Steve Mooney

Over 20 years' experience in delivering organisational performance improvement, operational transformation, change management, and people development in complex industries & multi-stakeholder environments. Specialising in Operational & Engineering leadership, Continuous Improvement, Lean, OPEX, & leading change. Experienced in strategic business partnering, organisational improvement, and service delivery optimisation.

Recognised for building strong collaborative stakeholder engagement & creating positive team cultures, enabling teams to succeed, and translating organisational strategy into measurable operational outcomes. Delivering standardised ways of working, performance management, governance, and change leadership within large, complex organisations, both strategically (bigger picture) & tactical governance (day to day). Build collaborative, inclusive and people-focused teams, committed to enabling others, strengthening organisational capability, providing sustainable improvement partnerships, coaching others, and shared ownership.

EMeia Operations & production manager at Spectrum Control (2026-04 – Present)

We design & manufacture a wide range of unique micro-electronic assemblies to larger scale radar assemblies. Servicing the aerospace, defence, oil & gas, sub-sea, and space industries, in ranging temp & stress environments. Re-structuring & leading the site Operations team, with 8 direct reports & 95 production staff on site.

Strategic planning to deliver board level initiatives by translating objectives into daily operational activities. Managing operational H&S, product quality, audit compliance & readiness. Minimising performance risks & gaps to reach our growth goals & to operate within highly regulated markets.

Responsible for delivering our products OTIF to major global companies & government contractors worldwide.

• Business turn-around at pace, by reshaping operational team to drive leadership & accountability of cells
• Launched a customer end to end value stream cell - to deliver a planned volume uplift of radar assemblies
• Launch & management of 3 separate product focused task forces – launched to increase RFT, increase yields, removal of wastes, and increase supply of critical electronic assemblies needed by key defence customers
• NPI launches, proving routings, operational validation, & enabling repeatable delivery of new products
• Lean & OPEX approach to building standardised & repeatable process for each product we produce
• Operator multi-skilling program launched, with the intent of launching a pay for skills incentive on site
• Lead business wide problem-solving activities to drive change & ownership of repeatable product issues
• Daily tiered meetings, team leader coaching & growth, enabling operational layers to perform & execute tasks

CHANGE & Improvement PROJECT ENGINEERING & CTO MANAGER at Ocado Group (2024-10 – 2026-04)

Lead global operational improvement and engineering change initiatives supporting organisational efficiency, performance optimisation, and strategic delivery. Lead cross-functional global teams delivering problem solving events & operational improvement programs. Partnered with senior leadership to support organisational strategy implementation – in each of our sites.

Developed scoring & governance frameworks for improvement prioritisation and delivery – in each site. Lead monthly global stakeholder forums across engineering, operations, product, and technology functions. As an Eng Ops specialist – I enabled quicker future site operational readiness and organisational enablement.

• Achieved £3M annual cost reduction through introducing internal repairs of parts & assemblies globally
• Designed & run fault tree working groups, on both robotics & peripheral equipment standardisation
• Eng Ops leader for future site enablement - facilitating optimised equipment layout & commissioning
• Lead CTO Change Try Out process re-design, & ran monthly events aligning & standardising repairs globally
• Delivered £6M of efficiency improvements through structured change & roll-out of work pack programs
• Delivered an IP project globally, working with legal & outside contractors to minimise & recycle Eng wastes

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IMPLEMENTATION MANAGER at Ocado Group (2022-10 – 2024-10)

Led global Continuous Improvement function operating as an internal consultancy supporting operational performance and organisational capability development. Managed a team of 6 CI specialists executing organisational improvement initiatives worldwide. Facilitated many stakeholder engagement workshops and multiple improvement programs in Europe & USA.

Provided training, coaching, facilitation of events, and capability development across international teams. Analysed operational performance data to identify hard OPEX & CI improvement opportunities at each site.

• Designed and executed a global Continuous Improvement Program, including pre-engagement risk analysis
• Achieved CFC efficiency savings exceeding £500K through capturing a total of 376 CI ideas, of which 38 were selected & completed as full CI projects. The projects saved 6550 hrs of time per annum, with 112 engineers trained & developed in basic Lean tools, Root cause analysis, and basic lean project management tools
• Developed & rolled-out an accredited LCS (1A) - Lean Ambassador Program (200+ participants globally)
• Strengthened organisational collaboration through executing major Intellectual property & Net Zero goals

ENGINEERING OPERATIONS MANAGER at Ocado Group (2020-02 – 2022-10)

Responsible for operational leadership of engineering services within a highly automated & robotic logistics facility. Headed a team of 38 engineers providing operational service excellence. Managed workforce activity & maintenance planning, performance management, and team development. Ensured compliance with site health, safety, environmental and quality standards. Collaborated with operations, group projects, and central functions – such as NPI & product specialists.

• Improved operational reliability through structured recruitment, onboarding, & performance management
• Enhanced cross-department collaboration supporting daily operational delivery targets (>1.2M items / day)
• Implemented workforce multi-skills program within Engineering Operations

OPERATIONS & IMPROVEMENTS MANAGER at Camvac Ltd (2019-01 – 2020-02)

Appointed to lead organisational turnaround and operational transformation on site.

• Restructured the leadership team to improve accountability, service delivery & drive quality improvements
• Introduced performance governance metrics, fault resolution groups, & daily operational review structures
• Headed workforce engagement initiatives improving morale and collaboration - through Gallup Q12
• Executed a successful organisational turn-around & business recovery program - securing 135 jobs

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE MANAGER at Karro Foods (2018-08 – 2019-01)

Designed & led site improvement strategy supporting operational performance and workforce engagement.

• Introduced KPI performance dashboards and daily management systems to drive incremental improvements
• Delivered £200K of efficiency improvement & waste reduction savings through leading OPEX projects
• Headed the commissioning of a new slicing dept £2.2m CAPEX project. This included daily project management, such as area layout agreement, specification of equipment, snagging, and equipment sign-off

PLANT MANAGER at Kinnerton Confectionery (2017-10 – 2018-08)

Led large operational workforce of 4 shift managers & 280 employees within a complex multi-stage chocolate site. Managed the operational team, workforce daily planning, and performance execution. Developed & executed factory performance improvement plans, and team skills capabilities. Managed business wide stakeholder engagement across commercial, sales, NPD, and operational teams.

• Delivered £150K savings through introduction of SIC, minor stop analysis, & daily performance investigations

Group Continuous Improvement Manager at G's Fresh (Shropshire Group) (2015 – 2017)

Shift Operations Manager at British Sugar (2013 – 2015)

Shift Operations Manager at Mars Foods (2010 – 2013)

Operations Manager at Tegel Foods (2009 – 2010)

Production Manager at Faccenda Foods (2007 – 2009)