Hayden Pritchard
Geelong Confectionery
Newtown,VIC
23
years of professional experience
Results-driven operations leader with 20+ years of experience in food production and warehouse management. Skilled in scheduling, HACCP compliance, staff leadership, and process improvement. Proven ability to support quality standards, control inventory, and increase productivity.
Work History
Operations Manager
13 Years- Production scheduling.
- Manage inventory controls across raw materials, packaging, and finished goods.
- Coordinate quality assurance processes to ensure product consistency and compliance with food safety standards including HACCP.
- Negotiated price and service with customers and vendors to decrease expenses and increase profit.
- Operate manufacturing and packing machinery.
- Implemented business strategies, increasing revenue, and effectively targeting new markets.
- Led warehouse and dispatch operations.
Operations Manager
10 Years 4 Months- Manage production over a 24hr 7 days a week operation.
- Manage staff requirements for 80+ employees.
- Coordinated quality assurance processes to ensure product consistency and compliance with food safety standards, including internal and external audits (Nestlé, McCain, Subway, McDonald's)
- Led warehouse and dispatch operations.
- Oversee facility maintenance, ensuring optimal functionality of equipment and infrastructure at all times.
- Led process improvements, resulting in increased productivity and reduced operational costs.
- Monitor safety protocols to maintain a secure working environment.
- Implemented quality control systems.
- Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members.
Education
Diploma of Meat Production - Food Processing
Skills
Problem-solving
Team leadership
Operations management
Operations monitoring
Dependability
Planning and implementation
Maintaining compliance
Inventory control
Health and safety compliance
Process improvements
Timeline
Operations Manager
Geelong Confectionery
07.2013 - 07.2026Read More
Operations Manager
MC Herd -Challenge Foods
02.2003 - 06.2013Read More
Victoria University
Diploma of Meat Production from Food Processing
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