Amanda Morgan is a highly motivated and experienced production manager with over 30 years of experience in food production. She has managed teams of up to 24 people and has a proven track record of successfully managing fast paced production environments. Her skills include production planning, quality assurance, health and safety compliance, and driving team performance metrics. She is currently a Production Team Manager at Food Utopia in Newport.

1. AMANDA MORGAN
45 Gloucester Buildings, Pontycymer, Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, CF32 8DW
Telephone: 0191 3832610 (Home); 07974221003 (Mobile)
Email: amandamaymorgan@live.co.uk
Professional Profile
I am a highly motivated person with excellent drive and determination to succeed. A very approachable person who
can build good working relationships. I have very strong analytical and problem solving skills to all levels. I am
enthusiastic with a passion for learning. I am extremely adaptable to change and a loyal employee. I have many
transferable skills and a good range of experience .I communicate well with others, I have excellent people skills, and
I always give excellent customer satisfaction.
Professional Development and Achievements
• BTEC Level 2 Lean Organizational Management
Techniques
• Capita, Learning & Development
• Packaging/Palletisation
• Risk Assessments
• Quality Assurance
• Lotus Notes Email System
• HACCP Training
• Training Systems and Paperwork
• Team Leader Appraisal Training
• Behavioral Health & Safety
• Institutional Supervisory Management
• Manual Handling Awareness
• Basic Food Hygiene
• Excel Training
• Bullying & Harassment in the Work Place
• Safe use of Detergents & Disinfectants
• Health & Safety at Work
• Good Manufacturing Practice Training
• Math’s and English refresher level 1
• Safe pallet packing training.
• Manual handling level 2
Career Summary
Sept 15-Current Production Team Manager, Food Utopia-Newport
• Production Management experience in the food industry
• The ability to deal with production issues autonomously.
• Good exposure to quality as well as production.
• Proven track record of successfully managing within a fast paced environment.
• Experience of driving teams as a managing and achieving KPI’s.
• Your responsibility will cover the production operation.
• Leading team and motivating production staff
• Ensuring that food safety and product specifications are met.
• Liaising and organizing labour agencies.
• Managing resource to ensure effective performance is met.
• Pro-actively contribute to improvement activities
• Participate in NPD production trials
• Liaise regularly with the Manufacturing Manager and Team Managers
• Understand KPIs and how to improve results.
• Ensure all Health, Safety & Hygiene procedures are followed

2. Oct 2014 – July2015 Production Team Leader, Smithers-Oasis, Washington – Tyne & Wear.
• Working with maxlife foam for use in the
floristry industry.
• Adhered to strict planning deadlines.
• Managing a team of 22.
• Training using the 5 s principle.
• Stock controller.
• Meeting and exceeding KPI’s.
• Product tractability recording.
• Change management & continuous
improvement.
• Monitor staffing levels, sickness, holidays &
absence.
• Ensuring continuous flow of production by
managing staff according.
• Waste management solutions.
March 2013 – Oct 2014 Production Team Leader, Glanbia Nutrition, Middleborough
• Responsible for set up of new production line.
• Adhered to strict planning deadlines.
• Managed a team of 24.
• Worked closely with QA to ensure products
were of the highest quality & specifications
were met.
• Implemented training matrix & delivered
aspects of training.
• Monitor staffing levels, sickness, holidays &
absence.
• Maintained department KPI’s. • Ensure all health and safety procedures
followed.
1998 to July 2012. Production Team Leader, Sliced Meats
Kerry Foods Limited, Durham
• Train & develop new & current operatives. • Ensure Food Safety procedures are followed.
• Ensure orders are completed.
• Stock control.
• Production Planning.
• Ensure Health & Safety procedures are followed.
• Monitor staffing levels, sickness, holidays &
absence.
• Risk Assessments. • Maintain department KPI’s.
Production Team Leader, Ready Meals
Kerry Foods Limited, Durham
• Delegated staff and ensured staffing levels were
efficient.
• Ensured priorities / orders were completed within
adhered time.
• Maintain department KPI,s
• Ensuring all stock counts is correct.
• Ordered packaging/.Multi skilled machine
operator.
• Carried out Health & Safety tours.
• Monitored temperatures in production and fridge
areas.

3. 1991 to 1998 Trainee Team Leader
Vandenburgh Foods Ltd, Durham
• Ensured all packaging was correct for orders.
• Stock Controller.
• Trained staff.
• HACCP.
• Labour Plan controlled.
• Priorities followed.
1989 to 1990 Machine Operator
Mattson’s / Walls, Durham
• Checked machines were safe to operate.
• Ensured correct set up on line and dates checked.
1982 to 1986 Machine Operator
Mattson’s, Durham
• Ensure correct setup on machine to ensure correct order was achieved, correct date on product and priorities were
achieved
Skills
Good communication skills, working as part of a team for Kerry foods European works council, dealing with issues
within the business across Europe .Working on site as part of joint company consultative works party.
Learning new procedures and ensuring the team has up to date training.
Achievements
• Lead Jishuken A3 problem solving activities to increase yield on products.
• Lead Kaizen event with cross functional team to improve production layout.
• Managed team through support and coaching through change management situations.
Education and Qualifications
1977 to 1982 CSE Passes Math’s, English.
Bernard Gilding School
October 2012
Penshaw View Training – Call Centre Course
I have successfully completed a training course with Penshaw View Training. My learning and experience included,
Call Control (Approach Strategy, Conversation Management, Objections), Sales Skills, How to Sell, Listening
Skills (Opportunity Recognition, Question Management), Maintaining Self Confidence (Assertive Closing
Approach), Persuasiveness and Self-Motivation. All aspects of sales skills were incorporated in this course.
References

4. Stephen Greenwood Sharon Gilroy
Production Team Manager 38 Lansdowne Road
52 Swindon Road Coxhoe.
Springwell Durham
Sunderland DH6 4DJ.
SR3 4EE TEL. 07934081155
Tel : 07854652106 SHARON.GILROY@Btinternet.com
Email: Stephengrnwd@hotmail.co.uk