Key Skills & Services: |
A dynamic, highly experienced
Industrial Site Manager with a successful track
record in:
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Operating sites with a very lean
management structure (Managed a polystyrene site
that was benchmarked as the lowest cost
polystyrene production site in Europe).
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Project management of capital,
revenue and other projects ( such as
implementing modules of SAP ,QHSE improvement
projects and ISO 9000 implementation projects).
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Restructuring sites to meet
changing markets (includes managing major
expansion projects as well as major redundancy
programmes).
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Implementation
of new products and the transfer of technology
between sites.
Particularly experienced at working
hands- on with first line supervisors to improve
their performance and their communications skills. |
Career Background: |
Chosen as worldwide co-ordinator by
Total Petrochemicals to manage the development and
introduction of a new range of flame retardant
polystyrene grades into Plants in Manchester,
Singapore and Thailand. Travelled extensively to S E
Asia to supervise works trials and deliver training
sessions. Result was that all 3 sites could produce
the new ranges to a high quality. On the Manchester
site alone these new grades increased sales by 20%.
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Industry sectors: |
26 years
production/operations/general management experience
mainly in the chemicals industry with companies such
as British Nuclear Fuels plc and Total.
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Qualifications |
B.Sc (Honours) in Chemistry.
Accountancy and Finance for Managers
– Open University
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Comments: |
I operate as a business GP first
assessing a company’s problems and opportunities
with the MDO /proprietor then project managing the
agreed improvement programme mainly using
specialists from the Institute of Independent
Business (IIB)
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