Operational Performance Improvement
Increase throughput and productivity while reducing waste, energy use and cost per unit.
- Operational excellence
- Performance management
- Process and capacity optimisation
Operational performance • Capital-intensive industries
Turn operational potential into measurable results
EPOS Consult helps manufacturing, chemical, metals and terminal operations improve productivity, reliability and management effectiveness—from focused assessment to hands-on implementation.
Built for implementation
Advice only matters when it changes performance.
Operational improvement is rarely limited by ideas. The real challenge is turning strategy into clear processes, effective management systems and consistent frontline behaviour.
EPOS works alongside your teams to design, implement and embed practical improvements that continue after the engagement ends.
Where EPOS creates value
Three routes to stronger operations
Each engagement is shaped around the operational challenge—not a pre-packaged methodology.
Maintenance & Turnaround Excellence
Create predictable execution through stronger preparation, work management and governance.
- Maintenance work management
- Turnaround readiness
- Asset performance systems
Leadership & Implementation
Translate new ways of working into daily routines, ownership and lasting behavioural change.
- Interim operational management
- Leadership coaching
- Transformation delivery
Selected outcomes
Results that show up in the operation
Illustrative outcomes from projects and operational improvement programmes.
€7m+terminal EBIT improvement
2moffshore EBITDA realisation
16%manufacturing productivity gain
22%higher operating-room utilisation
Raising maintenance readiness across two FPSOs
Integrated operations, maintenance and materials planning; embedded readiness gates, work-order discipline and supervisor routines.
-60%materials returned onshore
Restoring cost and execution discipline
Improved operational processes, resource allocation and prioritisation while coaching general managers and project teams.
€7m+EBIT improvement
Aligning capacity, production and supply chain
Implemented shopfloor reporting, Kanban, 5S and resource-based capacity planning across multiple manufacturing sites.
€1.7mcost savings
Redesigning the organisation around performance
Implemented a new organisational structure, integrated operational reporting and stronger management controls.
€2.4mstructural cost savings
Experience includes
HUNTSMANTATA STEELINEOSBAYERAURUBISVDL
The 5 Box Model
One connected path from question to lasting result
Each phase builds on the previous one. The moving arrows show how insight, decisions and ownership flow through the full improvement cycle.
The EPOS approach
From insight to sustained behaviour change
Clarification creates a shared definition of the challenge. A focused assessment then establishes the value opportunity before implementation connects processes, systems and leadership routines to measurable results.
Start with an operational assessment- 01
Clarify
Define the operational challenge, desired outcomes, scope and critical questions together with the leadership team.
- 02
Assess
Build a fact-based view of performance, losses, management systems and improvement potential in 1–4 weeks.
- 03
Align
Agree priorities, value targets, responsibilities and the practical roadmap with leadership and frontline teams.
- 04
Implement
Install improved processes and management routines while coaching the people who will own them.
- 05
Sustain
Track performance, reinforce behaviours and transfer capability so improvement continues independently.
About Eg Poster
Senior judgment. Practical delivery.
Eg Poster is an operational improvement and interim-management professional with experience from consultant to partner across more than 30 projects and 40 operational analyses.
His work combines analytical rigour with hands-on implementation, leadership coaching and a clear focus on sustainable bottom-line results.
Lead analysisChange leadershipManagement coachingInterim operations
Selected professional experience
2026 — Present
Lead Analyst — BP West Nile Delta
Co-leading an end-to-end maintenance, work-management and supply-chain diagnostic for an onshore gas plant in Egypt.
2025 — 2026
Program Lead — Azule Energy
Led an offshore maintenance performance programme across two FPSOs and onshore functions in Angola.
2024 — 2025
Interim Head of Retail — Unilabs
Held operational accountability for 300+ blood-collection centres, leading three regional managers and overseeing 400+ FTE.
2023 — 2024
Interim Operations Manager — ECT
Delivered performance improvement in a complex container-terminal environment, strengthening resource deployment and cost control.
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2022 — Knapen Trailers
Interim Operations Manager for a 70-FTE production organisation.
2020–2021 — Bayer Pharmaceuticals
Consultant, Global Product Supply Team across Berlin and Turku.
2019–2020 — Aluchemie
Interim Operations Manager for work management, CapEx governance and turnaround preparation.
2018–2019 — Huntsman
Turnaround Management Consultant, including governance and cost-estimation methodology.
2017–2018 — Tata Steel
Project Manager for Management of Change across multiple operational units.
2016–2017 — Vlassenroot Group
Interim Operations Manager across Belgium, Germany and Poland.
2015–2016 — Componenta
Project Manager for organisational redesign and performance control.
Sector experience
Trusted in demanding operating environments
Oil, gas & offshore assetsChemicals & process industrySteel & metalsIndustrial manufacturingPorts, terminals & logisticsHealthcare operations
Professional recommendations
Trusted to lead change
Feedback from leaders and colleagues who have worked with Eg in complex transformation and operational-improvement environments.
“Eg led the transformation of organisations, processes and behaviours. He maintains the highest professional standards and delivers high-quality results.”
“One of the most motivated people I know. He is willing to go the extra mile, helps his team and bonds easily with the client.”
“A trustworthy, loyal and highly motivated contractor who adapted project definitions to achieve greater results and outperformed expectations.”
“Eg’s strongest quality is his continuing focus on delivering the results promised to the client. He never loses sight of that.”
“Eg combines considerable intellect and street smarts to solve problems and get the job done. He works well with clients and integrates into teams easily.”
“A social, intelligent and results-oriented professional whose positive attitude helps him meet and exceed client expectations.”
A practical first step
What is holding your operation back?
Share the challenge. A focused conversation can quickly establish where the greatest operational value may be found.
Contact EPOS Consult