Experience

Oleo International

• United Kingdom
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manufacturing Manager-Assembly

  • Aug 2022 - Present

• Assembly Shop Manager (Overall)

  • Aug 2018 - Aug 2022

  • Leading the (entire) 3 primary areas of assembly, spray shop and dispatch.• Providing expert and technical oversight and guidance to junior team members.• Coordinating and allocating workloads to 16 staff across two designated shift patterns.• Liaising with sales teams to ensure timely delivery and achievement of lead times.• Project managing work allocations, specialist productions and timelines; achieving project deliverables.• Collaborating with management colleagues in daily production meetings; setting and achieving targets.• Collaborating with senior process engineers and continuous improvement engineers to optimize capacity.• Collaborating with quality teams to ensure standards are maintained and adhered to.• Managing holidays and absence, return-to-work interviews and disciplinary procedures.• Ensuring audits are completed and targets achieved on a weekly basis.• Utilised Microsoft Word and Excel to manage OEE, OTIF, 5S, Cleaning Schedules and Quality progress.• Implemented 8D reports to aid in the resolution of key problems. Show less

• Assembly Cell Manager- Rail, Industrial & Coupler

  • Jan 2016 - Jul 2018

  • Leading two primary areas of assembly.• Providing expert and technical oversight and guidance to junior team members.• Coordinating and allocating workloads to 9 staff across three designated shift patterns.• Liaising with sales teams to ensure timely delivery and achievement of lead times.• Project managing work allocations, specialist productions and timelines; achieving project deliverables.• Collaborating with management colleagues in daily production meetings; setting and achieving targets.• Collaborating with senior process engineers and continuous improvement engineers to optimize capacity.• Collaborating with quality teams to ensure standards are maintained and adhered to.• Managing holidays and absence, back-to-work interviews and disciplinary procedures.• Ensuring audits are completed and targets achieved on a weekly basis. Show less

• Assembler

  • Sep 2011 - Dec 2015

  • Liaised with engineers to build a full understanding of engineer drawings prior to building key components.• Developed a comprehensive understanding of component drawings and specifications.• Built a range of safety critical hydraulic and pneumatic components to strict quality standards and close tolerances.• Utilised build equipment including range presses, gas inflation and oil filling kit.• Managed returned components and resolving problems in manufacture when required.• Developed knowledge of new components and was a key member of the team to produce the first assembly.• Carried out comprehensive tolerance and quality testing on first assembly products.• Developed fault finding reports and suggesting improvements to the manufacturing processes.• Carried out static, drop and switch testing and completing comprehensive reports on findings.• Utilised Kanban lean manufacturing processes.• Implemented Kaizen improvement and start up procedures.• Implemented the ‘Red Tag’ lean manufacturing tool.• Laid out component sections including floor plans.• Followed process sheets.• Undertook team leader duties in the absence of the assigned team leader.• Organised workloads and workflow to assure targets are met.• Controlled stock items and ensuring a continual flow of key components.• Issued work packs and assigned work packs to the team’s major skills to ensure high quality manufacture. • Created and reinforced the drive to achieve KPI’s.• Exceeded KPI’s on performance, timeliness, and quality. Show less