Experience

NGPlastics

• Plastics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Process & Plant Improvement Engineer

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Initially engaged to refine a process, the role has grown to a plant wide recondition of faciltites. Rebuild and recondition various existing machines, layout and install new and existing lines of plant, improve services (water & air). Specify and procure new equipment, design machinery and equipment, build equipment, install and commission new processes. Initially engaged to refine a process, the role has grown to a plant wide recondition of faciltites. Rebuild and recondition various existing machines, layout and install new and existing lines of plant, improve services (water & air). Specify and procure new equipment, design machinery and equipment, build equipment, install and commission new processes.


Self-employed
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Process Engineer

  • Sep 2018 - Apr 2019


Nortek Global HVAC

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Project Engineer

  • Feb 2018 - Sep 2018

  One of two engineers working on a project for Melrose (GKN buy out Melrose) to transfer a factory in Belgium and integrate all processes and facilities into their main production facility in the west Midlands. Transfer and set up including layouts, facilities readiness, SOP generation, training and commissioning. One of two engineers working on a project for Melrose (GKN buy out Melrose) to transfer a factory in Belgium and integrate all processes and facilities into their main production facility in the west Midlands. Transfer and set up including layouts, facilities readiness, SOP generation, training and commissioning.



Jaguar Land Rover

• Industrial Engineer

  • Feb 2017 - Sep 2017

  Industrial Engineer for JLR's new plant in China, providing remote development of all allocations for the engine plant (CJLR). Involving the transfer of lessons learnt from Wolverhampton and also creating the facility allocation allowing both the existing 4 cylinder engine design and a new (as yet unpublicised configuration) to be produced on one production line with mixed model type schedules.

• Industrial Engineer

  • Feb 2016 - Jan 2017

  Engaged for 6 months in the final development of methods and time standards and work allocations for the new V8 Supercharged Petrol engine final assembly line. Moved to work on the 4 cylinder Petrol assembly line final allocations prior to its start up expected autumn 2016.



Sub-Contractor - Jaguar LandRover

• Industrial Engineer

  • Feb 2015 - Jan 2016

  JLR has invested over 600 million in their new 'factory in a factory' to produce firstly the Range Rover Sport latest model whilst finalising the latest Jaguar to join the prestigious brand, the XE was launched in April 2015. The role involves the audit and update of process records from the theoretical documentation prior to start up to the actual now up and running, the task currently shared between myself and one other is to study, audit and correct all operations within the final assembly and trim operation - this encompasses 1000's of operations within a building the floor area of 22 football pitches ..... a fair task! Show less



Sub-Contractor - IMI Webber Ltd

• Manufacturing Systems Engineer

  • Aug 2014 - Nov 2014

  Liaised with suppliers & specified optimal re-engineering of existing plant to accept new product avoiding new line. Devised new style test equipment to allow quick changeover and flexibility - avoiding the need for new dedicated lines. Liaised with suppliers & specified optimal re-engineering of existing plant to accept new product avoiding new line. Devised new style test equipment to allow quick changeover and flexibility - avoiding the need for new dedicated lines.



Self Employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• International Materials Sourcing Agent

  • Nov 2013 - Jul 2014

  Organised escorted trip to Latvia to visit Baltic manufacturers & help reduce perceived concerns – relationship building. Successfully introduced one of the largest timber mills in Latvia to a UK customer - samples accepted and relationship built Organised escorted trip to Latvia to visit Baltic manufacturers & help reduce perceived concerns – relationship building. Successfully introduced one of the largest timber mills in Latvia to a UK customer - samples accepted and relationship built



Hi Spec Doorsets Ltd

• Operations Director

  • Jul 2010 - Nov 2013

  Produced 50,000+ doorsets for Premier Inn, Travelodge and Holiday Inn; student accommodation (Exeter & Loughborough Universities), schools, hospitals and mental institutions. Largest contract; ‘The Cube’ Birmingham - supplied approximately 2300 doorsets Produced 50,000+ doorsets for Premier Inn, Travelodge and Holiday Inn; student accommodation (Exeter & Loughborough Universities), schools, hospitals and mental institutions. Largest contract; ‘The Cube’ Birmingham - supplied approximately 2300 doorsets



Polyco Limited

• United Kingdom
• Wholesale Building Materials

• Consultant General Manager

  • Feb 2006 - Jul 2010

  Created from a Green Field, a doorset manufacturing operation involving all product, process and system development Created from a Green Field, a doorset manufacturing operation involving all product, process and system development



Timberlike Limited

• United Kingdom

• Production Director

  • Apr 2003 - Jul 2005

  Implementing fixes leading to an improvement in the reputation of the business attributable to addressing customer complaints diligently whilst also achieving savings of £80,000 per annum, increasing output 2.5 times, reducing lead-time by 400%, reducing line and field failure rate from 15% to 0.5%. Won the Derby City Council Supplier of the Year Award Implementing fixes leading to an improvement in the reputation of the business attributable to addressing customer complaints diligently whilst also achieving savings of £80,000 per annum, increasing output 2.5 times, reducing lead-time by 400%, reducing line and field failure rate from 15% to 0.5%. Won the Derby City Council Supplier of the Year Award



Carling Point Ltd

• Operations Director

  • Dec 1996 - Feb 2003

  Acquiring and regenerating operation supplying 60% of UK demand for Video Library cases to Blockbuster Video UK Acquiring and regenerating operation supplying 60% of UK demand for Video Library cases to Blockbuster Video UK



Elkay Electrical Mfg Co Ltd

• Production Manager

  • Sep 1989 - Apr 1996

  Improving company injection mould facility, developing & implementing a companywide continuous improvement programme, took moulding operation from 35% to 97% efficiency. Achieving growth in profit from loss to 22% p.a. Applying D.O.E. and S.P.C. scrap reduced from 30% to 0.5%. Developing and implementing an Injection Moulding facility capital project of c£0.5m. Improving company injection mould facility, developing & implementing a companywide continuous improvement programme, took moulding operation from 35% to 97% efficiency. Achieving growth in profit from loss to 22% p.a. Applying D.O.E. and S.P.C. scrap reduced from 30% to 0.5%. Developing and implementing an Injection Moulding facility capital project of c£0.5m.