{"id":3240,"date":"2022-04-06T17:17:39","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T16:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ravagobuildingsolutions.com\/uk\/3240\/meet-debbie-brooks-customer-service-rep-copy\/"},"modified":"2022-07-18T13:47:01","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T12:47:01","slug":"meet-james-curson-reliability-and-productivity-specialist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ravagobuildingsolutions.com\/uk\/en\/3240\/meet-james-curson-reliability-and-productivity-specialist\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet James Curson, Reliability &amp; Productivity Specialist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"mentions-texteditor__content\"><em>As Reliability &amp; Productivity Specialist, James helps our plant to run as efficiently as possible.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ravagobuildingsolutions.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/04\/220222-7028-ravago-portrait-session-edit-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3242\" width=\"305\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ravagobuildingsolutions.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/04\/220222-7028-ravago-portrait-session-edit-web.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ravagobuildingsolutions.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/04\/220222-7028-ravago-portrait-session-edit-web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ravagobuildingsolutions.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/04\/220222-7028-ravago-portrait-session-edit-web-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>H<strong>ow long have you worked for Ravago, and what have been the highlights to date?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve been working at King\u2019s Lynn site since 2013 and working for Ravago Building Solutions since the takeover in 2018. As for the highlights, in 2021 we saw the highest output from the King\u2019s Lynn plant in a decade. We introduced a reliability programme which improved our OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) from 76.1% in 2020 to 88.2% in 2021 \u2013 a 12.1% increase. It was a particularly good result considering we built this improvement over a really difficult time, with raw material and people shortages \u2013 and during a global pandemic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"mentions-texteditor__content wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tell us a bit about how this role differs to your last position?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>My last role was on the production frontline, co-ordinating shift activity. Now I\u2019m more focused on the overall reliability and productivity of our production plant and looking for ways to improve the reliability, optimisation, safety and quality performance across all areas. The plant runs 24\/7, with very little planned downtime, so maximising the use of any available downtime is one of my key priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"mentions-texteditor__content wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>What, for you, is the most satisfactory part of your role?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mentions-texteditor__content\"><span class=\"mentions-texteditor__highlight--error\">It\u2019s seeing the overall output increase along with reliability and quality, while maintaining safety along the way. Also, watching the reliability and operations teams work together to improve and overcome the obstacles of running a 24\/7 operation with minimal downtime.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"mentions-texteditor__content wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"mentions-texteditor__highlight--error\"><strong><strong>What are your main interests\/hobbies outside of work?<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mentions-texteditor__content\"><span class=\"mentions-texteditor__highlight--error\">I\u2019m a massive Liverpool FC fan and go up to watch the game as often as possible. I also enjoy making music and playing the guitar.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2021 we saw the highest output from the King\u2019s Lynn plant in a decade &#8211; thanks in part to James Curson, Reliability &amp; Productivity Specialist at Ravago Building Solutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":3242,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3240","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ravagobuildingsolutions.com\/uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ravagobuildingsolutions.com\/uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ravagobuildingsolutions.com\/uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ravagobuildingsolutions.com\/uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ravagobuildingsolutions.com\/uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3240"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ravagobuildingsolutions.com\/uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3240\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3352,"href":"https:\/\/ravagobuildingsolutions.com\/uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3240\/revisions\/3352"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ravagobuildingsolutions.com\/uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ravagobuildingsolutions.com\/uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ravagobuildingsolutions.com\/uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ravagobuildingsolutions.com\/uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}