Amer Terkawi, Plant Manager

Amer Terkawi

Plant Manager

JNS

Location
Kuwait - Hawali
Education
Diploma, Industrial Mechanic
Experience
23 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :23 years, 4 Months

Plant Manager at JNS
  • Kuwait - Hawali
  • My current job since July 2012

Designing maintenance strategies, procedures and methods;
Carrying out routine scheduled maintenance work and responding to equipment faults;
Diagnosing breakdown problems;
Fitting new parts and making sure equipment is working correctly;
Carrying out quality inspections on jobs;
Liaising with client departments, customers and other engineering and production colleagues;
Arranging specialist procurement of fixtures, fittings or components;
Controlling maintenance tools, stores and equipment;
Monitoring and controlling maintenance costs;
Dealing with emergencies, unplanned problems and repairs;
Improving health and safety policies and procedures;
Working with specialist equipment, such as programmable logic controllers (PLC), which control
machinery on factory assembly lines;
Writing maintenance strategies to help with installation and commissioning guidelines;
Ensuring there is continuous cover of the machinery and equipment in case of breakdowns.
Specific Responsibilities
Coordinate the overall manufacturing process including personnel and equipment.
Manage the flow of production and quality controland develop strategies to improve quality and overall flow of production.
Responsible for the operation of the plant in order to meet key measures in the operating plan.
Responsible for the development and implementation of operational budgets.
Conduct performance assessments and evaluate team members.
Implement company policies and procedures.
Assist in the planning and performance of preventive and corrective maintenance.
Ensure the implementation of and compliance with safety policies, procedures and practices at the plant.
Develop and foster plans for the efficient use of materials, machines and employees.
Achieve key quality, health and safety and customer satisfaction objectives.
Direct development and implementation of key projects at the location including new product and/or equipment implementation.
Direct the training and development of salaried and hourly personnel to enhance plant performance.
Serve as a key member of the operations team.
Maintain good communication and good relationships between company owners and employees.
Ability to function and manage multiple sites.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Technical Engineer at Weston Corporation
  • Canada
  • July 2007 to July 2012

Design and connect wiring and cabling to CSA/CEC standards; soldering.
Designed of control panel and field termination panels to house industrial components (PLCs, industrial PCs etc.).
Selection and installation of instrument field devices including analog / digital I/O.
Validation of process sensors to ensure suitability-to-task and system interfaces.
Bench calibration and verification of sensors and actuators.
Analysis and specification of electro-mechanical and electro-hydraulic actuators.

Electro-Mechanical Engineer at Associated Brands Corporation
  • Canada
  • August 2006 to May 2007

Successful delivery of Surveillance sub-system engineering artefacts against the agreed Engineering plan, within the agreed budget constraints.
Production and delivery of the Surveillance Systems Engineering deliverables, including the sub-system requirements documents, sub-system design documentation, interface documentation Surveillance supplier Statement of Work, and acceptance documentation.
Working with the Supply Chain management organization to provide technical support for the successful completion of the Surveillance provider's sub-contract obligations.

Electro-Mechanical Engineer at McCain Corporation
  • Canada
  • May 2005 to July 2006

Leading and/or collaborating on project tasks to develop automated ore mineral sensing and sorting systems.
Building components of the solution, including wiring and environment controls, and ensuring safe electro-mechanical operation.

Electro-Mechanical Engineer at Supperpuft Corporation
  • Canada
  • December 2000 to April 2005

Responsible for designing, developing, installing, managing and/or maintaining equipment which is used to monitor and control engineering systems, machinery and processes.

Education

Diploma, Industrial Mechanic
  • at Ontario, Canada
  • October 2006
Bachelor's degree, Electronics Engineering
  • at Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Faculty
  • December 1987

Specialties & Skills

Service
operations
Operations Management
Project Engineering
Maintenance Management
plc robotics
Electrical, Electronics (industrial), Control systems, Electrical Machines or Transformers, Industri
Hands-on
operation
maintenance management
maintenance engineering
materials
operations management
problem solving
planning
negotiation
procurement
ms project
warranty
maintenance planning
maintenance services
marketing
engineering management
industrial buildings
safety engineering
system maintenance
production planning
supply chain management
lean manufacturing
troubleshooting
repairing
preventive maintenance
plant maintenance
programming
protection
power distribution

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
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