General Manager Equipment and industrial plants
AlShalawi international company
Total years of experience :33 years, 5 Months
managing operations and maintenance for all company fleet 4000 units
• Offering leadership & direction in planning & implementing strategies for maintenance, safety & upkeep of a fleet of 3400units including trucks, trailers, cranes, fork-lifts, reach stacker & container handlers spread over 7 branches.
• Formulating Capex & Apex budgets, undertaking various cost saving initiatives, identifying variations from budgeted expenses & reporting to Board with corrective measures.
• Monitoring all on-site activities, ensuring that all the requisite resources like manpower, materials/equipment &approvals/certifications are made available to entail a smooth work flow.
• Handling day-to-day activities of the department, effectively executing work order while ensuring optimum work control &productivity are maintained in sync with ISO standards.
• Working in liaison with finance department to precisely determine accumulated depreciation & its detailed schedule while ensuring the assets of the organization are safeguarded at all times.
• Administering essential repairs by providing complex technical solutions in addition to managing activities/issues related to accidents, warranty & insurance while engineering various cost saving initiatives.
• Coordinating with the various departments while managing time schedules, technology & capital to meet business growth needs on time & within budget with a strong focus on adhering to deadlines.
• Generating an array of technical & MIS reports, conducting periodic audits for non-conformance, break down, deviations &undertaking remedial measures to avoid bottle-necks.
• Enforcing obedience to health & safety regulations, environmental impact while reviewing safety manuals & assuring operational readiness of entire fleet in line organizational standards.
• Building & managing high performing technical teams - hiring qualified candidates, training & creating high performing teams& managing these teams to their highest performance, reaching the organizations established goals.
Company Industry : Construction Job Job Role : Logistics and Transportation
Key Responsibilities:
• Handled entire spectrum activities related to vehicle maintenance, monitoring technicians/workers, outlining requirements, conducting safety inspections with key emphasis on cost controls.
• Provided leadership & supervision to equipment & plant operators, drivers & all staf -
engineers, foreman, technical staf located at 12 diferent branches by identifying training needs & implementing training opportunities to hone technical skills & augment eficiency & productivity
• Administered maintenance & repair of over 3000 SAPAC equipment namely bulldozers, wheel loaders, excavators, dump trucks, trucks/trailers, generators, concrete mixers & pumps, light vehicles, compactors, asphalt pavers, graders, rock drilling machines, piling machines, mobile tower & crawler cranes, crushers, asphalt plant & batching plant.
• Prepared specifications for stock or supplies & ensured best price & delivery in line with organizational standards. Supervised& implemented an eficient procurement policy & practice.
• Performed mobilization activities in addition to handling routine business activities like scheduling work flow, supervising delivery & distribution of resources & reported any shortfalls or overruns to senior management.
• Worked in collaboration with team members & prepared various monthly reports highlighted any variations in terms of budget, project-time plan, current status etc., & engineered requisite solutions for the same.
• Computed accurate pricing/billing of rent for company owned or external projects, calculated depreciation, compiled &maintained records regarding insurance, warranty & resolved any issue related to dealers in an expedited manner.
• Enforced obedience to safety regulations, reviewed safety manuals & carried out monthly safety audits & assured operational readiness of all equipment of the company.
Company Industry : Manufacturing and Production Job Role : Management
Key Responsibilities:
• Supervised a maintenance team & assumed overall responsibility of technical policies, procedures & protocols that govern entire operation/functioning of all ACC equipment like bulldozers, wheel loaders, excavators, dump trucks, generators, cranes, compactors & light vehicles.
• Carried out general inspections & preventative maintenance, examined performance all equipment under various circumstances & computed reports of equipment defects for senior management review.
• Involved in organizing materials, equipment & man-power, while controlling costs, time schedules, in addition to inventory administration & management.
• Developed back-up strategies for various processes undertaken to avoid bottlenecks, & ofered technical expertise to production & quarry departments.
• Fostered & operated within a continuous improvement environment. Addressed all operational issues related to dealers, warranty, insurance, training & recruitment.
• Led, facilitated & supported safety process to insure a safe, hazard-free working environment for all employees. Maintained& adhered to company policies & procedures in the areas of Quality Assurance & Quality Control.
• Maintained organization’s equipment - bulldozers, wheel, loaders, excavators, dump trucks, generators, light vehicles, cranes& compactors. Performed installation, repairs & preventive maintenance, to guarantee optimum conditions.
• Liaised with the operation managers to establish extensive maintenance networks in conformance to highest standards of technical maintenance/contractual clauses.
• Ensured that a full preventative maintenance schedule exists for all equipment & certified that operational performance meets specified standards.
• Attended a variety of technical meetings, kept abreast of latest standards within the industry & concentrated on implementation of health & safety standards within plant.
Mechanical engineering
