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Belleville, Ontario, Canada

Responsible for qualifying and completing factory acceptance testing of all processing and packaging equipment on a new can filling line. Provided process and quality coaching to Technicians in advance of running commercial product.

Toronto, Canada Area

Responsible for driving the packaging performance and continuous improvement processes by providing performance optimization support, technical and thought leadership in all aspects related to the way packaging activities are executed in the brewing facilities located in Canada.

Toronto, Canada Area

Managed team of 4 Production Supervisors and 115 Technicians in a 24-hour, GMP Packaging operation, filling 7 Billion solid dose medications annually.

Toronto, Canada Area

Managed a team of 4 Production Supervisors, one Sanitation Supervisor and up to 105 unionized operators in a 24 hour, high-speed canning operation, producing up to 30 million cases of product annually.

Toronto, Canada Area

Production ManagerDirected staff of 3 Packaging Supervisors and 85 Operators across three shifts; ensured the efficient and effective execution of departmental and site packaging requirements; ascertained that employees complied with established GMP/cGMP and SOP requirements.

Initiated action plans to develop the skills and manage the performance of all direct reports by providing regular feedback in the form of status meetings, objective setting sessions, and performance appraisals. This was achieved by conducting daily team meetings and quarterly group discussions. Liaised with site Quality Assurance and Production Planning departments to examine quality compliance, and to expedite release of product.

Toronto, Canada Area

Guided Business Production Units (cells) containing up to 35 unionized employees in all aspects of confectionery manufacturing. Proficient with entire chocolate making process from raw materials to testing procedures of finished coatings, as well as Kitchen operations where fondant centers, liquid caramel and fudges were cooked and producedParticipated in a process improvement team which delivered $350,000 in cost savings in the Halloween bagging operation, which included developing labour requirements for a new Halloween bagging processes