
Barry Williams
Barry Williams

Specialisms
Operational leadership
Production system design
Operational excellence programmes
Change management
Practical problem solving
Lean Six Sigma
Total productive maintenance
Business coaching
Industry expertise
Engineering
Nuclear
Automotive
Aerospace and defence
FMCG
Service operations
Skills
Lean Academy qualifications
Service Excellence qualifications
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
TPM qualifications
Education
MBA
Experience
Partner & Coach – Kaizen Impact Coaching
Head of Supply Chain Logistics – Airbus
Senior Vice President- Manufacturing - Rolls Royce
Barry is passionate about embedding ‘incurable commitment’ in people by coaching them to improve their own processes. He has supported, led and facilitated the delivery of continuous improvement and lean programmes within multiple manufacturing plants with teams ranging from 200 to 2,000 people. Clients have included Westinghouse Nuclear, McKinsey, Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems, Standard Chartered Bank, and the MoD.
Prior to joining Manufacturers Network, Barry spent three years working and learning from the Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance, learning the ‘thinking way’ behind reducing losses.