Alan Wheeler
Manufacturing Director @Amscreen
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WORK HISTORY
Manufacturing Director @Amscreen
Bolton, GB
Responsible for all Manufacturing Operations within Amscreen.Enhanced the manufacturing processes to enable greater volumes whilst lowering the overall costs to produce, whilst introducing several new main stream products in to the manufacturing operations.Increased productivity by 38% within the assembly processes of Amscreen\'s large format digital outdoor screens.Project lead for the introduction of a MRP system in to the business.Driven significant reduction into the turnaround time for repurposing of Amscreen\'s indoor digital signage screens.
EDUCATION
The Open University
DMS, Management Studies
Basingstoke Technical College
HNC in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
SKILLS
ABOUT ALAN WHEELER
A senior operations executive with a proven track record in General, Operational and Change Management of which more than 20 years at senior international level, having managed multi-site and multi-disciplined manufacturing teams delivering complex projects worldwide in high technology based businesses, I have set up and managed multi-site operations and where necessary rationalised operations to meet the businesses strategic short term and long term objectives. • 30 years plus diverse experience in Manufacturing and Operations Management• International Exposure – Hungary, Finland, Sweden, USA and The Netherlands• Multi-Site, Multi-Cultural Operational Management• Deployed Lean tools to optimise manufacturing operations• Experienced manager of mixed discipline operations teams• Formerly at, XMA, Sanmina-SCI, NokiaCORE COMPETENCIES:Manufacturing Management:I have managed multiple manufacturing operations ranging from consumer products through to high end technology products for the Consumer Electronics, Automotive, Telecommunications, Medical, High End IT and Defence sectors. These have been in small SMEs and in large global blue chip organisations, with turnovers for the manufacturing operations ranging from $30m to in-excess of $2b per annum. These operations have delivered best in class production with the use of Lean Six Sigma principles.Project Management:I have managed and overseen multiple complex simultaneous projects, including Global product transfers, design and build of operational and manufacturing sites, new product Introduction, deployment projects and Business transformation. Quality Systems:I have successfully introduced against tight timeframes multiple quality systems to aid in business transformation, these have included ISO 27001 – Information Security, ISO 14001 Environmental Management and Information technology, resulting in BSI awarding Excellence Seeker in Quality to the applicable operation.
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