Mark Hodgson, P.Eng

Experience

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  Town of Newmarket Aquatics

  Jun 2010 - Aug 2011

  Lifeguard and Lifesaving Instructor

  • Providing customer service as well as watching the patrons in the pool, demonstrating multitasking skills.• Problem solving when there is a problem between patrons or children.• Ability to communicate with co-workers under high pressure situations.• Completed Instructor’s tasks outside of work hours, showing dedication.

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  GETS Equipment Limited

  May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Materials Analyst

  • Completed over 100 quotes, confirmations, purchase orders, and shipping orders for multiple suppliers and customers.• Provided excellent customer service through telephone and email conversations, retaining company-customer relationships.• Recorded inventory in the warehouse to compare to system records for inventory reconciliation, demonstrating attention to detail.• Supported salesman during trips to customer sites, including sand and gravel pits and limestone quarries, resulting in important field experience.• Measured and drew multiple parts on AutoDesk Inventor, improving my technical drawing skills while increasing profit by over $1000. Show less

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  CAF at McMaster's Children's Hospital

  May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Equipment Managment

  • Used industrial size equipment to sterilize infected equipment for future use.• Operated an Autoclave daily to have all orders completed on time.• Worked in a medium sized company environment, learning chain of command as well as following proper protocol and SOPs.• Completed multiple training sessions to improve my ability to perform within the company.• Focused on time management and organizational skills and completed over 1000 orders

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  McMaster University

  May 2014 - Aug 2014

  Research Assistant

  • Characterized gold on ceramic substrates, which could lead to higher efficiency when creating silicon nanowires and ultimately lead to manufacturers saving money.• Communicated with different faculties to make use of unused equipment which saved my employer $500 while improving my communication skills.• Operated a high-powered SEM to analyze my samples and collect data, improving my analytical skills and demonstrating attention to detail.

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  Septodont

  May 2015 - Aug 2016

  Facilities Engineering Intern

  • Successfully lead and completed facilities projects totaling $750k+ demonstrating my ability to work with other departments and satisfy end-user needs. • Completed time-sensitive, high-pressure projects as project leader signifying my dedication and ability to work under stressful situation.• Solved multiple facilities/production issues that saved the company over $500k+ in production downtime, proving my troubleshooting skills and thoroughness.• Wrote, edited, and reviewed SOPs as well as other GMP documentation throughout my internship, improving processes and eliminating redundancies, saving the company’s employee’s time, and ultimately money. Show less

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  Septodont

  Jun 2017 - May 2021

  Process Engineer

  • Acted as Project Manager and Engineering Lead on two large (>$1MM) processing equipment projects (industrial component washer and steam sterilizer) for use in a pharmaceutical environment, including architectural, clean utility, and equipment installation work. • Exhaustive experience related to commissioning, qualification, and validation documentation (generation and execution) for pharmaceutical process equipment and clean utilities (WFI, pure steam, process air, HVAC, etc).• Daily interaction with technical documents and quality systems, such as P&IDs, construction drawings, process flow diagrams, CCRs, deviation reports, and batch records. • Assisted Process Engineer with the completion of initial R&D stability batches while becoming the Subject Matter Expert (SME) of a small-scale filling machine, displaying the ability to understand process equipment, transfer information to operators.• Experienced with steam sterilizers, component washers, filling machines, and compounding tanks, from initial procurement to qualification and final hand-over to the end user.• Experienced with overseas travel to vendor factories for FAT, observing and correcting problems at the source, ensuring there will be no delays or additional costs associated with vendor mistakes. Show less

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  FGF Brands

  May 2021 - Nov 2024

  Leading a $150MM+ yearly revenue, 150k sqft food manufacturing plant, operating 24/6 with over 300Team Members and Leaders. Bottom line responsible in achieving safety, quality, production and financialgoals and directing production, quality, maintenance, sanitation, and shipping teams, to ensure efficient,compliant, and cost-effective plant performance.• Implemented Lean Six Sigma principles to drive efficiency improvements, including leading a Green Belt project that boosted average line output by 5%, delivering a $1.5MM annual production increase.• Proudly developed and mentored new and existing leaders, resulting in a majority of leaders being promoted to other manufacturing facilities in the FGF Brands network over a 2 year period.• Commissioning Leader for state-of-the-art dough processing line, increasing line output by 27%.• Achieved the top senior leadership score of my peers, across FGF GTA facilities from the annual Leadership Effectiveness Measurement survey in 2024.• Implemented new Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) communication processes to streamline information transfer between R&D, Product Development, and Production, ensuring seamless product trials and successful launches.• Selected by executive leadership as the sole manufacturing representative for a critical product development software enhancement project, recognized for my collaborative approach and high-impact contributions.• Delivered a 30% improvement in balanced scorecard KPIs over 2 years, including a 50% reduction in health and safety incidents and a 50% improvement in quality flag metrics. Show less

  • Director of Manufacturing

    Dec 2021 - Nov 2024

  • Operations Manager

    May 2021 - Dec 2021