Andrew Grant

Experience

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  GlaxoSmithKline

  Nov 2006 - Aug 2010

  Responsibilities Included; • Work with Team to develop and deliver plans to meet objectives on cost, quality, safety, people and supply, and ensure that they are achieved• Undertake and present root cause analysis and investigation on out of tolerance performances in the area, and implement corrective actions• Lead multifunctional teams to drive improvements in manufacturing processes• Support area tactical and strategic plan execution, product launches, product transfers and related equipment and layout changes.• Deputise for Operations Manager when required Show less

  • Process Engineer

    Nov 2009 - Aug 2010

  • Operations Support Manager

    Nov 2006 - Nov 2009
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  AFL

  Aug 2010 - Sept 2012

  Process Engineer

  Responsibilities included;• Part of small team tasked with setting up a green field manufacturing facility as a new business unit within a Japanese multinational company• Transferred best practice manufacturing processes from sister company in Mexico, regularly liaising on quality and process improvements.• Planned equipment layout and supervised installation of 2 new production lines, within 3 months gained customer approval to supply connectorised fibre optic cable.• Responsible for Quality assurance, including defining of final product inspection standards, and rolling out of incoming inspection standards and methods• In charge of troubleshooting for product quality, manufacturing process and equipment issues, including process monitoring and improvement projects• Specialist staff training and deployment of a maintenance and calibration schedule for all production equipment.• Travel to Mexico site to review product manufacturing methods to transfer to UK and further trips to review process improvement and new product trials. Show less

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  PPG Industries

  Sept 2012 - Sept 2016

  Responsibilities include:• Head of department with 80 operators across four shifts. responsible for Manufacturing efficiency, Financial growth, Health and Safety and Quality performance of the department.• Defining, implementing and controlling department financial budget, £1.5 Million for Operating expenses, and £2 Million for Labour.• Management of Warehouse Shipping 65,000 tonnes of Glass per year. Responsibilities Included; • Managed capital and revenue projects up to £2 million, from design and concept up to installation and commissioning• The management of the plant capital and revenue projects budget of up to £10 million per year• Lead process improvement projects including the roll-out of production monitoring systems• Installation of Automated packing cells

  • Focus Factory Manager

    Jan 2015 - Sept 2016

  • Project Engineer

    Sept 2012 - Dec 2014
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  Nippon Electric Glass

  Oct 2016 - Sept 2018

  Responsibilities included:• Promoted to head of department with 120 operators across four shifts, responsible for Manufacturing efficiency, Financial growth, Health and Safety and Quality performance of the department.• Defining, implementing and controlling department financial budget, £3.3 Million for Operating expenses, and £3 Million for Labour• Coordinate continuous production improvements activities based on Lean Six Sigma principles Responsibilities included:• Head of department with 80 operators across four shifts. responsible for Manufacturing efficiency, Financial growth, Health and Safety and Quality performance of the department.• Defining, implementing and controlling department financial budget, £1.5 Million for Operating expenses, and £2 Million for Labour.• Management of Warehouse Shipping 65,000 tonnes of Glass per year.

  • Focus Factory Manager

    Jan 2017 - Sept 2018

  • Focus Factory Manager

    Oct 2016 - Dec 2016
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  Saint-Gobain

  Sept 2018 - Feb 2020

  Mechanical Engineer

  • Management of a team of 11 Maintenance Engineers working in a 24/7 production environment• Ensuring Maintenance activities conducted in a World Class Manufacturing (WCM) environment• Implementation of efficiency improvement projects, coordinating with other site functions.

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  Knauf Insulation

  Feb 2020 - now

  Process Development Engineer

  • Process owner for the curing and packing of glass mineral wool insulation across 15 manufacturing facilities• Start up of packaging lines in new facilities or following plant refurbishments• Development of processes and raw materials to improve the cost, quality and sustainability of Glass mineral wool insulation• Lead process and quality improvement trials across international plants