Experience

LMAC

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • May 2022 - Present



Hayes Metals LTD

• Auckland, New Zealand

• Manufacturing Manager

  • Jan 2022 - Mar 2022



Pact Group Holdings Ltd

• Australia
• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Technical Manager

  • Jan 2016 - Dec 2021

  Duties • Project manager and technical lead for $10M site upgrade • Developed and trained out Lean Six sigma methodology (green belt equivalent) with teams on site • Primary contact for customers in the management of key technical/quality issues • Managed ISO 9001:2015 compliance programme and audits • Managed HACCP plan and accreditation process. Key achievements • Delivered plant upgrade to scope, on time, and within budget. • Delivered lean savings in excess of 600k. • Managed business critical compliance programme including GB9865 (Chinese food safety) • Lead a cross platform team to resolve complicated raw supplier material issue. Show less



A J Bates

• Auckland, New Zealand

• Technical Manager

  • Feb 2014 - Jan 2016

  Duties • Lead for investigating new technologies in the surface coating industry • Process engineering/optimisation using LSS • Developed and executed business quality system for suppliers and customers • Managed customer relations at a technical level • Managed compliance process for new and existing products to building code Key achievements • Developed new product for market, compliant with challenging fire regulations • Optimised production leading to reduction in rework/rejects • Developed standard R&D test bank Show less



Ardagh Group

• Luxembourg
• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Quality Technician

  • Jan 2011 - Dec 2013

  Duties • Coached operations team through LSS problem solving • Managed customer complaints for NZ business • Managed suppliers of the NZ business • Developed quality systems and SOP’s • Reviewed and updated specifications against asset capability Key achievements • Reduced cost of non conformance by over $100k each year • Reduced customer complaints by 50% in first year and further 20% in second. • Managed technical development and supply chain for new business worth $2M. • Developed and managed calibration system for all plant equipment for ISO9001 recertification. Show less



Kimberly-Clark

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• New Product Developer

  • Aug 2008 - Aug 2009

  Duties • Managed and reviewed product specifications and technical drawings • Conducted capability studies into new machine tolerances • Technical lead for new product into market and product quality issues Key achievements • Reduced waste and delay on new asset start up • Met deadline for introducing new product/size to market • Introduced new testing equipment into laboratory Duties • Managed and reviewed product specifications and technical drawings • Conducted capability studies into new machine tolerances • Technical lead for new product into market and product quality issues Key achievements • Reduced waste and delay on new asset start up • Met deadline for introducing new product/size to market • Introduced new testing equipment into laboratory