John Paul McLoughlin

Experience

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  Valeo

  Aug 2006 - now

  Planning / Organization• Define scope of projects• Drive project objectives in terms of profitability (product and development), quality, cost & timing.• Drive and apply project management principles/adherence• Manage Timing/delivery to milestones daily• Manage partners, suppliers, sub-contractors - delivering results in complex partnership relations• Prepare project phases reviews at mgm level• Forecasting issues / delays - constant updating managing of the Project Plan• Managing the transition of projects from internal to customer platformTeam• Lead a cross functional and multi national team to deliver parallel projects against agreed milestones.• Estimation of resource needs and development workload• Define appropriate measures for the team to achieve project goals. • Check and validate resource activities and propose timing scenario to achieve milestones• Support and challenge team members to deep analysis on issues in projects (5W2H+PDCA/FTA) based on facts and data• Functional responsibility of all team members, set and track project objectives, ensure appraisal of all team members. Cost• Define and track project investments and development costs• Ensuring the monthly balancing of resources against needs• Continuous focus on cost optimisation to improve project financials• Cost reduction with all levers (R&D, material, labour, overhead costs) increase productivities.• Manage change requests to ensure all costs are consideredCustomer• Manage the customer and their timelines ensuring dates / deliveries are respected.• Ability to develop the customer view. Understanding customer plans before formalisation.• Manage customer expectation• Manage all project changes from customers• Keep customer updated on Project progress.Communications• Management of communications at all levels internally and externally.• Present topics clearly and concisely while ensuring the message and tone of communications are aligned. Show less - Participate with the innovation team in evaluation of product concepts to determine potential manufacturing processes.- Detailed review and revision of proposed design with new product development team to meet design objectives.- Review proposed product designs for manufacturability.- Analysis of manufacturing cost and development of plan to achieve targetted gross margin- Supplier identification and assessment for potential new processes- Development of User Requirements Specification to validation of processes for all new manufacturing equipment- Development and management of project schedules for manufacturing of selected product concept- Development of capital expnditure plans for manufacturing equipment- Utilising tools in the design of process such as cardboard mock-up to facilitate in LEAN process design.- Attendance at Project Meetings & delivering on Open Issues assigned.- Attendance & Presentation of Process at Customer meetings both onsite & off-site.- Define Process Development Milestones- Analysing RFQs to estimate the Process Set-Up Costs and Labour content.- Perform Process & Logistics Reviews- Define the Process Flow- Perform Process FMEA- Co-ordinate/Facilitate the DFM Reviews with relevant Design & Test Engineers for each Process Step on PFC.- Generation & Execution of Process Qualification Plans & Report. (OQ /PQ)- Prepare & Conduct Full Day Production Runs(FDPR) for capacity and quality validation ahead of SOP.- Complete Risk Assessments – detailed analysis of H&S issues in advance of the introduction of New Equipment/Processes and post commissioning. - Show less - Ownership of key processes namely, Screw Insertion, Leak Testing, Ultrasonic Welding, Robotic assembly process.- Provide technical support for the introduction of new operations and modification of existing operations equipment and processes.- Generating User Requirement Specifications/Functional Design specifications, FAT, IQ, OQ, PQ documentation for new processes.- Lead projects to increase efficiency in the running of the equipment and processes.- Designing and implementing modifications to increase efficiency and reduce costs.- Prepare engineering project proposals and budgets, using tools such as FMEA to identify risks, monitor budgets and track trends.- Generating, reviewing and updating all Engineering documentation i.e. procedures, training documentation, Work Instruction, Control Plans etc. where necessary. Show less

  • Senior Project Manager

    May 2024 - now

  • Project Manager

    Sept 2014 - Nov 2024

  • NPI Manufacturing Engineer

    Jan 2011 - Sept 2014

  • Process Development Engineer

    Jan 2007 - Dec 2010

  • FMEA Manufacturing Engineer

    Aug 2006 - Jan 2007