Experience

CRONITE CASTINGS LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Quality Assurance Manager

  • May 2019 - Present

  • Responsible for the implementation and maintenance of the company's quality system in accordance with the requirements of ISO 9001. • Responsible for the implementation and maintenance of the laboratory's quality system in accordance with the requirements of ISO 17025. • Ensure that all in-house systems and procedures are updated, revised, and modified to meet the needs of external certification bodies. • Monitor performance by gathering relevant data and produce statistical reports. • Review existing policies and make suggestions for changes and improvements and how to implement them. • Driving compliance and performance across the standards to achieve improvements in product quality. • Lead investigations (8D) into noncompliance and implement corrective actions. • Produce and provide guidance and review comment on the preparation of deliverables such as Quality Plans, Inspection & Test Plans, Work Procedures, Business Operating Procedures, Material Approval, Quality Record Templates, Quality KPI Status Reports, Work Instructions, and so on. • Management of the Quality Engineers and Inspection Technicians in the sign-off of parts and the resolution of internal/external quality concerns. Show less



SAFE CRONITE

• Crewkerne

• Investment Foundry Manager

  • Aug 2016 - May 2019

  Oversees and ensures that manufacturing processes run reliably and efficiently whilest maintaining health and safety regulations and also quality standards are met. Supervision of the production line and its staff, ensuring KPI targets are met. Planning and organising production schedules. Assessing project and resource requirements. Estimating, negotiating and agreeing budgets and timescales with clients and managers. Ensuring that health and safety regulations are met. Review worker performance and identify training needed. Show less



Doncasters Group

• United Kingdom
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Continuous Improvement Engineer

  • 2010 - 2016

  * Definition and creation of Standard Operating Procedures including Critical To Quality CTQ's* Identifying best methods of manufacture to remove Non value added activity* Suggest, Participate & Drive cost reduction improvements* Developing & Reviewing Jigs & fixtures to deliver improved efficiency* Investigating Root cause and identifying corrective actions to problems* Increase profitability through Continuous Improvement (including the use of Six Sigma and lean manufacturing)* Implementations of Manufacturing production lines and assembly cells using Lean Six Sigma methodologies* Implementing Lean Six Sigma culture and product/process improvement methodologies, along with use of the following - Cause & Effect (Ishikawa Diagrams) - Capability Studies- Pareto Analysis- Control Charts- FMEA- Mini-tab - Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)- Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA)/Gauge R&R- Statistical Analysis/SPC Show less

• Production Supervisor

  • Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

  Supervision of all production activities both pre-cast and post cast

• Production / Special Projects Engineer

  • 1995 - 2008

  • Project management incorporating the redesign and re-layout of production lines to reduce lead times and improve productivity.• Developed and implemented business continuous improvement strategy• Document processes, task instructions, communicate these processes through formal /informal channels and formal training methods.• Work study to determine standard times for manufacturing processors• Design and manufacture of jigs and fixtures to improve or assist the manufacturing process• Interpret customer requirements into workable production plans• Provide accurate process documentation for all products/processes and develop standards for new processes including sourcing and implementation of new equipment• Conduct investigations into specific product related production "shop floor" failures, analysis and recommendations for corrective action• Support other members of the engineering and manufacturing teams • Provide day-to-day engineering support to production and inspection departments Show less



Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd

• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Distribution Engineer

  • 1993 - 1995

  • Line maintenance, planning, organizing and coordinating planned maintenance schedules. • Planning , installing and commissioning of new Power Sub-Stations. • Planning , installing and commissioning of new high voltage overhead lines • Fault finding and rectifying all defects or problems. • Line maintenance, planning, organizing and coordinating planned maintenance schedules. • Planning , installing and commissioning of new Power Sub-Stations. • Planning , installing and commissioning of new high voltage overhead lines • Fault finding and rectifying all defects or problems.