Experience

Distell

• South Africa
• Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Packaging Manager

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  • Full Managerial responsibility for Bottling Operations• Introduced 5s training champions, zoning, auditing• Create weekly plan in alignment with customer requirements• Create training matrix, plans to maximise skill sets on shifts• Conducted Gap analysis to determine – skills, gaps, training opportunities• Responsible for collation & delivery of departmental KPI’s• Management of departmental risk assessments / Health & Safety• Conducted RCA sessions using Lean Methodology – Fishbone / PDCA• Implemented and managed process improvements / projects• Introduced NPI to bottling operations• Conducted discipline & performance management.• Conducted risk assessments for bottling hall• Introduced Short Inventory control inclusive of real time 5 Why RCA sessions• Member of Site Steering team who implemented WCM• Mentored direct reports on FLM tools & techniques



Bridge of Weir Leather

• United Kingdom
• Textile Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Manager

  • Aug 2014 - Mar 2020

  • Full Managerial responsibility for Leather Cutting Division & warehousing • Managing a team of up to 100 staff, inclusive of 3 x Supervisors, 6 x TL’s• Introduced 5s training champions, zoning, auditing• Create weekly plan in alignment with customer requirements• Created training matrix, plans to maximise skill sets on shifts• Implemented Strategy for Cellular Manufacturing to improve capability / output• Responsible for collation & delivery of departmental KPI’s inclusive of P&L* Project Management • Responsible for departmental budget• Conducted forensic trials to maximise product yields• Liase with Global clientel – negotiating on new business• Management of departmental Health & Safety• Conducted RCA sessions using Lean Methodology• Implemented and managed process improvements• Managed external – internal 8d investigations• Management of departmental NPI• Conducting staff PDR’s



John Dewars & Sons Ltd

• Shift Manager

  • Apr 2006 - May 2014

  People & Production management.RCA / continuous improvementIntroduced PPM systemKPI responsibility 5sLean manufacturing principlesPerformance managementRisk assessmentsBehavioural safetyUpskilling teams to achieve SMART targetsSMED People & Production management.RCA / continuous improvementIntroduced PPM systemKPI responsibility 5sLean manufacturing principlesPerformance managementRisk assessmentsBehavioural safetyUpskilling teams to achieve SMART targetsSMED



AG Barr

• Manufacturing Team Leader

  • 1999 - 2006

  People & production managementTeam developmentHealth & SafetySMEDContinuous improvement5s People & production managementTeam developmentHealth & SafetySMEDContinuous improvement5s



Princes Limited

• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manufacturing Team Leader

  • 1997 - 1999

  People & Production managementHealth & SafetyTeam developmentContinuous improvementSMED People & Production managementHealth & SafetyTeam developmentContinuous improvementSMED