Experience

Science in Sport Group

• United Kingdom
• Health, Wellness & Fitness
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Quality Manager

  • Sep 2021 - Present



THG

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Quality Assurance and Hygiene Supervisor

  • Sep 2020 - Sep 2021

  In addition to my Technical duties, I also covered for the absence of a dedicated Hygiene Manager, supporting and developing the Hygiene Supervisor.

• Quality Assurance Team Supervisor

  • Jul 2017 - Sep 2020

  Responsible for the escalation of the QA departments capabilities and responsibilities from a small scale UK based operation to a multi-national world wide operation providing sports nutrition and supplement products to a global market from fitness enthusiasts to gold medal winning Olympians.With multiple sites based around the globe from Poland to the United States of America, one of my responsibilities is to ensure the rapid, market based decisions made at THG are implemented correctly, legally and efficiently across every territory. Show less



Bakkavor

• United Kingdom
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Production Supervisor

  • Apr 2009 - Jul 2017

  Production Supervisor at a busy food production factory in the Wigan area. Currently responsible for a team of 30+ staff in the Bulk Prep area across 2 shifts. My current duties are to coordinate and support the production teams in the Bulk Prep area and to ensure efficiency and consistency throughout the planned production schedule whilst encouraging and enforcing a very high standard of hygiene, food and area safety. My daily activities will include: • Ensure company standard operating procedures and safe systems of work are followed by all members of staff, contractors and visitors. • Ensure that all appropriate quality standards and CCP checks are being carried out and documented accurately and correctly. • Carry out daily GMP audits and communicate any issues to both staff and line leaders in a constructive and effective manner and relay any issues brought up by the technical department and managers. • Supervise effective changeovers and handovers using SMED techniques. • Highlight any critical issues that may affect production and to then analyse and put sufficient controls into place to ensure a minimum of downtime. • Complete daily data record including DWOR, SIC, Preactor and Forecasts and to put together a daily report for Cell Reviews with the department managers. • Analyse and improve performance throughout the area by reviewing productivity and processes and applying lean manufacturing techniques to reduce wastage of materials, production time and labour (5S, Six Sigma, Kaizen). • Carry out weekly active monitoring reports regarding health & safety and to liaise between staff, managers and heads of departments any issues and ideas that have been raised and can be acted upon. • Carry out New Product Development Trials within the unit to check for issues that may occur with availability of materials, effects on current production schedules and overall product quality and form a detailed report to be viewed by our NPD teams. Show less



Wincanton

• United Kingdom
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 700 & Above Employee

• Agency Supervisor

  • Aug 2008 - Mar 2009

  Agency Supervisor for Wincanton. Responsibilities included liaising with Ad Hoc Agencies on site to ensure all necessary labor was recruited for the days production. Ensuring all staff were accounted for and stationed where needed and provided with the necessary tools or materials for the job. Reporting of any absences, holidays or disciplinary actions needed to the main office and ensuring all staff were accounted for and escorted safely off site at the end of the shift to handover production as efficiently as possible to the following Shift Supervisor. Show less