1. PERSONAL STATEMENT
I am a self motivated individual who can work very well as head of a team, within a team or on my own, I have shown my
leadership qualities in many roles over the past 20 years, starting when I was just 19 whilst serving with the Army (1 PWO)
in Northern Ireland, I was selected as brick 2IC (2nd
in command) and impressed my OC (officer in command) so much he
sent me on a leadership cadre so I could appear on the promotions board when we returned to England, leading men in an
hostile environment gave me a great understanding of how to motivate people, a trait I carried forward into civilian life when
given a chance to run a line as a charge hand for McCain Foods (PAS) Hull, my role was to run a line in the packing area
and lead a team of packing operatives, again, I impressed in this role and was offered the job of packing supervisor over
seeing a team of 20+ people and 3 lines, after a few years in that role I was offered the chance to move into a finance role
within McCain producing cost statements and profit/loss reports, I progressed in this role to become a valued part of the
senior leadership team at Hull.
In 2013 I decided to return to production and applied for a shift manager’s role at the McCain plant in Scarborough, the
recruitment team at Scarborough ran an assessment day which included, quick maths assessments, problem solving,
presentation skills, leadership skills and English. I was ranked 1st
of 100 applicants and was offered the role, whilst at
Scarborough I have lead teams on all 5 lines and spent 4 months in the food safety role, the Scarborough p lant produces over
30tons of packed chips per hour, so, the need for quick action and good decision making is essential in this role.
I am very ambitious and don’t want to stand still in my development, I have a “can do” attitude which rubs off on the teams I
lead/coach.
I work well under pressure and I am able to focus on the end goal and paint a picture for others, I am comfortable making
decisions and coaching others through difficult times, I am also equally as comfortable coaching up, and managing my
manager’s expectations.
EMPLOYMENT
Armed Forces
1993 - 1998
Front line infantryman
Key Achievements:
 Leadership cadre
 Leading men in combat situations
 NVQ Telecommunications
Charge Hand
McCain Foods (Hull) (PAS)
Hull
1998-2003
Running a single line and responsible for a small team of people.
Key Achievements:
 Became the trainer for the whole packing area.
 Selected for development courses in Grantham.
 Became the “go to” person when experiencing problems with the Sandiacre and isheda machines.
Packing Supervisor
McCain Foods (Hull)
Hull
2003-2007

2. Running the entire packing department, consisting of 3 lines and 20+operatives.
Key Achievements:
 First to implement a staff monthly meeting
 Development of my charge hands to trainer level (One actually became the site trainer).
 Packing rates improved and change over times reduced
 Whole team moral improvement (I still get asked to this day if I am coming back!!)
Finance Analyst
McCain Foods (Hull)
Hull
2007- Feb 2014
Product costing for new product development, profit and loss report, enabler reporting, overhead tracking, site energy
reporting, board reports, TDC workings and tracking, blocked stock reduction, other management accounting duties.
Key Achievements:
 AAT qualification
 Reduced blocked stock from 100,000+ kg to below 10,000kg
 Visible weekly enablers to help to reduce running costs and ICP’s
 Visible profit and loss for site
 Product costing time reduced to enable swift response to market change
Food Safety Manager (Seconded)
McCain Foods (Scarborough)
Hull
Feb 2014- June 2014
Key Achievements:
 Implementation of new GMP schedule
 Passed AIB audit
 Passed BRC audit
 Passed SQMS audit
Area Operations Leader (Shift Manager)
McCain Foods (Scarborough)
Hull
June 2014-Present
Key Achievements:
 Exceptional performance on assessment day (I was ranked 1st
out of 100 applicants).
 Knowledge of all 5 lines and coaching teams.
 Managed C shift and went from the lowest producing shift to second highest within 3 months.
 Managed the bakes team shift B and increased production by 10% within 6 runs.
 Reduced blocked stock from 100,000 cases to 0 within 2 months.
KEY SKILLS
Technical Skills
 Excel and word skills are both excellent

3.  SAP knowledge is excellent in my area
Personal Skills
 Leadership
 Flexible
 Problem solving
 Good communication skills at all levels
 Creativity
 Motivated
 Ambitious
 Loyal
 Coaching
EDUCATION
Andrew Marvell
Hull
GCSE English A
GCSE Maths A
GCSE Geography A
GCSE History A
GCSE Biology B
GCSE Business Studies A
GCSE German C
GCSE Physics B
GCSE Art A
Kaplan Financial
Hull
A Level Maths
A Level English
AAT Level 2
AAT Level 3 (Diploma) (Part).
In addition I have also taken many development courses whilst working at McCain, some are listed below...
Environmental audit training (A Grade given)
Leadership distinctions
Five S audit training
MCE/MDI 2
HACCP
Lean manufacturing
ISO1401
First aid
Food Safety
The above are the most recent undertaken.
PERSONAL INTERESTS
I love my sports, Hull City and Hull KR are the two teams I support on a regular basis, but I also have a keen interest in
Cricket and England RU, I played both Rugby and Football up until a few years ago, I am now only a spectator.
REFERENCES
Andy Bates, Plant Manager (McCain Foods)
Michael Smith, Plant Manager (McCain Foods)

4. Jo Coombes (McCain Foods)