𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙢, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙖 𝙩𝙮𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪?
As Operations Manager I am accountable for production, warehousing and engineering activities at BritChem. Part of my role is to coach and develop colleagues; we have recently launched a number of new strategies that have improved operational efficiency. I also clear time in my weekly schedule to spend a couple of hours working on the filling line to support the production team and to learn from them.
𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮 & 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙡𝙮?
I joined BritChem in August 2023 and thanks to the values of the company, I have loved every day since.. Previously I worked in the steel and metals industry for 38 years. 34 of those years were spent at one company who were very supportive to me. I joined as a raw 16 year old and the company invested heavily in me and supported my career path, from an apprentice through to Production Manager.
𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙚𝙣𝙟𝙤𝙮 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙟𝙤𝙗?
Having the trust and support of my senior managers to develop the Operations Team at BritChem. We have a fantastic team who care passionately about exceeding customer expectations and they motivate me daily through their own work ethic and dedication.
𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙨𝙬𝙖𝙥 𝙟𝙤𝙗𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙮?
One of our new starters so that I could see through their lens how effective our induction and mentoring process is.
𝘿𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣?
Anywhere with a reggae beat as we love the Caribbean – the first Island we visited was the Bahamas where we had our honeymoon and we returned for our 25th Wedding Anniversary (be it with less hair and a couple of sizes up on the swim shorts!)
𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤?
Aha – Sheffield City Hall 1986, under a fiver a ticket!
𝙇𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙏𝙑 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙚-𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙙?
Slow Horses and Ted Lasso.
