Experience

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  Carbon Revolution

  • Australia
  • Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Engineering Manager - Special Projects

    • Sep 2023 - Present

  • Process Engineering Manager

    • Dec 2022 - Sep 2023

  • Production Engineering Manager

    • Apr 2021 - Dec 2022

    The Production Engineering Manager at Carbon Revolution is responsible for a team of Manufacturing Engineers. Together we are tasked with driving continuous improvement in capability and repeatability of manufacturing processes, with improving product quality and process safety, and with the development and implementation of world class manufacturing systems for the manufacture of single piece carbon fibre wheels.

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  darby3d

  • Melbourne Area, Australia

  • Business Development Manager

    • Apr 2014 - Present
    • Melbourne Area, Australia

    darby3d is a company focussed on the future of manufacturing, manufacturing with 3d printing technology. darby3d utilises digital tools to manufacture highly complex and highly customised items in a cost effective manner. Our aim is to help to build a high tech manufacturing industry in Australia, from which future generations will benefit greatly.

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  George Weston Foods

  • Australia
  • Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Production Manager - Ham and Bacon Manufacturing

    • Sep 2018 - Apr 2021

    Responsible for all Safety, Quality, People, Delivery and Cost performance metrics for a 24/7 operation of 350 personnel. Focus on stabilising and then standardising production processes, developing systems for continuous improvement, lean manufacturing and Six Sigma Problem Solving, and building teams of people focussed on becoming the best they can be.

  • Production Manager - Bacon Manufacturing

    • Dec 2017 - Aug 2018

    Production Manager - Bacon Manufacture

  • Continuous Improvement Manager - Smallgoods and Salami

    • Jan 2016 - Nov 2017

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  Albins Performance Transmissions

  • Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

  • Continuous Improvement Manager

    • Oct 2011 - Dec 2015
    • Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

    Albins Performance Transmissions is a small to medium sized niche manufacturing business based in Ballarat, Australia. We design, manufacture and assemble transmissions for the motorsport industry, including offroad, circuit, drag, drift and rally vehicles. Our transmissions are world class and are mostly shipped overseas to America, Europe and the Middle East. They are used in motorsport events including V8 Supercars (Australia), Dakar (South America) Baha 1000 (Mexico) and many off road events in Australia, America and the Middle East.Responsibilities include development and Continuous Improvement of Quality Management Systems, Safety Management Systems and Production Management Systems, Employee and Management Coaching and Mentoring, Training and implementation of Lean Manufacturing principles in an effort to improve the profitability of a small to medium sized niche manufacturing business.

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  SEM Fire and Rescue

  • Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

  • Production Manager

    • Jun 2010 - Oct 2011
    • Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

    SEM Fire and Rescue is a specialist vehicle manufacturer for the production of fire and emergency service vehicles and other special purpose vehicles.The Production Manager's role is responsible for employee safety, vehicle quality, production scheduling, production budgets, implementation of lean manufacturing projects, labour coordination for 69 tradespeople, personnel development and industrial relations management.Major achievements;- Led a team in the implementation of a pulse production line for vehicle assembly, which subsequently reduced the individual vehicle build time by 10%, producing a labour saving of approximately $430K per year.- Drove improvements in quality metrics to reduce average number of defects per vehicle from 30 down to 1.- Led a team in the implementation of a just in time delivery system for vehicle components that reduced part shortages per vehicle from 28% to 3%.

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  Lafarge Plasterboard

  • Altona, Victoria, Australia

  • Production Manager

    • Jan 2009 - Jun 2010
    • Altona, Victoria, Australia

    Lafarge Plasterboard Altona is a 24/7 continuous plasterboard manufacturing operation producing a wide variety of plasterboard types and sizes for the domestic and commercial building industries.As site Production Manager I had responsibility for the operations of the 24/7 plasterboard production line as well as a 2 shift, state of the art plaster compound batching facility.The Production Manager's role was responsible for employee safety, product quality, machine utilisation, raw materials supply, scheduling of batch plaster production, management of annual fixed and variable cost budgets to $15M, industrial relations, employee coaching, mentoring and development.

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  Ford Motor Company

  • Senior Process Improvement Engineer - Supply Chain

    • Feb 2008 - Dec 2008

    Worked with a team of Engineers to bring key vehicle components into the vehicle assembly plant in sequence with the vehicles being produced at any point in time. This resulted in reductions in parts inventory within the Vehicle Assembly Plant from a minimum of 2.5 days stock to a maximum of 64 minutes of stock, and resulted in significant cost reductions in wrehouse storage.

  • Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor

    • Nov 2005 - Jan 2008

    Managed the introduction of new vehicle model components in the Seating Area, delivering cost reductions and feature improvements within safety, quality, delivery and cost targets. Worked with the Engineering Design Team and 2nd tier seating supplier to deliver prototype seating units for preproduction testing and development, and implemented a launch plan to ensure all development tasks were completed in time for the new vehicle launches.

  • Six Sigma Black Belt

    • Sep 2003 - Oct 2005

    Completion of Ford Motor Company accredited Six Sigma Black Belt training and completion of numerous complex projects using Six Sigma disciplines, including resolving one vehicle defect that had been unsolved for some seven years prior to the commencement of the project.

  • Business Unit Leader (Production Manager)

    • Jan 2003 - Aug 2003

    Responsible for safety, quality, delivery, Cost, morale, environment and productivity KPI's for a business unit consisting of a Production Supervisor, Manufacturing Engineer and 125 Assembly operators, building 1 vehicle every 47 seconds across a single dayshift.

  • Manufacturing Engineer

    • Jan 2002 - Dec 2002

    Providing engineering support to the Production Supervisor, implementing safety and productivity improvements in line with company objectives, implementing line rebalances when product volumes increased or decreased and working with facilities Engineers to implement error proofing strategies for safety critical vehicle components.

  • Production Supervisor

    • Jan 2001 - Dec 2001

    Production Supervisor on vehicle assembly line, overseeing Safety, Quality , Delivery, Cost, Morale and Environmental KPI's for a team of 40 vehicle assemblers

  • OHS Specialist

    • Aug 1999 - Jan 2001

    Providing Specialist OHS advice and support to 5 Production Managers on the Broeadmeadows Assembly site.

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  SafetyNet Services

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • State Manager and OHS Consultant

    • Aug 1995 - Aug 1999
    • Melbourne, Australia

    Manager of a small OHS Consulting Company providing OHS Management Systems advice and OHS training services to a wide range of industrial and service industry clients.

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  Amcor

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Project Engineer

    • Feb 1994 - Aug 1995
    • Melbourne, Australia

    In this role I was responsible for the development and implementation of various safety and process improvement projects in the steel can manufacturing plant in Thornbury Melbourne, and reported directly to the Site Manufacturing Manager.