Prep-Room & Pre-ops - Maple Leaf Foods Inc., Speedvale Plant - Guelph, ON
(2019-02 - 2025-07)
- Team Member of the 2025 Maple Leaf Speedvale Team that achieved an AA rating during BRC Audit.
- Inspected production and packaging areas including assembly lines, slicer machines (Weber and Titan) and Mondini equipment and parts, to ensure 100% food safety prior to production.
- Monitored and ensured acceptable temperatures in production and packaging areas, warehouse, freezer areas prior to production.
- Ensured zero condensation from ceiling prior to production.
- Accurately completed daily pre-ops audit for FSQA and CFIA.
- Identified any food safety issues to management and taking corrective measures prior to releasing plant for production.
- Coordinating Prep-Room operations and assembly lines, packaging to meet daily targets of 130 packed food kits per minute.
- Achieved 100% food safety at every production stage by following specific procedures.
- Trained in using the Gas Analyzer equipment to ensure acceptable gas levels (Oxygen, CO2) in sealed food kits every hour.
- Trained in using Metal Detector equipment to ensure 100% safety in food kits prior to shipping.
- Documented Gas Analyzer and Metal Detector data in SAP.
- In the event of divergent readings, production line was stopped immediately, Supervisor informed and corrective action undertaken prior to resuming production.
- Calculated and documented inventories used up during production and quantities returned safely to warehouse.
- Managed efficient 'Change-Over' of production runs (i.e. Greenfield to Good & Gather) ensuring food safety and speed.
- Minimized inventory wastage and ensured food safety by following FIFO (First In, First Out) in warehouse.
- License to operate 'Electric Truck' to transport inventories from warehouse to Prep-Room.
- Ensured Prep-Room was sanitized and tidy.
- Experienced in assembling Weber Slicer machinery.
- Experienced in operating Weber and Titan Slicer machineries.
- Trained a colleague in assembling and operating Weber Slicer.
- Minimized wastage by operating efficiently and making required adjustments.
- Accurately performed daily pre-ops sanitation and food safety audit according to FSQA and CFIA requirements and promptly coordinated with sanitation team and CFIA inspectors to address safety issues.
- Improved the safety of Maple Leaf products by diligently performing gas analyzer and metal detector tests, documenting results in SAP and taking appropriate action to ensure safety compliance.
- Accurately completed production worksheets for prep-room including calculating best before dates, quantities of inventories used in production and quantities safely returned to the warehouse.
- Immediately stopped production and communicated with supervisor and FSQA team in the case of deviations and noncompliance food safety issues.
- Daily communication and coordination with FSQA, Supervisors, Lead Hands, Production Staff, Shipping, and Maintenance to ensure production targets and food safety standards were achieved.
- Actively participated in meetings with FSQA management and focus groups conducted by corporate HR.
- Received special recognition for contribution to food safety at Speedvale plant by identifying discrepancy in a production worksheet.
Co-Founder, Owner - Guelph Trading Network Inc. - Guelph, Canada
(2017-02 - 2019-01)
- Co-managed market research to determine feasibility of project.
- Organized, registered local business in Guelph, Ontario.
- Connected 35 local businesses and facilitated trading in Ontario.
- Managed and organized networking events to build relationships.
- Managed social media marketing to promote local clients.
- Created and published an online newsletter for clients to promote products.
- Processed client transactions, data, and product images on Nextrade software.
- Used Quickbooks for accounting.
Bakery/Food and Beverage - Tim Horton's - Toronto, Canada
(2016-03 - 2016-07)
- Prepared menu items independently.
- Merchandised products for sale.
- Ensured food safety by preparing menu in a specific sequence.
- Received inventory for storage.
- Served customers efficiently.
Sales Associate, Customer Service - The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) - Toronto, Canada
(2009-09 - 2016-02)
- Managed and developed client relations and credit strategy.
- Regularly recognized for processing at least 30 credit applications per month.
- Processed at least 50 Point of Sales (POS) transactions per day.
- Assisted in the preparation of the annual inventory count.
- Assisted in restocking, merchandising sales floor.
- Previous experience resolving customer complaints at Hudson Bay Company to ensure customer satisfaction and encourage repeat customers.
Project Manager - Oxford University Press - Karachi, Pakistan
(2000-01 - 2008-01)
- Promoted Oxford University's publishing vision in Pakistan, South Asia.
- Collaborated and coordinated with University of Oxford Press, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford Universities.
- Conducted online research to identify relevant publications for licensing arrangements.
- Negotiated contractual terms, royalty payments with international publishers.
- Prepared and presented annual publication proposals to Oxford University Press.
- Commissioned external reviews of potential publications.
- Coordinated with internal departments such as production, design, finance, and marketing to meet deadlines.
- Edited promotional materials, manuscripts.
- Participated at the World Book Fair in Delhi and assisted in managing Oxford University Press' sales booth.
- Attended conferences, seminars.
- Master of Ceremony at OUP book launches.
- Previous experience actively participating in meetings and coordinating with internal departments at Oxford University Press (OUP) (production, design, finance, and marketing departments) to ensure the timely publication of books.
