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Overview
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Stewart Andrew Lucas

Stewart Andrew Lucas

Malton

Summary

A committed professional, who is highly organised with excellent communication skills. Has a proactive approach to operational improvements, works well under pressure and within ever changing environments. I am committed to developing a team atmosphere to enhance the motivation of employees and work hard to build strong relationships with staff, management and customers at all levels.

Overview

44
44
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work history

Yield Improvement Manager (3 years)

Malton Bacon Factory
  • Gaining knowledge of customer requirements, ensuring specifications are followed correctly to gain best possible yields with correct manning levels.
  • Travelling around all the Slaughter / freshmeat sites and setting new standards with manning levels and yields.
  • Implementing new processes and procedures for all departments.

Project Manager (1 year)

Malton Bacon Factory
  • Recruiting New staff from Poland with agencies. Advertising, knife testing and interviewing for various departments.
  • Staff training online while back in UK.

Line Leader

Sofina Foods, Malton
Malton
09.2019 - 04.2026
  • Supervising / Running area of production for China, USA and British market.
  • Ensuring the production plan is achieved daily.
  • Maintaining Health and safety and welfare of employees.
  • Ensuring duties are carried out in a safe and hygienic manner in accordance with HACCP and BRC standards.

Line Leader

IPS - Part of Culina Group, York
York
07.2019 - 09.2019
  • Supervising / Running packing line
  • Ensuring the production plan is achieved daily.
  • Maintaining Health and safety and welfare of employees.

Night Shift Production Manager

Cranswick Gourmet Sausage (Lazenby’s)
10.2018 - 04.2019
  • Managing a team of 60 employees (100 including agency staff during busy periods).
  • Ensuring the production plan is achieved daily, through the effective management of staffing levels and skills on the appropriate lines.
  • Maintaining Health, Safety and Welfare of all employees.
  • Conducting meetings on a daily basis, reporting on staff numbers, machine breakdowns and any other issues which may impact productivity and service levels.
  • Completing audits of all areas to ensure compliance of internal audit procedures and taking actions to resolve.
  • Identifying training needs within the team, ensuring adequate cover of key skills at all times.
  • Assisting in disciplinaries and investigations and ensuring the absence procedure is adhered to at all times.
  • Gaining detailed knowledge of the customer products, packaging, pack specifications to ensure conformance whilst maintaining quality standards.
  • Collect data analysis to identify trends.

Butchery Technician

Forza Foods, Normanton
Normanton
08.2009 - 10.2018
  • Managing the production of Pork, Chicken and Beef raw materials to the correct specification and traceability.
  • Managing a team of 60 staff.
  • Ensuring the production plan is achieved daily, through the effective management of staffing levels and skills on the appropriate lines.
  • Maintaining Health, Safety and Welfare of all employees.
  • Managing the curing process of raw meats to Cured Ham / Gammon products. Also, the tumbling process for production.
  • Managing forming areas of gammon and ham products to the correct specification and traceability.
  • Ensuring duties are carried out in a safe and hygienic manner in accordance with HACCP and BRC standards.

Yield Improvement Co-Ordinator

Malton (Vion)
Malton
11.2008 - 03.2009
  • Improving efficiencies in all freshmeat departments, with manning and yield improvements.
  • Managing the pork area for retail products over the Christmas period
  • Assisting the freshmeat Manager with the daily production, ensuring the plan is achieved.
  • Recognising the training needs within the department, creating a plan and conducting the necessary training requirements.

Pork & Beef Production Manager

Woodhead - Morrisons
02.2008 - 10.2008
  • Managing a team of 150 staff.
  • Maintaining Health safety and welfare of all employees.
  • Completing audits of all areas to ensure compliance of internal and external audit procedures and taking actions to resolve.
  • Identifying training needs within the team, ensuring adequate cover of key skills at all times.
  • Assisting in disciplinaries and investigations and ensuring the absence procedure is adhered to at all times.
  • Organising and preparing the new pork and beef boning halls for start up of NEW production. Sourcing and relaying with companies in getting value for money and best equipment for the work needed.
  • Managing the recruitment process, had to source staff from Poland and UK based. Advertising, knife testing and also interviewing staff for relevant departments.
  • Gaining detailed knowledge of the customer specifications, packaging, pack specifications to ensure conformance whilst maintaining quality standards.
  • Recognising the training needs within the department, creating a plan and conducting the necessary training requirement.

Overseas Meat Technician

Forza AW Ltd
02.2007 - 01.2008
  • Travelling to multiple sites throughout Europe sourcing Raw materials for Forza production.
  • Overseeing and auditing the production of the raw materials to correct specifications for cooked meat/ gammon production.

Fresh Meat Department (24 years)

Malton Bacon Factory
06.1982 - 01.2007
  • Gained all my butchery knowledge and grades.
  • Standing in for the Supervisor during absence and annual leave.
  • Preparing butchered samples for visits and costings.
  • Trained butchery workforce in both factories in Northern Ireland (Ballymoney and Ahoghill).

Skills

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Good organisational skills and attention to detail
  • Continuous yield improvements
  • Impeccable time management
  • Ability to motivate others
  • Supervisory/Management Experience

Certification

  • Euro Pass Danish Meat Course
  • NVQ Health and Safety. Level 2
  • Level 3 Food Hygiene

Timeline

Line Leader

Sofina Foods, Malton
09.2019 - 04.2026

Line Leader

IPS - Part of Culina Group, York
07.2019 - 09.2019

Night Shift Production Manager

Cranswick Gourmet Sausage (Lazenby’s)
10.2018 - 04.2019

Butchery Technician

Forza Foods, Normanton
08.2009 - 10.2018

Yield Improvement Co-Ordinator

Malton (Vion)
11.2008 - 03.2009

Pork & Beef Production Manager

Woodhead - Morrisons
02.2008 - 10.2008

Overseas Meat Technician

Forza AW Ltd
02.2007 - 01.2008

Fresh Meat Department (24 years)

Malton Bacon Factory
06.1982 - 01.2007

Yield Improvement Manager (3 years)

Malton Bacon Factory

Project Manager (1 year)

Malton Bacon Factory

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