أمل Chandana

Management of entire process in the manufacturing of powdered milk products at Maliban Milk products (Pvt) Ltd. Scope covers from the receiving of inputs to the delivery of finished products.

• Managing Factory, Production and the supply chain
• Improvement of processing capability & new yoghurts for niche market
• Implementation of ISO 22000

USAID funded DEEP (Dairy Enhancement in Eastern Province) project in Eastern Province of Sri Lanka

• Assisting the development of feasible and sustainable business model for targeted dairy farmers of the eastern province.
• Establishment of a complete dairy value chain in a sustainable manner
• Providing the managerial and technical assistance to stake holders of the dairy value chain

Head of Production. Richlife Dairies Ltd, Wadduwa. 2005-2009

• Redesigned existing production lines, increasing annual production capacity by 2.4 million liters per year
• Saving of Rs.20 million per year through redesigning and installation of new plant through the reduction of "energy use, material waste, rejects and man hours".
• Experienced in coordinating with wide range of external parties; suppliers, agents, legal authorities and customers

Milk Procurement Manager. Richlife Dairies Ltd, Wadduwa. 2002-2005

• Experienced in managing the up stream of the supply chain to meet cost & quality objectives
• Saved of Rs 24 million per year through the improvements in the up stream of the supply chain.

Food Technologist. Richlife Dairies Ltd, Wadduwa.2001 -2002

• Products developed: Ready to serve fruit drinks in bottles, Jams, Non Fat milk in Tetra pak, Yoghurts, ice cream,
• Experienced in formulating & manufacturing Iced Tea, Coconut based drinks, Coco nut cream, Herbal drinks
• Led the Quality Assurance Department effectively and efficiently
• Implemented total quality management concepts and applications of flow-charting, cause and effect drawings, Pareto analysis, histograms and scatter diagrams.
• Applied the total range of assurance sciences including motivation, human factors, quality costs, audits, calibration, inspection, design of experiments, reliability, and maintainability
• Streamlining the process and doubled the capacity of dairy waste management system of the factory

QC-R&D Executive. Tropifrut Ltd, Wadduwa. 2000-2001

• Helped to increase the turnover by 50% through the introduction of new products and processes
• Experienced in product formulations, product development, process improvements and troubleshooting in products and processes. Products:-Dairy, Dairy based, Fruit drinks, Fruit juices, Jams, Coconut based products, iced tea etc
• Undertook the monthly quality audits of manufacturing

Stores Clerk. ABC Containers (PVT) Ltd.1992-1995

• Successfully managed the inventory to meet the operational objectives of the firm.