Experience

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  Roxel

  • Kidderminster, England, United Kingdom

  • Manufacturing Development Engineer

    • Jun 2015 - Present
    • Kidderminster, England, United Kingdom

    Helping Product Designers 'Design for Manufacture' (DFM) Working out new processes for Manufacture. FMEAS. Designing Jigs, Fixtures and production aids for assembly and CNC Machining. Risk Assessments. Capex projects. Development for new processes onto setting up for production. Lean Manufacturing exercises. Trouble Shooting, Quality Issues. Vetting Suppliers and discussing Techinical Issues to make life easier and more efficient. Trading Apprentices in Toolroom environment. Compiling SOP's and Route Cards for Production. Due my Mechanical Engineering experience I'm the man to go to for advice.

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  Arjo

  • Wednesbury, England, United Kingdom

  • Supply Chain Project Manager

    • Mar 2004 - May 2015
    • Wednesbury, England, United Kingdom

    Link between Design and Manufacturing to Supply Chain / Quality Issues for new Product Introduction

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  Legrand

  • Project / Manufacturing / Production Engineer

    • Feb 2000 - May 2003

    Interfacing with new product designers. Advising on componentry for industrialisation. Ensuring products are designed for manufacture. Minimise costs and maximise profitability, whilst assuring quality of work.Requiring all round Mechanical Engineering knowledge. Planning and organising manufacturing routings. Industrial Engineering Assessing, evaluating and categorising New Press Toolmakers & Component Suppliers for a major £50m Anglo/French project launch. Commuting to Parent Company in Paris & Limoges to advise on Design restraints for Industrialisation & feasibility studies. Creating new ‘Press Tooling Specifications Document’ to suit internal production methods, reducing tooling maintenance (Kaizen)Organising day-to-day Press Shop, Toolroom, Quality Programs for efficient production. Responsible for R & D programmes, Prototyping, Test and line trials.Trouble Shooting, Knowledge of Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Budgeting, Costing, Routings, Process Flow, Timing Plans. Cost Reduction Exercises. (Continual Improvement)Introduce “Kaizen” (Continual Improvement Procedures) Developing and motivating teams to achieve objectives. Setting up ‘Lean Manufacturing’ cells. Creating efficient production for high volume products. Quick Tool Change Procedures. Setting up Kan Bans. Harmonisation of products. Make v Buy exercises. Use of 2D CAD for cell layouts.

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  Eaton

  • Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

  • Project / Prototype Engineer

    • May 1997 - May 2000
    • Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

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  Metrotools / Turner Bros

  • Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

  • Press Toolmaker

    • Jul 1980 - Apr 1997
    • Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

    Press Toolmaker, Machinist, Arc Welding, Aerospace Jigs and Fixtures