Operations Manager

• Jul 2023 - Present

Production Manager Powders

• Apr 2022 - Jul 2023

Assistant Manager Cheese

• Apr 2021 - Apr 2022

Manufacturing & Warehouse Manager

• Oct 2017 - Apr 2021

Responsible for all the sites Production lines and Warehouse department including Canning (Vegetable processing, Blending, Can Filling and Seaming, Retorts and Packaging), Aseptic (UHT’s and Combibloc filling) and PET lines across three shifts of approximately seventy fulltime staff, causal pool and I have fourteen direct reports; • Maintain and Implement Safety standards procedures and policies • Maintain and Implement Quality standards procedures and policies • Ensure OEE targets are set and maintained • Operational lead in Canning, Stock and Juice project teams • Operational lead for Capital projects • Supervise and support Special batches and new products • Review and investigate labour and material variances • Costing and implantation of new products routes • Process Improvements – identify and implement process improvement opportunities • Conduct performance reviews with salaried reports • Lead continuous improvement teams • Play a key role in the return to work programs Show less

Manufacturing Coordinator

• Jan 2009 - Oct 2017

● Lead a team of 5 Team supports and 33 full time employees and 20 casuals across five manufacturing lines ( Veg Pep, Blending, Filling, Retorts and Packaging) and Sanitation crew ● Manage Safety and Quality for the canning lines ● Operational lead on all NPD projects in canning area ● Collaborate with management at Operational level to develop initiatives and translate into actionable goals and objectives ● Lead end to end delivery of cross functional improvement initiatives using Lean methodologies ● Coordinate improvement activities through effective project management ● Conduct RCA on key downtime issues to improve asset utilisation and site OEE/Efficiency CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS • Project lead of Continuous Improvement team on Product Right First time resulting in a 20% decrease of product put on hold across the site • Project lead of Continuous Improvement team on Good Manufacturing Practices, which focused on increasing communication and engagement by employees around quality • Project lead of Continuous Improvement team on Manual Handling injuries which resulted in a reduction of 22 high risk activities to low or medium risks and a 42% reduction on SSP injury reports • Year on year cost analysis, driving continuous cost savings and reducing cost per case of all SKU’s • Key member of the Project teams that implemented the new PET line and new X-Rays for packaging • Reliability initiatives in Canning Aseptic and PET production lines, directly improved, and delivered above set targets on Efficiency and OEE Show less