Kathy Ellem Jp (Qualified) Email & Phone Number

Bundaberg Central, Qld, Au

Queensland, Australia

Managing a portfolio of properties specifically suited to Children, Youth and Family Services. We ensure that every person being cared for has somewhere to call home.

Queensland, Australia

Managing a diverse portfolio of Assets - Property, Fleet and Project Development for the community services sector.

As the General Manager Enterprise Strategy & Innovation I am responsible for new business development through project management. I oversee Southern Cross Family Day Care and specialise in developing systems to support and strengthen under performing units and implementing succession planning.In addition, overseeing and managing budget conformance, risk mitigation, insurances, compliance, recruitment, professional development, succession planning, KPI development, monitoring &… Show more As the General Manager Enterprise Strategy & Innovation I am responsible for new business development through project management. I oversee Southern Cross Family Day Care and specialise in developing systems to support and strengthen under performing units and implementing succession planning.In addition, overseeing and managing budget conformance, risk mitigation, insurances, compliance, recruitment, professional development, succession planning, KPI development, monitoring & performance reviews reported monthly to our CEO and Board of Directors. Show less

Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia

As the General Manager Corporate Services I am responsible for all aspects of supporting the core business arms through corporate support functions that include: - Southern Cross Family Day Care- Administration & Office Management- Overseeing the Management of Quality & Compliance- Overseeing the Management of Marketing & Communications- Overseeing the Management of Facilities & Asset Management- Specialising in developing systems to support and strengthen under… Show more As the General Manager Corporate Services I am responsible for all aspects of supporting the core business arms through corporate support functions that include: - Southern Cross Family Day Care- Administration & Office Management- Overseeing the Management of Quality & Compliance- Overseeing the Management of Marketing & Communications- Overseeing the Management of Facilities & Asset Management- Specialising in developing systems to support and strengthen under performing units before transferring to new managersIn addition, overseeing and managing budget conformance, risk mitigation, insurances, compliance, recruitment, professional development, succession planning, KPI development, monitoring & performance reviews reported monthly to our CEO and Board of Directors. Show less

Shop 12, 9 Maryborough Street, Bundaberg Qld 4670

As the Quality & Compliance Manager I was responsible for all aspects of maintaining the Quality Management System as well as identifying lean opportunities to assist with future audit outcomes. I was also responsible for the following business units: - Southern Cross Family Day Care- Administration & Office Management- Quality & Compliance - Marketing & Communications- Overseeing the Management of Facilities & Asset ManagementAll aspects of management of the… Show more As the Quality & Compliance Manager I was responsible for all aspects of maintaining the Quality Management System as well as identifying lean opportunities to assist with future audit outcomes. I was also responsible for the following business units: - Southern Cross Family Day Care- Administration & Office Management- Quality & Compliance - Marketing & Communications- Overseeing the Management of Facilities & Asset ManagementAll aspects of management of the business units including budget conformance, risk mitigation, insurances, compliance, reporting, KPI establishment, recruitment, professional development and succession planning. Show less

Bundaberg, Australia

As the Quality Manager I was responsible for the preparing and final gap analysis for the 3rd year HSQS recertification audit. I took a Lead Auditor role and successfully achieved 100% as a result.I was also responsible for business units that had previously reported to an Operations Manager and CEO and these included Southern Cross Family Day Care, Facilities & Asset Management, Office Management, Quality & Compliance. Governance also encompassing ethics, risk management, compliance… Show more As the Quality Manager I was responsible for the preparing and final gap analysis for the 3rd year HSQS recertification audit. I took a Lead Auditor role and successfully achieved 100% as a result.I was also responsible for business units that had previously reported to an Operations Manager and CEO and these included Southern Cross Family Day Care, Facilities & Asset Management, Office Management, Quality & Compliance. Governance also encompassing ethics, risk management, compliance, legislation and administration. Show less

Responsibilities included:- Implementation and monitoring of standards for the production of vegetables and value added ingredient manufacturing. Standards included: ISO9001, HACCP, TACCP, VACCP, FSSC 22000. Along with Customer Standards inlcuding: YUM!, McDonalds, Hungry Jacks, Mars, General Mills, Halal and Kosher. - FarmFresh Fine Foods was one of the first manufacturing facilities to achieve FSSC 22000 in Australia and proceeded to a cover story in Manufacturing Monthly.-… Show more Responsibilities included:- Implementation and monitoring of standards for the production of vegetables and value added ingredient manufacturing. Standards included: ISO9001, HACCP, TACCP, VACCP, FSSC 22000. Along with Customer Standards inlcuding: YUM!, McDonalds, Hungry Jacks, Mars, General Mills, Halal and Kosher. - FarmFresh Fine Foods was one of the first manufacturing facilities to achieve FSSC 22000 in Australia and proceeded to a cover story in Manufacturing Monthly.- Continual improvement over 3 years awarded the site with the YUM! Brands Certification which I was extremely proud of.- In addition to Quality, Food Safety and Compliance this role included a variety of laboratory testing for Water, water treatment, QC & Microbiological testing for food grade products. - Recruitment of staff was shared between the Operations Manager, Quality & Food Safety Manager and the Production Manager. - Internal audit gap analysis, action planning and audit review with external parties was undertaken with an excellent success rate after the first 12 months of this role and maintained for 8 years. Show less

Starting out in the packing shed, I treated every task as a challenge to be the most effective and efficient in every area of the business. I was fortunate to have entrepreneurial managers that allowed me to experience all parts of the business as I learnt and developed into each role. In 1999 I was accepted for a role of Quality Officer which held a primary focus to work with the owners to develop the site into the first Vegetable Seedling Nursery in Australia with ISO9001 Accreditation.… Show more Starting out in the packing shed, I treated every task as a challenge to be the most effective and efficient in every area of the business. I was fortunate to have entrepreneurial managers that allowed me to experience all parts of the business as I learnt and developed into each role. In 1999 I was accepted for a role of Quality Officer which held a primary focus to work with the owners to develop the site into the first Vegetable Seedling Nursery in Australia with ISO9001 Accreditation. This was achieved and the business started expanding exponentially. My role then turned to High Risk Foods when the site expanded into Baby Leaf Salad production in 2003 with Perfection Fresh and became the first Nursery to supply Leaf Salads into McDonalds in Australia. In 2004, Withcott Seedlings was awarded the Premiers Smart Business Award, Telstra Business Awards and the growth continued. My role continued to grow into the Corporate Quality Assurance Manager for six business' as the portfolio grew and the supply chains diversified. In 2008 I accepted a transfer to North Queensland and relocated my family to build and open a remote site for the Nursery with a 400% sales outcome within 6 months at the same time remote monitoring all other sites and building Quality teams to support the growth of the business'. Show less

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