Gerrit Pool

Technical Director

Greater Sydney Area

About

Experience

  • Technical Director at The Kitchenary
    Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Beak & Johnston Pty Ltd (8 yrs 5 mos)
    • Technical Director
      Oct 2020 - Jun 2025 · 4 yrs 9 mos

    • Group Technical Manager
      Jul 2017 - Oct 2020 · 3 yrs 4 mos

      Responsible for driving the Group Technical Strategy across sites in Australia and New Zealand. Customers include leading Australian retailers as well as online health balanced convenience meals.

    • Technical Manager
      Feb 2017 - Jul 2017 · 6 mos

  • Technical Manager at Bakkavor
    Nov 2011 - Feb 2017 · 5 yrs 4 mos

    Overseeing the technical function at a multi factory site that manufactures a variety of fried ethnic snacks and baked ready meals for M&S, Tesco, Waitrose and Sainsbury's. Acting as Lead Technical Manager on M&S and Sainsbury's accounts. Involved in the design of factory layout and technical systems for a brand new £10million factory. Achieved year-on-year improvement in customer complaint reduction as well as major achievements in customer audits such as a double gold M&S audit and Green for the site's first routine Tesco PIU audit.

  • Technical Manager at Adelie Foods
    Sep 2010 - Nov 2011 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Bakkavor (6 yrs 6 mos)
    • Quality Manager
      Aug 2007 - Sep 2010 · 3 yrs 2 mos

      Managing a team of Quality Supervisors and Quality Controllers working together to ensure product safety, quality and legality.

    • Process Technologist
      Jan 2006 - Aug 2007 · 1 yr 8 mos

    • Raw Material Administrator
      Apr 2004 - Jan 2006 · 1 yr 10 mos