David Elwin
Gobbagombalin,NSW
Summary
Experienced Boning Room Manager with over 34 years of experience in the Meat industry. 12 years experience in Leadership roles which include primary roll of Boning room manager 8 years, Slaughter floor manager 2 years and boning room supervisor 2 years.
Currently in Business analyst roll with key focus on yield recovery and revenue maximisation by holding Boning room and slaughter floor teams accountable to yield standards, collecting data and populating plant scorecards. Providing key stakeholders with accurate information for reviewing and and targeting key improvement area's
Experience in all aspects of retail ready value adding which included portion cutting, trim grinding packaging and distribution .
16 years boning and slicing experience from side chain, 1/4 chain and US style table boning.
7 Years retail butcher
Excellent reputation for safety, outstanding problem solving skills, self motivated and highly skilled at improving team culture.
Ability to lead large teams with experience of leading a team of 12 direct report supervisors. All of which able to lead and mentor on completing KPI's and people management will creating a inclusive culture that is result driven.
Outstanding collaborative skills able to work with multiple departments to achieve result driving KPI's and best in class practices.
Achieved an outstanding rapport with a diverse and inclusive work force of 300 employees from 40+ nationalities and to create a positive work culture .
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Revenue Maximization Controller
JBS Australia
02.2023 - Current
- Collection and entering of data into scorecards and one page reports. For the use of reporting to plant leadership and key company stakeholders.
- Providing plant operations with daily and hourly data on yield trends, results and opportunities to improve yields and revenue maximization.
- Holding production team accountable to yield targets and opportunities by visual inspection of product and process techniques of employee's and data results. Providing input on best in class operations to production team.
Boning Room Manager
Teys Australia Wagga
07.2013 - 09.2022
- Lead by example an safety first culture
- Lead and mentor team on Food Safety
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Manage a team of supervisors in daily KPI's including safety (stop cards), budgets,, yields and production.
- Hold team accountable to key KPI's
- Ensure daily production was completed with minimal to zero downtime
- Liaise with maintenance team on daily mechanical downtime
- Provide accurate and detailed feedback to Plant Manager on daily production and downtime
- Led projects and analyzed data to identify opportunities for improvement
Trainee Plant Manager
Teys Australia
01.2020 - 05.2022
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Carried out daily duties of communicating and holding meetings with key plant stakeholders.
- Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Offered friendly and efficient service to customers, handled challenging situations with ease.
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
- Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic.
- Participated in team-building activities to enhance working relationships.
Business Analyst
Teys Australia Wagga
03.2020 - 12.2020
- Conducted interviews with key business users to collect information on business processes and user requirements.
- Data entry to corporate and plant scorecards
- With assistance of the boning room team was able to increase yields by0.5%
- Analyzed key aspects of business to evaluate factors driving results and summarized into presentations
Boning Room Supervisor
Teys Australia Wagga
10.2010 - 07.2013
- Completed daily STOP cards as part of KPIs and safety culture
- Ensured all product was trimmed to all customer specifications
- Daily tasks, improving safety, efficiency and productivity.
- Manage and lead a diverse team of boners and slicers
- Established a safe and cohesive environment for all team members
- Communicated daily with Boning room manager on key KPI's (Safety and Yields)
Beef Boner
Rockdale Beef PTY LTD
04.1995 - 10.2010
- Cut meats to customer specifications and answered questions about specialty products
- Performed meat inspections and checked temperature environment to maximize food safety
- Learned new skills and applied to daily tasks to improve efficiency and productivity
- Developed team communications and information for meetings
- De-boned beef carcasses for slicing to customer specifications
- Perform task in a safe manner as so to not cause injury to myself or other team mates
- Operated grinding machines to prepare special items like sausages
Apprentice/Butcher
Golden Apple Supermarket
03.1988 - 04.1994
- Reported unsafe situations or service-related issues to appropriate personnel.
- Prepared worksite by setting up required tools and supplies.
- Performed meat inspections and checked temperature environment to maximize food safety.
- Used boning knife, skewers and twine to shape, lace and tie roasts.
- Increased efficiency throughout business methodology and eliminated merchandise waste by updating production procedures.
- Cut, trimmed and ground meats such as beef, pork and poultry to prepare for packaging and sale.
- Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently
- Served customers in a courteous manner
- Cut, trimmed and ground meats such as beef, pork, and poultry to prepare for packaging and sale
- Weighed, labeled and priced variety of cuts of meat for on-demand selection
- Used boning knife, skewers and twine to shape, lace, and tie roasts
- Prepared meat into forms ready for cooking by boning, tying, grinding, cutting and trimming meats
Education
Diploma - Meat Processing (AMP50215)
Response Consulting Australia
Brisbane, QLD07.2020
Certificate IV - Meat Processing (Leadership)
Response Training
Brisbane, QLD05.2020
Certificate IV - Meat Safety
Response Training
Brisbane, QLD02.2019
Certificate III - Meat Processing
Central West Community College
Orange, NSW09.2011
Certificate III - Meat Inspection (Quality Assurance)
Canberra Institute of Tech
Canberra, ACT06.1997
Certificate - First Aid
Allens Training PTY LTD
Wagga Wagga, NSW09.2021
Certificate - Lead An Emergency Control Organisation
Triple O Solutions
Wagga Wagga, NSW01.2021
Skills
- Safety conscious and driven
- Resilient and positive
- Conflict Resolution
- Self-motivated professional
- Problem solving
- Decision Making
- Mechanically minded
- Data Entry
- Leadership and team building
- Communication skills (use of two-ways inclusive)
Certification
- Development and implementation of a HACCP and Quality Assurance system
- Ausmeat: Hygienic production of rendered animal products
- Beef Specification -Level 2
- Ausmeat: Standards officer
- Ausmeat: MSA Beef boning room requirements
- Craft certificate Butchering
- New Supervisor Introduction to Leadership
- RSA and RCG NSW
- Class C/R/HR drivers license
- Fork lift license
- Rural welding Tafe NSW
Referees
Andrew Ross
CEO operations Australian Country Choice
Brisbane QLD
0448082291
Thanasi Toupas
Plant Manager Teys Australia
Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
0400 957 762
Chris Allen
General Manager AMG Australian Meat Group
Cootamundra NSW 2590
0474708750
Timeline
Revenue Maximization Controller
JBS Australia
02.2023 - Current
Business Analyst
Teys Australia Wagga
03.2020 - 12.2020
Trainee Plant Manager
Teys Australia
01.2020 - 05.2022
Boning Room Manager
Teys Australia Wagga
07.2013 - 09.2022
Boning Room Supervisor
Teys Australia Wagga
10.2010 - 07.2013
Beef Boner
Rockdale Beef PTY LTD
04.1995 - 10.2010
Apprentice/Butcher
Golden Apple Supermarket
03.1988 - 04.1994
Diploma - Meat Processing (AMP50215)
Response Consulting Australia
Certificate IV - Meat Processing (Leadership)
Response Training
Certificate IV - Meat Safety
Response Training
Certificate III - Meat Processing
Central West Community College
Certificate III - Meat Inspection (Quality Assurance)
Canberra Institute of Tech
Certificate - First Aid
Allens Training PTY LTD
Certificate - Lead An Emergency Control Organisation
Triple O Solutions
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