Damien Nairn
Brisbane,QLD
Summary
Dedicated FMCG professional with a strong history of company and employee risk management whilst achieving company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Site Manager
Patties Food Group (Formerly Vesco Foods)
07.2020 - Current
- Responsible for All Operations Departments at Site level (Direct Reports) including Warehouse, Production, Distribution, Engineering and Maintenance, Health and Safety and Continuous Improvements program
- Indirect Site Reports: Finance Business Partner, Human Resources Manager and Quality Manager
- Built a Complete Safety Program and introduced a Proactive Safety Culture across the site to allow bottom-up awareness and ownership
- Introduced Quality culture to focus on consumer engagement through in-depth corrective action initiatives utilizing continuous improvement practices
- Improved BRC Certification from B Rating to A Rating along with a Green Rating for CFMSR (Coles Food Manufacturing Supplier Requirements)
- Site P&L Ownership and Budget Management which include financial forecasting
- Built a 3-Year Capital Plan circa $14m+ with an overall payback of 2.9 Years
- DIFOT improved by 4% after completing a review of Sales forecasts and Safety stocks along with Planning frequencies
- Applied strategies for weekly and monthly performance reporting across all departments and aligned to Balanced Business Strategy.
- Reduced safety incidents by conducting regular site inspections and enforcing strict adherence to safety protocols.
- Improved client satisfaction with timely project completion through effective communication and coordination among team members.
- Managed subcontractors, ensuring quality workmanship and adherence to project timelines and specifications.
- Oversaw budget management, consistently delivering projects within allocated financial resources.
- Streamlined and monitored quality programs to alleviate overdue compliance activities.
- Reduced waste and pursued revenue development strategies to keep department aligned with sales and profit targets.
- Conducted regular site meetings with team members, fostering open communication channels for efficient problem-solving and progress updates.
Senior Production Manager
Vesco Foods
01.2020 - 07.2020
- Responsible for All Operations Departments at Site level including Warehouse, Production, Distribution and Maintenance
- Partner with Capital Projects team to deliver $1.25m Packing Automation and $1m CIP and Sauce delivery line
- Monthly Reporting of Site Performance to the Executive Team
- Mentor Key Employees by upskilling leadership knowledge and promoting internally to leadership roles
- EBITDA Improvement of 15% by identifying Direct Labour Utilisation Opportunities
- Maintained BRC Certification B Rating
- Actively guiding the teams through an improved level of communication by introducing the shift handover boards to demonstrate key KPI adherence and callouts
- EBA Negotiations.
Production Manager
Vesco Foods
09.2019 - 01.2020
- Responsible for Warehouse and Production Teams
- Improved Throughputs by 16% in 6 months by Analyzing Supply Rates and Machine Capabilities
- Initiated Training Matrix for Cross-Functional Training
- Reduced Unplanned Downtime by 18% by placing strict processes on work instruction adherence and optimizing User Access on all equipment
- Collaborate with the Capital Projects Team to confirm Project Scoping and Cost Savings
- Improved Quality Culture to join the Production and Quality Teams to conduct GMP Walks together.
Production Team Manager
Youfoodz
05.2018 - 09.2019
- Manage a workforce up to 60 staff across two departments in the High Care Facility
- Wastage reduction by 55% from process improvement and stock rotation accuracy
- LTI and MTI reduction by 20% from introduction of a maximum weighing limits of 20kg
- Managed Operational costs for the Vegetable Prep Department by monitoring inventory, stock rotation and decreasing vegetable waste
- Collaborated with the WSHE Manager to improve PPE for staff and minimize LTI and MTI by improving Manual Handling
- Offset waste cost by $7k a week by supplying vegetable waste to a Farming Company
- Increased productivity through machinery acquisition and decreased labour by 10%
- Created a skills matrix to highlight and improve training requirements across the team
- Conducted Incident Reports to the WSHE Manager and shared suggestions of safety concerns.
Continuous Improvements Training Lead
Kerry Food Ingredients
06.2010 - 12.2017
- Train and mentor staff in all policies of the WHS Program
- Train and mentor staff in all policies of the HACCP and Food Safety Programs
- Create and conduct Training Modules for on-site training in conjunction with QA and WHS requirements
- Develop new training programs for all new tasks and jobs
- Root Cause Analysis and implementation of improvements to minimize waste and increase DIFOT
- Cost analysis for CAPEX concepts
- Reporting Continuous Improvements and Training Programs at Monthly Management Meeting
- Review and drive Operations KPI targets
- Identify and roll out cost savings initiatives
- Coordinating with the Factory Manager and Finance to analyze the Factory Budget and P&L to target areas of improvement
- SAP Implementation.
Skills
- Cost Analysis
- P&L Management
- Team Building
- Training and Development
- ERP
- MRP
- Budget Development
- Data Analysis
- Asset Management
Timeline
Site Manager
Patties Food Group (Formerly Vesco Foods)
07.2020 - Current
Senior Production Manager
Vesco Foods
01.2020 - 07.2020
Production Manager
Vesco Foods
09.2019 - 01.2020
Production Team Manager
Youfoodz
05.2018 - 09.2019
Continuous Improvements Training Lead
Kerry Food Ingredients
06.2010 - 12.2017
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