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Mathew Wilcox
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Norwich, United Kingdom
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Over 25 years exp. Strong skills gained in a Technical/Operations Senior Management capacity within a multi-product environment. Impressive record of building people’s skills, meeting company standards and objectives within set timescales, Understanding Health and Safety and quality standards. Believing that problem-solving skills, multi-tasking, and effective team-working significantly increases efficiencies and productivity, decreasing downtime and reducing costs
Markets
United Kingdom
Industries
Language
English
Fluently
Ready for
Larger project
Ongoing relation / part-time
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My experience
2018 - ?
job
Capital Projects Manager
Kettle foods.
UK
Responsible for Multi-site capital investment projects, ensuring they are delivered on time and on budget whilst satisfying the key stakeholder requirements.
• Manage workflows with all key stakeholders
• Write Business proposals and CAPEX Documents
• Lead all new project steering comities.
• Project manage the installation and build of all projects
• Manage budget for individual projects.
• Manage Hygiene as an improvement project for systems implementation.
Key Achievements:
Managed New Potato Intake building finishing on time and in budget with all requirements from Stakeholders met.
Analysed Capacity and proposed restructure of Multipack realising a £454K saving. (Line Installed)
Scope and execute new Rice cakes lines manufacturing plant. (New factory)
Responsible for Multi-site capital investment projects, ensuring they are delivered on time and on budget whilst satisfying the key stakeholder requirements.
• Manage workflows with all key stakeholders
• Write Business proposals and CAPEX Documents
• Lead all new project steering comities.
• Project manage the installation and build of all projects
• Manage budget for individual projects.
• Manage Hygiene as an improvement project for systems implementation.
Key Achievements:
Managed New Potato Intake building finishing on time and in budget with all requirements from Stakeholders met.
Analysed Capacity and proposed restructure of Multipack realising a £454K saving. (Line Installed)
Scope and execute new Rice cakes lines manufacturing plant. (New factory)
Budget, Implementation, Manager
2015 - 2018
job
Head of Chips and Snacks (Manufacturing Manager)
HSA Group.
Jeddah KSA
Responsible for the Operations Delivery strategy development for the GCC region. Continuous improvements on the processes and tools to ensure efficiency and exceeding customer expectations. The job includes leading the Operations units within the GCC market with a line management responsibility of > 300 staff.
• Create and drive operations across all areas of the Chips and Snack portfolio
• Drive project management to secure margins and quality
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS (CONTINUED)
• Implement Global and Regional delivery strategies and directives
• Drive forecasting and dimensioning of delivery capacity based on business needs
• Drive and implement competence management according to business needs
• Ensure project management and resource planning engagement
• Drive a commercially oriented operations organization
• Support for proposal preparation.
Key Achievements:
Implemented lean tools process
Installed new production line total project 32 Million SAR
Implemented a new Food safety management program.
Reduced raw material variance from 7% to less than 1% SAR 2 million saving in Potato and Oil.
Reduced Manpower PC line from 70 per shift to 58 per shift whilst maintaining OEE SAR 820k savings.
Improved cost of SKU's by 7% minimum YOY through various performance improvement initiatives.
Responsible for the Operations Delivery strategy development for the GCC region. Continuous improvements on the processes and tools to ensure efficiency and exceeding customer expectations. The job includes leading the Operations units within the GCC market with a line management responsibility of > 300 staff.
• Create and drive operations across all areas of the Chips and Snack portfolio
• Drive project management to secure margins and quality
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS (CONTINUED)
• Implement Global and Regional delivery strategies and directives
• Drive forecasting and dimensioning of delivery capacity based on business needs
• Drive and implement competence management according to business needs
• Ensure project management and resource planning engagement
• Drive a commercially oriented operations organization
• Support for proposal preparation.
Key Achievements:
Implemented lean tools process
Installed new production line total project 32 Million SAR
Implemented a new Food safety management program.
Reduced raw material variance from 7% to less than 1% SAR 2 million saving in Potato and Oil.
Reduced Manpower PC line from 70 per shift to 58 per shift whilst maintaining OEE SAR 820k savings.
Improved cost of SKU's by 7% minimum YOY through various performance improvement initiatives.
Project Management, Operations, Forecasting, Lean, Management, Less, Safety, Support, Strategy development, Development, Production, PC, GCC, Processes, Customer, Manager
2013 - 2015
job
Operations Manager
Riyadh Foods Company.
Riyadh, KSA
Responsible for setting and integrating operating strategies for 5 factories in alignment with overall company priorities - whilst ensuring effective deployment and achievement of agreed targets and KPI's for the KSA sites and functions. The scope of responsibility within manufacturing operations includes Health and Safety, Quality, Purchasing, People Engagement, Manufacturing Strategy and Operational Performance, and leadership of major projects.
Manufacturing: Cream cheese, Noodles, Bottled water, Roasted and groundnuts, Blended spices, chicken stock, Bottled foods, Blended foods packaging across the 5 factories.
Key Achievements:
Restructured operations team to better achieve the strategic goals
Implemented a new KPI performance management system.
Reduced Labour cost by 20%
Reduced material cost by 4.2 Million Riyals (5.3% of budget)
Implemented a new Food safety management program
Oversaw successful installation of new Dairy Manufacturing line.
Increased overall line efficiencies by 11% and reduced waste by 1.3%
Responsible for setting and integrating operating strategies for 5 factories in alignment with overall company priorities - whilst ensuring effective deployment and achievement of agreed targets and KPI's for the KSA sites and functions. The scope of responsibility within manufacturing operations includes Health and Safety, Quality, Purchasing, People Engagement, Manufacturing Strategy and Operational Performance, and leadership of major projects.
Manufacturing: Cream cheese, Noodles, Bottled water, Roasted and groundnuts, Blended spices, chicken stock, Bottled foods, Blended foods packaging across the 5 factories.
Key Achievements:
Restructured operations team to better achieve the strategic goals
Implemented a new KPI performance management system.
Reduced Labour cost by 20%
Reduced material cost by 4.2 Million Riyals (5.3% of budget)
Implemented a new Food safety management program
Oversaw successful installation of new Dairy Manufacturing line.
Increased overall line efficiencies by 11% and reduced waste by 1.3%
Operations, Budget, Packaging, Deployment, Performance Management, Operations manager, Leadership, Management, Safety, Health, KPI, Manager
2012 - 2013
job
Manufacturing Support Manager
PepsiCo.
KSA
Managing the manufacturing support function ensuring correct planning, Financial tracking, KPI Performance tracking and improvement, Change projects and AOP.
• Provided leadership to the Manufacturing Support Team at the site. Development of PDR and CDAP for Direct Reports.
• Ensured effective performance reporting internally to drive the balanced scorecard Cost, Quality, Service and People through effective KPI management.
• Liaising among SC planning, Category Managers, Maintenance team, R & D and Projects to set the optimized production schedule and plan other required tasks accordingly.
• Production Balancing.
• RM/FG reconciliation with the warehouse.
• COSO site lead.
• Plant Financial tracking.
• Plant capability training lead.
Key Achievements:
Created and implemented a Production balancing system.
Created a new department for manufacturing support.
Lead continuous improvement projects that reduced labour cost by 10.3 %
Updated Performance reporting system.
Managing the manufacturing support function ensuring correct planning, Financial tracking, KPI Performance tracking and improvement, Change projects and AOP.
• Provided leadership to the Manufacturing Support Team at the site. Development of PDR and CDAP for Direct Reports.
• Ensured effective performance reporting internally to drive the balanced scorecard Cost, Quality, Service and People through effective KPI management.
• Liaising among SC planning, Category Managers, Maintenance team, R & D and Projects to set the optimized production schedule and plan other required tasks accordingly.
• Production Balancing.
• RM/FG reconciliation with the warehouse.
• COSO site lead.
• Plant Financial tracking.
• Plant capability training lead.
Key Achievements:
Created and implemented a Production balancing system.
Created a new department for manufacturing support.
Lead continuous improvement projects that reduced labour cost by 10.3 %
Updated Performance reporting system.
Training, R, Continuous improvement, Leadership, Management, Service, Support, KPI, Development, Production, Manager
My education
1998
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2005
Open University Milton Keynes
BSc, Technology
BSc, Technology
1994
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1995
Bosworth College
Secondary, N/a
Secondary, N/a
1992
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1994
Bosworth College
Secondary, N/a
Secondary, N/a
n/a
Unspecified, Design and Innovation
Unspecified, Design and Innovation
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