APQP - Advance Product Quality Planning

Working within a team relating to new product launch, mainly for OEMs

PPAP - Prototype Part Approval Process

Working within a team ensuring final Part Submission Warrant (PSW) sign-off, mainly into OEMs

Engineering Tools & Documents

Tools: Quality plan, Process control plan, FMEA, SPC

Implementations: 5S, Lean, SIX SIGMA, TPM, Operational KPIs, JIT

Documents: SOPs, Process flow diagrams, Problem solving and 8D form filling, 5 Whys, Fishbone diagrams, KPIs, including MCS, Turnover, Margin, Stock, Subcon, ROI, Budgets, OTD performance

Standards

The above is used within the framework of the following standards:

• Aerospace standard AS13004
• Automotive standard TS16949
• Medical devices standard ISO13485
• ATEX standard ISO13980
• Quality standard ISO9001
• Environmental standard ISO14001

Hands-on Implementation

Over the past 25 years Simplic has implemented all of the above processes, tools and documents onto the shopfloor numerous times, working with many different levels of employees within different organisation and during both day and night shifts as per client requirements to get the job done.

QMS - Quality Management System [ISO9001]

EMS - Environmental Management System [ISO14001]

• Implementation of the standard
• Internal Audit of the standard
• Certification: Obtain the final ISO certificate from the client's preferred UKAS accreditation body: BSI, Lloyds LRQA, SGS, Alcumus

Document creation (Technical and Management)

Manuals, Procedures, Instructions, Forms and the control thereof

New Document implementation & Employee training

ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning

Systems experience: SAP, IFS, LM4, SAGE, MFG pro, Great Plains, MS Access, Google for business Sheets as a bespoke ERP

• Data extraction, Cleaning & Migration through a Data Transfer Workbench
• Data into Management Information through ERP Reports and Queries
• KPI Implementation & Action Plans
• Systems Integration and Analysis of all KPIs, the ERP and Management System into a single Management report pack

Sustainability

• Gap analysis of shortfall against end Customer requirements
• Implementation, Maintenance and Form filling of required elements

Representation

• Meetings, Liaising, Presenting & Representing the Client on and off-site
• Customer facing and Problem resolution
• Employee training & Task handover
• Form filling and liaisons with Interested parties, including:
  • Regulatory bodies such as the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) regarding REACH issues
  • Third parties involved in CE marking projects
  • Third parties involved in UKCA marking projects