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Operations Manager

Operations Manager

Work Experience

A successful, skilled and experienced operations manager, with an outstanding record of achievement in manufacturing management, project management and production engineering. Results orientated and profit focused.

Summary of achievements/ experience

Created and developed a profitable manufacturing operation.

Controlled all site activities, including the formulation of budgets and their achievement; production, quality, customer liaison, estimating, production engineering, maintenance, project management, production control and personnel.

Closed a company’s UK manufacturing site.

Project managed the introduction/launch of a new series of coaches.

Project managed the introduction of an ERP system.

Installed quality systems, achieving ISO9000 and automotive accreditation, including the use of FMEA and SPC.

Turned round manufacturing operation to deliver profits in excess of budget.
Changed manufacture from process to cell manufacture, shift working and operator inspection.

Achieved sole external supplier status from automotive OEM.

Project managed the creation and development of two production lines for Rover.

Successfully sold and subsequently installed production line for customer.

Computerised and networked company's quotation/ capacity planning systems, production control (MRP), stores and management systems.

Summary of Interim Appointments
Company Job title Duration and Start
Task
U.V.G Wales Ltd., Assistant to the MD 5 months
The control of all site activities.

To reduce site to purely manufacturing.
Transfer sales, engineering, purchasing and accounts to HQ.

Plaxton Coach & Bus Coach 2000 Project Manager and Manufacturing Manager 6 months
Previous incumbents had left the company.

Project not in control. Gateways had been passed, without work being completed.

First jobs – identify status, create project plan, resource and motivate team.

New Project Manager recruited within three months, Manufacturing Engineering Manager in fifth month. Last month spent setting up cost reduction program.

Magna Seating Systems Ltd IS Project Manager 54 weeks
Previous incumbent (director) accepted golden handshake.

Initial task - to bring project under financial control and then deliver.

Number of problems with down sizing, controlling consultants spend and equipment specification.

SPR Ltd. Operations Manager 14 months
To run manufacturing unit (nine months) and then having built up stock to enable transfer to China and Sweden, to close the site.

Erlson Ltd. Project Manager 6 months
To renovate manufacturing unit, for new business.

Richard Lloyd Ltd. Project Manager 5 months
To develop estimating system to allow sales to quote on the road.





EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY

1996 - 2002 Interim and Project Management
U.V.G. (Wales) Ltd. Assistant to the MD.
Plaxton Coach & Bus Coach 2000 Project Manager
Magna Seating Systems Ltd IS Project Manager
SPR Ltd. Operations Manager
Erlson Ltd. Project Manager
Richard Lloyd Ltd. Project Manager



1995 - 1996 Hunts Engineering Operations Director
1989 - 1995 (Crankshafts) Ltd. General Manager - Director
Manchester
1986 - 1989 Poole Production Manager




1985 - 1986 AE Goetze Production Engineering Manager
Wellworthy
Lymington.


1979 - 1985 GEC Traction Ltd. Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Manchester


1978 - 1979 Kearns Richards Ltd. Project Engineer
1976 - 1978 Manchester. Night shift Foreman
1974 - 1976 Programmer/Tooling Engineer/Ratefixer
1973 - 1974 Management Trainee


1970 - 1973 The De Vilbiss Co. Ltd. Trainee (during university vacations)
Bournemouth.


Education

Bsc Production Engineering

Skills

Operations Management
Production Management
Manufacturing Management
Project Management
Production Engineering

Languages

English

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