Ian Stretton

Experience

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  MACMARKETS

  Mar 1975 - Sept 1975

  As Trainee Manager

  from school, passing all training modules.

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  FINEFARE LTD

  Sept 1975 - Aug 1982

  Area Manager Disignate

  started as fresh food manager, working my way through the ranks to Area Manager designate and Superstore General Manager.

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  British Gypsum Ltd

  Aug 1982 - Jan 2009

  Running two FMCG production lines, responsible for Health and Safety Quality, Production , Yield, Availability, OEE, continuous Improvement, Discipline before voluntary redundancy. Responsibilities include, health and safety, yield, availability, training, continuous improvements, data collection, auditing, project work, all my KPI`s were to world class manufacturing standards.

  • Shift Production Manager

    Aug 1982 - Jan 2009

  • Shift Production Manager/Shift Manager/Senior Line Manager/ Line Manager

    Aug 1982 - Jan 2009
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  Wastecycle Ltd

  Mar 2010 - Jul 2010

  Shift Production Manager

  since I started at Wastecycle, I have personally added 25% to the reclamation figures and improve the availability of the Redox plant from 60% to 98% in three months, I have also improved the reclamation of the Plaster shed by 100% and reduced the staffing by 50% . RDF production up 60%, also the wood yard by 60%, with Health and Safety at target zero, these are all record levels for the company, also bringing OEE to world class standards with record profits.I have achieved this through education, retraining, using 5s, Autonomous and Professional maintenance to improve the infrastructure of the company, to drive the business forward, making every one accountable for success and failure. Show less

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  Boots Contract Manufacturing

  Jun 2011 - Mar 2013

  Shift Production Manager

  World Class Manufacturing Practitioner (six sigma black belt)NEBOSH Certificated.IOSH CertificatedISO 9001 and 14001 auditor.Standardised OperationsIOSH Customer Services.From Jan 2010, Taking a Degree in Business Management.Cliat+

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  DD Exports

  Mar 2013 - Aug 2014

  UK Operations Manager

  Buying a variety of goods from various contacts, liaising with customers, arranging for containers for export or outside contractors for shipping. Looking at the cash flow of the business on a regular basis, re-investing the profits back into the business.Open first retail outlet in December 2013, with three more retail outlets opened in 2014, with a further 5 planned for 2015.

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  Belfour Beatty Utilities

  Sept 2014 - Dec 2014

  Business Improvement Specialist

  Working on a short term contract, working on cost reduction projects, which included Engineering, H&S spending, mobile phones, Hotels, Cabling, Stores holdings, Plant damage, Plant hire, work schedules which included contracts, planning, estimating, job hand-overs, IT and other Head Office functions to bring all Depots back into profit.

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  DD Exports

  Jan 2015 - Apr 2015

  Project Manager New Business

  Working on new business ventures, running projects on School Wear in which 200 schools sighed up and also land acquisitions.

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  CYTEC INDUSTRIES

  Apr 2015 - Dec 2015

  Production Manager

  To introduce new working patterns and new working practices in an old established company. To change culture which existed throughout the facility and bring the manufacturing base into the 21st century, using lean methodologies to attain world class standards.To set-up OEE, Yield and overall Efficiencies above companies expectations and introduce workforce to multi-skilling. To write SOP`s, Training Documents, How to Do Books, SWP`s, and near miss reporting to achieve zero injuries, introducing 5s, SMED, Kaizen, 5Why, 5Why1H and other lean tools. Removing issues with Quality to ensure everything which is made was sold, improving standards and improving the Quality and updating work books. Show less

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  Singh Industries

  Dec 2015 - Jan 2016

  Business Consultant and Operations Manager

  Singh Industries specialise in taking over under-performing or bankrupt companies and turning them around. My remit is to get the facilities running professionally, ensuring all stock meets all deadline dates and introduce the workforce to lean methodologies, putting the companies on a solid foundation for the future.

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  DD Exports

  Feb 2016 - May 2016

  Operations Director

  DD Exports specialise in importing Ladies fashions into Ghana from China. My remit was to incorporate Gents Fashion into the business, planning to open at least 30 Gents Fashion outlets by March 2017, all to budget and by the companies roadmap.In this time, I opened 14 Male boutiques with great success by being over forecast by 30% in terms of sales, which has help increase profitability and increased buying power.

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  HOWDEN JOINERY GROUP PLC

  May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Continuous Improvement Engineer

  I was initially taken on to check and audit 3 departments in the company`s bonus scheme, but I was checking and going through the Techtime process I found out more efficient ways of working and my contract was extended from 1 month to 4 months to check another 18 departments or projects.On these projects, a cost saving of £4.5 million by reducing manpower and taking personnel out of a unsafe area,re-engineering the rota wrap process and increasing warehouse space by re-organisation, this saving money on taking stock and bringing it from an outside facility. Show less

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  Singh Industries

  Sept 2016 - Feb 2017

  Business Consultant and Operations Manager

  Working at Singh Industries 3 new Business ventures and incorporating them into the existing network. Transferring orders from facility to facility to ensure all orders are processed in full and on time.I have done a lot of work into Value Stream Mapping at each Facility and introducing a Master version to gain the best value, profit and manufacturing times.

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  DD Exports

  Feb 2017 - now

  Operation Excellence Manager

  Pioneering the final phase of store opening, having opened 32 Male Boutiques, to budget and to the company roadmap. These have now been sold on and contract signed to supply all goods to these outlets for a 5 year period.This has reduced the workload of the company without reducing its profitability and leaves the Wholesale side of the business very strong.

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  Bailey of Bristol

  Oct 2017 - now

  Continuous Improvement Engineer

  Looking at all areas to save money and to make the facility more efficient. Driving change through KPI`s, culture, "can do attitude".To make the facility the "Model Area" of the business and horizontally expand this to all areas of the business.

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  Roocroft Road Restraints

  Feb 2020 - now

  Lean Consultant, Quality and Acting H&S Manager