Unlock the full potential of your operations

Welcome to OPEX coaching

Where experienced manufacturing excellence meets measurable impact.

We partner with  organisations  to unlock measurable value by reducing costs, improving efficiency and building sustainable cultures of excellence.  Our services include the design and implementation of tailored Operational Excellence programs, delivery of Lean and Continuous Improvement training, cost deployment strategies and cultural transformation initiatives , plus leadership coaching.  

We work alongside our  clients to embed practical tools, robust systems, and the capability needed to achieve lasting performance improvements.

Operational Excellence workshops tailored to your business

Our bespoke approach to your organisation is what sets us apart from others. Your business is unique, therefore the systems must be tailored to suit.

No jargon, no text book courses or workshops. We create to your needs, without confusing terms and over complication.

Expert lean consultants and training providers

Lean Training

Lean training workshops give your employees the ability to see identify waste, analyse root causes and tackle complex problems.  Bespoke to your specific needs we deliver real value to your employees.

Cost Deployment initiatives

A systemic approach to reducing industrial costs, year over year, increasing profit and developing your people on what matters the most to the business.

Rapid Improvement Events (Kaizen events)

Empowering frontline teams to drive fast, sustainable change.  RIE’s (Kaizen events) are a fantastic way to get quick results, level up your valuable people and create a change mindset.

SMED workshops

Single Minute Exchange of Dies is a proven methodology to reduce change over times, but can be applied to other areas.  An area of expertise for our principal consultant, who was taught this method directly from Toyota more than 20 years ago.

25+

Years experience

£20 million

Cost savings delivered

1,000+

Employees Trained​

100%

Structured Approach​

Our four steps to Operational Excellence

Following a proven four-phase journey to sustainable operational excellence is a winning formula. Each phase is designed to assess, engage, align and implement improvement strategies tailored to your needs.  Ensuring your peoples experiences and voices are heard at all times.

Assess the current state

Gain a clear understanding of your current state, including culture, continuous Improvement and how aligned your people are to the business strategy through in-depth assessments and analysis.

Engage & empower people

Your people are your super power, we listen to them, engage and empower them to ensure all improvements have their involvement.  All training is bespoke to your needs.

Align systems and processes

Align, Improve and standardise your systems and processes, with the objective of closing assessment gaps.

Implement and sustain

Embed improvements into your culture and systems to ensure long-term results and continuous growth is sustainable.

Our Assessment Services

Cultural, C.I and Strategy alignment assessment.

Evaluating cultural maturity, Continuous Improvement status and Strategy alignment is the first step towards real Operational Excellence,  This assessment offers a clear current state and identifies the next steps to the next level of maturity.

BENEFITS

  • Business wide maturity evaluation
  • Actionable insights and recommendations
  • Shingo Model benchmarking comparison
  • Strategic transformation roadmap

Manufacturing waste assessment​

The manufacturing waste assessment is a structured approach to identifying and quantifying waste within a value stream, to enhance operational efficiency.  This process mapping style approach visually identifies areas for improvement, losses in performance and direct causes.

BENEFITS

  • Identify and quantify waste streams
  • Cross functional team collaboration
  • Develop targeted action plans
  • Implement and monitor progress with KPIs

Process focused operational assessment​

Detailed evaluation of specific operational processes with clarity on performance gaps.  When already aware which process is hurting your operations or requires improvement this micro level approach can deliver rapid results.

BENEFITS

  • Process gap analysis and recommendations
  • Team engagement and collaboration
  • Identification of team training requirements.
Years Experiences
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Experience you can trust.
Results you can measure.

Throughout the Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement community, the business founder Dean Dickinson is widely respected for his experience, hands-on leadership style, and strong people skills.  From earning early recognition at Honda SQCC for lean tools implementation in 2007 to a career leading to Director of Operational Excellence, his broad expertise is well placed to help organisations drive meaningful business transformation.

Why Choose OPEX Coaching?

Built on real experience, years in the field, learning, improving and delivering

Expertise

Expertise which delivers real sustainable measurable results.

Customised approach

Tailored approach designed around your business objectives.

Proven results

Proven results that speak for themselves

Financial competence

All improvements are financially valorised and measurable through your P&L

25 plus years experience

25 Years Experience Driving Operational Excellence

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Start your journey to world class operations today

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