Peter Bruch B.Sc

PETER BRUCH

58 Kestrel Way, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP19 0GH

Tel: 01296 331562 - Mob: 07983 609143

Email: peter_bruch@hotmail.com

 

A highly resourceful, experienced General / Operations Manager working across the Automotive, Aerospace, Electro-Mechanical & Marine sectors, successfully enjoying site P+L and global sales responsibility. Completed company turnarounds and site relocations, launched and grew a profitable new business. Chartered Graduate Mechanical Engineer with strong leadership skills. Revolutionised production efficiency by introducing and developing Continuous Improvement Cultures through Lean Principles and 6 Sigma tools. Objective focused communicator, building key relationships between customers, suppliers, staff, group companies and the local community.

 

Major Achievements

 

• Implemented and led change management process within a CNC / Manual machining / Assembly company, taking a £375k loss into a profit of £500k, increasing sales from £4.9m to over £5.5m in less than 3 years.

• Within CNC machine shop and assembly areas, initiated and led improvements utilising Lean Thinking, 6Sigma, Value Stream Mapping, 5s, Kaizen, Housekeeping & Shadow boards, one piece flow & Visual Management to increase productivity by over 13% in fewer than 12 months.

• Doubled stock turn measurement within a CNC / Manual machining / Assembly company and completed offshore component resourcing reducing costs by over 60%.

• Driven Quality systems & standards forward, reducing Vendor quality problems for raw castings and finished machined products by over 80%.

• Initiated and led Continuous Improvement culture, empowering staff and developing new Value Streams to reduce CNC machining / assembly lead times by over 90% and individual direct product costs by up to 70%.

• Created a marketing campaign for the fleet market, tripling sector sales.

• Developed, planned and led programme to move over 240 CNC / manual machine tools / Assembly / Stores facilities to new site, maintaining quality & delivery without any Customer impact.

 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

 

Ultra Electronics – Controls, Greenford & Cambridge

UK design and manufacture of electro mechanical control systems to the aerospace industry, including Pratt & Whitney, Rolls Royce, Airbus, Boeing and Bombardier - £40M turnover. Products include, Active Noise and Vibration Control, Landing Gear Control, Ice Protection, Propeller Control & Structural Health Monitoring.

 

Business Improvement.

Focused, Continuous Improvement, Lean Implementation role.

• Created and implementing ‘Lean Vision’ for the company.

• Implemented a Production Control Visual Management system increasing OTD by 26% in 2 months.

• Lead role in transferring and introducing new Aircraft electronic controls to production.

• Project managed JSF – F35 Software & Hardware design to cost & delivery targets.

• Worked as liaison between in-house & subcontract software design, customer and ultimate end user.

• Used VSM & 3P Kaizen to create a Lean Cell for JSF – F35 Ice Protection product and lead the changes within Operations.

• Lean Manufacturing lead for Pratt & Whitney, Boeing & Airbus.

• Utilised success within first Lean Cell, leading Kaizen’s to VSM & re-layout other cells across Operations.

 

Technology Unwired Ltd, Newmarket July 2008 – Dec 2008

UK software and hardware consultancy for the Mobile and WiFi / WiMax markets.

 

Contract Project Manager.

New Product Introduction (NPI) responsibility for a novel, new commercial WiFi router.

• Introduced and Lean Thinking and VSM for Hardware & Software design, reducing project implementation time by 15%.

• Implemented DFM / DFA to reduce injection moulded case component count by 32%.

• Utilised VSM to reduce assembly labour content by 15% and WIP by 22%.

 

Parvalux Electric Motors Ltd, Bournemouth 2007 – June 2008

UK manufacturer of Electric Motors & Gearboxes for FMCG, Automotive, Marine, Aerospace & Industrial motion control applications. CNC & Manual machining, Electro-Mechanical Assembly – £7m t/o.

 

Operations Director

Manufacturing, Quality & Supply Chain responsibility;

• Initiated and led improvements to increase productivity in CNC machine shop & manual electro / mechanical assembly by over 13% in under 12 months.

• Introduced and consolidated Continuous Improvement culture through Lean Thinking, empowering staff, Value Stream Mapping, 5S & Visual Management.

• Introduced Production Control system improving on time delivery by increasing shop floor responsibility and accountability.

• Doubled stock turn measurement within CNC / Manual machining / Assembly sections and completed offshore component resourcing exercises reducing costs by over 60%.

• Driven Quality systems & standards forward, reducing Vendor quality problems by over 80%.

 

ChipsAway (AshBruch) Ltd, Bedford 2003 – 2007

Franchised vehicle body and trim repairer – £400k t/o, £45k profit.

 

Franchisee

P+L responsibility; initiated, launched and developed the company into the largest franchise in the UK. Following review, I sold the company at the end of 2006 and worked through a handover contract.

• Researched, developed and implemented marketing and service standards to achieve repeat custom and recommendation levels in excess of 60%, double the industry standard.

• Introduced and developed a robust Management accounts system based on Sage Line 50.

• Created a marketing campaign for the fleet market, tripling sector sales.

• Utilised Lean Manufacturing and Standard Work to create a workshop production control system increasing productivity by over 30%.

• Developed a visual management system, reducing late vehicle completions to customers by over 90%.

 

Wichita Company Ltd, Bedford. 1997 – 2002

Subsidiary of Dana Corp. Automotive PTO’s, Defence, Industrial and Marine Motion Control, Pump Systems & Power Transmission; clutch & brake manufacturer; pneumatic, hydraulic and Electro-Mechanical assembly – £5.5m t/o.

 

Operations Manager (1999 – 2002)

P+L responsibility; planned and led recovery, returning business to profit & secure long-term future.

• Increased profits from (£375k) in 1999 to over £500k in 2001, sales from £4.9m to over £5.5m. Group sales increased from £16m to over £20m.

• Re-organised and motivated Technical sales team and Field sales force to turn 10 years of declining sales into a 12% increase over 3 years.

• Initiated and led Continuous Improvement culture in a CNC / Manual machining / Assembly environment through Lean Thinking, empowering staff, Value Streams, reducing lead times by over 90% and individual product costs by over 70%.

• Implemented programme to reduce machined component inventory by over 70%, increasing stock turn from 4 to over 14pa. Improved Customer delivery for +90% of consumables via a ‘24hr desk’.

 

Engineering Manager (1997 – 1999)

Focused on new product designs (NPI), cost reduction and developing existing designs by reorganising Design and Development departments.

 

Burman Hi-ton Ltd, Birmingham 1996 - 1997

1st & 2nd tier automotive supplier for Rolls Royce, Massey Fergusson & TVR. Component supplier to BAE Systems and Bombardier. Low to medium volume manual & CNC machining and assembly of Hydraulic / Mechanical finished products – 250 employees, £25m t/o.

 

Chief Engineer

Responsible for Quality, Production & Process Engineering and Maintenance.

• Initiated and achieved over 40% reduction in inventory through improved production scheduling, simplifying warehouse operation and reducing despatch delays by over 95%.

• Initiated and lead quality programme which gave a 90% reduction in Customer rejects.

• Implemented a New Product Introduction system to simplify & improve the success of new products.

• Developed, planned and Project managed a 70,000 sqft site move for approx 240 CNC and Manual machine tools and support offices, maintaining quality and improving Customer Service.

 

Lucas Diesel Systems, Gloucestershire 1994 - 1996

Project leader and key team member within £150m investment programme for new CNC hard machining / assembly of medium to high volume, Electro-Mechanical diesel Unit Injectors for VW, Rover, Cat and Volvo.

 

CCTA Enterprises Ltd, Llanelli 1993 - 1994

Project Manager - European Community grant assisted projects including, RETEX, Design Bureau and Executive Help.

 

British Airways / General Electric, Heathrow & Cardiff 1989 - 1993

Aircraft Engine and overhaul for Civil & Military subcontract inc. BA & RAF.

Project Team Leader, Master Production Scheduling and Senior Production Engineer

Production Engineer for CNC Machine shop & Test facilities, Electro-Mechanical & Hydraulic Fuel Systems Assembly shop. Project Member with individual responsibilities for site transfer. Team Leader within Production Scheduling Dept for RR Olympus, Spey, CFM 56 and JT8 / 9 engines.

 

EDUCATION

IMechE Chartership, Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers

Post Grad Diploma in Business Excellence EFQM – Newcastle University

BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering – Brunel University

BTec HND Mechanical Engineering – Middlesex Polytechnic

 

TRAINING

Priority ERP Software - Parvalux

Finance, Sales & Marketing – ChipsAway International

Lean Manufacturing – Colfax (Danaher)

Business Coaching – Colfax

SAP & JD Edwards Enterprise One - Dana

Customer Service Appreciation & Delivery – Dana

Dana Quality Leadership Award – Dana

6 Sigma – Lucas & Burman Hi-Ton

EFACS ERP software – Burman Hi-Ton

Train the Trainer & Training Delivery – Lucas

Project and Production Management – MSE, Warwick University / British Airways

Prince Project Management – British Airways

AutoCad – British Airways

TQM – British Airways

 

INTERESTS

Offshore sailing in cruising yachts, having achieved RYA Coastal Skipper certification. Travel and motorsport. In the community I have been Chairman of my local Round Table and acted as a Business Mentor for ‘Young Enterprise.’

 

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