Interim Plant Manager seeking international position

Interim Plant Manager, Nampak Plastics, Athy August 2017 – March 2018\r\n• Responsible for 45 staff manufacturing plastic bottles 24/7 for the dairy industry\r\n• Change management leader as the site transitions to a new structure\r\n• Working closely with key customer to manage their expectations while increasing plant flexibility\r\nOperations Manager, Panel Duct, Castlebar Jan 2016 – Jan 2017\r\n• Commissioning fit-out and start-up of new production facility in Castlebar\r\n• Designed and implemented all production control and planning systems, SOP’s, quality system, staff recruitment and training, KPI’s and logistics for the plant\r\n• Prepared all budgets in line with forecasts and controlled costs at a time when sales were low\r\n• Contract not renewed as parent company went into examination November 2016\r\n\r\nInternational Business Management Consultant 2008 - 2015\r\nCarra Business Development owner, delivering training, development & mentoring services to SME clients on the island of Ireland and internationally. Previous experience includes: \r\n• Business mentor for Bank of Ireland \'Enterprise Builder\' service. Mentoring owners/managers of SME\'s across western Ireland. Developing & optimising processes to improve sales, marketing, productivity & profitability. \r\n• Director of Innovonix ltd, working on photo-voltaic pump systems\r\n• Business mentor for Údarás na Gaeltachta in County Donegal, working with SME owners to grow sales, develop businesses/processes and new products.\r\n• One year contract with MIT-ZLC Logistics Centre (Zaragoza, Spain) as Country Manager in India.\r\n• Training Operations Manager, PERA, UK. Managed funding and sales of multiple vocational training schemes for PERA, SESW region (UK), organised and coordinated 10 vocational trainers, increasing utilisation rates from 30% to 80%, engaged with funding bodies, FE and other training providers to launch £864k training scheme targeted at marine and aerospace sectors\r\n\r\n