About me
Mark Ashforth
2 Darfield Drive
Heanor
Derbyshire
DE75 7YU
Personal Profile:
Influential, communicative, precise, friendly, dependable, careful, logical, accommodating, persistent, ambitious, persuasive, Persistent, kind, focused, perfectionist, driven, non-demanding and verbal.
Key Responsibilities in my management experience.
Dealing with unions - Non standard shift patterns, redundancies, wage negotiations, new technology.
Capital expenditure - Machinery, ancillary equipment.
Strategic planning - Lean manufacturing, working procedures, succession planning, projects.
Profit and loss - Budgetary control for repairs/maintenance, site, consumables clients.
Packaging technology - 29 years in print working with blue chip companies in cartons, labels and commercial.
Professional History:
, Operations /Works and Technical manager (Director Designate) SHORE2SHORE
EUROPE brand packaging solutions
Responsibilities
Responsible for all aspects of production onsite (Print & Finishing) plus technical, production & quality off site, for Litho, Flexo, Digital, Letterpress, E & N flute including customer pre-production meetings taking briefs for jobs, getting artwork & final proof approval, jobs passed on press and seeing through to delivery deadlines. Account Management that includes technical meetings & quality reviews with customers as well as suppliers.
Customers include JMP, OAKHURST, (food packaging) GEORGE, M&S, PRETTY POLLY, TESCO, MONSOON, FCUK, LA SENZA and indirectly, MORRISONS,TESCO, SAINSBURYS, COSCO, ASDA, ICELAND, amongst other blue chip companies.
78 staff
Achievements
Identified, designed and implemented planned maintenance throughout site.
Implemented non-standard shift patterns.
Integrated three companies with very different work ethics together on one site.
Cost savings worth £53,000
Reduced spoilage by 12%
Finishing Manager, KEN WILKINS PRINT GROUP
Responsibilities
To make the department more efficient and manage it to get the most out of it. Responsible for 6 gluers, 2 window patchers, 5 Bobst die cutters, 1 pot former.
97 staff.
Achievements
Made a 31% increase in running speeds in the finishing department.
Reduced workforce by being more efficient and focused.
Made a happy workforce.
Reduced sorting by 62%
JOHN HAMPDEN PACKAGING
Production Manager
Responsibilities
As below but, to be responsible of the whole of the production department and the site in general including QC, pre press, engineers and pre-press
To control blue chip companies packaging requirements from design to delivery.
Attend monthly development meetings at M&S, Games Workshop & Courtaulds Leg Wear.
120 staff
Achievements
Implementation of ISO 9001, HACCP and BRC/IOP and KPI standards.
Project manage colour management across 3 sites worldwide (Hong Kong, Sri Lanka and Turkey)
Introduced and implemented CTP into the business.
Installed one of the first KBA Karat into the UK
Assistant Production Manager
Responsibilities
To be jointly responsible of whole factory including finishing department. Die cutters, window patch and Multi purpose gluers.
To attend pre production meetings with designers, repro houses and clients.
Print Manager
Responsibilities
All the below but take full responsibility of print room
To visit customers for technical meetings
Deputise for production manager in his absence
Senior supervisor
Responsibilities
All the above plus: -
To attend supplier technical meetings
To be responsible for time sheets
To be responsible for disciplinary rules and actions
To liaise with production and technical directors
To attend customer passes
To take responsibility of other supervisors
To be responsible for quality control department
Print supervisor off press
Responsibilities
To pass jobs on press
To liaise with internal staff
To liaise with external engineers
To maintain stock levels through the buying office
To purchase required materials
To liaise with print manager
To establish colour standards with quality control department
No1. On various print machines.
No2. On various print machines.
Apprentice printer.
Education History:
O Level English
O Level Math's
O Level Technical Drawing
O Level Woodwork
CSE French
CSE Chemistry
CSE Metalwork
City & Guilds printing 518 - Credit
City & Guilds printing 518 - Distinction
City & Guilds printing 518 - Credit
N.E.B.S.S. Supervisory studies - Pass
Course People Management - Pass
Course Motivation - Pass
Internal course Risk Assessment - Pass
Internal course First Aid - Pass
Internal course Apple Mac - Pass
Internal course Photoshop - Pass
Course work Spectrophotomotry - Pass
B.P.I.F. NVQ Skilled observer - pass
Hobbies:
I enjoy football (both playing and managing an under 13s squad), my
Family, caravanning and d.i.y.
Additional information:
I am in excellent health and have an exceptional attendance record.
I enjoy looking into new work practices and I am not afraid of hard work.
In all my working years I know to get respect from others you have to earn it.
MARK ASHFORTH.