Jonathan Furniss
Consultant
Bio
Jonathan has over a decade of hands-on lean manufacturing experience, implementing and coaching at all levels across a wide range of industries and understands the universal manufacturing challenges faced by large organisations and SME’s. Having held roles in running capital projects, quality, technical and operations he has a wide breadth of experience working within businesses and understands the needs and drivers of the key stake holders. Jonathan works directly with the manufacturing teams to drive performance and accountability resulting in engaged teams capable of delivering results.
Jonathan has a proven track record of bringing automation and world leading technologies into NZ businesses, driven by his passion for working smarter not harder. He is committed to help NZ businesses capture the competitive advantages of Industry 4.0 and has experience on balancing the benefits of new technology against the risks. His experience also lends itself to management of the current asset base ensuring optimal utilisation of assets.
Industry Program Experience
• Manufacturing
• FMCG
• Food packaging
• Coating application
• Construction industry materials
• FMCG
• Food packaging
• Coating application
• Construction industry materials
Expertise
• Process throughput improvement
• Process quality improvement
• Process waste reduction
• Process automation
• Hands on coaching and development of teams
• Complex problem solving
• Asset reliability programs
• Process quality improvement
• Process waste reduction
• Process automation
• Hands on coaching and development of teams
• Complex problem solving
• Asset reliability programs