensile Testing Up To 2000 tonne. Vertical Live load Testing, Container Frame Testing/Drop Testing, On Site Testing

• Managed a Fabrication shop, and machine shop, organised planned and budgeted works
• Organised testing in house and on Site
• Liaise with clients. Organise transport. Hire staff. Training and develop staff, Responsible for site Safety
• Organise spray painting both site and subcontract
• Quote testing and Fabrication. Organise third party witness and NDT testing. Order material
• Project planning. Implemented systems. Staff meetings, before shift. Supervisors meetings
• Planned all multi-Task work for the Test house
• Responded to short notice changes and requests from clients
• Site maintenance & facilities management T.P.M
• Worked to DNV ABS LEEA Lloyds and ISO 9001:2008 standards
• Health and Safety and Best Practise all staff- including reporting and investigation
• Signed off all holiday and time sheet- Monitored
• Manage sickness, absence and annual leave, return to work interviews
• Carry out disciplinary meetings. Ensure correct processes followed re receipt and collection of goods
• Ensure all document pack is completed- with certification
• Comply with LOLER regulations
• Oversee and be responsible for production and all related activity in the Departments
• Full profit and Loss including department financial analysis and forecasting
• Champion the development of the team and ensure that they are multi-skilled, creating a flexible workforce
• Continuously improve the Department using recognized methods such as KPIs to demonstrate measurement, control
• Ensure visual and manual aids are kept up to date
• Improve product quality and ensure production is 'right first time'
• Implement standard Operation and Risk Assessments
• Ensure that the Department's skills matrix is up to date and training requirement are identified
• Introduced a new welding procedure and process (Flux Core). This allow the Welding process to be completed in quicker time, no need to turn the work piece, could be welded in position (Saving £460 per job)
• Introduced job cards with times and how to approach and implement the work
• Implemented tool box talks before commencing work, highlighting, targets, health and safety etc
• Set up and implemented Maintenance program for the Avery Test machine
• Introduced and monitored job sheets with set time for jobs

Contracts Manager - Hodgson-Sayers - Co Durham

(2012-01 - 2014-06)

ONC - Mechanical Engineering

HNC - Mechanical Engineering

HND - Mechanical Engineering

Interpersonal Skill - Northumbria University