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Australia

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane, Australia

Reporting to the National Operations Manager, this role was to manage ALL major internal Projects for the business. Key responsibilities included, creating and finalising Design Briefs, Creating Project Plan, Timeline and Budgets. Contractor Negotiations and managing completion of all Projects.

Brisbane, Australia

Strategic planning for reducing overall costs and increasing profits.Implementing a national logistics network to support the increased production.Close collaboration with all other Senior Managers and Business Services.

Perth, Australia

Provided regular management reports on all aspects of the business including production progress, customer information, materials inventory, labour, materials and manufacturing costs and furnished key input into business planning

Auckland, New Zealand

Successfully managed organisational change in shutting down the Auckland manufacturing plant and transferring operations to Melbourne for Askin Performance Panels. Managed transfer and supply chain aspects and at the same time increasing production at the Christchurch manufacturing plant by 100% without increasing staff.

New Zealand

Successfully implemented ERP upgraded programming assisting more accurate inventory control.Implemented and maintaining the legal standards ; Conducting and facilitating negotiations with service providers

Brisbane, Australia

Eliminated business costs related to ongoing shipping errors through implementation of QA process and new Dispatch Database program that improved freight processes and tracking.Maintained an exceptional safety record by implementing new induction program for new employees in concert with more robust safety training for existing employees.

Brisbane, Australia

Managing production processes and scheduling, with key challenge to drive business efficiency and performance. Direct responsibility for scheduling, staffing, maintenance, quality, shipping, inventory control and safety.Credited with driving ongoing improvements to systems and operations management practices that eliminated ongoing quality issues and ensured business performance consistency.