Steven Piccolo

Experience

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  Candy Tops/Mister Sweet

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2005

  Supervisor & Team Leader
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  GIL STAUFFER

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

  Removals Consultant,
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  Right for Staff/Mc Vities

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

  Team Leader/Lead Agent/Recruitment Consultant
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  Response Recruitment

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  Supervisor/Team Leader/Consultant
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  Candy Tops/Mister Sweet

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2007

  Packing Plant Line Manager
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  Lilly Whites

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

  Sales Assistant
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  Snaza.co.uk

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2008

  Customer Service Agent
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  Candy Tops/Mister Sweet

  Jan 2009 - Nov 2013

  Line Manager & Acting Hygienist

  Responsibilities extended to production management, quality control in line with HASAP standards, health and safety management, and acting as liaison between management and the work force. • Operated a smooth and effective mini business for three large departments • Coordinated staff on a day-to-day basis• Collaborated with the quality department, human resources department, and the workshop • Ensured the continuous and effective running of all production lines • Ensured staff compliance to all health and safety procedures in the plant • Ensured that prescribed quality standards were met • Facilitated presentations at management meetings • Dealt with all staff disciplinary matters and conducted disciplinary hearings• Ensured that production timelines were achieved • Ensured the accuracy of all paperwork in respect of quality, maintenance, health and safety, and production Show less

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  Picnic Candy

  Jan 2014 - now

  National Sales & Operations Manager

  Responsible for sourcing new business, attaining monthly sales targets, achieving daily production targets, and leading new product development.Sales management: • Leading and collaborating with sales agents to ensure sales targets are met and finalising trading terms• Driving the achievement of monthly targets through effective communication with agents county-wide• Visiting customers and registering the company with buying organisations such as Masscash and ICC • Sourcing of new customers in the wholesale and retail markets• Calculating monthly product costing and finalising annual price increasesOperations management:• Driving daily production targets• Managing the work force and monitoring all activities in the plant on a day-to-day basis• Ensuring the effective daily start-up and shut-down of all plants• Ensuring the safety of all staff by ensuring compliance to safety rules and regulations• Streamlining the production process to achieve time and cost savings• Implementing a programme of continuous improvement • Repairing and maintaining all machinery • Ensuring all raw material is continuously available to avoid delays in the production process • Managing the loading and offloading of products for distribution • Regularly and effectively communicating with customers and staff • Ensuring the accuracy of monthly, and financial year end, stock-takes • Sourcing of new products, and placing orders for existing products, for wholesale and retail distribution• Operating the forklift to load and offload products• Delivering of orders to customersNew product development:• Developing new products such as ‘Silly Straw Grape Sherbet’ and ‘Lick a Lolly Black Cherry Sherbet’• Conducting ongoing research into new product development Show less