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Paul Lucas

Paul Lucas

Toowoomba City,Queensland

Summary

  • A highly experienced and skilled butcher in the retail environment with leadership experience as well as many years of operational experience working as part of the team
  • Skilled in directing operations and coordinating activity according to business needs
  • A lateral, level-headed thinker who remains calm and effective in difficult and stressful situations
  • Ability to work and liaise with a wide range of people from different social, economic and cultural backgrounds, applying cultural sensitivity
  • Flexible and positive attitude, embracing new ideas and challenges with enthusiasm and commitment
  • Supervisory experience with the ability to lead and mentor staff and carryout on the job training as required
  • Skilled in monitoring and implementing safe workplace practices to ensure compliance including relevant organisational procedures and processes
  • Delivers a can-do attitude with a high level of self-motivation, tenacity and professionalism
  • Energetic, ambitious and dependable with a strong work ethic
  • Excellent organisational strengths with the ability to work in a disciplined and structured manner
  • Comprehensive skills in establishing and maintaining productive working relationships
  • The ability to successfully maintain high productivity through stringent planning and resource management

Diligent Quality Manager with [Number] years of experience making sure products and services meet internal and external standards. Skilled in market research, project management, and statistical analysis. Organized and analytical with excellent written and verbal communication skills. Adept individual with more than [Number] years working as Manager for $[Number] revenue-generating business. Determined and experienced in mentoring and challenging team members to meet and exceed company goals.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Meat Manager Quality

My Butcher Camden SA
09.2014 - 03.2016
  • Handled all aspects of organising and allocating daily work across the butcher shop
  • Maintained all standards and food handling requirements and monitoring quality assurance standards
  • Managed various aspects of administration including:
  • Processing purchase orders according to required produce
  • Receipting goods into store
  • Reporting as required
  • Monitored the team of 25 staff with regard to carrying out butchery processes according to relevant standards
  • Worked in a hands on capacity when training staff in order to improve the teams skill levels
  • Implemented and monitored all aspects of WHS and initiated regular team meetings

Meat Manager

Woolworths Pty Ltd Vic
01 1986 - 01 2013
  • Originally commenced an apprenticeship in Butchery

Customer service staff

01.1986 - 01.1989
  • Training were main tasks 2020/2021 Then sometime off,due to family circumstances 2022 till 2022 Floor Production manager 2022/2023 with Country Synergy training of a mainly Iraqi work force the CEO of said company Katrina Hobbs can supply up to date references, ) and once completed, worked my way up through the meat department ranks to achieve management level
  • Spent 6 -7 years in a training role across multiple sites as Woolworths took over many independent stores across the Eastern Seaboard
  • Demonstrated a high level of skill and knowledge across all areas of the business and meat departments at multiple sites
  • Delivered a strong ability to maintain internal and external relationships in order meet organisational expectations
  • Managed all aspects of the supply chain including the overall purchasing of produce at each stores meat department I managed
  • Delivered a broad range of management ability by working at both operational and strategic level as part of a multi-disciplinary management team
  • Consistently maintained a professional leadership style, mentoring and training team members as required
  • Implemented and monitored all areas of compliance, WHS and quality controls as applicable
  • Successfully optimised expenditure and purchasing according to the relevant budget and consistently met and exceeded department KPI’s
  • Handled all aspects of selection and recruitment of staff and new employee training
  • Monitored and managed the team and ensured performance standards were maintained

Meat Manager

Maxifoods Ballarat Vic
04.2016
  • Reporting to the Store Manager and the Owner carry out all aspects of operational management of the meat department and hold accountability for effectively coordinating and controlling all quality assurance requirements
  • Consistently meet departmental requirements in line with the designated budget in addition to meeting all relevant KPI’s
  • Successfully manage all daily operational and administrative requirements promptly including but not limited to:
  • Monitoring and controlling deliveries of all produce
  • All produce purchasing requirements
  • Various administrative tasks
  • Managing and monitoring work performance for the team of 4 butchers
  • Quality controls
  • Safety/
  • Proactively participate in various meetings in order to ensure two way communication and feedback and solidify better ways of doing things
  • Deliver a customer focussed approach to all aspects of the daily operations and maintain excellent problem solving skills in order to meet and exceed both internal and external customer expectations
  • Maintain an excellent ability to work as a team player but also work individually and be individually accountable, as well as and share knowledge in order to work as a productive team
  • Consistently remain vigilant with respect to all safety and environmental requirements, promoting a culture of safety first
  • Liaised with a variety of customers and ensured a high standard of customer service

Education

Equivalent Year 10 Australia - General

Calthorpe Park Hamshire England
01.1976

Retail Butchery Pass - Butchery

Granville Technical College
07.1980

Human Relationships - Management Studies

Australian Institute of Management
02.1981

Certification

  • Trade Qualified Butcher
  • Current Queensland Drivers Licence
  • Retail Butchery Certification
  • Australian Institute of Management Certification
  • Food Safety Certificate
  • Food Handling Certificate

Accomplishments

served in the australian defence force from 1984/90

Timeline

Meat Manager

Maxifoods Ballarat Vic
04.2016

Meat Manager Quality

My Butcher Camden SA
09.2014 - 03.2016

Customer service staff

01.1986 - 01.1989

Meat Manager

Woolworths Pty Ltd Vic
01 1986 - 01 2013

Equivalent Year 10 Australia - General

Calthorpe Park Hamshire England

Retail Butchery Pass - Butchery

Granville Technical College

Human Relationships - Management Studies

Australian Institute of Management

Additional Information

Served from 19841/1990 in the Australian Defence Force ( Army) Infantry forward Recon platoon,later on in 32 Military Police.

Interests

I have a keen interest in " Conformation " Pedigree Dog showing have done this for 30 odd years and also a keen fisherman

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