Peter Kershaw

Generated £250,000 additional revenue by leading night shift with 34 new hires during Christmas.
Managed dual-site operations with a workforce of up to 100 employees.
Refined raw material usage and adjusted staffing levels for improved production profitability.
Aligned production processes with evolving product demands to enhance profit margins.
Created a new OEE format that accurately demonstrated labor costs in relation to products.
Executed significant modifications in the 2-10 production line to optimize profitability outcomes.
Streamlined staffing and resource allocation for enhanced operational effectiveness.

• Taken the role as an interim Manager, helping the business from the ground up.
• Helped build the business plan for the year implemented and hit all targets within that 6 month period.
• Built Risk Assessments + Sop's from scratch.
• Heavily involved in the new waffle line and design process to help make the first full line for bubble waffles in the UK.
• Changed the work processes and flow of the operatives to help make the production more effective.
• Dealt with Contractors on site and heavily involved in all aspect of NPD -Pancakes - Waffles - Nutritional Bars.
• Built a holiday planner, Product Date Calculator, Risk Assessments, Standard operating procedures, KPI timing and performance sheet.
• Introduced Shift Reporting for Manager/Supervisors/Warehouse Manager.
• Built Near miss Reporting and tracker.
• Built Personal files from scratch.
• Involved all staff with information and performance in daily staff meetings.
• Introduced Staff appraisals, involved in Disciplinary Proceedings/interviews.
• Daily attested staff hours and wages.

• Responsible for 18 - 28 staff in High Care.
• Filling in daily OEE/KPI's.
• Managing labour & skills on a daily basis.
• Implementing Lean Manufacturing and 5s.
• Improving Nights ability to match kpi's + productivity.
• Overlooking cream department and high care department.
• Generating more productivity by packing 6k up to 24k more products each night.

• Responsible for 18 - 20 staff in High Care.
• Filling in daily OEE/KPI's.
• Managing labour & skills on a daily basis.
• Implementing Lean Manufacturing and 5s.

• Responsible 30 - 35 staff over 5 lines.
• Covering all shifts.
• Filling in daily OEE/KPI's, Shift reporting.
• Managing labour & skills on a daily basis.
• Implementing Lean Manufacturing from nothing.

• Responsible for the contribution to the smooth running of a business, leading a team in a positive manner.
• Inputting at meetings, promoting good business practice feeding back information to staff via useful and productive staff meetings.
• Creatively thinking of new ways to work within the business plan, organising and meeting with staff to discuss personal development plans.
• The point of contact for any issues concerning the team and resolving as soon as possible, positively motivating staff.
• Making decisions on various challenging issues that arise on a daily basis, keeping up to date with technology and finding better ways of working together.
• Filling in daily OEE/KPI's, Shift reporting.
• Managing labour & skills on a daily basis-anything up to 25+ staff.
• People engagement-RTW /absence reviews /wage discrepancy /Liaising with HR.
• Understanding of company employee policy/procedures keeping up to date with (procedures, briefs, S.S.O.W).
• Implementation of 5's, Auditing the bakery, compliance with H&S rules at all times including correct PPE.
• Ensuring that equipment complies with legislation, reporting all faults immediately.
• Complete near miss /incident / accident reporting in line with procedure,(48 hours for form to be fully completed detailing events and handed to H&S Manager), support investigation process when required.
• TMS checked and corrected daily ensuring correct codes have been input.
• Daily use of SAP.

• Worked in a fast paced food environment, making high quality buns/muffins for McDonalds/ 3rd parties.
• Spent 7 years at packing area then 7 years at process area.
• Extensive knowledge of process & packing.
• Stripping and cleaning of machinery on a daily/weekly basis.
• Maintained machinery through asset care programme.
• Was a part of a team that helped turn around a 60-70% run efficient line and made it into a 99% run efficient line through positivity & team work.
• H&S rep.
• Implemented team work.
• Quick thinking/ambitious.
• Hard working.
• Followed company procedures to maintain work environment in a neat and orderly condition.
• Promoted workshop safety by working in a safe manner.
• Read work orders to prepare for machine set-up.
• Supported technicians in equipment maintenance and repair.