Line Technician Engineering Process - Nestle Confectionary
(2017-01 - 2025-01)
Promoted in 2017
- Maintaining production and process equipment including adjustments, replacement of machine parts and strip down, clean and rebuild.
- Conduct routine maintenance checks to ensure the operational efficiency of machines and equipment.
- Monitor the control processes on plant using multiscreen displays and critical control points ensuring the highest quality standards of the business are maintained.
- Writing and training out Method statements and risk assessments to other Line technicians on plant.
- Taking full responsibility of the process plant often under my sole control.
- Improved OEE through problem solving and improvements to systems
- Hands on tool skills on a daily basis and including 6 weekly plant strip downs
Process Operator - Nestle Confectionary
(2015-01 - 2017-01)
Promotion in 2015
- Support and deliver the business objectives and goals through leadership and mentoring.
- Take ownership of an area within your department and ensure all auditable paperwork is completed correctly.
- Input data and handover information on digital servers for management and leadership teams to plan and complete white belt projects (problem solving and solution-based tools).
Line operator - Nestle Confectionary
(2014-01 - 2015-01)
- Support the business to deliver its operational plan
- Ensure cooperation and interaction is accurate and precise when problem solving and sharing information with Management / supervisors and engineering.
- Be proactive when problem solving and ensuring products are the highest quality
Production supervisor - Dairygold Ingredients - Leeds
(2013-01 - 2014-01)
- Manage, train and develop individuals to fill skills shortages and upskill team members to cover a multitude of different roles.
- Support, identify and coach staff who I believe to be in this criteria to get the best from their abilities.
- Challenge current SOP's and implements new ideas and change through continuous improvement.
- Implemented change to COSHH practices and how chemicals were stored and moved through the department.
- Introduce control measures relating to health and safety. Training staff to spot and raise awareness of risks
- Plan and organize work schedules around customer demands.
- Use mechanical Knowledge to work with Engineering to problem solve.
- Ensuring critical and correct cleaning procedures are adhered too as the business produces high risk food.
- Upholding the values and company name by ensuring the correct standards and control measure are in place and followed correctly.
Health and safety support advisor and champion - Dairygold Ingredients
(2013-01 - 2014-01)
Stand in department Manager - Tangerine Confectionary / Cadbury Trebor Bassett
(2012-01 - 2013-01)
- Plan, schedule, coordinate and organise different production schedules and activities.
- Managing, developing and motivating teams to achieve their objectives as well as optimising department and equipment OEE.
- Making sure staff were working to the correct standard routines / method statements. Ensuring all auditable documents and paperwork were filled out correctly. Department cleanliness, health and safety and quality standards were followed as a top priority.
- Liaison with senior management, technical department on how the department performed over a 24hour period and any ongoing solutions to improve overall performance.
- Labour management and first stage sickness reviews.
- Worked with the quality department to break down and investigate origins of product contamination. Write up reports and complete auditable documentation of investigative findings.
Team Leader and machine mechanical parts fitter - Tangerine Confectionary / Cadbury Trebor Bassett
(2005-01 - 2012-08)
- Repair and change machine parts when necessary.
- Responsibility of supervising and leading a large fast-moving department utilizing up to 34 staff.
- Directing the engineering department to areas that require a higher priority due to safety or planning requirements.
- Audit and coach machine operators on filling out documentation and checking all machines operated with in the correct legal weights.
Machine technical Operator - Tangerine Confectionary / Cadbury Trebor Bassett
(2003-01 - 2005-01)
- Fine tuning and adjusting, when necessary, machine parts and program settings to achieve the required quality standards and performance results.
- Running several different types of machines to specified deadlines
- Ensuring all products are delivered quickly and efficiently with minimal loss to productivity.
- Health and safety training and implementation.
Production Clerk - Tangerine Confectionary
(2001-01 - 2003-01)
Serviceman (logistics controller) - Tangerine Confectionary
(1996-01 - 2001-01)
Office junior / banking and administrating - Adprom (advertising and Promotions Company)
(1994-01 - 1996-01)
