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Abdul Qaiyum, Plant Manager

Abdul Qaiyum

Plant Manager·UNICA IRON & STEEL

Saudi Arabia

Bachelor's degree, B. Tech in electrical engineering

Work experience

Total years of experience: 18 years, 11 months

Plant Manager

July 2022 - Present

UNICA IRON & STEEL

Johannesburg, South Africa

July 2022 - Present

Steer and direct manufacturing operations. Establish operational policies and implement process improvements to ensure superior quality and outstanding output. Design and implement coaching and training programs to develop staff, facilitate efficiency, and improve performance. Ensure adherence to strict quality control procedures, SMS, AOD, CCM, Rolling mill and Oxygen Plant.
Roles and Responsibilities

• Supervising 30 tons 2 Induction Furnace with 35 tons AOD, 6/11 three stand caster, Oxygen plant and medium Sectional Rolling mill.
• Achieve production monthly and yearly target with required quality standard.
• Leading over 1000 local employees and 70 expatriates with full responsibility of recruiting, interviewing, hiring and training.
• Managing manufacturing process to ensure product is delivered on time and under budget while maintaining quality standards.
• Plan and execute the production schedule including human and material resources.
• Resolve employee relationship issues, evaluate conflicts and determine disciplinary actions.
• Improve efficiency of production by migrating employees and equipment to maximize utilization.

Company industry:
Industrial Production

PLANT HEAD Operation& Maintenance

January 2019 - Present

Special steel

Accra, Ghana

January 2019 - Present

Furnace, AOD, 6/11 double-stand caster, Oxygen plant, and 22-inch TMT Rolling mill, ensuring exceptional quality and output.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Developed and implemented strategic operational policies optimizing performance and adherence to rigorous quality control procedures (SMS, AOD, CCM, Rolling Mill, Oxygen Plant).
• Designed and delivered impactful coaching and training programs for over 1000 local employees and 50+ expatriates, fostering staff development, enhancing efficiency, and driving superior performance.
• Consistently achieved production targets within budget and timeframe, maintaining exemplary quality standards.
• Exercised strategic leadership for a multinational team, managing recruitment, training, and performance evaluations.
• Optimized production processes through effective resource allocation and equipment utilization, maximizing efficiency and minimizing costs.
• Proactively resolved employee relations issues while ensuring a positive and productive work environment.
• Maintained high customer satisfaction by meeting production goals and reducing inventory carrying costs.
• Championed Lean Manufacturing principles to improve efficiency and eliminate waste.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to manage logistics, shipping, receiving, delivery, and distribution, driving process improvement and cost reduction.
• Oversaw resource optimization, dynamically allocating staff to key areas to maximize production effectiveness.

Company industry:
Manufacturing

PLANT HEAD

October 2017 - Present

Habesha steel mill plc

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

October 2017 - Present

Roles and Responsibilities

Direct and manage production processes. To guarantee exceptional quality and exceptional output, establish operational policies and put process improvements into action. Supervising 15 tons 2 Induction Furnace with, 4/7 double stand caster, Oxygen plant and TMT Rolling mill .Carry out coaching and
training initiatives that educate personnel, promote productivity, and enhance output. ensure that the
stringent quality control protocols in SMS, AOD, CCM, rolling mill, and oxygen plant.
Selected Contributions.

• Reduced manpower cost and maintaining production levels through a redesign of
operational processes and improved training and staff utilization.
• Played integral role in identifying and transitioning work to outsourced vendor, reducing total
manufacturing costs.
• My responsibility is to increase Production with required quality standard.
Following are outline of Experience:
• Archive target production.
• Save silico manganese, Ferro silicon and other consumables items,
• Maintain integrity of all productive equipment
• Maximize furnace patching life to save ramming mass and boric acid.
Maintaining day wise production schedule, produced report and back log report Prepare weekly shift wise and machine wise manpower planning reporting early morning and remind prepare next action plan.

Company industry:
Manufacturing

PRODUCTION MANAGER

June 2012 - Present

4.MASHOOR GROUP OF COMPANIES

Kuala Belait, Brunei Darussalam

June 2012 - Present

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Since June 2012 - July 2017
Roles and Responsibilities
Plant Manager
Steer and direct manufacturing operations. Establish operational policies and implement process improvements to ensure superior quality and outstanding output. Design and implement coaching and training programs to develop staff, facilitate efficiency, and improve performance.
Selected Contributions:
• Reduced manpower cost and maintaining production levels through a redesign of
operational processes and improved training and staff utilization.
• Played integral role in identifying and transitioning work to outsourced vendor, reducing total manufacturing costs.

• Design training programs for new employees and ongoing projects to improve effectiveness of existing staff.
• All supervise over 300 employees with full responsibility for recruiting, interviewing, hiring and training of personnel within 90% of capacity.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas

Operation & Maintenance Manager

August 2007 - Present

5.SUMITIALLOYSINDIAPVT.LTD.

Fatehgarh, India

August 2007 - Present

Roles and Responsibilities

Responsible for providing leadership and management to a busy Production Department and for ensuring the organizational effectiveness of the team.
• Scope management
• Time management
• Making sure there is always enough production staff of duty to hit targets.
• Ensuring that staff at all times adhere to site safety procedures, Quality and HSE.
• Coaching teams and Line Leaders in best practice methods.
• Ordering parts and components for the production process.
• Making sure the production team remains motivated and is hitting their efficiency targets.
• Facilitating the definition of project scope.
• Assembling and coordinating project staff.
• Maintaining regular and proactive contact with senior management.
• Purchasing raw materials as necessary.
• Lead production team i.e. set priorities, guide employees, monitor and judge performance,
• Support the production unit to achieve the production level.

Company industry:
Manufacturing

Education

Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University

January 2011

January 2011

Bachelor's degree, B. Tech in electrical engineering

India

GPA (percentage): 76%

GPA (percentage): 76%

Industrial technical Institute

January 2007

January 2007

Diploma, Technical

India

Electrical& electronics

BSEB

January 1993

January 1993

High school or equivalent, Secondary School Certificate Examination (10th)

India

Skills

QUALITY CONTROL

Expert

ROLLING (METALWORKING)

Expert

SMS

Expert

COST REDUCTION

Expert

LEADERSHIP

Expert

LEAN MANUFACTURING

Expert

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

Expert

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP

Expert

PLANNING

Expert

RESOURCE ALLOCATION

Expert

Operation maintenance

Expert

Training and Certifications

Training
First Add
Brunei she'll petroleum
Mar 2017

Hobbies and interests

Cricket