Chris Parsons
Australind
Summary
Career background comprises extensive areas of supervisory positions within various industries. Demonstrates highly developed and strong skills in multiple areas of coordinating production, staff leadership, developing technical SOPs and work instructions to meet the needs of the business and maintain compliance with regulatory and governing bodies, Safety Management, meeting deadlines and other relevant areas of required skills, along with highly relevant transferable skills. Very well-developed communication and interpersonal skills. Contributory team member, well organized, flexible in attitude with the ability to work independently. Computer literate with knowledge of contemporary software applications. Professional and friendly manner, demonstrating professional work ethics always.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assitant Site Manager / Farmer Liaison
Brownes Dairy
08.2023 - Current
- Senior leadership, managing overall business unit
- Strategic planning and decision making
- Supervising Multi-disciplinary team - Warehousing, Production, Technical, Maintenance. Overall 15 staff
- Farm liaison to 38 farms
- Daily management of milk movements from farm to factory
- Conducted regular site meetings with team members, fostering open communication channels for efficient problem-solving and progress updates.
- Reduced safety incidents by conducting regular site inspections and enforcing strict adherence to safety protocols.
- Developed strong relationships with clients/farmers through consistent communication of quality updates and prompt resolution of concerns or issues.
- Interviewed, hired, and trained new workers.
- Coordinated site investigations, documented issues, and escalated to executive teams.
- Implemented cost-saving measures, identifying areas for improvement in material procurement and labor utilization.
- Led cross-functional teams to ensure seamless collaboration between departments, enhancing overall project efficiency.
Site Manager – Wine Bottling Facility
SANECTOR, Margaret River
06.2022 - 06.2023
- Senior leadership, managing overall business
- Strategic planning and decision making
- SAP Management
- Supervising Multi-disciplinary team of 8 – Sales, Warehousing, Production, Technical, Maintenance & ICT. Overall 50 staff
- Successfully integrated 15 new FTE staff
- Conducted regular site meetings with team members, fostering open communication channels for efficient problem-solving and progress updates.
- Reduced safety incidents by conducting regular site inspections and enforcing strict adherence to safety protocols.
- Conducted thorough risk assessments to proactively address potential issues before they escalated into costly problems.
- Evaluated performance metrics to identify areas for improvement in both individual employee performance and overall project management strategies.
- Coordinated site investigations, documented issues, and escalated to executive teams.
Head of Operations
BRINK DRINKS, Ballarat Vic
02.2021 - 06.2022
- Company Overview: Innovative organization in Drinks supporting craft and bespoke drink offerings
- Involvement in strategic planning and decision making
- Direct reporting to Founder, CEO and Board
- Commenced as Head of Production, promoted after 5 months to Head of Operations
- Developed technical SOPs & Work Instructions, implement training and assessment of production personnel, including development of training matrix
- Lead charge to secure HACCP Certification
- Increased output from 500,000 to 1 million units per month
- Multi-disciplinary team of 8 direct, overall 30 staff
- Implemented data-driven decision-making processes, leveraging analytics to optimize operations.
- Streamlined operational processes by identifying inefficiencies and implementing best practices.
- Collaborated with executive leadership on strategic planning initiatives to drive business growth.
Production Manager – Medicinal Cannabis
Medipharm Labs Australia VIC
11.2019 - 02.2021
- Ensuring continual compliance to the code of GMP and relevant regulations, standards, policies.
- Front line delegate for operations
- Manage production teams, measuring successes and limitations
- Manage team resources to achieve maximum output
- Maintained liaison with suppliers and providers for ongoing emergency and technical troubleshooting
- Developed technical SOPs & Work Instructions, implement training and assessment of production personnel, including development of training matrix
- Ensure all equipment validated and compliant with GMP and QMS
- Managed multiple projects concurrently, ensuring timely completion and meeting budget constraints.
- Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals.
- Increased overall productivity by identifying bottlenecks in the production process and proposing effective solutions.
Production Manager
Parmalat – Harvey Fresh Harvey WA
07.2016 - 11.2019
- Recruit and tasking transformation of factory to more hygienic, efficient and quality focused facility
- Recruited and mentored team into highly functioning group.
- Involved in recruitment and placement of local community ensuring cohesive and functioning workforce. Safety and efficiency to be adhered to, enabling quality products produced
- Lead multi-disciplinary team – total 90 operators
- Developed visual SAFETY & KPI boards
- Lead review of technical SOPs & Work Instructions, implement training and assessment of production personnel, including development of training matrix
- SAP Management
- Achievements
- Winners of CEO’s Safety Awards for implementing Safety initiatives – 11% reduction from previous year
Packaging Supervisor – Night shift, Manufacturing Supervisor – Afternoon shift
EGO Pharmaceuticals
06.2012 - 06.2016
- Production and people management on Night Shift Team
- SAP Management
- Largest Australian owned pharmaceutical business
- Lead recruitment and placement of Night Shift Team
- Senior manager for site during “out of hours” business
- Implementation of LEAN principles across packing function
- Interacted with inspection department to address and resolve packaging issues.
- Completed processing activities to conform with laws, safety standards, and product hygiene standards.
Unit Manager: Evaporator & Dryer
Murray Goulburn Co-Operative
01.2011 - 01.2012
- SAP Management
- Overseeing production issues
- Supervising OH&S
- Quality assurance including HACCP
- Monitoring production and cost control measures
- Technical support for troubleshooting and diagnostics
- Staff rostering
- Performance monitoring and feedback
- Evaluated employee performance regularly for professional growth opportunities, accountability measures, and feedback-driven improvement strategies.
- Assisted in development and implementation of policies, procedures, and regulations for unit operations.
Education
Diploma - Business
Swinburne University of Technology
Melbourne, VIC07-2016
Skills
- Team leadership
- Quality assurance
- Scheduling and coordinating
- Verbal and written communication
- Site safety
- Coaching and mentoring
- Site management
- Safety procedures
- Decision-making
- Flexibility and adaptability
- Operations management
- Procedures development
Certification
- Diploma of Business – 2016 Swinburne Uni Melb
- Chief Fire Warden – 2015 – CHUBB
- Cert IV Food Technology – 2011 Melb Uni
- Cert IV Competitive Manufacturing System and Practices
- JDE, SAP, DEAR, 3WS, MES
- Leadership in Action
- Conflict Management
- Emergency Response Training
- Workplace Assessor Training
- Chemical Handling
- Manual Handling
Timeline
Assitant Site Manager / Farmer Liaison
Brownes Dairy
08.2023 - Current
Site Manager – Wine Bottling Facility
SANECTOR, Margaret River
06.2022 - 06.2023
Head of Operations
BRINK DRINKS, Ballarat Vic
02.2021 - 06.2022
Production Manager – Medicinal Cannabis
Medipharm Labs Australia VIC
11.2019 - 02.2021
Production Manager
Parmalat – Harvey Fresh Harvey WA
07.2016 - 11.2019
Packaging Supervisor – Night shift, Manufacturing Supervisor – Afternoon shift
EGO Pharmaceuticals
06.2012 - 06.2016
Unit Manager: Evaporator & Dryer
Murray Goulburn Co-Operative
01.2011 - 01.2012
Diploma - Business
Swinburne University of Technology
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