Mark Eames Email & Phone Number

South Yorkshire

After the end of my last contract I am now actively seeking a new Project. The role ,whether Interim or permanent, may be Operational, Technical or Project focussed.My project management skills have been honed over years so that I am able to support the change and growth of a wide range of businesses and deliver a variety of objectives from Turnaround to BAU.

South Yorkshire

Contract completed with BRC AA grade delivered through Shelley Steadman at Technical Food Services.

South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire

Restructured the operations departments to achieve 3% GP by taking full P&L responsibility as well as leading all aspects of the daily operations in a busy high care food manufacturer with a team of five direct reports and over forty five indirect reports. Significantly improved profit by £120k by managing the Technical, Operations and Financial aspects of business, coaching and aligning management objectives and reviewing performance against the plan.Spearheaded the management team implementing meetings and briefings as required to give effective communication of values and objectives through the business.Increased margin by reviewing pricing strategy and formulating a strategic plan to give direction and continuity for the business. Maximised capacity by leading technical aspects of a capital project to increase production space. Reduced labour costs by 9% by implementing KPI’s and implementing a continuous improvement culture. Minimised downtime due to machine breakdown by implementing a risk based PM system and reducing the reliance on external suppliers by developing internal talent.Restructured and systemised the operations departments, recruited and developed staff to increase management and supervisory performance as well as succession planning to reduce business labour costs going forwards.

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Increased parcel throughput by 35% by focused coaching and target setting. Monitored business performance and implemented a simple dashboard of management information to measure progress.Improved management accountability by coaching, developing and reviewing performance and implementing a KPI’s. Held an audit of the ISO9001/14000 combined BMS and completed a gap analysis.

Wakefield, United Kingdom

Achieved BRC grade A after completing a Gap Analysis of the QMS, HACCP, TACCP and VACCP systems. Examined the PRP programmes followed by recruitment of 2 new QA Officers to guarantee timely, accurate/effective QA monitoring.Headed the hygiene team to deliver improved standards within agreed costs and timescales. Supervised and fostered a risk based supplier approval process to guarantee food safety, quality and integrity.Controlled contract services particularly Calibration, Pest Control and Microbiological and Chemical Testing to ensure best value. Managed micro contract within agreed budgets to ensure product quality & safety standards are achieved.Delivered excellent customer services and resolved issues to ensure timely responses and effective root cause analysis and corrective actions.

South Yorkshire

Teaching Science to KS3 and 4 and pursuing post graduate study in education. I have taught in a variety of Schools and Academies.Specialising in long term contracts I have been privileged to work with a range of Pupils and teachers

Cooplands Bakery, Victoria Mill Business Park, Wharf Road, Doncaster, Dni 2Sx

Consistently enhanced the food safety of a range of products that included, ambient bakery, chilled dairy, cooked/ chilled and frozen meat products, chilled ready to eat savoury products and fresh produce (salad).Proactively involved in the strategic management of the technical department to provide a timely and effective monitoring, improvement and technical service to all customers.Drove and achieved over £120k of product cost reductions through the management of NPD function and reduced customer complaints by 23%.Transformed the culture within the business to embrace continuous improvement and quality by identifying key internal stakeholders and selling the benefits of the change.Effectively fostered productive relationships with all departments, customers and suppliers to ensure that Quality standards were achieved or exceeded.Wrote and implemented the company Technical strategy and lead the BRC initiative.Built the Technical department by recruiting the Hygiene and QA managers and managed the Technical function within agreed budgets.

Cooplands Bakery, Victoria Mill Business Park, Wharf Road, Doncaster

Designed and applied a QMS using HACCP principles to guarantee legal and COP compliance. Strategically positioned as Technical Lead in supplier audits.Recruited and trained QA staff and took responsibility for site Hygiene, waste and environmental issues. Improved all aspects of the quality assurance system within a high and low risk environment, including monitoring and evaluating product and processing systems and factory practices.Carried out a thorough HACCP project to improve food safety and hygiene procedures in all operating practices to maintain a state of audit readiness.Directed senior operations staff to identify and effectively manage risks to food safety, quality and profitability.Capital Projects with the Food Safety lead in the implementation of a building program which increased production space by 40% and commissioned 2 new processing lines.Slashed waste costs by £100k by proactively managing and improving production processes

Po Box 80, Livesey Street, Sheffield.

• Managed a team of technologists and technicians to ensure the timely delivery of projects to achieve agreed customer briefs.• Planning and coordinating trail activity for the site including, NPD, ELD and CI projects to support delivery of the site operational strategy.• Developing capacity in the Technologist team and within the NPD department through training and development plans and performance review.• Attendance at the daily and weekly operations meeting to report and ensure delivery of KPI’s.• Technical lead in the LAN cross functional CI team and personal lead on a number of projects yielding cost savings of up to £90k per project.• Leading the weekly Technical team meetings to ensure timely delivery of projects within budget.• Completion and handover of all relevant documentation to Customer and site to ensure effective handover and inclusion in QMS.• Managing new products from inception to launch; reporting progress and ensuring all of the Technical milestones were achieved.• Producing and providing samples (photography, customers) as required in a timely manner.• Support technical through the life of the QAS document• Start shelf life testing (Micro, nutritional, A/W, Organoleptic, ERH), sensory panels and Travel Tests etc. to ensure the product performs as expected.• Manage all recipes and BOM's through the SAP system and manage part of the recipe cost improvement program.• Lead Pre and post Production and Launch meetings as required as well as attending customer meetings.

Po Box 80, Livesey Street, Sheffield, S6

• Embed a Quality culture across the site through strong coaching & senior stakeholder alignment.Implementation of QMS into the site ensuring full operational effectiveness and compliance to standards. • To define and champion the Quality Improvement Programme focussing projects objectives and agendas within the business to support Company targets• Consistently provide high quality service to clients both internally and externally through the effective management of technical resources including a team of Technologists and QA operatives.• Control and forecasting of the QA and budget across the site• Ensure the team delivers timely responses to any customer request within agreed customers' policies/standards• Lead customer and 3rd party audits and visits and liaise with suppliers on Quality issues and drive to true root cause• Management of all Quality Systems at a site level and maintenance of all own label customers including, M&S, Tesco, Asda, Waitrose, Morrison’s, Coop, etc.• Reviewed KPI’s to ensure continuous improvement of standards in all areas o Provision and presentation of data to senior management meetings.o provision of data to Customer Technical Manager for customer kpi reports according to timetable• Participated actively in daily manufacturing review meetings to raise issues & drive the quality ethic.• Own and drive the site complaint reduction program through cross functional collaboration and implement corrective actions to reduce/eliminate issues • Administer and advise on procedural, process and policy changes and their implementation ensuring training, tools and techniques are delivered to enable others to achieve quality standards.• Accountable for the site HACCP ensuring accuracy and vitality within the site and completing the annual review.• Collaborate closely with NPD, packaging teams and Operations to ensure any new products, materials or equipment pass the required HACCP criteria before introduction to the site.

Master'S Degree, Learning And Teaching (Science), Pass

Activities and Societies: Music, walking, Fishing.Whilst training and teaching i used the Modular MA course to underpin my developing.

Pgde, Secondary Science

Pgce, Secondary Science

Gained a Masters Degree whilst working as a Teacher to support my children through their education.

University Certificate, Sociology

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Applied Chemistry

Studied all aspects of Organic, Inorganic, Analytical and Physical Chemistry on a practically focused course designed to produce capable.