Experience

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  Compaq canada

  Jan 1985 - Jan 2000

  District logistics coordinator
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  Ups supply chain solutions

  Jan 2000 - May 2005

  Warehouse supervisor
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  Compass group

  May 2005 - Dec 2017

  Operations manager

  • Managed day-to-day operations full-service healthcare laundry facility/ 11-million pounds annually• Redesigned workflow/optimized schedules, resulting in reduced labor costs/maximized productivity• Coached, motivated, mentored and disciplined unionized associates • Established and analyzed production standards and ensured that production Key Performance Indicators (KPI) were met• Collaborated with WCB and physiotherapists to facilitate EASE and RTW• Responsible for direct reports of two production supervisors and four team leaders• Managed and Chaired Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee• OHS Champion for Compass Group Canada (Nova Scotia region)• Facilitated and managed field and plant inventory semi-annual audits• Managed delivery fleet for linen distribution throughout Nova Scotia• Managed linen distribution in three major healthcare facilities in metro Halifax• Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan development and planning committee Show less

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  Compass group canada

  Sept 2013 - Aug 2017

  General manager, eastern health central laundry facility

  Manage full-service healthcare laundry/ 7-million pounds annually - two facilities, with a team of five managers/supervisors, totalling over 30,000 square feet. Commitment that safety is an integral part of daily operations, for a staff of approximately 100 full and part-time employees in a unionized environment.• Increased production volume by two million pounds in less than three years• Managed industrial laundry retrofit - $1.7 million - on budget and on time!• Successful retrofit project featured in national industry magazine, Fabricare• Annual budget exceeding $7 million – weekly, monthly and annual reporting • External purchasing exceeding 1.5 million annually• Tender writing for supplies/services – evaluate/coordinate with EH purchasing department• “Person of knowledge/expert” for provincial government laundry initiatives• Assist with design and implementation of a new linen distribution model• Develop short and long-term strategies for health-care laundry• Prepare and present briefing notes to EH senior executive level• Interface with clients, end-users, all levels of management within health authority, and other government departments. Collaborative approach in developing interdepartmental solutions• Chair OH&S, Labour Management, Linen Advisory and Quality Improvement Committees• Member of Eastern Health Regional Health and Safety Committee• Implementation of new software and hardware systems• Manage linen distribution fleet throughout eastern Newfoundland - 16 locations in 150 km radius Show less

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  Canadian linen / quebec linge

  Dec 2017 - Sept 2018

  Production manager
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  Actively seeking employment.

  Sept 2018 - Oct 2023

  Manager (people, production, processes)
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  Frontline traffic services ( division of atlantic road construction & paving )

  Feb 2019 - Oct 2023

  Operations manager
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  Genix holdings

  Oct 2023 - Jun 2024

  Asset manager
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  Right traffic

  May 2024 - now

  Asset manager