Declan Lowney

Human and Veterinary Pharmaceutical manufacturer employing 220 people. As a member of the Senior Management Team, Head of Operations is responsible for Production, Engineering, New Product Introduction, Customer Service, Purchasing and Warehouse. Key Achievements •Improved OTIF Delivery Performance by over 60% in the past 6 months •Negotiated and agreed with Customers and 3rd Party Suppliers campaigning of orders in 2011 which will reduce costs and improve efficiencies

Plant, employing 130 people, manufactures a variety of Medical Devices. High speed automated processes in a highly regulated quality environment. As Plant Manager, responsible for efficient operation of the entire site. Functions reporting included Production, Engineering, Quality, HR and Finance. Extensive external reporting and communication with stakeholders throughout the Organisation as well as involvement on multi-national & multi-functional project teams

Plant, employing 70 people, manufactured Vitamin K. Processes included batch reactors, centrifuges, dryers, blenders and packaging lines. As Operations Manager, reported to U.S owner and was responsible for efficient operation of the entire site

Plant manufactured electric power & telecom cables. Processes included wire-drawing, stranding, extrusion and packaging lines. As Plant Manager, responsible for Production, Engineering, Quality, HR.

Plant manufactured electric power & automotive cables. Wire-drawing, stranding, extrusion and packaging lines. Responsible for Production, Engineering, Quality, HR.

Responsible for Engineering functions in factory including plant maintenance, capital expenditure projects, process engineering, machine tooling, engineering personnel and all spending budgets.

Finance, Management, Innovation, Marketing, Strategy

Operations, Statistics, Finanace, Industrial Engineering, Work Place Design,

Maths, Thermodynamics, Electrical and Electonics, Materials, Dynamics, Eng Design