Experience

ANNEX Foods Pty Ltd

• Australia
• Food & Beverages
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manufacturing Manager

  • Sep 2021 - Present



Prydes Confectionery

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Process Manager

  • Oct 2020 - Sep 2021



Mondelēz International

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

• Lead Manufacturing Process Engineer

  • Mar 2015 - Sep 2020

  - Develop and Lead teams of up to 6 engineers and CI personnel in the technical ownership and delivery of key GE, Cost, Waste, and Quality productivity funnels across all manufacturing plant functions- Coach and Embed Integrated LEAN Six-Sigma principles with the manufacturing team, focused across the Autonomous Maintenance (AM), Preventative Maintenance (PM), Business Development (BD), and Focused Improvement (FI) Pillars.- Development and delivery of 31% reduction in manufacturing waste across 2018 and 2019, whilst yielding 14%GE gain across H2 2019 and H1 2020.- Technical Lead reporting into the VSU lead across all manufacturing and design facets of the closure and relocation of Dunedin (NZ) manufacturing operations into the Scoresby (AUS) site.

• Manufacturing Manager - Mogul and Manufacturing Operations (Secondment)

  • Jun 2014 - Feb 2015

  - Leadership and accountability of all Safety, Quality, Cost, Demand Delivery, and Morale KPI's of 100+ personnel in 3-shift/day, 7-day/week manufacturing operations at Scoresby, whilst maintaining technical ownership of all facets of the manufacturing operation.- Establishment and management of manufacturing cost modelling to permit robust product costing within the broader business.- Launch and development of Zero Harm initiatives to address lagging site safety performance, building cultural change regarding safety ownership, yielding elimination of recordable incidents from H2 2014 to the end of H2 2015- Delivery of shift leadership development program, developing on-shift ownership and team capability, yielding 11%GE increase and 28% reduction in in process product non-conformance during H2 2014.

• Process Improvement Specialist - Mogul Operations

  • Jun 2012 - Jun 2014

  - Site then Global leadership of the Kraft Foods (then Mondelez) Starch Moulded Confectionery Technical Team (22 members across 8 global sites), initiating and leading shared gains in quality, cost, and output capability across the global starch moulded supply chain.- Ownership and Delivery of manufacturing productivity funnel to reduce cost, waste, and quality non-conformance - Development of Product, Process, and Equipment across all areas of the manufacturing process focusing on building employee knowledge, employee process ownership, and problem solving capability

• Manufacturing Manager - Packing / Palletizing / Sugar Confectionery / Licorice / High Boil

  • Nov 2008 - Jun 2012

  - Commissioning and Packing Operations lead of AUD$32MM automation upgrade to packing and palletizing department, including team training management, equipment development, demand planning and costing systems, and shift-to-shift interactions- Structural development, Implementation and development of full 3-shift packing operations (95+ personnel) to meet Scoresby manufacturing demand- Operations Lead in the closure of the Notting Hill TNCC Manufacturing site including consolidation of product, process, costing, and personnel into the Scoresby operations. Leadership also included the management of redundancy processes from the Notting Hill operations.- Management and subsequent closure of the Sugar Confectionery and High Boil departments from the Scoresby operation as a part of Cadbury Global Center of Excellence manufacturing restructuring. Role also required technical leadership of the recommissioning of the Sugar and High Boil departments in the Cadbury - Shah Alam factory (Malaysia).- Expansion of skeleton Night Shift operations (8 personnel max) to fully capable manufacturing shift of 35+ personnel, establishing robust ways of working and leadership including individual and team capability development, manufacturing performance reporting, equipment center-lining, and overall process improvement systems.- Decommissioning of original bagging and case-packing design, implementing robust process design re-development to yield ongoing line speed and output capability



Propax Pty. Ltd. (T/A OZPACK)

• Manufacturing Manager

  • Dec 2006 - Sep 2008

  - Leadership and management of multi-site manufacturing operations (65+ personnel) in diverse and dynamic contract manufacturing environment- Management of all manufacturing KPI's, including all safety, cost, waste, delivery, material management, and diverse customer quality requirements

• Group Technical Manager

  • Feb 2004 - Nov 2006

  - Management and Leadership of all technical aspects of the contract manufacturing environment, including customer and external Food Safety and Quality requirements, Product and Process Development, Equipment capability, and Production personnel development.- Development of expanding technical team (up to 5 members) to meet expanding client, volume, and product diversity in the Propax business. - Composition and Implementation from scratch Food Safety, Food Quality, and Product Commissioning systems to achieve Health Department and 3rd Party Codex HACCP accreditation across the Propax group. Subsequent achievement of Approved supplier status for organisations such as Unilever Australasia, Kraft Foods, Nestle, Cadbury Schweppes, Goodman-Fielder, and AQIS (Dairy)



George Weston Foods

• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Manager - Victorian Bakery Manufacturing

  • Jun 2002 - May 2004

  - Site Technical Lead for the GWF (Abbostford) sweet biscuit and cake manufacturing plant (400+ personnel) accountable for the management and cultural development of all product quality, and site product and process implementation aspects of the site - Governance of all product quality investigations in VIC/TAS/SA/WA for the National GWF Biscuit and Cake division including feedback and development of corrective actions into the various sites of origin. - GWF Technical Lead of decommissioning and recommissioning at customer sites of key product ranges sold to companies such as Arnotts (SA) and Paradise (QLD) when GWF closed biscuit and cake manufacturing operations at both Abbotsford (Vic) and Camperdown (NSW) sites



Tatefield Pty. Ltd. (DFSV Reg. No. 2679)

• Manufacturing Operations Manager

  • Feb 2000 - May 2002

  - Leadership and Management of contract manufacturing operations of up to 45 personnel for both Industrial Icing Sugar and Export Dairy blend processes, managing all aspects of Safety, Quality, Personnel and Process Development - Design, Development, and Implementation of AUD$2.8MM retail Icing Sugar manufacturing and packing line to accommodate Sugar Australia's retail packing operations. - Leadership and Management of contract manufacturing operations of up to 45 personnel for both Industrial Icing Sugar and Export Dairy blend processes, managing all aspects of Safety, Quality, Personnel and Process Development - Design, Development, and Implementation of AUD$2.8MM retail Icing Sugar manufacturing and packing line to accommodate Sugar Australia's retail packing operations.



English Style Confectionery Pty. Ltd.

• Production and R&D Manager

  • Mar 1997 - Jan 2000

  - Leadership and Management of manufacturing operations including 80+ personnel across Starch Moulding, Low Boil (caramel), High Boil, Chocolate bar and enrobing, Compound manufacture, Soft Panning, and Hard-panning technologies. - Development and implementation of companies first Enterprise Bargaining Agreement - Responsibility for all product development and process commissioning including sugar free and medicated products - Leadership and Management of manufacturing operations including 80+ personnel across Starch Moulding, Low Boil (caramel), High Boil, Chocolate bar and enrobing, Compound manufacture, Soft Panning, and Hard-panning technologies. - Development and implementation of companies first Enterprise Bargaining Agreement - Responsibility for all product development and process commissioning including sugar free and medicated products