David Pilley
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Engineering Projects Manager | Strategic Engineering Capital Project/Program Management at Bulla Dairy Foods
Location: Colac, Victoria, Australia 11 work roles 3 schools
1 work email found @bulla.com.au 2 phones found area 143 LinkedIn matched
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Engineering Projects Manager | Strategic Engineering Capital Project/Program Management
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Colac, Victoria, Australia
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David Pilley is listed as Engineering Projects Manager | Strategic Engineering Capital Project/Program Management at Bulla Dairy Foods, a company with 272 employees, based in Colac, Victoria, Australia. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at bulla.com.au, phone signal with area code 143, and a matched LinkedIn profile for David Pilley.

David Pilley previously worked as Engineering Projects Manager at Bulla Dairy Foods and Process & Utilities Engineering Leader at Lion. David Pilley holds Graduate Dipolma, Applied Science (Dairy Foods/Technology) from University Of Melbourne.

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Significant engineering management & capital project/program management experience in dairy, food and FMCGI have a depth and breath of experience over 25 years that spans the following areas: Production/Operations Management, Change Management, Project Engineering, Strategic Program Management, Capital Project Management, Reliability Engineering and Continuous Improvement within FMCG, food and specifically dairy foods industries.I have proven abilities to lead, motivate and develop teams throughout my operational and project/engineering/reliability roles with both direct and non-direct reports and stakeholders.I am strategically and commercially minded coupled with financial acumen and an ability to engage at all levels to drive change and continuous improvement.I have an ability to integrate operations, engineering and reliability to ensure there is a systemic and systematic process and approach to achieve real results that comes from experience in each area.I've directly managed or managed others or a team with projects ranging from $20k to $200 million including managing cross functional teams with overall business responsibility to develop and submit strategic business cases.My previous role (Engineering Lead) at The Heritage, Tasmania has lead me to be directly involved in the major world class $200 million capital ‘Project Frost’ with 4-5 contractor/consultant & direct reports with the consolidation/closure of 4-5 cheese plants. I was directly responsible from concept design and business case writing through to procurement phases of the project that transitioned to the process engineering lead during the later execution phases of the project. Therefore, I have a deep understanding of what it takes to have best practice and successfully lead and project manage a highly complex project and engage/influence stakeholders throughout the supply chain.

Listed skills include Continuous Improvement, Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Fmcg, and 33 others.

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Bulla Dairy Foods
Bulla Dairy Foods
Engineering Projects Manager | Strategic Engineering Capital Project/Program Management
derrimut, victoria, australia
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Engineering Projects Manager

Current

Colac, Victoria, Australia

Responsible for the development and execution of engineering capital projects that support the commercialisation of new products, provide increased capacity, optimise operational efficiency, reduce business risk and ensure compliance requirements. Responsibility for the management of project engineering direct reportsMaster & Capital Planning

Apr 2017 - Present

Process & Utilities Engineering Leader

Burnie, Tasmania

  • Process & Utilities Engineering Leader
  • Key duties include:- Leadership of Capital Projects in the Process and Utilities areas.- Operational Leadership of the Waste Water Treatment Plant and Trade Waste Farm with 1 direct report
  • Achievements:- Commissioning of a new $20m 860kl/day aerobic and anaerobic trade waste plant whilst managing stakeholders- Closeout of defect list- Setup of the operational KPIs and processes associated with the new.
Oct 2016 - Apr 2017

Engineering Manager - Cheese

Burnie

Engineering Leader from concept to completion for $150mil Major Capital Upgrade of Burnie Tasmania site to consolidate the specialty cheese operations from 4 sites into 1 delivering $50million savings.Major achievement was the launch of the southern hemisphere's largest specialty world class cheese factory and the most complex specialty cheese facility.

Apr 2011 - Oct 2016

Engineering Project Manager

Docklands

Dairy and Drinks Packaging Engineering SME, Project Management/Engineering from concept to completion, Writing business cases/capexs, NPD, Risk Management (QSE), Reliability Strategy and support.Major achievements:- Engineering Stream Leader position for the major ‘Project Frost’ with responsibility for delivering the engineering works to the value of.

Apr 2006 - Mar 2011

Reliability Engineer

Clayton

  • Maintenance Improvement Initiatives / continuous improvement
  • Preventative Maintenance (PM) Optimisation including Inventory / spares management & Maintenance processes / systems
  • Planning and management/leadership of preventative maintenance work teams for regular PM and shutdown maintenance
2004 - 2006 ~2 yrs

Department Manager (Peanut Butter And Portion Control)

Kraft Foods Australia

Port Melbourne

Management of a 2 production line, 24 hour, 6 day/week, 3 shift operation with 3x19 operations personnel direct reports

Dec 2002 - May 2004

Project Engineer

Kraft Foods Australia

Port Melbourne

Project Management / Engineering from concept to completion. Continuous improvement.Mainly packaging projects.Major highlight: Delivery and multi-functional Project Management of the $3.1million Strathmerton Blue Packet Upgrade major project. Project delivered $1,000k pa savings

Sep 2000 - Dec 2002

Production Supervisor / Engineer - Whey Protein Isolate

Cobram

- Management of a 24 hour, 7 day/week, 12 hour shift operation with 8 operations personnel direct reports- Successful implementation, commissioning and startup of a new product utilising leading edge technology.

Apr 1999 - Aug 2000

Project Engineer

Cobram

Site installation coordinator for the $3million WPI project installation and commissioning, Energy audit of the factory services ie chilled water, steam, compressed air, water, etc

Nov 1998 - Mar 1999
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David Pilley works for Bulla Dairy Foods.

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David Pilley is listed as Engineering Projects Manager | Strategic Engineering Capital Project/Program Management at Bulla Dairy Foods.

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Where is David Pilley based?

David Pilley is based in Colac, Victoria, Australia while working with Bulla Dairy Foods.

What companies has David Pilley worked for?

David Pilley has worked for Bulla Dairy Foods, Lion, Lion Co, Pmp Print, and Kraft Foods Group.

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David Pilley's colleagues at Bulla Dairy Foods include Adam King, Rose Giuliano, Scott Woods, Niels Bagge, and Jenny Downey.

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David Pilley holds Graduate Dipolma, Applied Science (Dairy Foods/Technology) from University Of Melbourne.

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David Pilley is listed with skills including Continuous Improvement, Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Fmcg, Product Development, Engineering, Food Industry, and Food Manufacturing.

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