Steve Thorpe
St Leonards on Sea,East Sussex
Summary
Experienced professional with a strong foundation in communication skills, public speaking, and team building. Demonstrates leadership and expertise in quality assurance, complemented by a working knowledge of Office 365. Adept at written reporting, with a focus on delivering clear and concise information. Committed to leveraging these skills to drive organisational success and achieve specified aims.
Overview
48
48
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
National Quality Manager
Holcim UK Ltd
09.2020 - 07.2025
- Support to the readymixed concrete business to ensure product conformity.
- Creating, revising and publishing Operating Procedures and Work Instructions to ensure the requirements of British and European Standards and Product Conformity Regulations were met.
- Represented the Company at Industry committee and panel meetings.
- Represented the Company when dealing with amendments to British Standards, offering alternative wordings which were then incorporated.
- Reviewed mix design data to optimise material use and control costs.
- Carried out Root Cause Analysis on customer quality and service complaints, providing year-on-year comparison to identify trends.
- Carrying out of Internal Audits across the UK readymix business and attending third-party assessment meetings.
Regional Technical Manager
Aggregate Industries Ltd
04.2019 - 09.2020
- Management of the Southern Region technical team.
- Ensuring safe working practices and clean and safe working environments.
- Managing material costs and reporting to senior management on savings made each month.
- Customer liaison with Territory Sales Managers
Regional Technical and Quality Manager
CEMEX UK Ltd
06.2016 - 02.2019
Area Technical Manager
CEMEX UK Ltd
Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
09.2004 - 06.2016
Technical Manager
Lafarge Readymix Ltd
Egham, Surrey
08.2001 - 09.2004
Technical officer
ARC/Hanson
Maidstone, Kent
12.1983 - 08.2001
Technician
Spun Concrete Ltd
Rye, East Sussex
08.1977 - 03.1983
Education
NVQ Level 4 - Leadership and Management
Institute of Leadership and Management
LondonConcrete Technology Parts 1 and 2 - Concrete
City & Guilds of London Institute
LondonBachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
University of Brighton
BrightonHigher National Diploma - Structural Engineering
Hastings College of Further Education
Hastings, East SussexSkills
- Communication skills
- Public speaking
- Team building
- Leadership
- Written reporting
- Quality Assurance
- Working knowledge of Office 365
Languages
English
Native
French
Beginner
Greek
Elementary
Certification
Qualified Lead Auditor
Qualified First Aid at Work
Accomplishments
Fellow of the Concrete Society
Associate Member of the Institute of Concrete Technology
IOSH Managing Safely
Affiliations
Rugby Union
Motorcycles
Live Music
Supporting the Hastings Lifeboat
Freemasonry
Countryside or beach walks with our dog
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
National Quality Manager
Holcim UK Ltd
09.2020 - 07.2025
Regional Technical Manager
Aggregate Industries Ltd
04.2019 - 09.2020
Regional Technical and Quality Manager
CEMEX UK Ltd
06.2016 - 02.2019
Area Technical Manager
CEMEX UK Ltd
09.2004 - 06.2016
Technical Manager
Lafarge Readymix Ltd
08.2001 - 09.2004
Technical officer
ARC/Hanson
12.1983 - 08.2001
Technician
Spun Concrete Ltd
08.1977 - 03.1983
NVQ Level 4 - Leadership and Management
Institute of Leadership and Management
Concrete Technology Parts 1 and 2 - Concrete
City & Guilds of London Institute
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
University of Brighton
Higher National Diploma - Structural Engineering
Hastings College of Further Education
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