Olivier Bluche

Olivier Bluche

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    General Manager at Bailey Total Building Envelope

  • Education

    • Arts et Métiers ParisTech - École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers

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      Master of Engineering - MEng advanced mechanical engineering
  • Experience

    • Saint-Gobain PAM UK

      Jan 1996 - Jan 2007

      Led a successful and extensive restructure and optimisation programme of manufacturing operations which ensured sustained profitability in a challenging and competitive market.

      • Operations director

        Jan 1998 - Jan 2007
      • Plant Manager

        Jan 1996 - Jan 1998
    • Saint-Gobain

      Jan 2007 - Jan 2013

      Led the ongoing development and deployment of the World Class Manufacturing programme across the network of plants worldwide, managing a highly effective central team and a network of regional champions. Doubled the annual savings focussing on productivity improvement, cost reduction, direct labour reduction and the delivery of the global business strategy and local priorities. Full P&L responsibility delivering profitable growth through selling price management, new route to markets, new products development, product value engineering, productivity improvement and new supply chain channels. • Turned around a break-even situation into profitable growth with double digit Return on Sales.• Developed a business-led growth strategy with ambitious increased profit.• Halved the number of accidents & significantly improved working conditions for all employees.

      • Industrial Performance Director

        Jan 2011 - Jan 2013
      • Managing Director

        Jan 2007 - Jan 2011
    • British Gypsum

      Jan 2013 - Jan 2019
      Operations Director

      Delivered the business objectives in a growing and challenging environment from the 5 UK manufacturing sites and mines (including safety, environment, engineering, supply chain, logistics and customer service).• Generated substantial savings through productivity improvement, effective use of World Class Manufacturing tools (TPM, Kaizen, lean manufacturing, policy deployment, OEE, 5S), increased output and generation of additional production capacity. • Successfully completed major change management project whilst sustaining excellent customer service and quality. Led a high performing and cross-functional team instrumental to the success of this undertaking described as “one of the largest and most complex project undertaken in recent times”. Show less

    • Bailey Total Building Envelope

      Jan 2021 - now
      General Manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • World Class Manufacturing Instructor

      Saint-Gobain
      Apr 2013
    • IOSH Leading Safely

      IOSH
      Mar 2019