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• Managed all aspects of factory quality: from ingredient receiving through production to warehousing. • Managed, mentored and developed staff of 8; set goals, priorities and objectives for direct reports. • Initiated cross training of Lab Technicians and Quality Monitors to improve contributions and meet changing business needs.• Developed and met quality targets including Traceability, First Time Quality/Final Quality, HACCP; GMP’s.• Reduced product re-work and consumer complaint rate by 15%. • Developed and implemented new analytical testing procedures of products (nutrients, Eb testing); led the implementation of new technology to shop floor (colourimeter, NIR, quality database systems). • Benchmarked Quality processes against other Nestle production facilities.• Led root cause analysis; conducted quality skills training.• Developed and implemented strategy to allow factory to achieve Nestle Quality System (NQS) Level 1 compliance by Q4, 2005; conducted gap analysis between existing levels and NQS requirements.

• Managed and prioritized work for all areas of production including processing; high speed packaging and sanitation; managed a staff of 4 direct reports.• Achieved production increase of 14% Tonnes per day; 3% yield improvement gained by process improvement and waste reduction initiatives; 40% decrease in ‘labour cost per tonne’ over 3 years.• Developed and implemented new production procedures; capital improvement projects. Calculated, supervised and coordinated execution of production/packaging projects.• Conducted troubleshooting and problem solving of production issues.• Co-chair JH&S Committee; developed/wrote safety procedures; conducted safety training across 3 shifts.