Orffer Ernst

• Oversee daily production operations, ensuring all orders are completed on time and in full to meet stringent OTIF standards.
• Collaborate with Operations Manager to plan and achieve set KPIs, enhancing operational efficiency and output.
• Manage Goods In and Goods Out teams, maintaining rigorous quality control checks on incoming goods and conducting regular stock takes to ensure inventory accuracy.
• Deal with all After sale issues, planning all re-delivery/installs and repairs of issue products for the entire company.
• Liaise with Purchasing to address stock discrepancies or damaged products to minimise order delays.
• Conduct monthly one-on-one meetings and biannual Personal Development Plans with team members.
• Administered team leave requests and absences.
• Worked together with the Health and Safety officer to ensure all warehouse operations comply with Health and Safety standards.
• Supported Head of Operation in continuous improvement initiatives to improve operational quality and efficiency.
• Possessed forklift certification for an Aisle Master 1.5t Height 4.2m, contributing to hands-on leadership.
• Resolved communication issues between Production and Goods In, creating a strong team.
• Enhanced warehouse capacity by 20% by redesigning racking and product layouts.
• Implemented new picking processes, increasing picking accuracy and reducing errors.

• Daily quality control operations, conducting checks and recording data to ensure product integrity and compliance with industry standards.
• Daily operation of Injection Moulding Machines.
• Accelerated professional development by securing the opportunity to pursue a Setter qualification within 10 months, a recognition typically reserved for employees with 2 to 3 years of service.

• Work as part of a 2 person team, manufacturing and installing hand made bespoke kitchens and furniture.

• Trained as a Cabinet maker with Roland, later moving on to personally manufacturing different types of handmade furniture.

• Performed routine maintenance of the property's grounds internally and externally

• Managed a team of 8 maintenance operatives.
• Ensured the maintenance and improvement of facilities across three properties, including staff accommodations for 60 individuals.
• Oversaw various maintenance tasks such as plumbing, electrical work, building, painting, woodworking, and the upkeep of septic tank systems and boilers.
• Planned the maintenance and servicing schedule for a fleet of 11 vehicles, including 8 Land Rovers, to guarantee operational readiness for the lodge.
• Developed successful relationships with local contractors, landowners, and suppliers, enhancing communication and negotiation capabilities.
• Restructured maintenance stock systems
• Implemented maintenance schedules, reducing maintenance costs across all lodges.
• Help to oversee the construction of a new water storage facility.

• Conducted comprehensive helicopter flight training for civilian and armed forces students, accumulating 890 instructional hours and achieving 1200 total flight hours.
• Delivered daily ground school sessions and theory lessons via PowerPoint to groups of up to 30 students from various African nations.
• Ensured the safe operation of flight school activities as the appointed Health and Safety representative.
• Developed and implemented safety protocols and emergency response procedures for flight training operations.
• Maintained a rigorous personal training regimen to stay current with aviation best practices and instructional techniques, ensuring the highest quality of education.

2nd In Command of the Artillery Fire Support Team.

7 Month Tour of Iraq 2007

7 Month Tour of Afghanistan 2011