Richard Ratcliffe

• Supervised production schedules and production quality for timely delivery
• Defined manufacturing quality guidelines and criteria to adhere to company standards.
• Identified opportunities to improve and streamline manufacturing processes to maximise time and revenue.
• Provided quotations to manufacture specialised goods and products.
• Enforced health and safety requirements for worker protection, keeping accidents and company liability at minimum.
• Directed and motivated 6 production staff.
• Reviewed production orders, schedules, delivery dates and inventory levels to determine product availability.
• Developed production plans covering schedules, quality goals and labour requirements.
• Managed materials to keep up with production goals and meet customer demands.
• Negotiated rates with suppliers and managed relations to maintain adequate levels of quality supplies.
• Worked flexible hours.
• Maintained a high level of chemical production as learned in previous roles

• Oversaw daily operations to achieve high productivity levels.
• Handled chemicals and waste in line with COSHH regulations.
• Wrote reports outlining project progress and results.
• Managed on-site laboratory staff and schedules.
• Ran up to 20L scale manufacturing activity
• Led a small team in manufacturing niche organic chemicals.

Manufactured a variety of High quality Organic chemicals

- Diazo

-Grignard reactions

-Friedel crafts reactions

-Mono styrene chemistry

-Wolffe-Kishner reductions

-Other reactions including acetylations, brominations and nitrations

Manufacture of a variety of organic chemicals

- Diazo

-Grignard

-Sugars

Warehouse duties including Forklift driver

Fine Chemical manufacture

Analytical testing