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Chris Dixon

Manufacturing Process Excellence Moncton, NB

“Chris operates hands on and adapts well to all levels of employees. This ensures a smooth and sustainable implementation of improved efficiencies he envisioned for his client. ”- Paul Leroux, Client

Contact Chris

c.dixon@nufocusgroup.com
  • Tel: (506) 860-6010 x112
  • Mobile: (506) 227-0537

Languages: English


Background

One of the region’s leading experts in business productivity improvement, Chris Dixon is committed to helping clients identify ways to improve efficiency, effectiveness and long-term sustainability.

Chris is a registered Professional Engineer with a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering from the Technical University of Nova Scotia in Halifax. That applied science background and in-depth training at the 6-Sigma Academy, combined with more than twenty years in manufacturing, management and sales, has given him a solid foundation to help business clients grow and optimize their operations.

He has served as the President of the Association of Professional Engineers of Prince Edward Island and was awarded Fellowship to Engineers Canada for exceptional contributions to the profession.

Chris thrives in a world of continuous improvement, process review and analysis, and new business systems design and development. Chris is as comfortable garnering opportunities from a strategic planning process as he is on a manufacturing floor reviewing processes and eliminating waste.

20 years of Creating Efficiencies

Chris has honed his ability to identify and realize productivity gains over the last two decades from first-hand experience in a variety of industries. These include Aerospace, Manufactured Housing, Marine Maintenance and Fish Processing and Value-added Housing products.

Chris effectively uses his Lean and 6 Sigma expertise to identify and implement process changes and solve business problems anywhere in the workplace. He has successfully facilitated improvements on the production and manufacturing floor, and in other key business areas including, Customer Service, Quality Control and Inspection, Inventory Management, AR and AP, Payroll and Labour Tracking. Chris provides supervisors and managers with techniques to ensure new processes become the standard. He also provides software selection and project management services for implementing more advanced production and labour tracking.

“I don’t just change something on the production floor and walk away; I help implement a system that ensures progress is visible and changes are maintained” he explains.

What Chris can do for You

Creating a culture of continuous improvement can help your business reach new levels of success. Chris offers expertise in:

  • Productivity assessment
  • Process Improvement initiatives
  • Strategic planning
  • Process mapping
  • Lean Management Training

The consulting Approach

A strong company needs to have effective and efficient business processes allowing the business to develop better ways of creating customer value. Adopting good process improvement and change management techniques is fundamental in creating opportunities for growth and sustainability. He encourages clients to develop their business using three basic principles:

Invest in your future.

“Everyone talks about productivity and the need to improve it, but how many companies are investing regularly to create the culture that drives improvement? Mechanization is not the only thing to look at. Productivity is affected by all the business processes from procuring raw material to customer delivery.”

Be customer centred.

“Having a customer focus and making changes towards better satisfying customers is the only way to long term growth and sustainability. Process improvement is a key component in improving customer value and gaining a competitive edge.”

Measure your progress.

“Measuring progress is the best way to gauge your success and engage your employees. Sharing clear, attainable goals and measuring progress is the first step toward improving engagement and productivity. Without measurement, it can be difficult to engaged people in opportunities to improve. When success is not visible, people naturally migrate back to what they know best. I help engage teams to identify and realize opportunities for change.”

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