Craig Mayers

Seasoned Manufacturing Technician with 20+ years across FMCG and food production environments. Delivers consistent quality, safety compliance, and efficiency gains through proactive maintenance, cross-functional teamwork, and continuous improvement disciplines.

Level 2 Manufacturing Technician - Procter&Gamble

(2024-11)

• Operate high-speed production machinery using SAP, Enovia, ECIL and VEEVA systems to maintain line reliability and efficiency
• Execute CIL, RLS and predictive maintenance routines, applying diagnostic and troubleshooting tools to minimise downtime
• Drive quality assurance via Event Driven Sampling (EDS) checks at 15min–12hr intervals, ensuring all results meet specification

Technical Operative - Unilever/Lipton/Pucker

(2021-08 - 2024-10)

• Operated and maintained fast-paced production lines, achieving targets while minimising waste and unplanned downtime
• Ensured full compliance with CCP, SOP, COSHH, HSE and HACCP standards across all shift activities
• Logged breakdowns, managed product and size changeovers, and replenished materials to sustain uninterrupted production flow

Mechanical Technical Operative - Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

(2020-09 - 2021-08)

• Delivered asset care through ASSETCARE programme, maintaining machinery to ensure consistent, high-quality output
• Managed product, size and label changeovers while meeting production targets and logging all breakdown events
• Operated SAP, KIOSK, PATRAC and ENACT systems in full compliance with SOP, SSOW, COSHH and 5S standards

Machine Operative - Warburtons Bakery

(2020-03 - 2020-07)

• Maintained high-quality bakery production output in compliance with SOP, CCP, food safety and H&S regulations

Manufacturing Technician - Allied Bakeries

(2016-01 - 2020-08)

• Sustained KPI targets and GMP standards across a 4-year tenure, operating within SOPs, SSoWs and food safety frameworks

Machine Operator/Supervisor - INX International Ltd

(2006-05 - 2015-11)

• Supervised machine operators and managed production output at INX International over a 9-year tenure

Dispatch coordinator/ Money controls

(2004 - 2006)

• Coordinated dispatch operations and managed money controls, ensuring accurate and timely fulfilment

Hard/Soft Landscaper and Construction Worker

(2001 - 2003)

• Delivered hard and soft landscaping and construction projects, building foundational skills in precision and physical work

GCSE

City and Guilds - Motor Vehicle Technology level 1 - Hopwood Hall College (2001 - 2002)

City and Guilds - Level 2 Risk Assessment (2010 - 2010)

City and Guilds - Level 1 Key Skills, Application of number (2012 - 2012)

NVQ - Level 2 Performing Manufacturing Operations, Level 2 Industrial Environmental Awareness - EAL, NVQ (2012 - 2013)

Apprenticeship - Intermediate Level in Industrial Applications - SEMPTA Apprenticeships (2013 - 2013)

Lean Six Sigma White Belt, Behaving Assertively - EEF (2014 - 2015)

Training - Operation of SDVE Three roll mills K120/K240, Operation of SCHOLD Single/Double shaft mixers - BUHLER/SCHOLD Training (2015 - 2015)

Health and Safety at work - IOSH (2016 - 2016)

Training - Operation of DrieM Sheet & Cut line ,chunker unit, Operation of MSC Basket operating systems, Operation of DIOSNA Spiral mixers & Hoist, DEN BOER Baking systems - BENIER Training (2016 - 2019)

NVQ - Level 2 Engineering and Maintenance (almost completed) (2024 - 2025)

First Aid - 4 days (2024 - 2025)

First Aid - 3 days (2024 - 2025)