Experience

MILLFORM AUSTRALIA

• Australia
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Manager

  • Nov 2021 - Present

  Lead a team of 2 Production Managers, Maintenance Manager, Production Scheduler and the Data entry team, servicing 63 employees working at the Eastern Creek and Albury sites + data entry in the Philippines, in the manufacturing and delivery of roll formed building products . As the Operations Manager the focus is on leading a safe workforce through safety leadership. Using continuous improvement to improve Quality, Cost and Delivery and improve profitability of the business. I'm also Responsible to develop and implement the functional strategy ensuring it supports the business strategy. The implementation of the strategy requires significant change and includes developing and implementing Lean as the improvement tool, change management, cultural change and engagement frameworks. I use a coaching and Mentoring style of leadership and help to develop my direct reports into future leaders.



InfraBuild Constrution Solutions ( formerly Liberty Reinforcing)

• Operations Manager

  • Apr 2018 - Nov 2021

  Lead the team of Two Production Managers, Planning manager, Network Planning team and the Transport team servicing 94 employees working at the Villawood and St Mary's sites in the manufacturing and delivery of reinforcement bar for the construction industry. As the Operations Manager for Liberty OneSteel Reinforcing the focus is on leading a safe workforce and improving safety performance through safety leadership and understanding the root cause of injuries so they can be prevented. Using continuous improvement to improve Quality, Cost and Delivery to the customer and improve profitability of the business. The team is always looking for ways to improve the way we Plan, manufacture and deliver to the customer in the most safe and efficient way. Responsible to develop and implement the functional strategy ensuring it supports the business strategy. The implementation of the strategy requires significant change and includes developing and implementing Lean as the improvement tool, change management, cultural change and engagement frameworks. I use a coaching style of leadership and help to develop my direct reports into future leaders.



UGL Unipart

• Head of Operations /Engineering

  • May 2017 - Apr 2018

  Lead the team of 3 Operation Managers ,Engineering Manager and Site Services Manager servicing 220 employees working in Heavy Maintenance and Components work shops. As the Head of Operations / Engineering for the joint venture the focus is on leading safety and improving safety performance through safety observation and understanding the cause of injuries so they could be prevented. Using continuous improvement to improve Quality,Cost and Delivery to the customer to improve profitability of the business. The team has 3 Lean improvement managers reporting to the Operations Managers responsible for improving process and removing waste from the business. Responsible to develop and implement the functional strategy ensuring it supports the business strategy. The implementation of the strategy requires significant change and includes developing and implementing Lean as the improvement tool, change management, cultural change and engagement frameworks.

• Head Of Operations

  • Aug 2015 - May 2017

  Lead the team of 3 Operation managers and the Site Services Manager servicing 220 employees working in heavy maintenance. As the Head of Operation for the joint venture the focus is on providing a safety work place and using continuous improvement to improve profitability of the business. Responsible to develop and implement the functional strategy ensuring it supports the business strategy. The implementation of the strategy requires significant change and includes developing and implementing Lean as the improvement tool, change management, cultural change and engagement frameworks.



UGL joint Venture

• Operations manager ( Heavy Maintenance and Components)

  • Jul 2012 - Aug 2015

  Lead the team of 6 production managers servicing 120 employees working in heavy maintenance. As the operations manager for the joint venture the focus is on providing a safety work place and using continuous improvement to improve profitability of the business. Responsible to develop and implement the functional strategy ensuring it supports the business strategy. The implementation of the strategy requires significant change and includes developing and implementing Lean as the improvement tool, change management, cultural change and engagement frameworks.



UGL

• Australia
• Engineering Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Production Manager

  • Apr 2010 - Jul 2012

  Lead a of team 6 team leaders servicing 80 employees working in heavy maintenance. As the production manager for UGL rail the focus is on the continuous improvement and profitability of the business also provide a safe work place that produced a quality product to Sydney Trains. Lead a of team 6 team leaders servicing 80 employees working in heavy maintenance. As the production manager for UGL rail the focus is on the continuous improvement and profitability of the business also provide a safe work place that produced a quality product to Sydney Trains.



Boeing

• United States
• Aviation & Aerospace
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manufacturing Manager

  • Jul 2007 - Apr 2010

  Lead the team of 10 production managers and servicing 5 engineer's 200 employees working in in the Bankstown manufacturing plant. As the Manufacturing manager for the Boeing the focus is on the continuous improvement and profitability of the business. Coach and mentor the production managers. Responsible to develop and implement the functional strategy ensuring it supports the business strategy. The implementation of the strategy requires significant change and includes developing and implementing Lean as the improvement tool, change management, cultural change and engagement frameworks

• Manufacturing Lead

  • Mar 2003 - Jul 2007

  Lead a of team 4 team leaders servicing 50 employees working in the assembly area building control surfaces for Boeing , Airbus Lockheed Martin. As the production manager for Boeing the focus was on the continuous improvement and profitability of the business also provide a safe work place that produced a quality product to Aerospace companies.