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                  TEAM FOCUS - BOTTLEGREEN                                                                                               SHS IS SERVICEDESK PORTAL


                               MANAGEMENT TEAM

                                                                                                                                 Information Systems continue to                                      like to see on there, please let us
                                                                                                                                 develop and update our IT                                            know.
                   In each edition of 3D we take a closer look at the teams within the Drinks Division
           to find out more about who they are and what they do. In this edition we have provided an insight                     infrastructure to facilitate working                                 Using the Portal as the primary
                         into the Bottlegreen management team based at our Woodchester site.                                     from home and deal with the                                          gateway for logging Service Requests
                                                                                                                                 security implications this brings.
                                                                                                                                                                                                      will enable us to prioritise and
                                                                                Karen Mennie joined the team in                  These changes, along with ongoing                                    schedule work. It will also enable
                                                                                2020 as General Manager of                       end user support, continue to place                                  us to free up resources otherwise
                                                                                Bottlegreen. She has been at the helm            demands on Service Desk resources.                                   tied up answering the telephone or
                                                                                during lockdown which has been                   To help stream line Service                                          reviewing calls logged by email.
                                                                                a challenging time, with working                 Request creation we would like to                                    If you are unable to use the Portal
                                                                                practices having to alter in order               re-introduce staff to the ServiceDesk                                to log your Service Request please
                                                                                to comply with social distancing                 Portal and encourage you to use                                      then use (1) email and then (2)
                                                                                regulations. Regular zoom calls have             this as your first port of call for   Additional Features:           telephone.
                                                                                become a regular feature between                 any IS support requests. This Portal   a.  Review your current open cases
                                                                                Karen and Dave and she is keen for               provides access to a range of Self      and their progress           Please refrain from direct
                                                                                on-site activity to return to normal             Help options as outlined below.    b.  View your current Assets      approach to the Service Desk staff
                                                                                as soon as it is safe to do so.                                                     c.  View Support Announcements    to circumvent process. This
                                                                                                                                 Core features:                        (future improvement)           includes seeking assistance by
                                                                                Quality Manager Radhika Nadkar                                                      d.  View popular FAQ’s, technical   “walk ups”, direct emails to IT
                                                                                was also promoted in 2020,                       a.  Ability to raise cases            Solutions and other Self Help   staff or direct Teams messages.
                                                                                                                                 b.  Request change requests for
                                                                                having previously been the site’s                   Joiners, Leavers and equipment    guides
                                                                                Microbiologist. Radhika is the newest            c.  Access to many user guides to                                    These only act to slow down case
                                                                                member of the management team,                      assist you with configuring,    We will continually update guides   resolution times and bypass
                                                                                ensuring that everyone complies with                using and troubleshooting your   and add features to the Portal. If   established processes.
                                                                                Quality Standards. This guarantees                  IT equipment and systems        there is any information you would                         IS Team
                                                                                the production of consistently
                                                                                premium products. Radhika is a
                                                                                self-professed ‘foody’ and loves it
                                                                                when we have a cake day.
                                                                                Ed Wright is our Process and Supply
                                                                                Chain Manager. Many refer to him
                                                                                as our safety net, as he ensures that
                                                                                we only use the safest raw materials
                                                                                in the production of our drinks. Ed
               Top Middle - Jim Poulton, Top Right - Dave Smith, Middle - Karen Mennie,
         Bottom Left - Radhika Nadkar, Bottom Middle - Ed Wright, Bottom Right - Graham Morris.  also manages supply chains for our
                                                                                key ingredient, Elderflower. He has
                                                                                built long-standing relationships
       The Bottlegreen management team      fix them. A truly genuine people    with our two key suppliers. As you
       is responsible for 25 people. Working   person, he is approachable and    can tell by the photograph, he has a
       across five different departments, to   always willing to listen. Jim also has   haircut planned when rules allow!
       produce an extensive product range   a unique collection of shirts that he
       which includes RTDs, cordials and    wears to brighten up everyone’s day!  Engineering & Projects Manager
       Own Label to our customer base.      Site Manager Dave Smith held a      Graham Morris manages the
       The team’s Woodchester site is a     number of different roles within    engineers to ensure the plant
       hive of activity and like any busy   Bottlegreen before taking on the Site   continues to run each day. He is
       production site it has a variety of   Manager role in 2020. Dave oversees   also responsible for improving
       challenges and tight operational     the movement of people and goods    the site’s functionality. As our
       deadlines to meet.                                                       longest standing member with
                                            at the Woodchester site. The nature
       Operations Manager Jim Poulton       of his role requires him to work    over 25 years’ service, there is not
       looks after the day-to-day running of   closely with the team onsite and   an inch of the plant that Graham                                                  Thanks to all who contributed to this issue. If you have
       the manufacturing floor. He ensures   with teams across SHS Drinks. An   doesn’t know. Graham is a great                                                     any ideas or feedback for future issues please email
       all the necessary processes are      avid Liverpool fan, Dave cannot wait   storyteller and he has a few gems                                                Group Communications - communications@shs-group.co.uk
       followed, whilst delivering against a   for lockdown to end so he can get   that he often shares from his time
       robust production schedule. If there   back up to Anfield to see his team   at Bottlegreen which are best                                                    © The SHS Group Drinks Division 2021
       are any issues, Jim will identify and   play.                            shared over a cuppa!
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