François-Xavier D'Hollander
PLANT MANAGER
Valenciennes - France
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A former student at |
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ENSAIA (Génie Industriel - Boissons - Brasserie)
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ENTIAA (Dernière année dans une autre école.)
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LEGTA Le Chesnoy (Classes préaparatoires aux grandes écoles)
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Since 2003: Malteries Franco Belges |
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Maltings Manager
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Maltings Manager for Malteries Soufflet in Valenciennes (140 000 tonnes of Pilsen and special malts; 2 sites; 55 employees).
* Operational Budget and investments. Control of Production Costs. * Environmental, Quality and Security Policies. Certificates ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 140001, GMP+. Heading of production, administration and maintenance teams. * President of plant’s Health and Safety Committee. * Environment. Communication with local residents and relevant authorities. * Negotiations with Trade Union. President of the Work’s Council. Partial closure of one site. * Client relations. * Head of investment projects: research, costing and realisation. * In charge of on-site information systems. IT consultant user to production sector of the ERP for French Division. |
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Sector: Intermediary produce
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2000 - 2003 : Malteries Soufflet |
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Production Manager
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Production Manager for Malteries Soufflet in Rouen (116 000 tonnes of Pilsen malt; 210 000 tonnes export; 17 employees).
* Management and supervision of the production teams (2 shifts per day). * Regulation and follow of the process. * Management of incomings and outgoings. * Automation project manager. In charge of information systems. * On-call for production and maintenance problems. |
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Sector: Intermediary produce
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1999 - 2000 : Brasserie Meteor (brewery) |
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Responsible for research
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Responsible for research into bottling line at Brasserie Meteor (500 000 hl of beer and lemonade, 200 employees).
* Optimisation of bottling line: breakdown rate, format changes, follow up tools. * Inauguration of new control equipment. * Stand in for Bottling Manager. |
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Sector: Wines - Spirits
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1998 : Brasserie Castelain (brewery) |
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Work experience
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2 months work experience at the Brasserie Castelain (30 000 hl of beer, 50 employees).
* Preparation of risk assessment for the Environment Agency. |
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Sector: Wines - Spirits
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1997 : Dairygold |
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Work experience
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One month work experience at Dairygold in Ireland (dairy products and ingredients).
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Sector: Intermediary produce
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1990 - 1994 : 3 different farms in the Netherlands, Belgium, France |
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Work experience
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Manual work experience on 3 farms in the Netherlands, Belgium and France.
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Sector: Agriculture
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Hobbies |
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* Home brew enthusiast. Computer programming and the Internet.
* Countryside & travel: Nepal, Cambodia, Guatemala, Russia, Baltic States, the former Yugoslavia, and many Western European countries. * Books about the traditional techniques of brewers. |
