Experience

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  Sertec Group Ltd

  • Colehill, England, United Kingdom

  • Program Manager

    • Feb 2023 - Present
    • Colehill, England, United Kingdom

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  Liberty Pressing Solutions / Liberty Vehicle Products

  • United Kingdom

  • Engineering and Program Manager

    • Jan 2017 - Mar 2023
    • United Kingdom

    A determined, reliable and self-motivated Engineering and Program Manager. Working at pace within a prestigious first tier automotive supplier. Responsible for all LVP programs; including: Stamping (high tensile steel and aluminium), high pressure die casting, machined, welded and tested assemblies.

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  Shandong Covpress Machinery Technology Co.,Ltd.

  • Dongying, Shandong, China

  • Plant / Project Director

    • Jan 2014 - Dec 2016
    • Dongying, Shandong, China

    Manufacturing plant start up (50,000 Sq. Meters, 1.8M RMB) and supply to OEM’s current production and aftermarket automotive components. Implementation of a Quality, Health Safety and Environmental management system and associated training. To train and empower the local team to delivery best in class products. Ensuring best manufacturing practices are followed in respect to customer and businesses objectives.• Support / manage and departmental managers to create and implement companyprocedures. (Quality, Manufacturing, Logistics, Engineering, Maintenance, tool room, Information Technology, Human resources, Marketing, Project management). Establish departmental and individual targets. Introduce personal development, training, coaching and a site wide training plans.• Set key business measure and report monthly to the board of directors. Maintain quality, customer expectations and cost targets. Establish business budgets with the financial team to control expenditure, income and cash flow.• Establish a purchasing supplier base and appropriate SQA controls.• Develop production control meeting, logistics scheduling and Implement a MRPsystem that achieves customer and business requirements.• Continuously drive improvements and development of lean manufacturing tools to improve Quality and reduce costs.• Manage internal and external resources to ensue business milestones are achieved. Including new product introduction from quotation, and mass production. Ensuring APQP process, Quality, production and sub suppliers controls have been established are in place. Take actions to rectify and resolve non stable / abnormal conditions.

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  COVPRESS LIMITED

  • United Kingdom
  • Automotive
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Project Manager

    • 2001 - Jan 2014

    To manage projects awarded by Jaguar Land Rover, Honda, Renault and GM, from quotation to production. Managing internal and external resources to ensure quality targets and customer approvals are achieved in line with objectives, APQP requirements and project millstones. Establish and control budgets. (Typically £10M). Liaise with customers and suppliers to maintain effective two way communication. Resolve engineering concerns, engineering changes with customers and suppliers. Reporting status and actions at project review meetings.Capital equipment purchases - transfer press (budget 5M), robotic, semi- automated and manual cells Agreeing purchase contracts, project management, design reviews, surveillance visits, installation and commissioning.

  • NPI Senior Engineer

    • 1997 - 2001

    Johnson Controls, Toyota business unit and Jaguar Fuel tank manufacture. Adherence to engineering objectives. Tooling manufacture surveillance, project timing plans. Part quality approval within Europe.

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  Wagon Automotive

  • Quality Engineer

    • 1991 - 1997

    Jaguar fuel tank manufacturing. Ensuring that new tooling and processes are introduced in line with customer requirements and APQP objectives. Customer and supplier liaison. Reporting progress to the senior management team, customer’s engineers and quality representatives.

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  LTI Homer

  • Quality Engineer

    • 1986 - 1991

    Land Rover fuel tank manufacturing. Body in white pressing and welded fabrications. Process and manufacturing control.