David W Blows

After Working In The Usa For 3 Years, Lean Director Looking For A Senior Lean Leadership Role In Uk Or Mainland Europe.

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Position:

Director of Operational Excellence at ATC Drivetrain

Location:

Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Industry:

Automotive

Work:

ATC Drivetrain - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area since Sep 2012
Director of Operational Excellence
ATC Drivetrain Oklahoma City Mar 2011 - Sep 2012
Lean and Continuous Improvement Manager
Autocraft Drivetrain Solutions Ltd Nottingham UK - Nottingham, United Kingdom Sep 2001 - Feb 2011
Lean Enterprise Manager
Perkins Engines Peterborough UK - Peterborough, United Kingdom 1978 - 2001
Lean Supplier Development

Education:

Eastholm School Peterborough
Peterborough UK

Skills:

Kaizen
Toyota Production System
Lean Manufacturing
Value Stream Mapping
Continuous Improvement
Process Improvement
5S
Manufacturing Operations Management
Operational Excellence
Six Sigma
Business Process Improvement
SMED
TS16949
Lean Transformation
A3 Problem Solving
Leadership
Quality Management
Manufacturing
APQP
Kanban
TQM
Green Belt
SPC
JIT
Root Cause Analysis
Manufacturing Engineering
Supply Chain
FMEA
DMAIC
Poka Yoke
Manufacturing Operations
TPM
OEE
A3
Supplier Quality
Visual Management
5 Why
Theory of Constraints
Hoshin Kanri
Heijunka
Cellular Manufacturing
Lean Management
Quality System
MRP
Industrial Engineering
PDCA
Automotive
Assembly Lines
Time Study
ISO

Interests:

Travel, reading, football, music.

Honor & Awards:

GencoATC 2010 Lean Award winner.

Awards:

GencoATC 2010 Lean Award Winner
Genco CEO
Won the top lean award across 180 Genco ATC divisions. Engine Lean Transformation Project. Presented in Pittsburgh. December 2010.

David Blows

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