Simon Juggins Beng Hons
Divisional Manager @Polypipe
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WORK HISTORY
Divisional Manager @Polypipe
Strategic multi-site responsibility for the identification & implementation of manufacturing best practice across all Polypipe Building Products (turnover £140M)Identifying opportunities for the creation of flow and pull systems to drive the lean value creation streamSystematic identification of waste, applying innovative appropriate ‘right size’ automation and optimising process flow. New factory & warehouse design and implementing new systems of work.Key medium term strategic and capital expenditure projects.Achievements:• Specification and deployment of vision guided robotic assembly and handling systems that operate at speeds of up to 85 parts per minute.• Collaborative robot deployment trials.• Digital twin• Delivering capable manufacturing aligned with warehousing and stocking strategies which meet existing customer takt rate that are scalable for future growth fully exploiting new technologies as appropriate.
EDUCATION
Doncaster
Currently preparing for an MBA
NEBOSH
NEBOSH, Management of Health & Safety
Cranfield University
Service, Innovation & Operations - Servitization
Adwick School
5 'A' Levels
Sheffield University
B.Eng (Hons), Electronic Engineering
Air Academy Associates
Lean Six Sigma
ABOUT SIMON JUGGINS BENG HONS
A Senior Operations Leader with an engineering degree and a demonstrable track record of delivering Operational Excellence in the manufacturing sector. Experience including setting up, scaling up and leading multiple high volume, highly efficient supply chain integrated manufacturing facilities delivering exceptional customer service with large cross functional teams.• Experienced, determined & results driven Divisional Manager with a passion for improving Manufacturing Operations & Systems to support a business vision aligned with World Class Manufacturing.Ability to identify, develop and deliver strategies for Continuous Improvement & transformational change achieving significant improvements in Costs, Efficiency, Quality, Delivery & Safety Performance. • Highly motivated with excellent business acumen, strong organisational skills & personal integrity. Enhanced manufacturing operational management skills. Introduced a very high degree of automation and instigated ‘lean manufacturing’ working practices.• Adept at working strategically & tactically. Strong interpersonal, communication & negotiation skills.• Extensive experience of deployment of manufacturing improvement methodologies including Lean Manufacturing (Advanced Trained), Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt Qualified) & Continuous Improvement.IOSH and NEBOSH safety qualified. • Leadership through an inclusive, supportive management style to achieve active employee engagement via mentoring, coaching, training, involvement and communication.• Promoting and embedding a “Safety First”, Right first time, customer centric culture. Budgetary control & enjoying the challenge of rapidly maximizing profitability.Establishing and managing a highly automated, very high volume facility producing plastic plumbing fittings & underfloor heating products. Leading an operations team of over 100 people, operating 24/7 within ISO9001 with an annual turnover of £45M. Full budgetary, P&L, KPI and safety responsibility. Ensuring customer satisfaction in terms of cost, quality and delivery for over 600 SKU’s and new product introduction.• Delivering World Class, high volume manufacturing facilities in Injection Moulding, Assembly and other areas.• Responsible for factories with processes including: Injection Moulding, Automated Assembly & Packaging, Manual Assembly, UFCH Production, the TDI Cavity Closures business, the production of electrical extractor fans and the Site Toolroom. • Justification, capex approval, specification and procurement of injection moulding machines, tooling & automation
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