Motivational Training Specialist excited to develop successful training plans that meet dynamic company and employee needs. Accustomed to collaborating with managers to hone in on unique requirements. Prepared to bring Health and Safety, Training, and Management skills developed over seven years of career in Food Manufacturing to a growth-oriented role.
Hi, I’m
Kumara Dissa
DOOLANDELLA,QLD
Summary
Overview
19
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Majans - Taste And Goodness Snackfood Company
Training Coordinator
01.2019 - Current
Job overview
- Evaluated success of training programs and recommended improvements to upper management to enhance effectiveness.
- Worked with central management to identify, plan, align and address training needs.
- Evaluated success of training programs and recommended improvements to upper management to enhance effectiveness.
- Monitored training reports within learning management system for respective roles to promote initial and annual training completion.
- Planned and deployed training programs for compliance procedures and activities.
- Assessed skill gaps for employees in production and supply chain departments and developed training courses to meet identified needs.
- Liaised with RTOs to plan, schedule and conduct mandatory staff training on Health, Wellbeing and Food safety areas.
- Inducted, trained, and mentored new employees hired to fill various roles.
- Coordinated workshops for employees to better understand company mission, streamlining daily activities and aligning worker and company priorities.
- Developed instructional materials such as SOPs, SWIs and OPLs for staff training.
- Prepared practice tests and assessments for operator and staff training and skills assessments.
- Conducted annual skills assessments and maintained skills matrix to identify workers’ skill sets to recommend for promotions at annual reviews.
- Prepared PDs and contracts for company employees, working towards satisfactory agreement between executives, employees and personal goals.
Majans - Taste And Goodness Snackfood Company
OH&S Officer
01.2019 - Current
Job overview
- Provided new-employee health and safety orientations and developed materials for presentations.
- Identified accident causes and optimal prevention strategies by conducting thorough investigations and analyses, and risk assessments.
- Recommended measures to help protect workers from potentially hazardous work methods, processes and materials.
- Developed PowerBI platform to visualize workplace incidents and accidents reported daily, weekly and monthly.
- Maintained a risk register to fulfill regulatory compliance acting as a repository for all risks identified and mitigation measures.
- Reduced workplace injuries by 50% by training and teaching risk management techniques, hazard identification, quality checks and documentation.
- Identified and eliminated potential safety code deficits and addressed adequacy of fire exits, stairways, aisle spaces and sprinkler systems through annual inspections.
Majans - Taste And Goodness Snackfood Company
Shift Manager
01.2018 - 03.2019
Job overview
- Majans - Taste And Goodness Snackfood Company | Sumner Park, QLD
- Trained and mentored new employees to maximize team performance.
Supervised employees and oversaw quality compliance with company standards for food and services. - Coached crew members to optimize performance and motivate toward more efficient work.
- Adhered to company standards and compliance requirements for safety, Quality and GMP.
- Evaluated performance, adjusted strategies and maintained agile, sustainable operations.
- Recruited and interviewed candidates for management to evaluate readiness and fit for position.
- Modernized and improved operational procedures to increase productivity and profitability while tightly controlling costs.
University Of Peradeniya - Sri Lanka
Lecturer
01.2004 - 02.2007
Job overview
- Involved in teaching, curriculum and exam development activities, marking and finalizing students’ results, administrative activities, student assistant outside the classes and Acted as a member of University Student Associations Committee
- Co-coordinated the Modern Linguistic course at the Department of Sinhala and provided lectures covering the Phonology part of the course
- Delivered number of lectures on translation theory in Translation Studies course
- Prepared materials and conducted practice of translation tutorials for the students attending Translation Studies course
- Co-coordinated the Literary Criticism course and covered the Indian literary criticism part
- Developed and implemented Textual Studies and Textual Criticism course as the unit coordinator for 2006 and 2007 academic years.
Education
OHSA - Occupational Health Services AustraliaMurarrie, QLD
High School Diploma
03.2023
University Overview
Queensland University of TechnologyBrisbane, QLD
Master of Arts from Education
07.2016
University Overview
University of Queensland Brisbane, QLD
Master of Arts from Linguistics
04.2010
University Overview
University of PeradeniyaSri Lanka
Bachelor of Arts from Languages
04.2000
University Overview
Skills
- Employee Performance Management System
- Employee Performance Reviews
- Performance Tracking and Evaluations
- Standard Operating Procedures Proficient
- Staff Training and Onboarding
- Interpersonal Skills
- Administration and Reporting
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Maintaining Required Compliance
- Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP)
Accomplishments
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with IT team in the development of BI platform to visualise safety reporting.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop a Skill Matrix for all the employees and kept track of their training needs, dues and compliance requirements.
- Achieved 1000 safety incident reporting per year resulting the reduction of LTIs and work cover claims.
Certification
March 2023
Diploma in OH&S - OHSA - Murrarie.
May 2023
Fire Safety Advisor - CHUBB Compliance Training Program
Feb - July 2020
The Edge Program "Leaders for the Future," SIRF Roundtables, QLD & NSW
Jan - Dec 2006
Training Program of Teaching Methodology, Staff Development Centre, University of Peardeniya
Timeline
Training Coordinator
Majans - Taste And Goodness Snackfood Company
01.2019 - Current
OH&S Officer
Majans - Taste And Goodness Snackfood Company
01.2019 - Current
Shift Manager
Majans - Taste And Goodness Snackfood Company
01.2018 - 03.2019
Lecturer
University Of Peradeniya - Sri Lanka
01.2004 - 02.2007
OHSA - Occupational Health Services Australia
High School Diploma
Queensland University of Technology
Master of Arts from Education
University of Queensland
Master of Arts from Linguistics
University of Peradeniya
Bachelor of Arts from Languages
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