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Jon Clarke

Captain · DISC type DS
Director Of Manufacturing at IMK Automotive
📍 Northampton, England, United Kingdom

Jon is a manufacturing leader with 25 years of experience, currently serving as the Director of Manufacturing at IMK Automotive. A graduate of the University of Leicester, he specializes in operational excellence, change management, and delivering large-scale cost productivity. People often describe him as pragmatic, sharp, flexible, and an inspiring leader.

Outside of his core operational duties, Jon is deeply committed to fostering talent and building organizational capability. He is an accredited business mentor who is passionate about encouraging and supporting the personal development of those he works with, putting people at the heart of his strategy.

Unique fact: He combines his expertise as a continuous improvement lean sigma specialist with a dedicated "people first" mindset.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Director Of Manufacturing
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Northampton, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Jon shows up

Decisive But Calm
Dynamic But Sincere
Consummate Professional

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.

Priorities

Topics Jon cares about

People-Centric Leadership
Focuses on placing people at the heart of operations, driving cultural development, and building long-term capability through mentorship.
Operational Excellence
A Lean Sigma specialist focused on delivering business improvement and significant cost productivity improvements in manufacturing environments.
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Career

Work history

6-2020
Director Of Manufacturing
IMK Automotive
1-2020 - 5-2020
Plant Manager
IMK Automotive
4-2019 - 11-2019
Operations Director
INTELEX GROUP (UK) LTD
1-2019 - 4-2019
Business Improvement Consultant
RS Components
12-2017 - 12-2018
Operations Controller - Central Functions (DPD)
Travis Perkins plc
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Media appearances

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Education
1985 - 1993
Bachelor’s Degree
University of Leicester
1982 - 1985
Business
Wston Favell Upper School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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