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Get Back on Track
ACHIEVE THE GOAL
Empower your people to become more effective
DEFINE - DELIVER - ENABLE
Management Consultant - The Manufacturing Engineer (TME)
TME supports manufacturers, industrial organisations, distributors and growing businesses across Melbourne with practical management consulting, manufacturing engineering and business improvement expertise in the pursuit of Operational Excellence.
With a focus on facilitation and doing, TME takes a practical, hands-on, hit-the-ground-running approach to process improvement, Lean manufacturing, management systems and overall business effectiveness—helping businesses solve problems, deliver change and turn improvement opportunities into practical, sustainable results.
From improving business and production processes to developing management systems, designing manufacturing cells, factory layouts and operational systems, TME provides experienced, hands-on project support when additional expertise, capability or capacity is needed.
Ultimately, TME supports the pursuit of Operational Excellence through better process design, continuous improvement, capable management systems and practical engineering—helping businesses become more efficient, effective, resilient and better equipped for continued growth and change.
TME has helped many organisations
Solutions for every business
Small Business
Changing Business
Small Business
Just because your business is small doesn't mean your ambitions need to be. Small businesses experience many of the same operational, process and management challenges as larger organisations, but rarely have the resources—or the need—to employ dedicated specialists in every discipline.
This is where TME can help. Providing practical, han
Just because your business is small doesn't mean your ambitions need to be. Small businesses experience many of the same operational, process and management challenges as larger organisations, but rarely have the resources—or the need—to employ dedicated specialists in every discipline.
This is where TME can help. Providing practical, hands-on access to experienced manufacturing, business and operational improvement expertise when you need it, without the commitment or cost of employing a full-time specialist. This provides greater flexibility, lower investment and the confidence to tackle improvement projects that might otherwise remain on the to-do list.
Busy Business
Changing Business
Small Business
Just because your business is busy doesn't mean improvement should stop. Growth, increasing customer demand and day-to-day operational pressures shouldn't prevent you from delivering the strategic initiatives that will strengthen your business for the future. Busy businesses often have the capability and expertise to deliver improvement
Just because your business is busy doesn't mean improvement should stop. Growth, increasing customer demand and day-to-day operational pressures shouldn't prevent you from delivering the strategic initiatives that will strengthen your business for the future. Busy businesses often have the capability and expertise to deliver improvement projects, but simply lack the time, capacity or available resources to deliver them alongside business-as-usual.
This is where TME can help. Providing practical, hands-on support that works alongside your existing team, TME adds the capacity and experience needed to get important projects moving and see them through to completion. The result is faster delivery, less disruption and the flexibility to access experienced support when you need it — without adding permanent resources to the business.
Changing Business
Changing Business
Changing Business
Just because your business is changing doesn't mean you need to navigate the journey alone. Growth, new markets, acquisitions, restructures, new facilities and new technologies can introduce uncertainty, but they also create opportunities to build a stronger business. Changing businesses often have capable people and a clear vision, but c
Just because your business is changing doesn't mean you need to navigate the journey alone. Growth, new markets, acquisitions, restructures, new facilities and new technologies can introduce uncertainty, but they also create opportunities to build a stronger business. Changing businesses often have capable people and a clear vision, but can benefit from additional resources, experience and an independent perspective to help manage risks, overcome challenges and maintain momentum throughout the journey.
This is where TME can help. Providing practical, hands-on support and experience in delivering strategic, operational and business change, TME works alongside your existing team to turn plans into action. An independent perspective can challenge assumptions, strengthen decision-making and help identify risks and opportunities early, increasing confidence that change is practical, considered and successfully delivered.
When business needs support
Our people are already stretched ...
Our people are already stretched ...
Our people are already stretched ...
"We’ve just secured a major contract and everyone’s working flat out. We know what needs to be done, but we simply don’t have the capacity to take on another project without affecting the day-to-day operation. We need some additional support to get it moving without taking our people away from what they already need to deliver."
We don't have the expertise ...
Our people are already stretched ...
Our people are already stretched ...
“We’re a successful business with a great team, but we’ve never needed this type of specialist expertise in-house. We know there are opportunities to improve; we just need someone with the right experience to help us understand where to start, what will make the biggest difference and how to turn those opportunities into practical improvements.”
The project is critical ...
Our people are already stretched ...
Our improvements have stalled ...
“We have a significant transformation and change program coming up and need someone experienced to help lead it. A fresh set of eyes, additional expertise and dedicated resource will help us challenge the thinking, manage the detail and keep everything moving. But once the project is delivered, we simply won’t need that additional resource.”
Our improvements have stalled ...
Our improvements have stalled ...
Our improvements have stalled ...
“We’ve tried improvement before. We did the training, introduced some good ideas and initially saw positive results, but six months later we’ve gradually slipped back to where we started. We need to understand why the changes didn’t stick and how to make improvement part of the way we actually work.”
We need the team to grow ...
Our improvements have stalled ...
We need the team to grow ...
“Our people are capable and committed, but they haven't necessarily been exposed to different ways of working or continuous improvement. We don't just want to send them on a training course; we want someone to work alongside them, share practical experience and help build the confidence and capability to identify, develop and lead improvements themselves.”
Everything is changing...
Our improvements have stalled ...
We need the team to grow ...
“We’re relocating, introducing new technology and growing at the same time. There are a lot of moving parts and many decisions need to come together at the right time. We need someone experienced to work alongside the team, maintain momentum, challenge the thinking and help make sure today’s decisions support where the business is heading.”
Operational Excellence
Lean Transformation
Process improvement and lean transformation lead for A330 LR FTE Wing Assembly, value-added analysis and lean manufacturing introduction with Airbus Lean Production System (ALPS).
Airbus, UK
Management Systems
Pharmaceutical Market Growth and an Improved QMS
Realising the opportunity of a growing Pharmaceutical market, AMR embarked on revamping its QMS, embed process thinking and continuous improvement across their organisation and work towards an integrated system and the 3 HSEQ standards.
AMR Hewitts, VIC
New Product Introduction
Worlds First 300mm IBD System for MRAM Manufacturing Cell
Manufacturing engineer for the process design, materials sourcing, manufacturing cell design and alpha build of the world’s first 300mm Ion Beam Deposition System for MRAM development.
AVIZA Technology (SPTS), UK.
Lean Manufacturing Engineering
Takt Flow Assembly Cell for Boeing Business Class Seating
Design and introduction of a Single Piece Takt Flow Assembly Cell for Turkish Airlines Boeing 777 Business Class seating at Zodiac.
Zodiac (Safran), UK
Manufacturing Cell Design
Automated Assembly Cell to Meet Medical Device Demand
Medical device automation project consolidating multiple manual processes into a single automated manufacturing cell within a Class 10,000 ISO 7 Cleanroom.
MiniFab (Schott), VIC
Team Development & Training
Improving Safety and Developing a Safety Culture
Development of a tailored coaching and training program to strengthen safety culture across executive, senior and production management teams.
Peacock Bros, VIC
Management Systems
Defence & Government Supply Agreements and ISO 9001
Supporting CNC Manufacturing to maintain Defence and Government supply agreements through the development, maintenance and continual improvement of their certified ISO 9001 Quality Management System.
CNC Manufacturing, VIC
Audit & Compliance
Bulgana Green Wind Farm - QHSE Compliance Audit
QHSE compliance audit of remote concrete manufacture and foundation pour processes for wind turbine construction at the Bulgana Green Power Hub and Substation.
Fulton Hogan (Hanson and RJE), VIC