Member of Smartfoods Leadership Team and responsible for whole-of-site Operations: Manufacturing, Warehousing, Purchasing, Engineering, Compliance:- Critical event - COVID-19 on-site leadership and operational execution- S&OP – Supply Planning - Led freight tender and managed successful transition- Member of M&A for acquisition and incorporation of synergy business

Responsible for Manufacturing, Engineering & Maintenance, and Compliance functions of the business as a member of the management team.- Culture leader and role model for health and safety behaviours.- Leadership of Operations team to deliver in full, on time, to specification product in a safe and cohesive way.- 'Go-to' facilitator for complex or critical issues, leading structured and effective cross functional problem solving (Kepner Tegoe).- Led operational step-change and maintained improved output and plan attainment.- Built-up Operations' emerging managers and lifted team engagement across shifts.

Leading New Product Development and Quality Assurance teams.Key Responsibilities- Strategic leadership in product development- Food safety / quality leadership - Key role in managing export customer relationships- Lead Company project management processes- Prioritisation, resource allocation and monitoring across key projectsKey Skills- Stakeholder management – internal, customers, third party manufacturers- Structured problem solving and decision making- Management across operations and business processesKey Projects- Re-established project management disciplines across NPD to enable efficient commercialisation of new opportunities- Resolution of critical product improvement opportunity

Managed a team responsible for: site based food safety and quality improvement projects and critical-production-event management; the provision of competent timely technical advice and assurance to production and to customers; development, improvement and maintenance of product master data within the product data management system.Key Responsibilities• People leadership• Managing a team with varied responsibilities across the business• Project management and sponsorship• Change managementKey Skills• Strategic planning• Tactical response leadership for critical production events• Team strategy development and engagement• Training and developing staff of various backgrounds and competencies Key Projects and Undertakings• Technical and quality management subject matter expert for ERP project – JD Edwards• Vendor and raw material risk assessment and audit protocol – enabling consistent assessment and monitoring of vendors to identify and mitigate risks to Tatua.• Development of a site wide traceability system for fluid streams – this ensured compliance with new export and market access requirements and allowed the continued export of product to key markets.

Managing a team responsible for the continued delivery of technical advice and support across the business, maintenance of product master data and support with critical events.Key Responsibilities• People leadership• Risk assessments• Vendor management• Internal and external auditingKey Skills• Planning and time management• Lateral thinkingKey Projects and Undertakings• Member of the core evaluation team for the ERP RFP process• Selected to contribute to the development of the ‘Tatua Purpose’ – the workshop included C-suite, board members and shareholders.

A quality assurance role with activities focused on fat stream (cream) processes (AMF, Flavour Pastes, high viscosity cream products) and later included work with Procurement. Key Responsibilities• HACCP Development• Maintenance of department food safety and quality manual• Non-conformance investigation, corrective and preventive action implementation• Vendor auditsKey Skills• Knowledge of FSSC 22000• Knowledge of ISO 9001• Knowledge of New Zealand Dairy Regulations• Problem solvingKey Projects and Undertakings• Validation protocols for RMP significant amendments – documenting an MPI endorsed protocol and carrying out or facilitating subsequent activities through new plant commissioning.

Responsible for routine micro testing of product and environment.