Neil Calvert

Experience

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  Dearne Valley Foods

  Jul 1999 - Jul 2000

  Goods In QC

  Reporting to the Quality Assurance Supervisor I had many, wide-ranging ‘shop floor’ duties.(Number of operators reporting to me – 0).1) Conducting goods-inwards and in factory quality control checks.2) Recording the raw material checks on the quality department database.3) Taking microbiological samples (Raw materials, water, in factory materials, hand swabs, clean room environmental swabs and air samples).4) Ensuring microbiological samples were ready for collection by third party laboratory and that the paperwork was correct.5) Launching non-conformances against suppliers and ensuring that responses were checked and filed. Show less

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  Uniq

  Jul 2000 - Aug 2004

  Shift Quality Control Departmental Manager

  Reporting to the Quality Assurance Manager I had many, wide-ranging duties from ‘shop floor’ to supervisory management. (Number of operators reporting to me – 6 Winter and 15 Summer).1) Overseeing the day to day running of the QC department.2) Responsible for the pastoral care of the QCs under my supervision.3) Carrying out return to work and first step disciplinary procedure interviews.4) Purchase of QC laboratory consumables.5) Investigating breaks in quality standards and ensuring corrective actions are carried out.6) Maintenance of quality manuals. (Audits, recipes, health & safety, swabbing pattern ingredient listing, customer & product listings).7) Taking microbiological samples from clean room environments (Environmental swabs, water samples and finished product.).8) Programming the computer for a new computerised traceability system.9) Conducting audits. (Health & Safety, QCP, CCP, GMP and external audits).10) Working to set SOPs when conducting raw material and in factory quality checks. (pH checks, product acidity, making up ‘stock’ acids & alkali solutions, product and raw material quality checks). Show less

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  Masteroast Coffee Company

  Aug 2004 - Jul 2005

  Technical / Quality Assurance Manager

  Reporting to the Operations Director, this role was my first experience of being completely responsible for the running of a technical department. (Number of operators reporting to me – 2).1) Being the technical and quality control contact for trading standards, environmental health, internal and external customers.2) Writing, implementing & maintenance of a new quality management system.3) Being the technical driver behind the HACCP team and writing the HACCP plans.4) Conducting food safety risk assessments.5) Induction of new staff.6) Advising the board of directors on technical and quality issues.7) Conducting quality control checks in accordance with SOPs. Show less

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  Exotic Farm Produce

  Nov 2005 - Jun 2006

  Technical Consultant

  Reporting to the site technical manager this role encompassed a lot a varied tasks ranging from some ‘shop floor’ duties to using more advanced skills. (Number of operators reporting to me – 0).1) Designing, implementing and maintenance of a new quality management system. In accordance to the BRC standard.2) Writing of quality manuals (including policies).3) Writing HACCP plans.4) Writing internal raw material, internal processing and finished product specifications.5) First point of contact for 3rd party microbiological & chemistry labs.6) Using digital photography to create easily recognisable quality standards.7) Following standard operating procedures when conducting quality checks.8) Conducting chemical chlorine and pH checks on wash waters.9) Collecting of microbiological samples. (Finished Product, Environmental Swabbing, Water Samples).10) Completion of paperwork for sample & product despatch.11) Checking of returned microbiological results & filing the same.12) Internal audits of CCPs, QCPs, GMP, Glass & Perspex.13) Investigation of customer (Internal & External) complaints.14) Point of contact for visitors, customers & government officials.15) Training of other operators. Show less

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  Premier Foods

  Jul 2006 - May 2009

  Quality Technologist

  Reporting to the site quality assurance manager this role allowed me to apply my previously gained knowledge of technical systems, standards and problem solving abilities to industrial mass production processes.(Number of operators reporting to me directly during normal work – 0, this number does increase and vary during project work).1) Maintaining and developing the technical system in response to internal and external requests.2) The HACCP co-ordinator and driver for the site.3) Write HACCP plans using a specialised computer program.4) Using digital photography to create easily recognisable quality standards.5) Chairing meetings feeding back information on production line performance with reference to finished product quality, customer complaints, non-conformances and microbiological examination findings.6) Full process audits against established technical standards.7) Conducting internal audits e.g. CCPs, GMP, Trace ability, Glass & Perspex.8) Investigation of customer (Internal & External) complaints.9) Training of operators.10) Part of 5S-team implementation team. Show less

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  IPL International Procurement and Logistics

  Jun 2009 - Mar 2017

  Reporting to the site production operations manager this role gave me the opportunity to work at a strategic level. Allowing me to set a business goal, to create and implement the systems in order to achieve that goal.(Number of operators reporting to me for direction of training duties – 6. x4 Pack house, x1 Warehouse & x1 QC Area Trainers). Note these are not ‘solid line’ reports.1) Develop a training matrix from scratch for each function and at each of three separate IPL sites, including high-risk environments.2) Create a recruitment process to employ area trainers.3) Develop a common structure for standard operating procedures (SOPs) and working guidelines, forming part of an integrated management system. (Including process methodology, H&S, environmental impact & the effect of the process step on the end product quality).4) Deliver training against a wide of courses & subjects.5) Train the area trainers in how to write SOPs & guidelines.6) Develop a filing structure for training records (Physical & Electronic).7) Point of contact between IPL & 3rd Party provider of NVQ qualifications.8) Monitor staff holidays, absence & clocking using specialist timeware.9) Carrying out ‘Return to Work’ consultations.10) Part of the Health & Safety committee.11) Set up and chair an Office Safety Action Team.12) Carry out ‘Safe Act Visits’ of the shop floor.13) Part of the colleague day 1 H&S induction training team.14) Provide knowledge & advice to the BRC steering team on BRC matters.15) Carry out internal audits against BRC & OHSAS 18,001,2007 standards.16) Leading the autonomous maintenance pillar (x5 Teams) of TPM project.17) Set up the microbiological swabbing requirements for a high care area.18) Created microbial testing suites in association with 3rd party lab.19) Central contact with microbiology laboratory and interpretation of results. Show less

  • SHE & Compliance Coordinator

    Nov 2015 - Mar 2017

  • Training Co-ordinator

    Jun 2009 - Nov 2015
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  Prime Formulations Ltd

  Mar 2017 - Sept 2018

  Environment Health Safety Manager
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  GROSVENOR CHEMICALS LIMITED

  Mar 2017 - Jul 2018

  SHEQ Manager

  This senior management role reporting to the site director and working at the strategic level allows me to take full ownership of the health & safety, environmental and quality management systems.1) External auditor, Environment agency and Health & Safety Executive facing role.2) First point of contact for customers, regulatory authorities and accrediting bodies.3) Direction setting role for the accredited Quality, Health & Safety and Environmental management systems.4) Overseeing the conversion from ISO 9,001:2008 and ISO14,001:2004 to the 2015 version of each.5) Collating the energy and water usage, atmospheric emissions and waste generation figures for submission to the environment agency.6) Internal auditing of the site’s facilities and management systems.7) Creation of audit schedules including liaison external accrediting bodies.8) Chairing of management meetings and reviews.9) Creating arrangements with their associated safe systems of work, training materials and sign off documents.10) Creation of risk assessments, HAZID and HAZOP studies.11) Creating written schemes of examination for atmospheric storage tanks containing flammable and environmentally hazardous materials.12) Point of sign off for low level incident investigations and the primary investigator of more serious incidents.13) Reporting performance against set KPIs.14) Conducting inspections of RPE, emergency response equipment & first aid kits.15) Co-ordinator of the calibration checks for gas monitors.16) Representative of the company at industry gatherings.17) Delivery of coaching and training to other managers, supervisors and shop floor staff.18) Involved in zoning assessments (DSEAR). Show less

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  W.T. Johnson & Sons Ltd

  Sept 2018 - now

  Health, Safety & Environment Manager