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Refocussing Processing
–Julie Gillies and Gee Tran, Ingleburn Production Manager –
After working in the salmon industry for 25 years, Huon’s new National Processing Manager, Julie Gillies, believes that having a respectful relationship with employees is key to successfully achieving a common goal.
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Julie has been with Huon for five years and was recently promoted into her new role.
“I began at Huon as a Plant Manager at our old Botany Bay Factory. Before then I worked in the overseas salmon processing industry, so it made sense to follow this path in Australia,” said Julie.
Julie’s role as National Processing Manager has her overseeing operations at Huon’s Ingleburn Factory in New South Wales and at Tasmania’s Parramatta Creek Processing Facility.
–“My goal is to get both factories working together towards servicing our customers in the best and most efficient way that we can.” –“Huon has a reputation for high quality products and customer service and what happens in the factory is an important link in the chain—our success is the company’s success and this is what keeps people asking for Huon Salmon and Ocean Trout.”
To improve on an already very high standard, Julie is spending much of her time at Parramatta Creek.
“I’m proud of both processing facilities and their teams—everyone is working really hard towards our shared goal and they deserve credit for achieving so much in such a short time.”
–“A pillar to achieving this is having respect for each other regardless of an individual’s standing within the company.” –“I believe that being a team and having respect for each other is really important. Central to this is for me to have a relationship with my team and other teams I work closely with like, Sales and Marketing. Regardless of whether a site has 40 employees or 150, I think that a balance can be reached between being in charge whilst being accessible for people to candidly raise issues or concerns.”
“Leadership for me is about the basics—if you can get that right then together we are stronger,” finished Julie.