Sam Maude

- Developed the site's continuous improvement roadmaps.

- Managed the execution of the site roadmap by liaising with project and kaizen leaders, ensuring they understood the objective of the event and drove them to hit key milestones.
- Led the development of an always-improving programme which captured improvement ideas from the entire site to execute more productivity-saving projects.
- Managed the operations side of new product development (NPD).
- Created project plans and dashboards using Smartsheet to ensure projects and events were on track.
- Owned and managed the productivity-saving funnel.
- Coached and guided new teams during CI events (Kaizens)
- Coached associates on lean tools, problem-solving techniques, and CI concepts.
- Gained an understanding of finance, customer service, supply chain, and shipping operations by spending time within each department and monitoring their operation, then advised each department on how to improve their operation using CI techniques.
- Advised the site on CBS standards.
- Defined the costings, layout, and processes for a new production line.
- Presented monthly updates about CBS to the entire site.
- Provided coaching on basic and advanced problem-solving tools to specific teams as needed.

- Implementing the APQP initiative across 3 product lines and driving RPN’s down. Conducted training by OMNEX
- Leading and managing the operations side of an NPD (designing the layout, sequence and controls using the AQPQ tools)
- Implement COBOT’s to improve productivity. Trained on universal robots through RARUK
- Tool Champion in standard work for flow. Lead Kaizen’s for product lines which have increased capacity by 40%
- Conduct Root cause analysis using 5 why’s, fishbone and DMAIC tools.
- Use Solidworks to design fixtures for assemblies to improve operator ergonomics and poke yoke assemblies
- Maintain the target roll throughput yield on two product lines
- Use SAP to review BOM’s and create PR’s
- Create workbooks with VBA to enhance information accessibility and streamline thecollection of data
- Deliver presentations to management and Kaizen teams
- Implement and maintain standardisation tools such as TPM, 5s, work instruction
- Work with suppliers to implement new tools and equipment

- Managing the integration of a new product
- Conducting a factory-wide 5s program
- General process improvement
- Data collection and process timings
- Value Stream Mapping
- Data analysis
- Team organisation and development
- Data base and worksheet creation
- Work bench re-arrangement and re-organisation

Responsible for carting trailers back and forth from fields, field work such as topping and power harrowing, regular maintenance on the tractors and driving forklifts. Initiative was required immediately to ensure safe and productive work was conducted
My learning speed has to be very quick as I was given a lot of responsibility immediately with tasks I had no experience in, while using extremely expensive equipment.

The role involved assessing the current issues affecting the manufacturing system and searching for companies that can provide solutions. This required the planners to communicate effectively with the process team, ensuring the problem and solution was agreed on, then liaising with contractors to deliver the solution. This experience developed my understanding of the manufacturing industry but more importantly gave an insight into professional communication and negotiation. During this year I was selected to spend 2 months at the Rolls Royce plant in Goodwood where I participated in a robot installation project. This comprised quality checking body shells and then liaising with the robot contractors to ensure standards were met.