Experience

Bluetree Group

• United Kingdom
• Printing Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head Of Operations

  • Oct 2019 - Present

• Production Manager

  • Sep 2013 - Oct 2019



RCS Plc

• United Kingdom
• Printing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Print Manager

  • Dec 2010 - Nov 2012

  with overall responsibility for all the company print facilities. Duties include scheduling of all the presses to meet guaranteed printing dates, liasing with other departments to ensure all customer requirements are met. Maximising production levels whilst minimising costs, ensuring maintenance schedules were adhered to, attending both Production and Management meetings as required and dealing with all staffing issues within the department. Responsible for the implementation and management of Lean and 5S policies ensuring continuous improvement and development of working practices and procedures. 23 directly reporting staff. * Supervised Production area to integrate POS and Packaging into Company facility and schedules. *Supervised Production area through Staff redundancies and streamlining of Production Facility May 2008 Show less



Swan Press Limited

• Production Manager

  • May 2008 - Nov 2010

  Employed as Production Manager with responsibility for all areas of Production including Outwork, Purchasing and Despatch. The Company employed 23 staff and ran 1x5 colour Speedmaster 74 and 1x5 colour Speedmaster 52 along with various finishing equipment including stitching lines. Responsible for the management of the Digital department consisting of various digital presses including personalisation and mailing database management. * Responsible for the successful integration of Scheduling and Stock Control software. * Responsible for the full integration of Tharstern Smallprint MIS * Increased turnover from £55k per month to more than £90k per month Show less



Printwell UK | Sustainable Packaging 🇬🇧

• United Kingdom
• Printing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Manager

  • Feb 2004 - Mar 2008

  Initially employed as Production Manager with responsibility for all production areas from Studio through to Finishing and Outwork employing a total of 27 directly reporting staff. Responsible for all purchasing of paper, materials and supplies. Progressed to Operations Manager in August 2006 assuming responsibility for all Customer Services operations including Estimating, Order Processing, Stock Control and all company administration with a further 18 directly reporting staff. Involved in the successful implementation of the Scheduling and Stock Control System during 2006 and actively involved in the installation, integration and management of Xerox digital printing equipment including personalisation and mailing software. 42 directly reporting staff. Show less



Crawley Industrial Press

• Production Manager

  • May 1985 - Feb 2004

  Employed by CiP at the start of the company, initially as a TOK/GTO operator, advancing to Printroom Overseer in March 1990. Progressed to become Supervisor of both Printing and Finishing Departments before being promoted to Production Manager in May 1991 as the company grew rapidly installing 4 and 5 colour MO’s and 2 colour SORK’S. The company employed 35 production staff as the company progressed to 5 and 6 colour Speedmaster 74’s with an annual turnover of in excess of £5 million. * Involved in the progression to an annual turnover of in excess of £5 million. My main interest is Photography and I ran my own small Photography business between 2007 and 2011 with photographs being sold through a website which I created and maintained. Show less



Crawley Borough Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Printing Trainee

  • Mar 1979 - May 1985

  Joined Crawley Borough Council straight from school and attended London College of Printing where I obtained a City and Guilds pass with credit in Reprographic Techniques. Trained in the use of Multilith 1250 and Rotaprint presses before being trained in the use of Multilith total copy system printing and collating Council agendas, meeting reports and minutes. Joined Crawley Borough Council straight from school and attended London College of Printing where I obtained a City and Guilds pass with credit in Reprographic Techniques. Trained in the use of Multilith 1250 and Rotaprint presses before being trained in the use of Multilith total copy system printing and collating Council agendas, meeting reports and minutes.