University of Reading

University of Bristol

Henley Business School

Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Member of UK Leadership Team 				    		~1500 employees •	Implementation of Electronic Batch Record System  elimination of paper-based records enabling improvements in productivity and velocity of release for over 800 users and 15,000 batches per year•	Delivery of “Be Right Every Time” (BRET) programme. Eliminated 100s of small mistakes through a cultural change programme, 800+ staff trained and engaged in behavioural change. Delivering improved OEE, lower waste and improved safety •	Reduction in product release time from 14 to 4 days (median) through multidisciplinary team approach, process redesign and behavioural change. Potential identified to deliver <1 day (80%) •	Fire-fighting leader for several reactive major high-level business problems e.g. response to serious explosion on site- led the investigation to root cause and remedial action plan to install temporary solution to allow manufacturing to continue- resulting in zero out of stock

Business Programme Manager

Redruth Factory, Cornwall (55 employees)			Manufacturing Surgical Stockings•	Full P&L responsibility for factory supplying woven medical devices globally•	Led the medical devices factory during its closure and successful transfer of 120 products to third party manufacturers in Japan & Spain, including meeting regulatory requirements, validation, licence approvals and processes.•	Successful closure on time, with all employees released on their committed dates which was their main request out of consultation• major factory shutdown with zero out of stock, zero lost sales

Site Director (Acting)

Responsible for a technical department of 34 providing NPD and technical support to a large healthcare  factory with Solid Dose (tableting & powder sachets), Medicated Confectionery and Sterile (aseptic)  technologies. Major achievements include the creation of a very high performing technical team who delivered significant NPD s and site transfers in all these technologies. Experience of working in FDA/ MHRA  environments, and the introduction of statistical techniques to provide fact based decision making.

Chris Harries

Chris Harries