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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Responsible for the safety of all staff (100 - 130), while ensuring costs, productivity, and customer service targets were met/exceeded in line with business goals. This was achieved through overseeing all day-to-day operations of the business in collaboration with Supervisors & Team Leaders daily, via a huddle, to prioritise workflows and resources in line with customer demand,Achievements:• Reduced overtime by 100% by staggering shifts and introducing afternoon shift (cater for outstanding work - outstanding orders, put-aways, replenishments & inventory control). Casual rostering was managed daily to forecast and freed up MHE equipment for dayshift use.• 100% safety incidents, hazards and actions were reported, investigated and actions taken and closed. This was accomplished by setting aside daily safety time and training Supervisors / Team Leaders to identify hazards and close these out.• With sudden growth in order volume and customer demand for one of our pet food customers, more staging and packing space was required. In collaboration with our Continuous Improvement team, we moved the Receiving area to utilise the larger space, designed and implemented a put wall with 254 slots and increased packing stations from 4 to 12 which doubled productivity - 300 orders to 600 in a shift.• Consolidated existing customer products, moving consumables to containers in the yard, opening up 500 pallet spaces. Reconfigured existing racking to accommodate new customers’ pallet requirements, with assistance from Warehouse by Design.• With an increased number of clients being onboarded, more LO & LF drivers were required. As part of the Risk Management Project, 20 freight handlers (existing staff) were trained as LO & LF drivers, and 15 freight handlers were trained in Inventory processes. This reduced the cost & time of hiring casual staff.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

3PL Senior Supervisor Responsible for day to day running of the outbound facility including the safety of all staff, while ensuring costs, productivity, training, and customer service targets were met. Overseeing six B2B and six B2C customers and supporting Supervisors / Team Leaders in daily activities from solving pick/pack issues to training and development of staff.Achievements:• In collaboration with Team Leaders & Freight Handlers, I reviewed and re-wrote all B2B customer SOPs, detailing step by step work instructions with illustrations to capture each process. These SOPs & Work Instructions were then used in new team members’ training.• Developed and implemented a mentor program - “Diamonds in the Rough”. This identified key areas of the business that required back up to ensure business continuity. Introduced cross training of staff at all levels from Team Leaders to NSW Manager, ensuring coverage of all positions to allow for sick or leave entitlements. The process provided training for career development and increased staff retention.• Achieved 99% DIFOT by facilitating daily Team Leader meetings to analysis volumes and allocate necessary resources to meet agreed customer targets.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Responsible for the safety of 5 staff and the storage, stock control and distribution of GWF product throughout Australia, New Zealand, and other overseas markets. Distributing finished goods to high volume customers - Woolworths, Tip Top, Weston Milling, Bakers Extra, and boutique bakeries. Achievements:• Established & utilised a small team to reduce the amount of aging, slow moving and rework stock, with this stock being retested and reworked to repurpose for production for future sale. Originally set as a six-month project, it was completed within 3 months, with $460K of stock removed from lists. I was nominated as a Finalist in 2011 Weston’s Best Awards.• Over a 3-month period, I reviewed all work functions in the Finished Goods Warehouse (FGW) and developed a SOP for each function for training and audit purposes, providing clear guidelines in line with Good Manufacturing Practices.• Achieved 99% DIFOT through introduction of daily reviews of order demand, customer forecasting and production schedules and making production changes as required. • As Team Leader for Project Route 2010 (a $12mil Capital project to automate the business and reduce casual labour to nil), I assisted in restructuring Cereform operations, building a new production facility and matching job skills to new positions to accommodate a new production facility whilst continuing to manage the existing operation. All permanent staff were retrained on new automated mixers and machinery, with new work instructions developed and implemented and staff identified and trained to accommodate the new facility.• By adding an extra 450 pallet spaces in the Finished Goods Warehouse & Raw Materials Warehouse, I reduced outside storage by 50 % & decreased costs.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Production Manager (Night Shift) Set up and managed the first Night Shift production team of 15 staff. Responsible for the entire production of Cereform products on night shift to ensure production targets were met to meet increasing customer demand. Major Ingredients Preparation CoordinatorResponsible for the preparation of raw materials for the Production Department to meet customer demand.Achievements:• EBIT targets achieved 2006-2008 by reducing casual staff and expanding our customer base.• Facilitated Manual Handling training for 25 staff resulting in reduction in MTI’s & LTI’s from 2006 – 2008.• OEE results improved by 4% over 4 years, up to 91% by automating the production process via Route 2010.• QC failures reduced from 3% to 1% by establishing a pre batch department.• Developed Work Instructions & Safety Checklist for production machines and team for training purposes.• Training and development of Production & Operations staff – machine operations / administration / risk management• Developed a minor ingredient preparation procedure in accordance with GMP, HACCP, and ISO guidelines to ensure the integrity of GWF products.

Diploma Of Logistics, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Certificate Iii In Warehousing Operations, Parts, Warehousing, And Inventory Management Operations

Advanced Certificate In Community Welfare, Community Welfare