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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Achievement Highlights
Core Competences
Languages
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Ian Hopkins

Edmonton,Canada, Alberta

Summary

To acquire a position within a reputable organisation, in which I could utilize and expand the skills and experiences I have gained over my employment history. Ideally, an organization that is open to employee growth within the company and whose core culture is based on safe environments, quality, customer satisfaction, education, change and team work, all of which promote the bottom line of any company.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience

Work History

Temper line Production Supervisor (Nightshift)

All Weather Windows Glass
06.2018 - 03.2019
  • Looked after the day to day Health and Safety of the production operators
  • Dealt and improved any quality issues
  • Liaised with management and other supervisors concerning production, quality, H&S, HR issues and developments
  • Aided in preventative maintenance of production equipment
  • Created some electronic aids to improve some of the administrative tasks.

Sales Manager for North America

Phase 3 UK Ltd.
01.2012 - 01.2016
  • Initiated and pursued new clients
  • Administered and liaised with existing clients, including client concerns
  • Projected Sales budgets and marketing requirements
  • Promoted products via trade shows and online forums
  • Support for HQ’s IT/IS Infrastructure
  • Initiated setup of US satellite company.

Information Systems Administrator/ERP Production Analyst

Award Windows and Doors
01.2008 - 01.2011
  • ERP Implementation
  • Initial implementation, development and administration of all ERP based reporting
  • (Product cut sheets, process labeling, finish labeling, reports and bar coding.) Mentor/Train/Support all users within Frontier ERP System for all company departments
  • Configured / troubleshoot new and existing product line ERP configurations
  • Administered all aspects of information systems within the organisation (Servers, Desk Tops, Printers, comms devices, network infrastructure, etc.)

Information Systems Support/Health and Safety Administrator

Award Windows and Doors
01.2006 - 01.2008
  • Support for all users, internally and customer clients
  • Certificate of Recognition (COR) requirements and admin for WCB requirements.

Insulated Glass & Vinyl Production Supervisor

Award Windows and Doors
01.2004 - 01.2006
  • Management of daily production, including Quality and Health & Safety
  • Improve production through engineering and process methods
  • Creation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) All Human Resource responsibilities (Hiring, reviews, salary increases, disciplinary, for 50+ employees
  • Introduction of Lean Manufacturing philosophies.

IT/IS Manager/Coordinator

Fife Joinery Manufacturing Limited
01.1994 - 01.2004
  • Management and coordination of the IT/IS Department
  • Compiling yearly departmental budgets in line with the organisations/department goals and objectives
  • Implementation and Administration of standard accounts and manufacturing software (SWAN/SAGE Line 100)
  • Support to Purchase and Material/Stock control department (Including MRP functions)
  • Stock, stock valuation, stock alerts, supplier performance, B.O.M., purchase ledger, etc
  • All reports were generated using: MS Excel, MS Access, Crystal Report Writer or SWAN Report Generator
  • Member of the VELUX IT Security Coordination Group (Covering 20+ companies worldwide)
  • This included defining and developing group strategies to be adopted internationally
  • Member of the IT in VELUX Production Coordination Group (Covering 20+ companies worldwide)
  • Co-ordination for the implementation of ISO/IEC 17799 (Now ISO 27001) - Information Security Management System (ISMS) standard
  • This included all documentation (policies, procedures, risk assessments, training, etc.)
  • Project Co-coordinator for the Risk Management Compliance Project and advisor to various European VELUX Group companies
  • Yearly and six monthly department employee appraisals (performance monitoring, training requirements and salary negotiation) PC hard/software support/Helpdesk for all office and production environments through the organisation, including all PC controlled plant machinery
  • Development and administration of various “in-house” software solutions such as: Payroll and HR database, Documentation Control Database, Health and Safety database and various other solutions.

Plant Support/Production Coordinator/Layout Engineer

Fife Joinery Manufacturing Limited
01.1990 - 01.1998
  • Production Analysis Raw material and sub-component analysis with respect to production methodologies
  • Production process flow analysis
  • Development and administration of production-based databases to accurately monitor and collate all production-based data
  • Manning efficiencies
  • Production efficiency, waste/scrap, etc
  • Production Planning
  • Plant layout to optimize production through reduced manual handling and raw materials layout
  • Quality QA Inspector for production based departments
  • Internal ISO 9001 auditor (formally BS5750)
  • Development and administration of document control database used for version and distribution control of drawings, standards, specifications and procedures inline with ISO
  • Development and administration of quality inspection tools including databases for quality control as well as statistical analysis to identify non-conformity trends
  • Participation in company, group and customer quality meetings
  • Health and Safety
  • Assistant to the Health and safety manager and performed health and safety audits
  • Manual handling trainer for company and administrator of safe working procedures
  • Controlled all substances hazardous to health in line with legislation.

Education

Mechanical & Production Engineering

Kirkcaldy College of Technology
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Skills

  • Management/Supervisory
  • ERP Installations & Development
  • ISO 9001 and 27001
  • Work Prioritisation/Scheduling
  • IT Infrastructure Install/Development
  • Troubleshooting
  • Training/Coaching Employees
  • MS Office, MS Client/Server OS
  • Time/Cost Management
  • Health and Safety
  • Project Management
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Quality Management Systems
  • Information Security Management
  • Risk Management

Achievement Highlights

  • Successfully improved production and increased quality of an IG & Vinyl Departments.
  • Invited to talk to multiple companies concerning IT Security, specifically Risk Management at an IT Security private Expo, in Hamburg, Germany.
  • As part of a team, successfully implemented Lean Manufacturing.
  • As Group Lead, improved Health and Safety across all departments.
  • Initiated and developed a database to control all ISO documentation.
  • Developed a database to control and report daily, weekly production.
  • Successfully completed an Armed Forces team building exercise (over 3 days) and won the title of “Best Team Orientated Individual” out of 90+ people from multiple companies.

Core Competences

  • Management/Supervisory
  • ERP Installations & Development
  • ISO 9001 and 27001
  • Work Prioritisation/Scheduling
  • IT Infrastructure Install/Development
  • Troubleshooting
  • Training/Coaching Employees
  • MS Office, MS Client/Server OS
  • Time/Cost Management
  • Health and Safety
  • Project Management
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Quality Management Systems
  • Information Security Management
  • Risk Management

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Temper line Production Supervisor (Nightshift)

All Weather Windows Glass
06.2018 - 03.2019

Sales Manager for North America

Phase 3 UK Ltd.
01.2012 - 01.2016

Information Systems Administrator/ERP Production Analyst

Award Windows and Doors
01.2008 - 01.2011

Information Systems Support/Health and Safety Administrator

Award Windows and Doors
01.2006 - 01.2008

Insulated Glass & Vinyl Production Supervisor

Award Windows and Doors
01.2004 - 01.2006

IT/IS Manager/Coordinator

Fife Joinery Manufacturing Limited
01.1994 - 01.2004

Plant Support/Production Coordinator/Layout Engineer

Fife Joinery Manufacturing Limited
01.1990 - 01.1998

Mechanical & Production Engineering

Kirkcaldy College of Technology
Ian Hopkins