Gareth Jones Email & Phone Number

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Overseeing operations of a dedicated carpet and AstroTurf manufacturing plant, running twenty-four hours• Supervising, coaching, training, motivating and mentoring personnel, setting clear goals and expectations, providing relevant feedback and discipline as required• Establishing, implementing and overseeing effective continuous improvements, systems, processes and controls to maximise output and minimise costs• Determining and planning weekly production schedules, forecasting sales and meeting customer deadlines• Selecting, ordering and purchasing raw materials for production processes• Building strong working relationships and effective communication channels with key stakeholders, resolving complaints and enquiries• Negotiating with suppliers and transport companies• Organising routine cleaning, oiling, maintenance and replacing of spare parts by operatives and maintenance personnel• Analysing, recording and reporting on production output and downtimes• Attending senior management meetings, reporting crucial figures and planning strategies• Producing various reports, analyses, correspondence and other documentation • Performing as a strong leader of a cohesive team with strict enforcement of health, safety and statutory regulations, quality standards, governance processes and compliance requirements

• Overseeing warehousing and logistics activities, maintaining a productive workplace and motivating staff to achieve high performance standards in identifying, dispatching and receiving goods• Evaluating procedures and time management; implementing and overseeing continuous improvements• Organising all transport across three groups of manufacturing• Liaising with transport companies to secure cost effective transport solutions• Maintaining constant communication with sales personnel to identify customer requirements and ensure the highest level of satisfaction• Operating material handling equipment such as forklifts, pallet jacks, automated wrappers, reach trucks, powered conveyors and scissor lifters• Performing as a strong member of a cohesive team with strict adherence to health, safety and statutory regulations, service level agreements, quality standards, governance processes and compliance requirements

• Safely operating various machinery according to production schedules, including forklifts and boom trucks• Performing general machinery maintenance• Running all three stages to create fibre bonded contract carpets, from needling process to last finishing by latex applications