Responsible for HPW teams of up to 42 employees and all facets of safety, production, maintenance and systems, lead teams in brand new $100 miilion retail factory with state of the art equipment.

Before being made redundant, I was responsible for Management of Caravan manufacturing process including, fully responsible for Safety, Quality, process and even stock control.Managed and improved on existing lean manufacturing processes utilising my key expertise in 5s principles to deliver a factory with more efficient process flow, appearance and safer manufacturing enironment to be in for all employees

Direct transfer between Nestlé factories)Key responsibilities Management of 30 employees and 4 key production lines.Management of material and labour costs against budgetCoaching and mentoring of production teams to deliver resultsLeading, managing and sustaining changeMeeting master schedule attainmentCompliance to all legal requirements including Safety, Food safety and Quality standardsIdentify and implement cost effective improvements to processes and plantManagement and coaching of plant safety committee including all plant OHS repsKey achievements Successfully implemented and sustained three separate crew reduction projects delivering over $500K savings to the businessSuccessfully implemented several DMAIC style projects aimed at line improvements, including waste reduction, downtime reduction and Efficiency improvements delivering over $1mio savings to businessIncreased line efficiency and performance results despite crew reduction initiatives and significantly reduced volumesHigh level of rapport with cross-functional areas of the business.Implementation and training of 300+ employees and peers in 5S methodologies

Management of between 4 and 12 production lines and respective employees depending on shiftManagement of material and labour costs against budgetManagement and coaching of department OHS committee and repsManagement of area trades persons, including up to 6 fitters and 2 electriciansCoaching and mentoring of production teams to deliver resultsLeading, managing and sustaining changeMeeting master schedule attainmentResponsible for safety, quality and food safety of products and personnelCompliance to all legal requirements including Safety, Food safety and Quality standardsKey achievements Overtime reduced from 25% to 8% or approx $300K savingsImproved morale and rapport among employees through targeting coaching approach in difficult culture.3rd Place in Nestle Oceania safety innovations through targeted OHS improvement strategy.

Managing labour force in paper finishing