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Darren Simmons

Summary

Seasoned Butcher with 39 years of experience applying culinary expertise to deliver quality products. Knowledgeable about and skilled at adhering to regulations while cultivating safe conditions. Dedicated to top-of-the-line customer service and products. Experienced Butcher with 39 years of experience. Impeccable hand-eye coordination and proven to create precise and meticulous cuts. Skilled at assembling, disassembling and sanitizing food processing equipment.

Overview

37
37
years of professional experience

Work History

Butcher

Woolworth's Group
06.2016 - Current
  • Cut, trimmed and ground meats such as beef, pork and poultry to prepare for packaging and sale.
  • Adhere to safety and cleanliness standards and maintained equipment.
  • Maintained and stocked display cases by transporting wrapped products from work area or cooler to display cases.
  • Used boning knife, skewers and twine to shape, lace and tie roasts.
  • Verified proper inventory levels, product quality and freshness to prevent sale of spoiled products.
  • Analyzed meat temperatures for safety and quality and monitored heat conditions for stability.
  • Created appealing daily meat displays to increase sales by 100%.
  • Assisted customers daily by taking and filling special orders and making product suggestions.
  • Educated staff members on specialty meat cuts, food handling methods and sanitation guidelines.
  • Cut meats to customer specifications and answered questions about specialty products.
  • Priced orders daily by correctly wrapping, weighing and labelling cuts.

Director

Simco Fresh Meats
11.2005 - 11.2015
  • Hired and directed teams to achieve daily and long-term operations and business goals.
  • Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to strategically affect operational direction.
  • Managed daily operations while overseeing multiple locations to foster increased productivity.
  • Monitored workflow and administrative processes to keep operations running smoothly.
  • Delegated assignments based on plans, project needs and knowledge of individual team members.
  • Provided documentation of processes to comply with regulations and company policies.
  • Directed staff and managed annual capital budget.
  • Developed impactful and strategic partnerships with clients to drive business development.
  • Collaborated with management and fellow supervisors to organize operations and achieve demanding schedule targets.
  • Created annual budget and developed comprehensive plan to accomplish company objectives while staying within budget.
  • Analyzed business needs while soliciting customer feedback for process improvements.
  • Trained and managed team of developers and discussed issues to provide resolution and apply best practices.
  • Leveraged marketplace trends to create solutions and refine business strategies.
  • Assessed final products to check quality and consistency with creative vision.
  • Managed teams to guarantee successful supply chain pipeline for markets.

Manager

Lachlan Valley Meats
01.2004 - 10.2005
  • Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
  • Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation.
  • Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
  • Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
  • Evaluated employees' strengths and assigned tasks based upon experience and training.
  • Adjusted job assignments and schedules to keep pace with dynamic business needs, factoring in processes, employee knowledge and customer demands.
  • Developed and maintained relationships with customers and suppliers through account development.
  • Established and updated work schedules to account for changing staff levels and expected workloads.
  • Delivered feedback to decision-makers regarding employee performance and training needs.
  • Approved regular payroll submissions for employees.
  • Applied customer feedback to develop process improvements and support long-term business needs.
  • Raised performance in areas of sales, management and operations by identifying and targeting areas in need of improvement.
  • Conducted weekly inventories of raw materials and components on work floor.
  • Recorded inventory sales into organization's weekly income report.
  • Controlled costs and optimized spending via restructuring of budgets for labor, capital assets, inventory purchasing and technology upgrades.
  • Assessed supplier quality to maintain tight cost controls and maximize business operational performance.

Supervisor/Butcher

Lachlan Valley Meats
01.1999 - 01.2004
  • Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
  • Handled customer complaints, resolved issues and adjusted policies to meet changing needs.
  • Evaluated employee performance and coached and trained to improve weak areas.
  • Maintained compliance with company policies, objectives and communication goals.
  • Worked with management team to implement proper division of responsibilities.
  • Set overall vision and provided team leadership.
  • Maintained clean and well-organized production areas to avoid violations or unnecessary work delays due to hazards or inefficient layouts.
  • Developed training, task and process guidelines and communicated clear and concise directions to employees.
  • Mentored newly hired employees on operating equipment and safety and developed training manual to use for reference.
  • Created successful work schedules for each team member to maintain deadlines and fully staff shifts.
  • Adjusted job assignments and schedules to keep pace with dynamic business needs, factoring in processes, employee knowledge and customer demands.
  • Conducted routine inspections of incoming materials to check quality and compliance with established product specifications.
  • Introduced team contests and goals to enhance productivity and improve employee morale.
  • Provided supportive link between external customers and internal operations.
  • Repaired equipment to keep jobs moving smoothly, informing maintenance department of major machinery failures.
  • Analyzed equipment breakdowns using various troubleshooting methods.
  • Oversaw and optimized work of craftsmen performing high-quality, precision work.
  • Prepared, calibrated and monitored production machinery to maintain optimal production levels and consistently achieve daily targets.
  • Measured effectiveness of customer success by defining operational metrics, tracking systems and reporting to executive team.

Smallgoods Maker /Supervisor

Super Meats
01.1991 - 01.1999
  • Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
  • Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
  • Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
  • Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
  • Handled customer complaints, resolved issues and adjusted policies to meet changing needs.
  • Evaluated employee performance and coached and trained to improve weak areas.
  • Maintained compliance with company policies, objectives and communication goals.
  • Worked with management team to implement proper division of responsibilities.
  • Set overall vision and provided team leadership.
  • Maintained clean and well-organized production areas to avoid violations or unnecessary work delays due to hazards or inefficient layouts.
  • Developed training, task and process guidelines and communicated clear and concise directions to employees.
  • Mentored newly hired employees on operating equipment and safety and developed training manual to use for reference.
  • Created successful work schedules for each team member to maintain deadlines and fully staff shifts.
  • Identified individual employee's unique work styles and adapted management methods.
  • Adjusted job assignments and schedules to keep pace with dynamic business needs, factoring in processes, employee knowledge and customer demands.
  • Conducted routine inspections of incoming materials to check quality and compliance with established product specifications.
  • Repaired equipment to keep jobs moving smoothly, informing maintenance department of major machinery failures.
  • Analyzed equipment breakdowns using various troubleshooting methods.
  • Oversaw and optimized work of craftsmen performing high-quality, precision work.
  • Prepared, calibrated and monitored production machinery to maintain optimal production levels and consistently achieve daily targets.
  • Revitalized operational structures and procedures to successfully control turnover and waste, enhance output and boost overall quality.

Apprentice Butcher

Moongamba Meats
12.1984 - 01.1991
  • Cut, trimmed and ground meats such as beef, pork and poultry to prepare for packaging and sale.
  • Maintained and stocked display cases by transporting wrapped products from work area or cooler to display cases.
  • Used boning knife, skewers and twine to shape, lace and tie roasts.
  • Verified proper inventory levels, product quality and freshness to prevent sale of spoiled products.
  • Assisted customers daily by taking and filling special orders and making product suggestions.
  • Sharpened and adjusted cutting equipment.
  • Cured, cut and smoked meats to prepare for buffet presentations.
  • Demonstrated shaping, lacing, and tying of roasts using boning knives, skewers, and twine to create attractive displays.
  • Estimated requirements and ordered or requisitioned meat supplies to maintain inventory.
  • Performed primary and secondary butchery skills with steak and boning knives, hand saws, cleavers, banding needles to cut meats.
  • Arranged cuts of meat and placed cuts in display case to create visually appealing selection, boosting sales.
  • Learned different selections and types of poultry, pork, beef from head butcher.
  • Applied hand-eye coordination and physical agility to manually handle carcasses for butchery processes.
  • Produced meat and poultry products to specifications of customers for sale.
  • Rotated products to reduce meat spoiling and waste.
  • Advised customers about alternative cuts, cooking methods, storage requirements and nutritional aspects of meat.
  • Observed and practiced butcher's role in audit and inspection process.
  • Cured, smoked, tenderized and preserved meat by loading items into ovens.
  • Used cash registers to total sales and collect money from customers.
  • Assisted head butcher by inspecting deliveries to verify freshness of meats.
  • Facilitated cold storage, stock control and safe movement of meat and poultry in butchery environment.
  • Weighed, labeled and priced variety of cuts of meat for on-demand selection.
  • Packed meats and poultry for display to market to public for sale.
  • Performed waste minimization, saleable yield and predictive costing methods.
  • Used skewers, bone knives and twine to lace, tie and shape roasts.
  • Prepared meat into forms ready for cooking by boning, tying, grinding, cutting and trimming meats.

Education

Butchering - Tradesman's Certificate

Canberra Institute of Tech
Canberra, ACT
01.1989

High School Diploma -

Daramalan College
Dickson, ACT
12.1984

Skills

  • Production Standards
  • Meat Preparation
  • Portion Standards
  • Deboning Meat
  • Personnel Training
  • Proper Food Temperatures
  • Machinery Upkeep
  • Forklift Operation
  • Regulatory Guidelines
  • Safe Food Handling
  • Meat Weighing and Labelling
  • Production Procedures
  • Hand-Eye Coordination
  • Equipment Sharpening
  • Waste Reduction
  • Safe Work Practices
  • Station Preparation
  • Client Interactions
  • Purchasing Stock
  • Outstanding Cleanliness
  • Portion Sizing
  • Proper Storage Procedures
  • Carcass Cutting
  • Meat Storage and Temperature Monitoring
  • Computer Application Knowledge
  • Equipment Preparation
  • Shift Coverage
  • Weighing, Measuring and Estimating
  • Food Presentation
  • Creative Solutions
  • Sanitation Procedures
  • Customer Service
  • Safety and Sanitation Standards
  • Strong Team Member
  • Processing Equipment Proficiency
  • Project Requirements
  • Tool Preparation
  • Supply Maintenance
  • Efficient Precision
  • Following Regulations
  • Inventory Processing
  • Food Safety Oversight
  • Vendor Cost Negotiation
  • Weight Calculations
  • Process Payments
  • De-Boning, Tying and Trimming
  • Tenderizing Methods
  • Curing and Tenderizing
  • Cutting Safety
  • Label Cuts
  • Food Production
  • Maintain Equipment
  • Prevent Spoilage
  • Temperature Checks
  • Specialty Cuts
  • Supply Requisition
  • Meat Delivery Inspection
  • Bookkeeping
  • Sales
  • Management

Accomplishments

  • Awarded and was recognized 3rd place for Australian Pork Mark, Ham Awards for Excellence 2010 for Traditional Bone- In Leg Ham.
  • Awarded 3rd place Australian Pork Mark, Ham Awards for Excellence 2011 Boneless Bacon, 1st Place Boneless Leg Ham

Timeline

Butcher

Woolworth's Group
06.2016 - Current

Director

Simco Fresh Meats
11.2005 - 11.2015

Manager

Lachlan Valley Meats
01.2004 - 10.2005

Supervisor/Butcher

Lachlan Valley Meats
01.1999 - 01.2004

Smallgoods Maker /Supervisor

Super Meats
01.1991 - 01.1999

Apprentice Butcher

Moongamba Meats
12.1984 - 01.1991

Butchering - Tradesman's Certificate

Canberra Institute of Tech

High School Diploma -

Daramalan College

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