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A highly motivated Operations/Production Manager with a range of experience in the papermaking And recycling industry. First-class analytical and problem solving skills. An excellent ideas person with the ability to develop new techniques within industry, specialising in performance and change management techniques such as six sigma and lean Able to resolve technical issues over a wide range, working under pressure and within tight time references. Professionally qualified with the ability to discuss all aspects of manufacturing techniques at all levels.

Production Operations Manager @ From March 2015 to Present (7 months) Alternative Fuel Facility at TilburyProduction Manager @ From August 2011 to March 2015 (3 years 8 months) KemsleyProduction Development Manager @ Production Development Manager From February 2011 to August 2011 (7 months) Lean Facilitator @ Developing and delivering Lean Manufacturing Training within the organisation. Facilitating Kiazen Blitz and 5S events, Investigating and reporting P&L and recommending improvment activities. From March 2010 to January 2011 (11 months) Production Manager @ Responsible for the management of the production department in a 280,000 tons per annum paper mill, managing a team of 80 production and engineering personnel and a budget of £3.1million labour and £30million materials and consumables. Managing the production schedule to ensure optimum use of available machinery and maximising uptime. Directing major project developments around improved quality and productivity, negotiating prices with suppliers to meet target spends. Creating and delivering Continuous Improvement programs across the workforce Responsible for all aspect of staff management including shift rotas, recruitment, performance and change management, consequence management, training requirements and delivery and negotiating with trade unions regarding pay and working practises. Defining and Ensuring KPI's are achieved including production levels, downtime, speed of operation and quality of finished product. Keeping the engineering teams focused on the production requirements; managing scheduled maintenance shuts and ensuring that scheduled maintenance is completed on time. Deputising for the Managing Director in his absence. Liaising with customers regarding new orders/products and resolving customer complaint issues. Member of European Team auditing all paper machines throughout the business to ensure Best Available Techniques are being communicated and followed throughout. From January 2006 to September 2009 (3 years 9 months) Manufacturing Superintendent @ Supporting the manufacturing manager in the leading of the production department. Leading the mills shift supervision towards delivering in their key performance areas. Planning the production shutdown tasks and developing the mills permit isolation system. Controlling the budget, purchasing and trialling of machine clothing. From 2004 to 2006 (2 years) Process Development Co-ordinator @ Enhancing Machine runnability and efficiency. Working towards greater reliability and trace ability of the process. Helping to co-ordinate day to day running of the paper machine. From 2000 to 2002 (2 years)

Rainham Mark Grammar School From 1990 to 1995 Richard Williams is skilled in: Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, Cost Reduction, Six Sigma, Operations Management, 5S, Process Optimization, Team Leadership, SMED, Change Management, Manufacturing, Negotiation, Training, Budgets, Pulp, Auditing, Kaizen, Process Improvement, Management, Papermaking, Quality Management, Quality Assurance, Paper Industry, Business Process..., Project Planning, Iso 9000, Process Engineering