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Dumfries, Gb

Oldmeldrum, Scotland, United Kingdom

Responsibilities: As Production Manager I stepped into a site leading role, providing management, leadership and vision to a busy production site of over 300 operators across three shifts. During this time, I have developed and instilled a site culture of positivity, inclusion and empowerment with a strong focus on professional and team development through collaboration. Key Achievements: ⦁ Identifying, training and mentoring future talent leading to several internal staff… Show more Responsibilities: As Production Manager I stepped into a site leading role, providing management, leadership and vision to a busy production site of over 300 operators across three shifts. During this time, I have developed and instilled a site culture of positivity, inclusion and empowerment with a strong focus on professional and team development through collaboration. Key Achievements: ⦁ Identifying, training and mentoring future talent leading to several internal staff promoting into leadership positions. ⦁ Developing several policies and procedures relating to staff behaviours, competencies and production standards.⦁ Leading the site to being accepted for ISO 9001 certification. ⦁ Promoting a culture of continuous improvement and leading several gap analyses exercises. ⦁ Supporting and controlling the launch of several new products and new equipment for the business. ⦁ I have supported many personnel changes by temporarily taking over responsibilities to assist new staff transitioning roles including HSE and Engineering. ⦁ Supporting the launch of a second production site in Dumfries.⦁ Our production team has been awarded Made in Scotland Manufacturer of the year 2022. Collecting this award for the business and the teams that have worked so hard to keep improving has been a great honour. Show less

Dumfries, Scotland, United Kingdom

As Production Supervisor for Alpha Solway, I was tasked with providing mentoring and coaching for young talent in line with company values of growing from within. Additional immediate responsibilities and achievements during this short period of time included the introduction of several staff-management related policies as well as procedures for production relating to communication flow, traceability, and escalation structure as well as introducing a continental shift pattern to be able to… Show more As Production Supervisor for Alpha Solway, I was tasked with providing mentoring and coaching for young talent in line with company values of growing from within. Additional immediate responsibilities and achievements during this short period of time included the introduction of several staff-management related policies as well as procedures for production relating to communication flow, traceability, and escalation structure as well as introducing a continental shift pattern to be able to keep up with ever-growing product demand and generating buy-in from staff on all levels. Show less

Kelloholm, Dumfries And Galloway

Responsibilities:As Nightshift Manager I provided positive and motivational leadership to a team of 25 staff with both hygiene and production tasks. I have dealt with all staff-related tasks such as creating individual development plans, disciplinaries and various other issues. During this time, I have promoted a team culture that saw productive crossdepartmental and cross-shift team work, raising staff morale and staff involvement in the day to day running of the business.I have… Show more Responsibilities:As Nightshift Manager I provided positive and motivational leadership to a team of 25 staff with both hygiene and production tasks. I have dealt with all staff-related tasks such as creating individual development plans, disciplinaries and various other issues. During this time, I have promoted a team culture that saw productive crossdepartmental and cross-shift team work, raising staff morale and staff involvement in the day to day running of the business.I have taken part in, and initiated, various continuous improvement activities, bringing in new equipment and processes and have taken an active role in the meat recovery program, leading to large financial benefits.Key Achievements:⦁ Identifying, training and mentoring of team leaders with future potential.⦁ Creating a clear top-down structure on the nightshift by empowering staff with their own areas of responsibility. ⦁ Increasing communication and business feedback through one-to-ones, team briefings and cross-departmental hygiene meetings.⦁ I have created audit-ready standards, allowing the business to be ready for unexpected customer audits at any time.⦁ Positive audit results from Lidl, Morrisons, Aldi, Tesco, and most recently received an outstanding result in a recent M&S audit.⦁ Reduction of negative ATP/Lab swab results by 12% over the last year.⦁ Taken an active part in the Meat Recovery improvement plan, leading to a significant reduction in waste and a profit of over £20.000 to the business over three months. Show less

Annan, Dumfries And Galloway

Responsibilities:I provided management to a team of 49 core operators, spread over two departments, as well as approximately 25 agency workers with an increase of around 50 agency staff during the busy holiday period. During this time, I have also provided additional support to other departments struggling with the increase of agency workers. I manage production and performance by setting daily and weekly targets for both the primary and secondary area against plan attainment, yield… Show more Responsibilities:I provided management to a team of 49 core operators, spread over two departments, as well as approximately 25 agency workers with an increase of around 50 agency staff during the busy holiday period. During this time, I have also provided additional support to other departments struggling with the increase of agency workers. I manage production and performance by setting daily and weekly targets for both the primary and secondary area against plan attainment, yield, productivity and efficiency in a safe and controlled way.I effectively deliver on short and long-term plans by managing all resources including labour, materials and machinery. Working closely with the training department I have identified skill gaps within my team and I contribute to the development of operators and key operators by setting up individual training plans, building a strong and motivated team.I promote a culture of continuous improvement and get involved in a variety of projects leading to quality and financial benefits to the business. I recognize the importance of monitoring completion of paperwork through my involvement and experience with traceability and mass balance exercises for M&S audits and compliance standards.Key Achievements:⦁ M&S Integrity Audit - Moved site and primary department from Red to Silver status - I undertook traceability and mass-balance exercises to contribute to this.⦁ M&S Food Safety Audit – Moved site and primary department from Red to Bronze status.⦁ Connecting raw fish and portion line leading to a yield increase of 3%.⦁ Analysed giveaways on every single product to reduced waste levels by 2.5%.⦁ Reviewed and minimised paperwork.⦁ Involved and trained in the implementation of Harford auto-coding and verification system on 5 lines.⦁ Reducing skill gaps – By using a training matrix I implemented training to provide 3-4 skilled operators on every task.⦁ Conducted numerous health and safety and disciplinary investigations. Show less

Annan

As an area supervisor, I delivered and monitored KPI’s of the primary production area including performance against plan, yields and waste levels and took appropriate action when performance targets were not met.I set up the line effectively before the start of shift and between runs and completed all relevant safety and compliance paperwork. I reported to the area manager, communicated with internal customers, and relayed relevant information to members of the line in an… Show more As an area supervisor, I delivered and monitored KPI’s of the primary production area including performance against plan, yields and waste levels and took appropriate action when performance targets were not met.I set up the line effectively before the start of shift and between runs and completed all relevant safety and compliance paperwork. I reported to the area manager, communicated with internal customers, and relayed relevant information to members of the line in an appropriate manner. It was within my duties to ensure the area complied with required housekeeping, health and safety, and food safety. Show less

Dumfries, United Kingdom

As a freelance mechanical engineer I provided design and technical drawings to numerous businesses and individuals. Within my work I designed prototypes for startups to specification, converted 2D technical drawings into 3D models and provided proof of concept through mathematical calculations to structural designs. Achievements:⦁ Designing prototypes for various consumer goods including medical equipment, custom electronics cases and car parts.⦁ Creating bills of materials and… Show more As a freelance mechanical engineer I provided design and technical drawings to numerous businesses and individuals. Within my work I designed prototypes for startups to specification, converted 2D technical drawings into 3D models and provided proof of concept through mathematical calculations to structural designs. Achievements:⦁ Designing prototypes for various consumer goods including medical equipment, custom electronics cases and car parts.⦁ Creating bills of materials and technical drawings for mass production of two products.⦁ Conversion of 2D architectural drawings to 3D models suitable for 3D printing. Show less

Delft Area, Netherlands

As an intern I took lead on a project to design, prototype and test a mechanical vibration sensor. During this time I learned to take ownership of projects, direct and lead others and learned numerous mechanical design skills including knowledge of material properties, structural analysis and various design applications.

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Integrated Product Development, Precision Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Precision Metal Working