Dylan Harper

Experienced Production Team Leader with over seven years' experience in the food manufacturing industry. Skilled in leading teams, operating and maintaining production machinery, quality control, food safety and continuous production. Recognised for reliability, strong communication skills and a hands-on approach to solving problems. Confident working in fast-paced environments while maintaining high standards of quality, safety and efficiency.

Production Team Leader - Graham's The Family Dairy

(2024-02)

Promoted to Team Leader after demonstrating strong technical ability and leadership within the production department.

• Leading and motivating production teams
• Ensuring production targets are achieved safely and efficiently
• Supporting and coaching production operatives
• Keeping production machinery running with minimal downtime
• Communicating with Production Managers, Site Managers and senior management
• Organising packaging materials and production supplies
• Maintaining food safety and quality standards
• Assisting with machine faults and production issues

Production Operative - Graham's The Family Dairy

(2022-01 - 2024-02)

Worked across yoghurt, cottage cheese and ice cream production lines.

• Operating production equipment
• Performing CIP cleaning procedures
• Conducting quality control inspections
• Monitoring temperatures and product weights
• Performing hourly metal detector verification tests
• Cleaning sealing heads and production equipment
• Changing and cleaning product tanks
• Completing production paperwork
• Packaging finished products
• Maintaining hygiene and food safety standards

Production Operative - MOWI

(2019-02 - 2022-01)

Worked across several production departments within a busy fish processing facility.

• Fish preparation and packing
• Pin-boning and trimming
• Head cutting
• Operating and cleaning skinner machinery
• Operating, dismantling and cleaning Marel equipment
• Fault finding and basic machine adjustments
• Palletising and wrapping finished goods
• Recording production data and waste
• Temperature monitoring
• Completing production documentation
• Supporting Team Leaders during production runs

Work Placement - St Ninian's Community Café

(2017-01 - 2017-12)

• Food preparation
• Customer service
• Cash handling
• Cleaning

Christmas Temporary Assistant - Marks & Spencer

(2016-12 - 2017-01)

• Shelf replenishment
• Stock rotation
• Customer service
• Store presentation

Retail Assistant - Barnardo's, Kirkcaldy

(2016-01 - 2016-12)

• Till operation
• Stock control
• Customer service
• Loading and unloading deliveries

Work Placement - Skills Development Centre

(2011-01 - 2011-12)

• Ground maintenance
• Joinery
• General building work

Work Placement - Lochgelly Centre

(2011-01 - 2011-12)

• Cleaning
• Computer work
• General maintenance

NQ Access to Retail - Fife College (2016-01 - 2017-12)

NPA Enterprise & Employability - Fife College (2015-01 - 2016-12)

NQ Future Pathways - Fife College (2014-01 - 2015-12)

Construction Skills - Carnegie College (2013-01 - 2014-12)

Secondary Education - Lochgelly High School