انوب Gopalakrishnan

GLOBAL FOOD INDUSTRIES (Frozen Division), Sharjah, UAE.
A part of Al Batha Group engaged in manufacture and marketing of frozen food products like Varieties of Burgers, Kebabs, Breaded fillets, Meat balls, Chicken, Beef and shrimps, etc. for markets across GCC.
Production Supervisor - Operations (From Dec 2009 to Present)

Job Profile
• Reporting to Production Manager and managing a workforce of 80 employees.
• Planning resources allocation and production schedules in line with products delivery schedules.
• Coordinating procurement and order dispatch schedules.
• Reviewing, administering and implementing processes in accordance with best manufacturing practices and agreed KPIs.
• Monitoring safety and quality at all levels of operation as per certified international standards.
• Monitoring and controlling process operations to ensure highest levels of efficiency, improved KPIs, optimized yields and minimum wastage.
• Fostering cross-functional communication to attain common objectives.
• Identifying and analyzing process and operational bottlenecks and initiating debottlenecking exercise.
• Suggesting and implementing continuous improvement plans.
• Monitoring and controlling operational costs.
• Using SAP platform for planning, reporting, data management, cost analysis, wastage control, etc.

CHOICE CANNING COMPANY (Processed Food Division), Cochin, India.
Engaged in manufacture and export of "Heat & Serve Meal kits" developed with Pastas & Cereals, Sauce, Shrimp, Chicken and Vegetables for Mediterranean Asian, Primavera and Italian style of servings.

Assistant Production Manager (From Apr 2007 to Oct 2009)

Job Profile
• Planned and coordinated production on daily and monthly targets.


• Ensured that procurements are strictly as per scheduled production at all times.
• Monitored and controlled costs and overheads to ensure levels below or at par with targets and standards.
• Reviewed product yield reports regularly and analyzed shortcomings, if any, and initiated corrective measures.
• Worked on SAP platform for performance review, control and consumption analysis.

INDIAN OCEAN AQUACULTURE, Mozambique
Senior Production Executive (From Feb 2005 to May 2007)
On Deputation from Choice Canning Company, India.

Job Profile
• Responsible for process startup and implementation of SOP for value-added processing of shrimps as IQF, semi IQF, and Blast frozen categories.
• Trained plant personnel in process operations.
• Developed quality standards in accordance with FDA regulations.
• Worked out costing of new products.
• Handed over the plant after streamlining and standardizing processes and procedures.

• Planned and coordinated processes, supervised IQF flow lines, controlled the shifts and ensured targeted production.
• Monitored quality from raw material to finished product as per standard regulations of HACCP, BRC and ISO 22000:2005.

Job Profile
• Planned and coordinated processes, supervised IQF flow lines, controlled the shifts and ensured targeted production.
• Monitored quality from raw material to finished product as per standard regulations of HACCP, BRC and ISO 22000:2005.

INNOVATIVE MARINE FOODS, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Production Supervisor (From 2000 to 2002)
✓ Controlled the process flow of IQF, Plate freezing and Blast tunnel freezing.