Jim Barker

Background

About Jim Barker

Operations Director/Multi-Site Director with a professional path developed internationally in Italy, Spain, UK, Poland & Russia- An industrial path starting with an initial phase of around 8 years covering various roles in Quality then moving to Production, then Factory management and currently to the role of Operations Director- Solid skills in Lean Production, optimisation and re-engineering of in-sourced mass-production processes using both sophisticated automated equipment and more traditional labour-intensive methods- Accustomed to working in worldwide contexts with internal and external clients and suppliers from many different nationalities and cultures- Very strong Team Builder able to identify and drive any required change, adept at creating a great atmosphere in order for managerial and professional team growth- Strong ability to adapt to cultural environments different from the native one- Promoter of new, sustainable initiatives by the use of innovative methods whilst maintaining an innovative and flexible approach, with specific attention to the economic and financial position- Very strong orientation to assigned or implicit objectives - derived from a very hands-on approach from the Meloni Group culture and further developed in successive roles- Completely fluent (spoken and written) in Italian and a good command of Russian- Internally qualified Quality Auditor- Site & Plant Management - Lean Manufacturing - Change Management - Process improvement - Team-building - Quality Management - Six-Sigma Green belt - Factory Start-up - Lean Plant Design - Project Management