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Operations Consultant - Manchester, Lancs, UK

Senior Interim Manager / Facilities / Operations Director who, through clear thinking and straight talking, raises the standards of professional practice in pursuit of better business performance.

Rating:4.8 out of 5
Hourly Rate:£77.78
Available From:Now
Seller ID: 241765
: Offers a discounted hourly rate to registered charities

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Ratings

  Excellent
10 August 2007: Highly recommended - excellent range of knowledge and works well with people to apply in a realistic way into the organisation and thus get results.

  Good
03 August 2007: Scott Fortune undertook 2 pieces of work for Mayday Trust; Health and Safety review and an Operational review.

  Excellent
13 September 2006: Scott provided excellent advice and support in his role as consultant. His experience and knowledge and transferring was both wide ranging and highly relevant to problems being experienced at the Arts Centre. His input has made a major positive impact on Zion Arts Centre developing as an organisation.

  Excellent
22 August 2006: Scott is a well informed and effective Operations Director. He has thorough understanding of quality systems andd their practical application. He worked for me on a number of different projects and achieved good results each time. I have no hesitation in recommending him to plan and execute change management programmes or complex business mapping tasks.

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CV

Considerable transferable experience gained in the exacting arena of world class engineering projects, which can be applied to benefit organisations in all sectors with similarly high standards. Delivered sustainable improvements in performance through re-examining company procedures and staff processes and realised substantial returns for stakeholders in national and international organisations. An award-winning talent to 'improve businesses with a people first approach'

Received the prestigious Cranfield Institute of Technology award for “Most Improved Factory” through application of the 5S continuous improvement programme Change management accumulating in redefining the process flow to ensure stakeholders maximise capacity and production values.

Increased throughput at Sheffield University with the introduction of the “Operations Manufacturing the Service Industry” programme

Executed a Operational / Facilities Risk Analysis for a Middle East corporation, followed by the implementation of the recommendations, which realised savings of £1.4 million pa

Turned around a housing association and implemented a operational process model which has allowed the organisation to grow from strength to strength so that it now regularly wins public authority social care contracts

Analysed and redesigned the operational procedures for both the Bridgewater Hall and Urbis, Manchester, generating five-year savings in excess of £3.5 million

BBC ( Scotland region)The delivery of safe and sustainable facilities / Operational management service that meet customer needs and clearly exhibit value for money., ensuring the required performance is achieved via effective monitoring of various regimes across the service partners.



Employment History

(Sep 2005 & ongoing)

Operations Consultant

Manchester

Operations / Health & Safety / Project / Facilities / Asset: Management Consultant


(Mar 2002 to Sep 2005)

Group Operations Director

Manchester

Head of a 150-strong team (Facilities / Technical / Projects / Domestic Services) Security/ Health & Safety / Asset Management), responsible for providing a strategic operation and business planning resource for both The Bridgewater Hall and Urbis, controlling a budget of £2.98 million:


(Jun 2001 to Sep 2005)

Senior Tutor (part time)

Oldham Business Mgt School, Oldham

Reporting to the Head of Business: Oldham Business Management School

Tutor in Operations and Project Strategy for CMS / DMS / Masters


(Jan 1992 to Mar 2002)

Change project manager

Siemens , Oldham

Oversaw the Strategic Planning and Business Planning Cycles at several Siemens sites and report on the monthly performance to the company.

Professional Qualifications

2005 HSE training Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
2005 Security industry Authority ( SIA) Showsec International
2005 Risk assessment Training Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
2005 Crowd management training Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
2005 Personal Liquor Licence Certificate Pannone and Partners Solicitors
2004 IOSH training Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
2000 Diploma in Management Studies Oldham Business Management School
(Awarded Student Of the year)
1999 Certificate in Management Studies Oldham Business Management School
(Awarded Student Of the year)
1990-1992 BA (Hons) Electronic Journalism Salford University
1988-1990 4 GCE A’ levels Manchester College of Arts & Technology

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