Daniel Mortlock Email & Phone Number

Plymouth, Gb

Dartmouth, England, United Kingdom

Operations Manager

Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom

Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom

> Reporting directly in to the Operations Director overall responsibility for 3 bakeries during night shift operations> Successfully started a new shift to deliver increased capacity and launch of Tesco own label Cheesecake range> Investigated and implemented ideas for quality improvement, increased productivity and cost reduction> Recruitment and training of a complete new team to cover a shift footprint of up to seventy members of staff ranging from Operators to Area… Show more > Reporting directly in to the Operations Director overall responsibility for 3 bakeries during night shift operations> Successfully started a new shift to deliver increased capacity and launch of Tesco own label Cheesecake range> Investigated and implemented ideas for quality improvement, increased productivity and cost reduction> Recruitment and training of a complete new team to cover a shift footprint of up to seventy members of staff ranging from Operators to Area Managers> Planned, directed, coordinated and assigned manpower to meet challenging production schedules> Defined manufacturing performance standards and reviewed the outcome of performance goals to set future targets> Part of this role also involved a shift turnaround of a high care cream cake manufacturing facility, improving safety culture, accident rate, service level, efficiency, labour turnover, hygiene standards and GMP> Responsibility for a shift headcount of one hundred and thirty members of staff across a high care assembly and low care production plant> Successfully managing the department through a period of disruption due to refurbishment during heavy promotional activity, ensuring 100% service level> Drive cost controls and reductions, setting clear KPI's, analysing results and identifying and controlling adverse trends and variances Show less

Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom

> Temporary secondment with sole responsibility for successful launch of twenty two products transferred in from another site within group> Full accountability for launching products on time in line with critical path> Formulating recipes and carrying out factory trials, presentation to Waitrose senior team with sole aim of gaining customer sign off> Customer facing role working directly with Waitrose Technologist and Commercial team to ensure smooth transition of new… Show more > Temporary secondment with sole responsibility for successful launch of twenty two products transferred in from another site within group> Full accountability for launching products on time in line with critical path> Formulating recipes and carrying out factory trials, presentation to Waitrose senior team with sole aim of gaining customer sign off> Customer facing role working directly with Waitrose Technologist and Commercial team to ensure smooth transition of new business from another site within group> Accountability for the quality of all the new products launched, working with all shifts across site to ensure products produced to the exacting quality required> Presentation of product at Bracknell and feeding back to site corrective actions as required> Responsibility for drawing up SOP's and QAS standards, briefings and coaching to shop floor staff Show less

Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom

> Interim role with sole purpose of site turnaround> Reporting to Samworth Brothers CEO, complete accountability for and management of a short shelf life, chilled dessert manufacturing site> Full responsibility for a 24/7 day/night operation from stores, goods in and production through to ovens, packing and despatch including technical and supply chain> Successfully improved site technical compliance, service level and material variance, service level increased from 60%… Show more > Interim role with sole purpose of site turnaround> Reporting to Samworth Brothers CEO, complete accountability for and management of a short shelf life, chilled dessert manufacturing site> Full responsibility for a 24/7 day/night operation from stores, goods in and production through to ovens, packing and despatch including technical and supply chain> Successfully improved site technical compliance, service level and material variance, service level increased from 60% to 99%, technical audit score improved from amber/red to green/amber Show less

Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom

> Daily management of two manufacturing units, responsibility for one hundred and fifty members of staff across two bakeries> Effective delivery of KPI targets controlling waste, labour, service level, health and safety, overall equipment effectiveness, plan attainment> Responsibility for all recruitment, upholding the companies disciplinary procedures where necessary > Driving the companies CI programme, implementing shop floor project teams and moving forward with… Show more > Daily management of two manufacturing units, responsibility for one hundred and fifty members of staff across two bakeries> Effective delivery of KPI targets controlling waste, labour, service level, health and safety, overall equipment effectiveness, plan attainment> Responsibility for all recruitment, upholding the companies disciplinary procedures where necessary > Driving the companies CI programme, implementing shop floor project teams and moving forward with improvement initiatives> Covering Manufacturing Managers absence Show less

Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom