Packaging and Palletization Manager

• Sep 2022 - Present

Production Manager

• Jul 2022 - Aug 2022

Organization and optimization of all the production and logistics process Management of a team of 4 people Management of production and packaging machinery : reparation, maintenance and optimization Ensure the supply chain and the quality control of the raw materials Follow IFS requirement Organization and optimization of all the production and logistics process Management of a team of 4 people Management of production and packaging machinery : reparation, maintenance and optimization Ensure the supply chain and the quality control of the raw materials Follow IFS requirement

Production Manager

• Feb 2020 - Jun 2022

Ensure the supply chain of the raw materials, the production and people management and ensure the respect of production deadlines, quality standards, safety rules and procedures. Manage small process, product and IT improvement projects Key responsibilities : -Coordinate and manage a team of five operators; -Create the production planning to meet the bottling and the kegging lines needs; -Create the people planning to be able to meet the production requirements; -Train the newcomers; -Ensure the respect of the QC and QA requirements in the department; -Ensure the Human ressources needs (paperwork, recruitment, people evaluation, holidays, ...); -Member of the Operational Management Team; -Manage the brewhouse and the fermentations room; -Interfere to solve problems in case of technical breakdown; -Maintenance of the department machinery; -Follow-up fermentation process; -Manage and coordinate department projects (process, product, RD, IT, safety, ...); -Create and update procedures; -Federal alcool taxes declaration; Show less

Production and QC Manager

• Jan 2019 - Jan 2020

Coordination all the resources to ensure all the quality control processes of the brewery. Manage a team of 3 lab technicians and 1 QC team leader. Define the lab priority to meet all the production requirements. Develop new procedures. Develop the equipment maintenance plan.I was promoted QC Manager in addition of Brewing and Fermentation Manager which gave me the opportunity to manage 3 different departments and 11 people in total

Production Manager

• Oct 2016 - Dec 2018

Ensure the supply chain of the raw materials, the production and people planning and ensure the respect of production deadlines, quality standards, safety rules and procedures. Manage small process, product and IT improvement projects with the Maintenance Manager, the Site Manager and the IT Manager.Key responsibilities :-Coordinate and manage a team of five operators and two teamleaders;-Create the production planning to meet the bottling and the kegging lines needs; -Create the people planning to be able to meet the production requirements;-Train the newcomers;-Ensure the respect of the QC and QA requirements in the department;-Ensure the Human ressources needs (paperwork, recruitment, people evaluation, holidays, ...);-Member of the HACCP and food defense team;-Manage the brewhouse and the fermentations room;-Interfere to solve problems in case of technical breakdown;-Maintenance of the department machinery;-Follow-up fermentation process;-Manage and coordinate department projects (process, product, RD, IT, safety, ...);-Create and update procedures;-Federal alcool taxes declaration;-Be a back up of the operators dans replace them we needed;-Be able to do all the labo analyzes; Show less

Temp Process Improvement Engineer

• Jul 2016 - Sep 2016

Temporary assignment (3 months) to manage small scale projects, internal non-conformities and client's complaints investigations.

Powders Preparation and Logistics Teamleader

• Mar 2016 - Jun 2016

Ensure the coordination, the planning and the control of powders preparation processes and ensure the respect of production deadlines, quality standards and safety rules and procedures.Key responsibilities :-Coordinate and manage a team of nine operators (six preparation, 1 premix and 2 logistics);-Responsible for the productivity within quality and safety scope;-Manage and take the lead of shift operation review (SOR) meetings and be involved in daily operation review (DOR) meetings and monthly management team meetings;-Improve the team's expertise by providing safety, quality and productivity trainings or by proposing internal or external trainings;-Responsible for the daily planning for the team and for the production;-Follow the technical availabilities of the lines with technical team;-Make sure of the availabilities of the raw materials, the packagings and resources;-Initiate and follow the quality, safety and productivity improvement processes via close interactions with the Process Engineer and the Technical and Engineering Department;-Check the good application of the GMP, HACCP and BRC procedures;-Write procedures and work instructions in collaboration with the Process Engineer; Show less

Powders Preparation Teamleader

• Oct 2015 - Mar 2016

Ensure the coordination, the planning and the control of powders preparation processes and ensure the respect of production deadlines, quality standards and safety rules and procedures.Key responsibilities :-Coordinate and manage a team of seven operators (six preparation and 1 premix);-Responsible for the productivity within quality and safety scope;-Manage and take the lead of shift operation review (SOR) meetings and be involved in daily operation review (DOR) meetings and monthly management team meetings;-Improve the team's expertise by providing safety, quality and productivity trainings or by proposing internal or external trainings;-Responsible for the daily planning for the team and for the production;-Follow the technical availabilities of the lines with technical team;-Make sure of the availabilities of the raw materials, the packagings and resources;-Initiate and follow the quality, safety and productivity improvement processes via close interactions with the Process Engineer and the Technical and Engineering Department;-Check the good application of the GMP, HACCP and BRC procedures;-Write procedures and work instructions in collaboration with the Process Engineer; Show less

Global Product Innovation Specialist I

• Jan 2015 - Sep 2015

Support execution of highly complex projects and lead specific tasks linked to the development of new products and technologies. The projects are mainly related to innovation in products around the world with work in lab, experimental brewery and industrial brewery. Key responsibilities : -Development of new alcoholic beverages for different markets world wide; -Global Product and Process Development lab responsible; -Commissioning and installation of new lab equipments; -Safety SPOC of the Global Product Innovation team; -Member of the 5S team. Show less

Research and Development Lab Technician

• Oct 2014 - Dec 2014

Prepare carbonated and non-carbonated beverage formulations under the supervision of relevant Product Developers that meet quality requirements (taste, specifications, etc.). Key responsibilities : -Preparation of small quantities of products using equipment of pilot plant and product development lab; -Validation of a new post mix dispenser; -Preparation of small quantities of juice/flavour/dry ingredients concentrate using equipment of the pilot plant and product development lab; -Preparation of shipments for consumer tests; -Maintenance of the inventory of ingredients; -Follow GMP and 5S strategy; -Sensory evaluation and tri-test. Show less

Brewer

• Feb 2014 - Aug 2014

Les 3 Brasseurs is a chain of microbreweries composed of 17 microbreweries in Quebec and Ontario in Canada. I was the brewer in the McGill microbrewery in Montreal which is the biggest one with an annual production of 2500hL. Key responsibilities : -The Brewing and the racking of the 3 brasseurs' beers (6 regulars and the beer of the month) -Production management -Establishment of the brewers' schedule -The weekly inventories -The orders and receptions of brewing's equipment and raw materials (Maitre'D) -Taking care of the brewing equipment and the 3 bars' equipment -The training of the restaurant's staff -The communication with the restaurant's staff Show less

Assistant-brewer and QC technician

• Sep 2013 - Jan 2014

Les Brasseurs du temps is a microbrewery producing around 1500hL of beer a year in bottle (.75L), kegs (20L, 30L, 50L and 58L) and casks (pin and firkin). Key responsibilities in the brewery : -Grain preparation for brewing days -Yeast starter preparation -Beers transfers -Beers dry hopping -Yeast and hops flushing from fermentors -Fermentor cleaning -Bright beer tank cleaning and sanitizing -Kegs cleaning and sanitizing -Beers kegging, bottling, casking, barrels aging and tasting -Management of the beer level in the restaurant cold room -Casks lines cleaning -Casks plugging Key responsibilities for the quality control development of the brewery : -Procedure redaction -Quality control sheet redaction and improvement -Fermentation following by the density evolution and the yeast growing -Yeast traceability -Final product analyzing : Fermentoflash, yeast counts, saturation and beer tasting Show less

Internship

• Feb 2013 - May 2013

Internship : Redaction of quality control procedures and following of the beer manufacturing process. Thesis in the quality control lab : "Study and characterization of the Chimay's beers refermentation". Key responsibilities : -Following beer refermentation (carbon dioxide, sugars consumption, alcohol production and yeast cells count) -Bitterness determination of the final products -Foam stability evaluation of the final products -Determination of the aromatic profile of the beer before refermentation and of the final products by gas chromatography head space -Sensory evaluation of the final products Show less

Internship

• Apr 2011 - May 2011

Realization of a cloning in a shuttle vector that allows the homologous recombination. Key responsibilities : -Micro-organism transformation -Plasmids extraction and purification -Plasmids digestion -Plasmids ligature -Micro-organism electroporation -Electrophoresis -Polymerization chain reaction Realization of a cloning in a shuttle vector that allows the homologous recombination. Key responsibilities : -Micro-organism transformation -Plasmids extraction and purification -Plasmids digestion -Plasmids ligature -Micro-organism electroporation -Electrophoresis -Polymerization chain reaction