Iwona Dar

Leading the production,planning, maintenance and H&S teams to manufacture high standard luxury cakes

• Introduced new methods and practices to reduce overtime by 20%
• Implemented process improvement to optimize procedures for higher efficiency
• Set, enforced, and optimized internal policies
• Led hiring, onboarding and training of new hires to fulfill business requirements.
• Reduced process bottlenecks by training and mentoring employees on practices, procedures, and performance strategies.
• Introduced social calendar activities to engage and motivate staff
• Provided Leadership to 8 Managers and Supervisors
• Represented company at the senior level with the Customers and Auditors
• Led Operations Projects

Leading 4 shift team manufacturing croissants and pastries

• Managed continuous improvement initiatives to drive gains in quality, flow, and output.
• Recruited permanent staff - moved from 25% own staff to 75% within a year
• Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals.
• Ensured adherence to high health and safety standards
• Estimated labor requirements to support anticipated workload resulting in improved retention rate -Agency staff

Managed complex manufacturing of flapjacks,cakes and muffins

• Led product and process quality initiatives with full compliance to internal, industry and customer quality standards.
• Communicated factory operational needs, objectives and performance standards with senior management and earned full upper management support.
• Created and delivered manufacturing labor cost and price input for customer quote reviews.
• Planned operations to meet established schedules, factoring in order demands and business forecasts.
• Worked effectively with brand owners on NPD, launches,orders and future plans

Responsible for manufacturing process of luxury cakes

• Determined suitable crew requirements and full time employees to meet changing production schedules.
• Delivering Christmas production by effective staff and production management
• Reviewed maintenance and repair problems to determine appropriate action for resolution.
• Managed continuous improvement initiatives to drive gains in production, waste control and quality.
• Managed personnel by implementing company policies, procedures, work rules, and disciplinary action.

Responsible for overseeing team manufacturing cupcakes and fairycakes

• Established clear priorities and production quality standards.
• Managed team of 30 production associates, overseeing productive production processes and meeting all deadlines.
• Monitored daily and weekly key performance indicators to maintain on-track status.

• Recruiting and training new team withing brand new factory
• Leading Lean manufacturing initiatives withing own area to improve process and increase efficiency, example- reducing staff numbers on the line by simplifying banoffee cake decorating method
• Oversaw day-to-day activities of 20 employees coaching and inspiring the team to achieve targets
• Assisting with solutions in different areas of the business
• Organizing and delivering weekly team briefs

Led manufacturing of french type cheeses

• Control of milk purchases including price and season changes, handling KPI reports
• In charge of cheese formation,salting,cutting and maturing of the products
• Tracked 60 employee per shift, recruitment and training
• Kept employees operating productively and working on task to meet business and customer needs.