Experience

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  SFB - Smit Food and Beverage Engineers

  • Paarl - Western Cape

  • Owner

    • Oct 2016 - Present
    • Paarl - Western Cape

    More than 2 decades experience in Food & Beverage Engineering:• Food and Beverage Factory setup costing – Equipment, Process and Utilities.o Collaboration with Food Technology experts in determining the ideal Food or Beverage manufacturing processo Food Engineering calculations and scope of works documentation for equipmento Thermal process tests and design for pasteurization and sterilizationo Factory layoutso Assistance in sourcing equipment if requiredo Project Management, Installation and commissioning assistance if required• Water saving focus - With water becoming an increasingly important resource to manage, SFB has a special focus on:o Water saving studies and recommendation for large scale water consuming processes in Food and Beverage plants. One example is large tunnel Pasteurizers and Bottle washers

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  Gebo Cermex - Part of the Sidel Group

  • France
  • Machinery Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Managing Director

    • Apr 2013 - Sep 2016

    Gebo Cermex, part of the Sidel Group of CompaniesProspecting new customers.Business plan development.General management.Budgeting.Recruiting staff.

  • New Business Development Manager

    • Mar 2012 - May 2014

    Responsible for sales targets and new business development. General management of local manufacturing facility.Sales and accounting reporting to head office in France.

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  HG Molenaar

  • Sales Manager Food Industry

    • Feb 2001 - Feb 2012

    • Management of sales team – 4 subordinates• Liaise with national customer base:• Handle key accounts including the following; : Rainbow Chickens, Sovereign Foods, Oceana, Botswana meat commission, Tiger Brands, Pioneer Foods, Nestle, SAB Miller, Distell, Diageo, McCain, Kraft, Parmalat, Clover, Rhodes Food Farms, Pepsico, Del Monte• Analyse current factory efficiencies and make recommendations for streamlining• Produce conceptual design with regard to manufacturing drawings• Provide technical solutions and factory layouts to client’s specification • Plan and improve on new and existing machinery• Cost required equipment• Conduct sales presentations to customers• Follow through on machine manufacture quality process and manage customer expectations• Prepare sales budget and present to board• Attend local and international process and packaging trade shows • Travel nationally and internationally to liaise with customers and suppliers• Market and sell processing equipment, individually or as part of a complete line layout:• Sales of packaging solutions and products

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  Nedcor

  • Sandton

  • Business Process Engineering

    • Oct 1997 - Sep 1999
    • Sandton

    • Analysed banking process• Worked with project team in a “dummy bank” simulation scenario • Conducted formal business process mapping process• Analyze and suggest improvements in banking processes

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  McCain Foods

  • Springs, RSA

  • Projects Engineer

    • Jan 1995 - Sep 1997
    • Springs, RSA

    • Drew up factory layouts• Designed equipment in vegetable and meat processing area• Adjudicated requests from contractors for awarding of contracts• Managed projects• Implemented new lines