Engineering Manager
Gandour
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :14 years, 1 أشهر
● Managed the NPD and capacity increase projects in the two plants. Projects with a total budget of $ 10 million were successfully planned, executed and closed
● Slashed Gandour’s engineering operating expenses by 22% ($ 1.3 million) over four years
● Reduced technical downtime by 20% through building detailed preventive maintenance plans and assuring strict implementation
● Implemented a 36 months plan to apply new flooring solutions in the two plants and Riyadh warehouse, covering area +25, 000.00 m2
● Rebuilt the department's organizational structure and created a new salary scheme, reduced the turnover rate by 60% and increased the team motivation, innovation, and retention
● Led a complete plant-wide spare parts categorization project including an automatic ordering system which reduced the idle stock levels by 20%
● Managed a Plant Safety Program that reduced the number of lost time injuries by 80% while meeting the LTIR targets, evacuation drill KPIs, and the plant’s environmental footprint goals
● Developed and executed the yearly manufacturing plan to meet the business level objectives (production volume, manufacturing controlled cost, quality, safety, and environment)
● Reduced total manufacturing costs by 5% while maintaining production levels through operational processes re-engineering and improving training and staff utilization
● Managed the plant operations to increase the line’s utilization and efficiency. Increased the Overall Equipment Effectiveness OEE of the plant by 7%
● Integrated new € 7 million production line into existing operations while reducing required staff by 15%
● Led the team through initiation, planning and execution phases of the new factory project that represented 15% growth for Edita’s revenue with a budget of € 20 million. Successfully managed the installations of three production lines simultaneously
● Proposed, justified, received approval and executed $ 500, 000.00 project to redesign the chocolate loading/storage/transfer systems that reduced the labor force by 10% and saved $ 100, 000.00 annually
● Advised the top management about the profound changes needed for the new plant layout. Managed to get the Chairman and CEO approvals for the redesign proposed by the plant key stakeholders
● Successfully managed the Mini Croissant project with a budget of € 7 million and new wafer project with a budget of € 5 million. Led the team through the project life cycle starting from initiation, planning, purchasing, installations, commissioning and startup
• EMTP is 18-months in-depth program through which the trainee acquires cross-functional hands-on experience aligned with off the job training. The program is designed to graduate competent junior managers specialized in different fields of manufacturing upon completion of the program.
• Provided field services support to the plants for their rotating equipment during the scheduled inspections and troubleshooting visits and identifying solutions
• Successfully obtained Vibration Analyst Category II Certification from American Vibration Institute