Our People Back
Sheen Mackouly
Technical and Standards Director
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Sheen has worked in the food industry for many years and joined Symington’s in 1992 as Technical Manager. Prior to that, she worked for Unigate at various sites throughout the UK.
Sheen is the guardian of the Quality Systems and Procedures within the company and plays a key part in their development in line with and ahead of industry standards to ensure Symington’s produce High Quality, Safe and Legal products to Specification for its customers.
Day to day, Sheen works closely with the Specifications Team and provides Technical Support across all sites. She expects a high standard of work at all times and strives to achieve excellence in all that she does.
Sheen works closely with all departments within the business, and is on call at all times as the first point of contact in the event of a product quality or safety issue.
Sheen describes her role as “interesting and exciting” because no two days are ever the same and the best plan can go out the window as soon as you walk in the door. This challenge and variety means her job is never boring. Attention to detail and getting it right is always her goal. Sheen loves the demands that her job brings.
“There is a people-focused culture in the company and that is driven by David Salkeld, the Chief Executive” said Sheen. “I enjoy my job and coming to work and time just flies by so quickly”.
Sheen is married to Sam and outside of work she enjoys gardening, cooking and playing golf.
Sandra Sharkey
Quality Manager
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Sandra worked at Trilogy Foods for eleven years, and joined the Symington’s team as Quality Assurance manager when it bought out Trilogy Foods in November 2008. She has brought a wealth of knowledge and experience to the business that has been key to the integration of the two businesses.
Day-to-day, Sandra is responsible for maintaining specifications, ranging from checking the raw materials that come through the door to ensuring that the final product produced meets the company’s exacting standards. Sandra works closely with both the Symington’s in-house New Product Development (NPD) team, as well as with client NPD teams, calculating exactly how new products will be made on the Symington’s production lines.
“My working life is pretty hectic, but I love the challenges,” said Sandra. “I split my time between number-crunching product specifications as well as spending time on the factory floor, making sure company-wide quality systems are in place and adhered to.”
“There’s a great atmosphere at Symington’s – people enjoy working together as a team. On a personal note, I’ve been able to count on the support of the senior staff here. It’s particularly rewarding when a new product that you’ve spent weeks working on, comes off the production line, and onto the shelves of supermarkets around the country.”
Sandra relaxes by spending time with her grandchildren, as well as playing on her Wii Fit, when she gets a spare second to herself!
