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François-Xavier D'Hollander

PLANT MANAGER

Valenciennes - France

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A former student at

 ENSAIA (Génie Industriel - Boissons - Brasserie)
 ENTIAA (Dernière année dans une autre école.)
 LEGTA Le Chesnoy (Classes préaparatoires aux grandes écoles)

Since 2003: Malteries Franco Belges

Maltings Manager
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.
Sector: Intermediary produce

2000 - 2003 : Malteries Soufflet

Production Manager
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.
Sector: Intermediary produce

1999 - 2000 : Brasserie Meteor (brewery)

Responsible for research
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.
Sector: Wines - Spirits

1998 : Brasserie Castelain (brewery)

Work experience
2 months work experience at the Brasserie Castelain (30 000 hl of beer, 50 employees).
* Preparation of risk assessment for the Environment Agency.
Sector: Wines - Spirits

1997 : Dairygold

Work experience
One month work experience at Dairygold in Ireland (dairy products and ingredients).
Sector: Intermediary produce

1990 - 1994 : 3 different farms in the Netherlands, Belgium, France

Work experience
Manual work experience on 3 farms in the Netherlands, Belgium and France.
Sector: Agriculture

Hobbies

* 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.