LEIA MANEWELL
Christchurch,New Zealand
Summary
I am seeking a long-term position that offers growth and an opportunity. I am looking to move to Melbourne but am currently based in New Zealand. I am a passionate, loyal and highly organised who works well both independently and as part of a team. I enjoy a challenge and am motivated to learn new skills, as well as build on my current experience in leadership.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Analyst
Ministry for the Environment
06.2023 - Current
- Working in the Freshwater Farm Plans team, our team provides support to Ministers on the Freshwater Farm Plan regulations and drives implementation with key stakeholders
- Currently, we are working on reviewing and making improvements to the current regulations
- I also was appointed as Acting Team Leader for the Freshwater Farm Plan team on secondment
- Key responsibilities: Meeting with key industry stakeholders to drive implementation
- Organising and facilitating workshops with key stakeholders
- Assisting with talking points and memos for Ministers
- Collating and analysing feedback to assist in policy review processes
- Project coordination and assisting with procurement processes.
Customer Success Manager
Onside
Christchurch
08.2021 - 06.2023
- Onside is a Digital Toolkit that assists farmers and growers to manage onsite operations and Health and Safety
- As customer success manger my portfolio included horticulture, viticulture, dairy and red meat suppliers
- Key responsibilities: Maintaining relationships with key customers
- Liaison from key stakeholders to product development team
- Growing dedicated accounts within my portfolio to deliver on KPIs
- Advising the rural sector on ways to improve Health and Safety and operations
- Leading Customer Success Team.
Food Safety Advisor
Foodstuffs South Island (via FHS)
Christchurch
01.2021 - 08.2021
- Undertaking internal audits against the requirements of their Food Control Plan and relevant legislation in supermarkets
- Supporting supermarket staff to make positive changes to meet requirements of the Food Act
- Educating staff on food safety and public health matters
- Completing internal audit reports
- Assisting with microbial exceedances and investigating contamination in varying departments.
Team Leader - Environmental Health Officer and Verifier
Food and Health Standards (FHS), Auditing Solutions NZ (ASNZ)
Christchurch
10.2013 - 08.2021
- Key responsibilities: Leading a team of Environmental Health Officers and Food Act Verifiers
- Organising and conducting training for staff
- Emergency response, frontline response for earthquake and flood management
- MPI (Ministry for Primary Industries) approved Verifier completing verification/audits on Food Control Plan and National Programme registered businesses
- Compliance Officer (Resource Management Act 1991)
- Undertaking food safety complaint investigations
- Conducting noise monitoring exercises and issuing Abatement Notices
- Drinking water supply assessments and sampling
- Investigation of communicable disease notifications
- Assessing properties and health nuisances
- Working with District Health Boards to support substandard housing investigations and resolution
- Recreational water monitoring
- Undertaking premises inspections as per the Public Health Regulations, including hairdressers and camping grounds
- Alcohol Licensing Inspector and assessor under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
- Food Safety Consultant working with food businesses to achieve compliance and implement food safety programmes.
Education
Graduate Diploma - Environmental Health
Massey University
Bachelor of Science - Food Sciences and Marketing
University of Otago
NCEA Levels 1,2,3 -
Villa Maria College
Skills
- Team Collaboration and Leadership
- Documentation And Reporting
- Risk Analysis
- HACCP Knowledge
- Stakeholder Management
- Auditing
- Time Management
- Attention to detail
References
Available on request.
Timeline
Analyst
Ministry for the Environment
06.2023 - Current
Customer Success Manager
Onside
08.2021 - 06.2023
Food Safety Advisor
Foodstuffs South Island (via FHS)
01.2021 - 08.2021
Team Leader - Environmental Health Officer and Verifier
Food and Health Standards (FHS), Auditing Solutions NZ (ASNZ)
10.2013 - 08.2021
Graduate Diploma - Environmental Health
Massey University
Bachelor of Science - Food Sciences and Marketing
University of Otago
NCEA Levels 1,2,3 -
Villa Maria College