Pat Regan.

Experience

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  Reagecon

  Dec 1993 - Dec 2008

  A senior management role reporting directly to the General Manager. This role involved overseeing all the operational aspects of the organisation with responsibility for 65 employees. As Lean co-ordinator I reported directly to the operations manager and led the company through a Lean programme, training staff and implementing programmes using Lean tools to make the company a more effective and efficiently run organisation, this lead to direct savings of €450,000. As distribution manager I reported directly to the operations manager. In this role I determined the work load of the manufacturing and shipping departments which consisted of 35 employees and managed these departments to set goals, including On Time in Full, Number of Complaints, Daily Dispatch Values, Units Filled, and Lead Time with 65 dispatches per day and a 95% on time in full performance. I reported directly to the operations manager and liaised with the marketing, shipping and quality departments to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of manufactured product to distribution warehouse. This involved managing 15 employees with 3500 units delivered per day. I planned the workings of the Chemical manufacture area and supervised 5 employees which produced 60 batches per week .

  • Operations Manager

    Jun 2007 - Dec 2008

  • Lean Co-Ordinator

    Mar 2004 - Jun 2007

  • Distribution Manager

    Feb 2000 - Mar 2004

  • Production Manager

    Dec 1996 - Feb 2000

  • Production Supervisor

    Dec 1993 - Dec 1996
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  Fas Athlone

  Mar 2009 - Nov 2009

  Executive Networking and Support Programme

  expand network of contactspreparing for interview explore start up own business opportunitiescontinuous self improvement through training,upskillingexamine other possibilities for career pathbrainstorming

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  WIN West of Ireland Networking

  Oct 2009 - Jun 2012

  Member and Mentor

  The WIN Mentoring Programme aims to provide jobseekers, SME’s and entrepreneurs access to the expertise, experience and contacts of senior business people who have volunteered their considerable expertise to the scheme.

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  West Of Ireland Networking

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  Participant

  A group of Professionals Networking to help each other increase their portfolo of contacts with a view to improving their current positions.

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  Curtiss Wright

  May 2010 - Oct 2016

  Production Manager

  Curtiss Wright, Galway, specialises in the provision of Parylene Coating to the medical device industry.As Production Manager of Curtiss Wright Galway which was a new set up company in Galway my role involves carrying out all the tasks required in the day to day running of a business.I have been involved from set up stage and my role initially involved putting in place all aspects of set up such as plant layout, plant services, machine installation, IT ,HR, and sourcing suppliers. The role also involved transferring all the process knowledge from our sister plant in the US to Galway and assisting in putting in place a quality system that meets the medical device industries standards Show less

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  Arawbawn Daries

  Oct 2016 - May 2017

  Production Manager

  Arrabawn Dairies, Kilconnell, Galway , Oct 2016-To PresentBusiness: Arrabawn Dairies is part of Arrabawn Co-op which is a large diversified Co-operative Society with an annual turnover of €250m. The Group is comprised of an Agri-business Division, Food Ingredients Division and Dairies Division.The Arrabawn Co-operative society was founded following the merger of Nenagh Co-op and Mid West Farmer’s Co-op in 2001 and produces a wide array of products which include dairy consumer products such as milk, butter, cream; dairy ingredients such as casein, skim milk powder, whole milk powder, whey and animal feeds products.Arrabawn Dairies Kilconnell bottle over 1,500,000 Litres of Milk and Cream each week for all of Arrabawn’s customers Role as Production Manager Reporting to Operations ManagerThis Role involves the day- to-day running of the filling plant which has a double shift with two supervisors and a staff of 50 operatorsImplementation of a training plan for all staff for all procedures and processes.Set up a machine efficiencies plan, monitor all results and put in place a plan in conjunction with the maintenance team to reduce and eliminate waste and down time.Look at all areas around the filling process and implement practices and procedures that will lead to substantial savings both in time and cost and improve the overall plant efficiencies.Take a helicopter view of all processes and bring new ideas to the management team on improvements that can be made across all aspects of the business. Work with all staff and company union reps to improve staff moral and improve the working experience for all Arrabawn employees. Show less

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  Chemifloc Ltd

  Jun 2017 - Jun 2022

  Production Manager

  Chemifloc have been manufacturing and supplying water treatment products to both the private and public sector since 1981 and offer a range of primary coagulants, coagulant aids and odour control chemicals to the water and effluent industry throughout Ireland.Chemifloc have become a leading supplier to both the private and public sector and comply with the highest standards of health, safety and environmental management. and are committed to continuous improvements and to offering excellent technical services to the customers. Show less

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  Cormac Tagging

  Jun 2022 - Jun 2024

  Production Manager

  Cormac Tagging is a family run business with a successful 30 year track record in agri business sector. The company’s strength lies in its depth of knowledge and vast experience in the Irish farming sector. Cormac Tagging has already gained an outstanding reputation in supplying animal identification tags to farmers, supplying sheep, goat and pig tags as approved by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Cormac Tagging provide a highly efficient service to farmers throughout Ireland.QualityWe bring an exemplary reputation for supplying quality animal identification products and solutions with a highly efficient support service to farmers across Ireland.Our current order and delivery efficiency, supported by our Quality Management System (that complies with ISO 9001:2015), enable us to maintain a 98% customer retention rate.Our Partnership With CaisleySome 13 years ago, we partnered with Caisley International, a leading European manufacturer of outstanding quality animal identification tag, services as well as cutting edge biotechnology products; as a result of our partnership, together Cormac Tagging and Caisley sheep identification tags currently hold a 25% share of the sheep tag marketand 33% share of the sheep electronic tag market.Our MissionAs a small business, our success in gaining a 30% market share as previous mentioned was built using good old fashioned hard work, Irish innovation and sometimes even ingenious ideas and we did this without a single Internet order, or even a functional website; this is testament to the dedication of our customer service team.With our direct efforts along with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to open the Irish cattle tag market to competition, we feel we are at the beginning of a new era in our marketplace, one in which herd and flock owners become the beneficiaries of many of the technologies, functions and features we plan to introduce in the very near future. Show less

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  Element Six

  Jun 2024 - now

  Manufacturing Team Lead

  Element Six is a company specialised in providing synthetic diamond, cubic boron nitride and other superhard materials for industrial use. Part of the De Beers Group, Element Six employs over 1,900 people and its primary manufacturing sites are located in the UK, Ireland, Germany, South Africa, and the US.Element Six advanced engineering materials are used in abrasive applications such as cutting, grinding, drilling, shearing and polishing, while the extreme properties of synthetic diamond beyond hardness are applied in a wide array of industrial and technology applications such as optics, power transmission, water treatment, semi-conductors, sensors and quantum information processing. Show less