Experience

Mitsubishi Motors Australia

• Australia
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Recall Manager

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  Implement, track and progress product recall and service campaigns working with government agencies, vehicle owners, dealers, mailing houses and multiple internal stakeholders to maximise completion rates. Responsible for adhering to the RVSA Recall Policy and the FCAI Recall Code of Practice.

• Key Projects Manager

  • Jun 2018 - Mar 2021

  Manage key projects as well as assisting in the coordination of key projects other functions are responsible for managing. Build and develop strong and effective working relationships with key stakeholders to develop change management capabilities within functions. Lead project manager on relocating the business to a new location working closely with multiple stakeholders including potential developers, architectural firms, government agencies, other external providers and internal groups.

• National Sales Planning Manager

  • Mar 2008 - Jun 2018

  Managed the corporate and regional pipeline from vehicle ordering through to retail sale at the product and variant level. Managed the vehicle ordering process from providing order volume forecasts to our parent company (MMC) for factory load planning in Japan and Thailand through to delivery of vehicles to dealers. MMC point of contact for all things related to vehicle supply including assessment of production adjustments, new model introduction/phase-out timing and ensuring sufficient production allocation is provided to support our wholesale plan. Represented the company on the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) Statistics and Economic Committee, FCAI Segmentation Sub-Committee and FCAI Vehicle Logistics Committee.

• Manager Budgets and Labour

  • Jun 2006 - Mar 2008

  Responsible for tracking and reporting plant performance to all levels of plant management and senior executives. Lead daily plant performance meetings and monthly KPI meetings. Coordinated annual management plan development with each manufacturing department head to identify quantifiable opportunities for improvements in cost and quality and tracked progress of initiatives to support these goals.

• Manager Production Engineering (Special Projects and Logistics)

  • Mar 2000 - Jun 2006

  Lead up to nine Production Engineers with strong project management focus for introducing new facilities and methods to production from conceptualisation, ROI business case development, design, implementation, operator training and commissioning.Key successful projects were the time-and-motion study of entire General Assembly department, doors-off project, LPG-only vehicle production implementation, painted body storage facility (ASRS), seat receiving facility, instrument cockpit receiving method and facility and vehicle transponder project. Key involvement in developing new logistics solution for parts receiving and delivery to line including setup of new logistics control centre, calculating optimal manning levels and developing sequential parts delivery methods directly from Tier 1 suppliers to the assembly line.

• Production Engineer

  • Oct 1994 - Mar 2000

  Responsible for designing the most safe and productive method for building vehicles to the highest quality using lean manufacturing principles. Tasks involved designing factory layouts, conducting time-and-motion studies, plant and facility conceptualisation, design and implementation, identifying tooling requirements, conducting risk assessments and stringent project management.

• Motor Body Builder

  • Jan 1988 - Oct 1994

  Commenced and completed apprenticeship with skills learnt in Vehicle Development, Body Weld Shop Metrology, Stamping Metrology and Stamping Maintenance.