Chief Operations Officer
SCS
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :20 years, 4 أشهر
ادارة وتشغيل لمصنع انتاج انابيب فخارية بما في ذلك الخدمات المساندة والصيانه وأعمال التوسعات والتطوير
• Project management and supervising and coordinating work of contractors; • Investigating availability and suitability of options for new premises; • Calculating and comparing costs for required goods or services to achieve maximum value for money; • Planning for future development in line with strategic business objectives; • Managing and leading change to ensure minimum disruption to core activities; • Directing, coordinating and planning essential central services such as reception, security, maintenance, mail, archiving, cleaning, catering, waste disposal and recycling; • Ensuring the building meets health and safety requirements and that facilities comply with legislation; • Keeping staff safe; • Planning best allocation and utilisation of space and resources for new buildings, or re-organising current premises; • Checking that agreed work by staff or contractors has been completed satisfactorily and following up on any deficiencies; • Coordinating and leading one or more teams to cover various areas of responsibility; • Using performance management techniques to monitor and demonstrate achievement of agreed service levels and to lead on improvement; • Responding appropriately to emergencies or urgent issues as they arise and dealing with the consequences
Inducted as Project Manager, moved on upward career trajectories, to merit promotion to the position of Plant Manager
Designation Chronology:
• July 2012 - Present: Plant Manager
• October 2010 - June 2012: Project Manager
Highlights:
• Directed functions of entire facility, met all expectations set forth by company, coordinated daily functions of all plant departments thereby maintaining efficiency levels to achieve optimum results.
Key Responsibilities:
• Directing, monitoring and coordinating, sectional processes, evaluations and plans, to guarantee standard running conditions of all utilities and plant, whilst ensuring strict adherence to delivery schedules.
• Scheduling/ delegating work assignments to ensure production of the highest quality product at lowest possible price, meeting company performance standards and customer delivery needs.
• Introducing new techniques, demonstrating continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless service.
• Handling manufacturing, purchasing and distribution operations as well as manufacturing support functions: Engineering, Planning and Maintenance. Identifying bottlenecks, recommending corrective actions to address non-conformities and shortfalls in plant processes.
• Assisting development, training and implementation of process control procedures. Assuring established procedures are in line with ‘Best Quality practices’ and followed throughout the plant.
Establishing group and individual accountabilities throughout assigned departments for problem solving and cost reduction.
• Developing budget and spending plans to meet production schedules effectively without causing slowdowns also in case of change in production volume.
Highlights:
• Instituted/ developed plans for establishing New Clay Pipes Factory. Supervised setup of production lines.
• Managed the primary as well as associated process/ operations of commissioning and construction of the new factory, right from selecting production machines up to commissioning.
Key Responsibilities:
• Established plans for efficient use of materials, machines and personnel for fostering vertical organizational growth. Reviewed production costs/ quality, modified production/ inventory control programs, for profitable plant operation.
• Devised methods to utilize plant’s personnel/ capital resources to best meet production goals. Determined necessity of new machines, overtime/ extra shifts, sequence of production, monitored production run to confirm it stays on schedule, corrected any problems that may arise.
• Developed/implemented production tracking and quality control systems, analyzed production, maintenance and other operational reports, to detect problems.
• Led processes and procedures, ascertained effective plant operational performance and compliance with permissible safety standards and requisite regulations.
• Tracked quality of all processes through analysis of recorded data and formation of additional test-points. Correlated results with requirements and specifications.
Inducted as Shipping and Planning Supervisor, charted a phenomenal growth path through exceptional performance to merit promotion as Fabrication Manager.
Designation Chronology:
• January 2006 - September 2010: Fabrication Manager
• October 2003 - December 2005: Industrial Services Manager
• October 2002 - October 2003: Shipping and Planning Supervisor
Highlights:
• Instrumental in installing new processes. Monitored production, managed assigned project resources to overcome “triple constraints” - project scope, time and cost.
• Successfully controlled the production cost, yield, quality, quantity and cycle time of the process.
Key Responsibilities:
• Organized, scheduled, conducted and coordinated detailed phases of assigned project work, monitored project schedule to enforce adherence to envisaged time-frames and budget limits.
• Facilitated improvements in the fabrication department's KPIs that impact on product quality, safety, efficiency, performance and throughput. Developed budget and forecast for manpower and material.
• Troubleshot and diagnosed production problems in day-to-day activities/ daily work orders to avoid delays, effecting corrective measures to resolve the same.
• Administered warehouse activities, designed the warehouse system to control the inventory, monitored storage yards and dispatch for finished product.
• Liaised with customers regarding project status and ascertained conformity to established quality standards as well as for effective sites progress.
• Developed plant manpower, acted as facilitator and coached new employees and operators. Submitted reports on project progress and other project specific information to the upper management for taking curative actions in case of variance.
Key Responsibilities:
• Planned, organized, directed, controlled and evaluated purchase and warehousing operations to maintain uninterrupted flow of materials for two plants (Polyethylene and Fiberglass).
• Spearheaded 3 departments - purchasing, maintenance and warehouse. Led high-end projects for fabricating and installing new production lines.
• Managed all pertinent tasks associated with processing of requisitions, purchase orders and contracts documents for smooth execution of purchasing process.
• Worked in close collaboration with different functional areas, to ensure optimum stock level for spare parts and consumables for both fiberglass and polyethylene plants.
• Audited procedures for usage of raw materials and spare parts, and accordingly placed orders to ensure continual production with minimal idle stock.
• Conducted weekly and monthly preventive maintenance checks and follow ups of automated production equipment and machines, to avoid unscheduled production stoppages.
• Managed/controlled all annual shutdown/overhaul maintenance plans in consultation with concerned departments to minimize interruptions during production programs.
• Negotiated long term agreements, maintained competitive pricing, leading to yearly cost reduction activities, monitored supplier quality and delivery performance.
• Led department staff, facilitated training on core manufacturing competencies, supported safety goals by ensuring plant equipment modifications meet safety objectives.
Previous Professional Experiences:
January 2001 - August 2002: Acting Production Manager, Cigalah Group- Alzawaq Food Factory