Experience

The EOD Shop

• United Kingdom
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head Of Operations

  • May 2019 - Present

  Reporting directly to GM, responsible for all Operational aspects of Transactional and Project Based Deliverables; including Manufacturing, Test, Planning, Supply Chain, Warehouse and Export & Shipping.

• Head Of Manufacturing

  • Nov 2017 - Apr 2019

• Quality and Sustainability Manager

  • Jun 2017 - Nov 2017

• Quality Manager

  • Jan 2016 - May 2017

• Production Manager

  • May 2013 - Dec 2015

  Responsible for leading a team, including Planning, Stock Control, Test and Manufacture. manufacturing, installing and providing training on all products within the Chemring TS (Company Name Change) Product Portfolio.Key accountabilities and duties:• Responsible for securing the company's timely production output, in line with the established forecast requirements• Head up morning 5S, Quality, Delivery, Inventory and Productivity (QDIP) team meeting; discussing issues/opportunities and setting daily objectives• Generate and report on department KPIs• Supervising, motivating and supporting staff daily, whilst applying a team approach and maintaining honest, open and two way communication• Responsible for the effective and efficient planning and scheduling of all production activities; including personnel, components and equipment to reduce lead times and mitigate problems• Deliver monthly production and quality targets – Playing a pivotal role in meeting company profitability and customer satisfaction goals• Responsible for maintaining and developing existing department processes and procedures• Support the Company's Commercial department in the tendering process as required (completion of compliance matrices and confirmation of leadtime etc.)• Pro-actively progressing the supply chain to reduce risk and ensure stock is received within agreed time-scales• Frequently working with Procurement to ensure the synchronisation of goods received with the availability of manufacturing resource; increasing stock turns• Implementing new Business Strategy; reducing inventory, batch production for repeat sellers and introducing lean manufacturing disciplines i.e. visual management, 5s and Kaisan. Show less



Chemring EOD Limited

• United Kingdom
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Team Leader - Detect and Defeat

  • Mar 2013 - May 2013

  Responsible for leading a small team, manufacturing, installing and providing training on products from within the Detect and Defeat area of the Chemring EOD Product Portfolio - VehicleScan, Handheld Detectors, Disruptors, De-Armers etc.Key accountabilities and duties:• Supervising, motivating and supporting staff daily, whilst applying a team approach and maintaining honest, open and two way communication• Responsible for the effective and efficient planning and scheduling of all production activities; including personnel, components and equipment to reduce lead times and mitigate problems• Deliver monthly production and quality targets – Playing a pivotal role in meeting company profitability and customer satisfaction goals• Responsible for maintaining processes and procedure• Support the commercial department in the company tendering process as required (completion of compliance matrices and confirmation of leadtime etc.) Show less

• Operations Team Leader - Detect

  • Apr 2011 - Mar 2013

  Responsible for leading a small team, manufacturing, installing and providing training on products from within the Detect area of the Chemring EOD Product Portfolio - VehicleScan, Handheld Detectors etc.Production PlanningLean Process DevolopmentTime and Team ManagementWorldwide InstallationProduct TrainingPersonal and Team Development

• VehicleScan Engineer

  • Jul 2009 - Apr 2011

  UK and Worldwide Field Engineer - Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of systems. Installations carried out in UK, Bulgaria, Spain, Tanzania, Qatar, South Africa, Nigeria, South Korea and MexicoTelephone and Email user tech support and advice Manufacture, repair and continuous development of the VehicleScan productIn house and On-site user training

• Production Apprentice

  • Oct 2004 - Jul 2009

  Enrolled on a 3 and a half year Advanced Apprenticeship, working towards NVQ Level 3's and a BTECWorked in all departments of the company to gain valuable skills and knowledgeProduction – Manufacturing methods, timescales, electronic testingEngineering – Product development, prototyping, supplier demonstrationsMachine Shop – Goods inwards inspection, jig set up and machiningAn integral part of the RF Initiator team - Manufacturing, Bench testing and Range testing of kits Last 18 months of employment, worked solely as a Production Engineer; this included prototyping, investigating new manufacturing methods on legacy products and as part of the manufacturing team on NPI (New Product Introduction). Show less