Experience

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  Bushs Pet foods

  • Production Manager

    • Aug 2009 - Present

    Manage, lead and control the activities of production/packaging employees, including Performance Management/Appraisal, Counselling and Discipline;Establish the shift standards and working schedules for the operation;Manage production costs within the specified operating budgets;Assist with the forecasting of staffing requirements;Assist with the recruitment, training, development and/or initial induction of operators;Provide key liaison between Quality Control, Maintenance, Production and Warehouse/Despatch departments;Co-ordinates the maintenance of machinery through the engineering departmentMaintain Quality Standards by ensuring Product is manufactured and packaged according to Company Specifications;Ensure the Company's Health and Safety Policies and Practices are Maintained;Process and Interpret General Paperwork; Achievements:I successfully completed waste mapping for bush's this program is being implemented in phases, & will save the company around $600,000 annually. I emphasise more on Lean Management and was able to introduce my new ideas in our shift.Identify non-value added activities in the production line. Converting to value add which has boosted the production Re-engineering principle was introduced by my group in our production line thus incremental design changes, we were able to reap enamours savings both in man & machine cost. Man-Power reduction my suggestion to the employee unions & the top management we were able to reduce head counts. Utilising most of the non valve added bodies to convert into value add operation thus improving productivity

  • Production Manger

    • Aug 2000 - Present

    I have been working with this company for the last 8 to 9 Years; I started as a consultant working in the engineering department designed Installed & commissioned upgrading of various projects in the both Ingleburn & Forbes plant. I joined the production team in the early 2001 till date & was in charge of the afternoon shift. Now I am focusing on labour control & moving into lean management

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  Bushs Petfoods

  • Production Manager

    • Jan 2005 - Present
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  J. Batchen

  • Start Date

    • Oct 2000 - Present

    .out-put; Batchen is a privately owned company leaders in manufacture of LPG meters for petrol stations The company exports LPG control units all over the world Specially to China, India & other European countries, Small to medium class company; Assigned to designing LPG pumps & its mec...

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  Thomas & Coffey Pty Limited

  • On Site Engineer

    • Jun 1997 - Present

    P & I Drawings & "ISO" Drawings for holdingTanks modified & relocated existing tanks & Pipe layouts & platforms for new cordial & toppingLines. This is a Construction & Erection project Start Date: Nov.1996 End Date: Jun.1997

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  Manesman-Demag

  • Design Draftsperson

    • Aug 1995 - Present

    Design drafting of new tinning plant for BHP, Specialising in material handling equipment including heavy sleeves, rolls, plates

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  Sydney Tafe Collage

  • AutoCAD Lecturer

    • Mar 1992 - Present

    Sydney Technical College AutoCAD software Release 12 Associate Diploma students. This course covers effective usage of AutoCAD designing and drafting of engineering applications

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  Bush's Pet foods

  • Shift Manger

    • Sep 1999 - Oct 2000

    leading private label manufacture of pet food products in Australia. 20% of products are exported to Japan & other European countries, the company employees around 150 employees. The company produces around 100 Tonne per day; At Ingleburn manufacturing facilities state of the art pet food fac...

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  Scott-Osmond Pty Limited

  • Designer

    • Oct 1997 - Aug 1999

    Design and drafting of Screw ConveyorsMulti Screw Bin Dischargers. (Live bin) Bucket Elevators I was involved in working for Bectel & ANDRITZ Projects

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  Australian Conveyor Engineering Pty Limited

  • Design & Drafts person

    • Nov 1996 - Jun 1997

    Design and drafting of Pulleys Belt conveyors & CST'S Drive base units. I was involved in working for BALL-BONE & WORAMBA projects

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  Webb Conveyor Co

  • Design & Drafts person

    • Jun 1996 - Nov 1996

    Detail drafting of powered roller conveyors. This project was a joint venture between Bectel & Minenco For Boyne Smelters (Gladstone

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  WRIGLEY Company Pty Limited

  • Design & Drafts person

    • Apr 1996 - Jun 1996

    Design drafting of existing production line Plant layout, modified shop layout to suite new machines to improve both quality & storage

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  Lever Rexona

  • Design Draftsperson

    • Jun 1995 - Aug 1995

    Design and project management of new jigs, and fixtures for bottle filling machines

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  Tetra Pak Sydney Australia

  • Design Draftsperson

    • Dec 1994 - Jun 1995

    Design and drafting of the conversion of a printing press gear train system from gearto timing belt system design and project management of new jigs, and fixtures for bottle filling machines

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  Rudd & Partners

  • Design Draftsperson

    • Jul 1994 - Oct 1994

    Design Draftsperson (Building Services)Drafting of Hot & cold water pipe work completeconnection to the high raised building plant duct worklong with electrical connection drawing

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  Engineering Pty Limited

  • Full Time Design Draftsperson

    • Jul 1993 - Jul 1994

    Design & drafting of heavy engineering equipment, Boilers, pipe work for BHP at Port Kembla

  • Full Time Design Draftsperson

    • Jul 1992 - Jul 1993

    Newbridge engineering specializing in design and development of

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  cotton press

  • Full Time Design Draftsperson

    • Jul 1991 - Jul 1992

    Worked on AutoCAD software release 11Producing detail and assembly drawings ofAnaesthetic machines. Ventilators and other Medical equipment.

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  Batchens

  • Production Engineer

    • Nov 1989 - Jan 1990

    Worked in a public sector in India @ BHEL Bangalore (EDN Division)Was in a Technology & development group my core function was to Liaise between the suppliers & Subcontractors of tool to our production department. Improve & develop new method of production. Designing jigs & fixtur...