Manufacturing Transformation & Operational Excellence Consultant
AVAILABLE from October for new projects
Steve Seal
Marketing
Customer Services
Security / Business Continuity
Sustainability / ESG
Admin/Business Support
EHS
Facilities Management
Operations/Lean & CI
Quality
Engineering/Technical
Maintenance
Supply Chain
Manufacturing, HR
Coaching, Learning & Development
Recruitment / Talent Acquisition
Communications
General Management
Project Management
Consultancy
ERP
COMMERCIAL
Sales (General), Sales Operations
MARKETING
Marketing (General & Specialist)
CUSTOMER SERVICES
Customer Service & Support, Customer Service, Customer Support, Complaints Handling, Retention / Loyalty
FINANCE
Budgeting & Forecasting
LEGAL
Health & Safety Compliance
SECURITY & BUSINESS CONTINUITY
Security & Business Continuity, Business Continuity Planning
SUSTAINABILITY / ESG
Sustainability / ESG
ADMIN/BUSINESS SUPPORT
Administration & Office Support, Administration, Office Management, Travel Coordination
EHS
Health, Safety & Environment (HSE), Health & Safety Management, Risk Assessments, ISO Standards Support (ISO 9001/14001/45001)
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
Facilities & Property, Building Maintenance
OPERATIONS/LEAN & CI
Operations & Process, Operations Management, Process Improvement, Lean / Six Sigma, Workflow Design, SOP Documentation, Resource Planning, Capacity Planning, Scheduling, Continuous Improvement, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Support
QUALITY
Quality & Continuous Improvement, Quality Management, Quality Assurance (QA), Quality Control (QC), ISO Certification Support, Continuous Improvement / Kaizen, Process Auditing, Supplier Quality Management
ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL
Engineering & Technical, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering
MAINTENANCE
PPM / TPM set up, Cost reduction, Team leadership support, Utilisation improvement projects
SUPPLY CHAIN
Supply Chain Management, Demand Planning, Inventory Management, Logistics Management, Warehousing
MANUFACTURING
Manufacturing & Production, Production Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Production Planning, Shopfloor Supervision, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Maintenance Management, Health & Safety (Operational), Industrial Engineering, Process Engineering
HR
Human Resources (HR) & People, HR Management, Recruitment / Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development (L&D), Employee Relations, HR Administration, Compensation & Benefits, Performance Management, Workforce Planning, Organisational Design, Culture & Engagement, Coaching & Mentoring
COACHING, LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
Training, Coaching & Development, Corporate Training, Leadership Coaching, Business Coaching, Technical Training, Learning Design / Instructional Design, Workshop Facilitation
RECRUITMENT / TALENT ACQUISITION
Hiring strategy development, Candidate screening and shortlisting, Interview design, Onboarding process setup
COMMUNICATIONS
Communications (Internal & External), Corporate Communications, Internal Communications
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
Business Strategy, Corporate Strategy, Business Development, General Management, Operations Leadership, Transformation / Change Management, Turnaround Management, Stakeholder Management, Board Advisory / Non-Exec Support
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Project & Programme Delivery, Project Management, Programme Management, PMO (Project Management Office), Change Management Delivery, Implementation Management
CONSULTANCY
Business diagnostic, Strategic advisory support, Operating Model reviews, Cost reduction programmes, Transformation programme strategy, Performance improvement projects
ERP
ERP Selection support, ERP Process Mapping, ERP Training & User Adoption
Senior Director / SVP
Director / VP
Senior Manager / Head Of
Mid Manager
Supervisor / Team Leader
Board Advisory
Consultancy Only
Steve is a a highly experienced manufacturing and business transformation leader with over 40 years of senior leadership experience helping organisations improve performance through the optimisation of people, processes and culture. Having held executive leadership positions within global organisations including Caterpillar, Philips and Royal Mail, Steve now supports businesses through his consultancy, O3P Ltd (Optimising People, Processes, Performance).
Steve’s passion is helping organisations unlock their full potential by developing high-performing teams, improving operational effectiveness and creating sustainable cultures of continuous improvement. Steve combines strategic thinking with a practical, hands-on approach, enabling businesses to translate ambitious goals into measurable results.
Throughout his career, Steve has successfully led large-scale transformation programmes across diverse sectors including industrial manufacturing, FMCG, energy, logistics, automotive, chemical processing and commercial vehicle industries. Steve has extensive experience in operational leadership, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma deployment, safety culture development, quality improvement, organisational change and leadership coaching.
As a Six Sigma Master Black Belt and MBA-qualified leader, Steve has coached senior leaders and operational teams at all levels, helping them build internal capability rather than relying on external expertise indefinitely. Steve believes that lasting improvement comes from engaging people, creating clarity of purpose and equipping teams with the skills and confidence to solve problems and continuously improve their own performance.
Steve’s consulting work ranges from executive coaching and mentoring, operational diagnostics and strategy development, to interim leadership assignments and full business transformation programmes. Recent assignments have included safety culture transformation, quality function redesign, manufacturing strategy development, warehouse relocation projects and operational turnaround initiatives.
Steve is particularly passionate about leadership development and creating environments where people can thrive. Colleagues often describe his style as authentic, approachable and challenging in equal measure – someone who is willing to ask difficult questions whilst providing practical support to achieve meaningful outcomes.
Whether supporting SMEs or larger multinational organisations, Steve’s focus remains consistent: helping businesses improve safety, quality, delivery, cost performance and employee engagement through sustainable, people-centred operational excellence.
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