Factory Manager
Ecoplastics LTD
Total des années d'expérience :9 years, 9 Mois
Factory Manager - Ecoplastics LTD (March 2011 - Present)
Currently managing up to 100 staff including shift managers, production team leaders and operatives to deliver a food approved material to be made into packaging for customers such as Coca Cola, Britvic & GSK.
• Increased production in the sorting facility from 100, 000 to 140, 000 tonnes per year.
• Increased production of RPET 78 from 15, 000 to 32, 000 tonnes per year.
• Driven OE performance up to a consistent 80%
• Annual turnover from £12million to £35million per year.
• Waste reduction of over 35% with savings of up to £20, 000 monthly
• Increased margin per tonne by 25%
Production Manager - AWS Ecoplastics (July 2009 - March 2011)
AWS Ecoplastics is the largest plastic bottle recycling company in Europe, converting used plastic bottles into food-approved pellet. Since working with AWS as Production Manager I have improved line efficiencies from 45% OE to an average of 60% OE, with the aim of hitting a target of 85%. I have both implemented and further developed the recording of downtime and the staffs knowledge and awareness of Continuous Improvement.
• Increased production of RPET pure 78 to an average of 40+ tonnes per day
• Developed Continuous Improvement tools
• Set new KPI's and production targets
• Motivated staff to ensure KPI's are met
• Developed excellent relationships with key customers and suppliers
• Monitored and improved health and safety standards
• Support heavily the Logistics team on a daily basis
• Support and deputise General Manager
Production Manager - Dairy Farmers of Britain (April 2003 - July 2009)
Produced 300, 000 litres of milk and cream per day, for high profile customers such as Tesco's, Co-operative and Brakes.
• Restructured the factory shift system, increasing daily production capacity by 50, 000 litres whilst making overtime savings of 100hrs+ per week
• Motivated and organised the team, ensuring daily KPI's were met
• Increased OEE by 20% across production department through using modern Harford control technology
• Successful BRC and Tesco audits
• Upgraded recruitment to increase staff quality standards
• Member of the Environmental Team
• Level 3 Certificate in Management • St Johns certified First Aider • Basic food hygiene • HACCP and COSSH trained • Certificate in customer care • Counter balance forklift license • Currently training for WAMITAB qualification • Other in-house training
• 5 GCSE's A-C, Lincoln School of Science and Technology