Damir Gavenda

Proficiency in visually inspecting fruits for defects, measuring size, weight, and other physical attributes, and potentially conducting destructive testing to assess internal quality. Understanding of fruit cultivation methods, harvesting practices, storage conditions, and transportation procedures that can impact fruit quality. Ensuring compliance with product specifications and quality standards. Documenting and reporting on quality control results. Monitoring storage and transportation conditions to maintain fruit quality. Experience working with more than 200 varieties of fruits, including soft fruits, exotic fruits like pineapple and banana, melons, apples, grapes, kiwi, and many more. Experience on both sides intake and despatch

Keep the workplace and work practise safe, clean and hygienic. Comply with Health and Safety standards . Sustain compliance standards (Team/Machine/Environment), for all Daily and customer Audits .Service the customer with DOT and No Shorts. Overall Equipment Efficiency - Drive Machine up-time .Achieve efficiency targets for line and team . Excellent communication with team to understand goals and targets on a continuous basis. Coaching and development of Line Team members. Drive performance of the team and line to maximise efficiency. KBSII & OEE System use

• Fostered a high-performing environment to drive productivity and quality.
• Resolved conflicts effectively, promoting harmony within the workforce.

Ensure the team is working to achieve maximum efficiency based on the defined machine potential. Carry out change in line with defined roles and responsibilities and the formal process. Set up packaging for the line as required to minimize downtime. Set up printers as required. Reconcile the recorded units on the weight recording system vs what was physically produced and escalate if necessary. Start and stop the line with production run size. Ensure correct programs are selected on the relevant systems inputting the correct run size including weight checkers. Validate calibration of Marco scales at the start of shift and record on relevant documentation. Check packs during production to ensure finished goods meet customer specification in terms of quality and presentation. Ensure all scales are tarred correctly before the start of every run as applicable. Plan and prepare the heating of the sealing tools in line with the production plan in order to minimize downtime where applicable. Carry out spot check on weights and record as required.Ensure that right packaging is available in advance of the change over at each packing side. Check over the line side supply of packaging at start of shift to ensure you have a sufficient supply and escalate to a Team Leader if necessary. Ensure that the required label samples are being taken for verification and leave in provided folder. Ensure that all waste packaging is collected in to bins provided. Cross check labels against raw material to ensure they are correct. Keep a sample of the film/labels from every production. Place in the relevant folder. Check, sign off and collect labels from the label room.