Lead Consultant Dean Taylor - Overview

Career Overview

 

Interim Factory Manager - Productivity Partners Ltd

Factory General Manager  -  Premier Foods PLC, Wisbech

Factory General Manager  -  Premier Foods PLC, Long Sutton

Operations Director  -  Fox’s Confectionery, Leicester (Northern Foods)

Operations Director  -  Paynes Confectionery, Croydon  (Northern Foods)

Performance Improvement Manager (group)  -  Britvic Soft Drinks, Head Office

Factory Operations Manager  -  Britvic Soft Drinks, Chelmsford                  

Engineering Improvement Projects Coord (group) - Britvic Soft Drinks

Factory Quality Manager  -  Britvic Soft Drinks, Tamworth

Production Manager  -   Wells Soft Drinks, Tenbury Wells

Quality Coordinator  -  Betts & Co Plastics, Colchester (Courtaulds)

 

 

Recent Career Achievements

 

Successive annual turnaround in factory operating performance amounting to a £5m improvement (factory variances & o/heads).

 

15% improvement in overall factory efficiency / OEE with further benefits from increased labour output and line balancing / re-engineering.

 

Achieved a £1.6m improvement in raw and packaging material yields over 2 years – supported by ‘real time’ management reporting.

 

Step change improvements towards right first time quality culture – reduction in consumer complaints from 18.6 to 11.5 cpmu. Significant reductions in isolated stock.

 

Established strong cross functional teams to deliver wide range of successful ‘quick to market’ NPD initiatives.

 

Negotiated and delivered strategic investment of an average £5m annum in processing, filling, sterilising, packing and quality improvement technology over 4 years.

 

Launched major operational strategic review – resulting in the negotiation and implementation of annualised hours work patterns encompassing supply chain, manufacturing and engineering functions within unioised operation of around 500 personnel.

 

Restructuring of key management teams to facilitate ongoing improvements, improve accountabilities, and develop core competencies of staff.

 

Delivered successful continuous improvement programmes using a variety of improvement techniques but all based on team development and effective cross functional teamworking.

 

Successfully managed closure of two factories and the integration of existing and new equipment into new manufacturing facilities. Wide-ranging project management experience & skills.

 

 

Productivity Partners Ltd

Conifers

37, Main Street

Whissendine

Rutland

LE15 7ES

To contact us:

Office:   01664 474141

Mobile:   07979 548404

 

Email: enquiries@productivity-partners.co.uk

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