Production Shift Manager - Oscar Mayer – Quality Foods - Flint (High Risk Ready Meals)
(2021-08)
Management of production shift (Low risk / high risk / packing) with oversight of 3 Area Supervisors and 108 staff on a Monday – Friday shift pattern. Oversee entire process from raw materials to finished product.
- Deputise in the absence of the Operations Manager
- Ensuring the critical control points (CCP) and quality checks are carried out to the right procedure
- Ensure health & safety standards are met within all areas
- Adjust plan according to service requirements
- Manage staff Rotas, plan labour, staff holidays and wage discrepancies using Crown clocking system
- Lead daily production (SIC) and planning meetings
- Monitor daily waste and giveaway figures
- Report line efficiency (OEE) and KPI's
- Liaise with NPD Manager and Technologists to plan trials
- Conduct disciplinary's and PDR's
- Drive GMP Standards and Product Quality
- Identify and drive CI Projects such as Waste Reduction, Plan attainment, Material usage, Service Levels and Overtime
- Improved line efficiencies by labour mapping per product
- Improvements to GMP through utilization of labour
- Reduction of depositor downtime by 25% using A3 Problem Solving
Shift Manager - Village Bakery – Gluten Freedom - Wrexham (Gluten Free Bakery)
(2018-07 - 2021-08)
Management of two shifts (2 x Production, 2 x Packing) with 38 operatives. Oversee entire process from raw materials to finished product.
- Deputise in the absence of the Operations Manager
- Ensuring the critical control points (CCP) and quality checks are carried out to the right procedure
- Ensure health & safety standards are met within all areas
- Generate Production plans from Forecast and orders daily
- Manage staff Rotas, plan labour, staff holidays and wage discrepancies using Mitrefich Time Management System
- Input daily waste and giveaway figures
- Report line performance and KPI's
- Liaise with NPD Manager and Technologists to plan trials
- Conduct disciplinary's and PDR's
- Drive GMP Standards
- Drive CI Projects such as Waste Reduction, Plan attainment, Material usage, Service Levels and Overtime
- Updating of recipes using Stevens System
Intake Supervisor - Arla Foods Ltd - Llandyrnog (Cheese Production)
(2017-05 - 2018-07)
Management of the intake of bulk liquid milk with responsibility for scheduling tankers and ensuring critical control points and quality checks on milk.
- Scheduling of tankers
- Ensuring the critical (CCP) and quality checks on milk are carried out
- Inputting data into SAP and excel
- Conduct disciplinary's and PDR's
- Conducting interviews
- Ensure health & safety standards are met within the department
- Liaison with the Leeds milk office
- Participating in daily meetings with other departments
- Lean implementation – RCA's, Kaizen, 5S
Produce Manager - Tesco Superstore - Helsby
(2016-11 - 2017-05)
Management of produce department with team of 8 staff members.
- Conducting interviews
- Generate development plan for staff
- Conduct disciplinary's and PDR's
- Ensure daily KPI's are achieved
- Investigate and problem solve loss of product
- Management of stock rotation
- Duty Manager Cover
- Dealing with customer complaints
- Manage staff Rotas, staff holidays and wage discrepancies
Production Supervisor - Boulder Brands UK Ltd - Hawarden (Gluten Free Bakery)
(2014-01 - 2016-10)
Managing a team of 32 with responsibility for ensuring the production plan is achieved. Overseeing the production shift whilst driving GMP standards and maintaining a safe working environment.
- Responsible for ensuring the production plan is achieved and liaise with the production planner should any issues arise
- Input daily KPI's, labour times & units produced into the ROSS computer system
- Assisting Technical with investigations relating to any non-conformances raised
- Ensuring the team are 100% compliant to company, customer and BRC expectations and Standards
- Plan labour and holidays for the team
- Identify and carry out training for the team to provide sufficient skills across the shift so they are competent to carry out CCP checks and relevant tasks sufficiently
- Perform personal development reviews with the team
- Assist with customer visits and audits
- NPD Technologist cover, assisting with trial and product samples
- Knowledge of HACCP
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing
Deputy Warehouse Supervisor - Boulder Brands UK Ltd - Hawarden (Gluten Free Bakery)
(2014-01 - 2016-10)
- Deputise in the absence of the Team Leader
- Receipt, inspection & 'booking in' of raw materials
- Inspection and despatching of finished goods
- Stock rotation of goods
- Allocation and issuing of stock
- General warehousing duties
Team Leader - Frank Roberts & Sons Ltd - Hawarden (Gluten Free Bakery)
(2013-01 - 2014-12)
- To deputise in the absence of the Production Supervisor
- To assist the Production Supervisor
Production Operative - Frank Roberts & Sons Ltd - Hawarden (Gluten Free Bakery)
(2012-01 - 2013-12)
- Responsible for baking the finished product ensuring the correct temperature was achieved
- Weighing ingredients against the recipe ensuring traceability is recorded and correct
- Ensuring the products are manufactured in accordance to the specification and the quality is produced to a high standard
- Reporting any equipment, machinery or quality issues to the Team Leader
- Processed orders using the SAP computer system
