Plant Manager
Almutahida Packaging
Total years of experience :25 years, 7 Months
Managing operations of multiple sites in Turkey and Iraq producing Resin, Preforms, Closures, Plastic sheets and Plastic Pallets to serve the needs of Businesses in local markets and export to UAE, Libya, Algeria. Responsible for end-to-end Plant operational and strategic drivers delivering business top line and bottom line growths Year on year.
● Developing and implement innovative strategies to streamline factory and supply chain operations.
● Collaborating with functional heads to establish and execute control processes across operations.
● Ensuring operational and strategic growth is supported by operational and capability capacity.
● Ensuring strategic direction at all sites and warehouses for asset care and controls.
● Ensuring People plans are strategically defined, covered with effective succession plans and capability to timely acknowledge growth plans across all sites in responsible region.
● Lead sourcing strategy through purchasing to enable required yearly plans are fulfilled and continue to think ahead and meet future demands based on Sales forecast year on year.
● Be the source of inspiration to lead safety culture and environment in operations.
● Ensure commitment and after sales service to meet and address customer needs in the responsible region.
Managing site manufacturing operations, finished goods warehousing facility with a team of 160 producing annual volume of 5.0 million plus cases of Tortillas, Tacos and Pasta. Responsible for Plant Operating Cost of 80 Mio USD and a Capital Expenditure of another 9 Mio USD for the year.
●Conduct smooth operations and delivering the conformance to production plans on daily basis as well as long term strategic goals of growth through NPD.
●Enable safe working environment across the site. Promote and champion safety culture to minimize recordable injuries and implement strategies to eliminate lost time incidents.
●Build Master plan to align site with Market Business Objectives and exceed on meeting the Total Operating Cost for the year targeted to deliver the EBIT year on year.
●Lead food safety and quality agenda and implement Quality Risk Grid reduction enabling reduction in consumer complaints and no recalls
●Work closely with all internal and external stakeholders (local teams, unions, communities & authorities)
Career Break to look after Sick Family Member
Managing site manufacturing operations, finished goods warehousing facility with a team of 130 producing
44000 Tons of sauces, gravy, and spices onsite and at Co-manufacturing & packing facilities. Responsible for
Plant Operating Cost of 58 Mio USD and a Capital Expenditure of another 11 Mio USD for the year.
● Manage site to ensure smooth operations and delivering the conformance to production plans on daily
basis as well as long term strategic goals along with transition.
● Ensuring safe working environment across the site. Strongly promote and advocate safety culture to
minimize recordable injuries and implement strategies to eliminate lost time incidents.
- Align site with Manufacturing Business Objectives and exceed on meeting the Total Operating Cost for the
year targeted to deliver the EBITDA for the business.
● Lead food safety & quality agenda. Implement Quality Management Processes enabling Zero recalls &
withdrawals.
● Drive constructive dialogue with stakeholders (local teams, unions, communities & authorities, functions)
Key responsibilities are
1-Ensure development of factory management team and staff by promoting a coaching culture to engage and empower people, support performance management, career development and succession planning. Ensure that this is reflected by other managers within the factory.
2-Drive Manufacturing Excellence implementing Foundations and Advanced Practices to achieve the objectives of the business roadmap for factories.
3-Lead the factory through a strong Safety culture and a safe working environment leading to zero injuries and illness. Embed environmental sustainability in the area of responsibility.
4-Lead the factory through a strong Quality culture focusing on delighting consumers and zero defects.
5-Ensure adherence to all Company principles, policies and standards as well as local laws and regulations. Ensure compliance to health, food safety and regulatory requirements of all products manufactured.
6-Work with Market technical and production functions and R&D and Supply Chain to deliver Cost, Compliance, Competitive advantage and Consumer preference.
7-Drive constructive dialogue with all relevant stakeholders (local teams, unions, local communities and authorities inside /outside the factory. Lead locally the Market driven initiatives to create shared values.
Key responsibilities included:
1-Lead capability building among the team to sustain manufacturing excellence and drive towards Zero waste, One team and 100% engagement.
2-Management of all plant and production related activities, Implementation and compliance of all activities undertaken to Good Manufacturing Practices, Quality Monitoring Schemes, HACCP and SHE norms.
3-Perform line and labor standardization, formulate KPI's and scrutinize variance management after ascertaining the reasons for the same and instigate the development of a robust quality management framework.
4-Play an instrumental role in human capital development and project management in addition to formulating budgets, payback calculations and launching savings initiatives.
5-Recommend performance standards for key areas of operation within assigned organizations, scrutinized programs, generate reports and submit the same for management review .
6-Review & analyze periodic production reports, initiate corrective actions, spearhead programs for quality improvement, manpower planning and R & D.
As Site Human Resource & Admin Manager my main Job Responsibilities includes the following:
•Create & drive execution of the People Strategies & Plans that attract, develop & retain employees to support the site & organizations short and long term business needs.
•Drive flawless execution of local HR Initiatives. Coordinate & execute workforce planning for the factory.
•Ensure people issues are a key consideration when discussing and planning business activities.
•Shape the culture to align with Nestlé goals & initiatives through supporting & coaching line managers in their implementation of core people processes.
•Ensure Performance and Talent Management drive ensured through objective and development plan setting, performance calibration and talent development.
•Lead Factory talent review/calibration to ensure high performance is rewarded and developed in line with the Management Development Cycle.
•Implement Factory succession planning / talent management plans that support business goals. Ensure People Managers use tools effectively to assist individual and team performance improvement at all levels.
•Establish and maintain effective win - win working relationships with employees and their representatives through an environment that fosters communication and cooperation inside and outside factory.
•Promote and foster a culture and environment that is productive, open, empowering, safe and equitable.
•Ensure Line Managers and Employees understand the HR model and can quickly and efficiently access solutions.
•Work as part of cross functional teams to develop HR practice and process developments that contribute to enhancing the HR contribution to the factory.
Key responsibilities include:
1-Lead project management & technical liaison between R&D, Marketing and operations supporting commercialization and launch of new products and or product / process renovations.
2-Manufacturing support to the Business owned Factories and Co manufacturing Units for product categories of Liquid Dairy, Dairy Culinary, High Acid ready to drink beverages and Powdered beverages.
3-Development of Co Manufacturing Units and suppliers, Innovation & Renovation,
Thermal Processing
4-Ensure full compliance (health, food safety and regulatory ) with all market legal and business standards for both internal and third party products manufactured.
5-To lead/participate in project activities and co-ordinate technical expertise within and outside the company to meet product category objectives
6-To continuously improve consumer acceptability (as measured by 60:40+ ), through application of best practice for Conversion of raw materials and use of packaging within financial viability.
7-To ensure that quality/consumer services data is analysed to provide effective management review and promote Continuous improvement.
8-To keep abreast of competitor developments and self manage enhancement of technical knowledge.
Key Responsibilities are:
1-Managed all plant and production related activities, oversaw implementation and compliance of all activities undertaken to Good Manufacturing Practices, Quality Monitoring Schemes, HACCP and SHE norms.
2-Performed line and labor standardization, formulated KPI's and scrutinized variance management after ascertaining the reasons for the same and instigated the development of a robust quality management framework.
3-Played an instrumental role in human capital development and project management in addition to formulating budgets, payback calculations and launching savings initiatives.
4-Recommended performance standards for key areas of operation within assigned organizations, scrutinized programs, generated reports and submitted the same for management review .
5-Reviewed, analyzed periodic production reports, initiated corrective actions, spearheaded programs for quality improvement, manpower planning & R & D.
Responsibilities as Operations Performance Manager:
• Established KPI's for the site and implemented tools and procedures to manage the same.
• Fostered the continuous improvement spirit at the site at all levels by means of innovative policies and procedures.
• Reduced complexity of the operations on the site to ensure a seamless operating environment with a high degree of efficiency.
• Launched saving campaigns, performed capacity analysis for short and long term alignment in addition to line and labor standards development for current processes and future projects.
• Undertook rationalization studies to optimize operations and focused on reduction in cost of production without affecting the quality.
Responsibilities as Market GMP Coordinator:
• Ascertained and mitigated all gaps related to food safety, established proper cleaning procedures and carried out practice validations of all production circuits.
• Ensured and coordinated proper release of processed goods at the facility in addition to monitoring production management procedures at all sites
• Coordinated GMP, hygiene and cleaning standards in alignment to Nestle Quality Management protocol, logged and reported any discrepancies if present and devised solutions to the same.
Franchise owned business operations
Responsible for all 9 plants manufacturing,
Compliance to business quality standards
Long term planning
Building capabilities
performance management of all plants
Liaising with marketing and commercial teams to roll out commercial & promotional activities
Leading innovation and renovation agendas
Building Manufacturing strategies and Capacity Expansions
SAP Materials handling Module implementation across all the warehouses in market for Nestle. This covered both Inbound (Raw and packaging) and Outbound (Finished Goods) warehouses
Defining all warehouses in the system
CFnfiguring all materials by SKU by storage location by type
Test all defined systems and remove all faults in configuration
Build people capability
Culinary Noodles and Spice Mix Production
Key responsibilities are :
1-Lead the Safety Culture and conditions for a Safe Working Environment. Check and enforce personnel hygiene & safety procedures (e.g PPE, shoe change & hand wash, LOTO, etc.)
2-Ensure that finished products are consistently manufactured according to standards of quality and relevant manufacturing instructions (compliance). 3-3-Ensure that the working areas are kept clean and are maintained in working order including all installations in accordance to Good Manufacturing Practices and Hygienic Engineering principles
4-Manage Production effectively through operational reviews and use Standard Routines to ensure sustainable results. Use of Basic Problem Solving tools and knowledge sharing to drive continuous improvements.
5-Ensure the identified development plan and assure the competencies of his/her team (incl. Temporary people) as per the agreed plan with Production Manager (proper training inc. equipment, safety procedures, hygiene)
Key responsibilities are:
1- Lead the Safety Culture and conditions for a Safe Working Environment. Check and enforce personnel hygiene & safety procedures (e.g PPE, shoe change & hand wash, LOTO, etc.)
2-Ensure that finished products are consistently manufactured according to standards of quality and relevant manufacturing instructions (compliance). 3-3-Ensure that the working areas are kept clean and are maintained in working order including all installations in accordance to Good Manufacturing Practices and hygienic Engineering
4-Manage Production effectively through operational reviews and use Standard Routines to ensure sustainable results. Use of Basic Problem Solving tools and knowledge sharing to drive continuous improvements.
5-Ensure the identified development plan and assure the competencies of his/her team (incl. Temporary people) as per the agreed plan with Production Manager (proper training inc. equipment, safety procedures, hygiene)
Key responsibilities across Dairy, Juices, Beverages and Yogurt plants included:
1. Ensure the timely deployment of People development plan and assure the competencies of his/her team as per the agreed plan with PM (proper training inc. equipment, safety procedures, hygiene). Enforce strict compliance to standard operating procedures (SOPs) by all personnel within the shift.
2 Coach employees to fulfil and exceed the requirements of the job through NCE approach
3. Ensure that the working areas are kept clean and are maintained in working order including all installations in accordance to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
4. Check and enforce personnel hygiene & safety e.g. protective clothing (uniform), shoe change & hand wash
5. : Ensure continuous line Controls and immediate corrective action to assure prescribed quality and to ensure compliance with manufacturing instructions
6. Ensure ongoing smooth operations of factory through effective employee and industrial relations management
7. Ensure that there is an adequate distribution of skills to enable production plan to be achieved effectively
8. Ensure timely launch of new products to the Market as per agreed with the business unit
9. Ensure adequate maintenance of the installations in coordination with quality, engineering & administration
Process and Plant Design and Optimization
Process and Plant Design and Optimization