Kim Vaughan

Primary responsibility is ensuring the safety and quality of meat and meat products in the slaughterhouse. This involves inspecting animals after they have been stunned for hygiene,diseases and defects. Level 4 NZQA qualification - passed on the 12th September 2024.

• Developed production schedules according to deadlines for existing orders and sales forecasting.
• Worked directly with Production personnel/Plant and production Managers to resolve production scheduling issues and conflicts.
• Coordinated material procurement efforts, ensuring on-time availability of components for uninterrupted production cycles.
• Planned and established production schedules and optimized control levels for diversified manufacturing operations.
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• Responsible for enforcing laws and regulations related to animal welfare, preventing cruelty and ensuring animal safety.
• Checking both the yards and slaughterhouse to ensure animal welfare checks are compliant and records are correct.
• Reporting findings to Compliance Manager/Plant Manager to ensure corrective actions and preventative measures were followed.

• Mentored junior staff members, helping them develop their skills with their ausmeat checks.
• Maintained strict adherence to customer specifications minimizing risk of customer claim backs.
• Review the results of internal and external audits to assess the performance of the company in relation to ausmeats standards. Taking auditors through the plant, showing them required records to pass audits.
• Oversee the implementation of corrective actions and preventative measures.
• Monitor the effectiveness of corrective actions and preventative measures.
• Recognise operative training needs and implement training where required.

• Picked stock according to order sheets and prepared for transport.
• Operated equipment such as hand trucks, pallet jacks and forklifts on daily basis.
• Restocked shelves and helped customers locate desired items.
• Received and checked incoming goods for damage and discrepancies with paperwork.