Reece Garrard

Experience

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  Festival Republic

  Jul 2009 - Sept 2013

  Event Infrastructure - Scaffolding

  Managed set-up of scaffolding infrastructure, whilst also providing general site crew assistance. Summer month employment while undertaking my studies at University.

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  Rolls-Royce

  Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  Manufacturing Leadership Intern

  Working on a range of process improvement projects in the seal fin department of Component Repair. My main projects were improvements to the production process whilst also providing assistance to others on more technical improvement projects.

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  Terex

  Sept 2012 - Sept 2012

  Lean Production Intern (1 month)

  Shadowed production team members at the TEREX plant which assembles models of the genie scissor lift, TEREX backhoe loader, site dumper, and compaction roller. Employees shadowed from supplier quality development, manufacture engineering, & kanban support. Was explained an in depth account as to the implementation & operation of lean tools, techniques and principles actively used in the factory.

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  Rolls-Royce

  Sept 2013 - Sept 2020

  Accountable for supply chain input interface, pro-active planning to maximise capacity utilisation, impact statements, warehouse & material presentation interface, warehouse to build line logistics, inventory management, in-plant escalation and reporting for full facility value stream of the largest OE Civil Engine Assembly & Test operation of Rolls-Royce plc. Facility operations in summary are: sub-level manufacture/assembly, engine assembly, engine test, preparation for customer & despatch for 6 different engine products at circa 350 per annum output. Show less My responsibilities include implementing and facilitating cross-functional standard diary governance with the build team and supporting functions to deliver our targets & improve our area of the business. This encompasses all aspects of Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery & People and includes: focused improvement activity, quality assurance & audit support, systemic problem solving, load & capacity planning, resource utilisation, reporting, training, development & New Product Introduction (NPI) & product readiness. Standing in for Manufacturing Manager when necessary. Build team responsible for the assembly for the Trent 700, Trent 900, Trent 1000-TEN and, soon to be, Trent 7000. Show less Responsible for managing one of the operations teams who assemble the Trent 700 & 900 engine ranges at our Derby operation. The Trent 700 is the engine of choice for the Airbus A330 and the Trent 900 for the A380 with 58% and over 50% market share respectively. My responsibilities include ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the team, the sustainment of standards in the workplace, the quality of workmanship of the team, their training and competency, monitoring of manning levels, commitment to deadlines and hold the accountability for deviations from that delivery commitment. As well as being the point of escalation for the team to higher management and the supporting functions. Conduct self-directed improvement of our workplace organisation and shopfloor control, with the team, as well as drive improvement initiatives directed from our improvement function. Show less The Operations Management graduate scheme enabled myself to rotate through different functions and locations of the company in in order to gain key experiences and knowledge from the following key functions of operations: material and resource planning, purchasing, manufacturing engineering & improvement. Each of these rotations was in a different geographic location, in a new area of the business and lasted for 6 months. The scheme then culminated into a year long Production Leader role where I was part of a leadership group that managed the workforce, workload and work schedule of an aerospace manufacturing facility in the UK. Show less

  • Production Planning & Control Manager

    Jun 2018 - Sept 2020

  • Production Leader

    Jan 2017 - May 2018

  • Production Leader

    May 2016 - Dec 2016

  • Operations Leadership Graduate

    Sept 2013 - May 2016
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  Crown Holdings, Inc.

  Sept 2020 - May 2024

  Logistics/Supply Chain Manager

  Responsible for all aspects of Supply Chain for both the beverage & food business out of Braunstone, Leicester. For first year this was entirely for Crown, across two divisions, and since September 2021 this has been working for both Crown & Eviosys; following the tinplate business acquisition by KPS from Crown. My official employment was directly with Crown however the site now supported two independent businesses. This was managed through agreements put in place to enable the team to operate on behalf of Eviosys legally despite being Crown employees. This transition period was necessary while Crown invested to build a new manufacturing facility elsewhere in the UK. My department's responsibilities include: - Material purchasing/sourcing - Supplier management - Production planning - Stock control - Customer management - Distribution & warehousing - Export/import regulation adherence - Final order fulfilment - Budget ManagementWe supply some of the biggest brands in the food & beverage consumer goods market across customers based in the UK, the Republic of Ireland, mainland Europe and the USA. Show less

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  Eviosys

  May 2024 - now

  Regional Supply Chain Manager

  Responsible for Supply Chain operations for Food product groups in the UK at Eviosys. This is across two manufacturing facilities at Braunstone (Leicester) & Wisbech, in the UK, as well as a large degree of product imported into the UK from many of our plants in mainland Europe. Specific products included are food cans, ends & closures. Within my department's responsibilities are: - Material purchasing/sourcing - Supplier management - Load & Capacity planning - Production planning/scheduling - Stock control - Customer management - Distribution & warehousing - Export/import regulation adherence - Final order fulfilment - Continuous Improvement - Budget managementWe work closely with our other sites in the UK and Europe to provide an extensive portfolio of products to our customers in the UK & mainland Europe. Show less