Factories General Manager
Asfour for mining and Refractories
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :31 years, 8 أشهر
Responsibilities:
Prepare factory master production plan and ensure its compliance with capacities, quality, productivity, delivery time and safety.
Communicate with all the relevant people / departments and coordinating all relevant inputs (people, plant and processes) to ensure that the shop floor has the necessary manpower, competence, skill, knowledge, plant and tooling required in order to achieve production targets and on time delivery targets are achieved.
Ensure that all production related activity is time and cost efficient / effective, equipment is maintained & repaired, production /quality processes, equipment being used and the working environments are all conducive to producing a high quality product / service.
Monitor production activity to ensure that the appropriate manufacturing methods are employed and that sufficient due care is taken in order to meet the customer’s build and quality specifications and Ensure rejected product / non-conformance is rectified as high priority and that customers are kept informed accordingly then the correct non-conformance paperwork is raised and processed with every reject.
Ensuring that the appropriate systems and processes are in place to measure and manage staff performance and to coach and develop a high performance workforce in order to conduct and record annual performance appraisals.
Maintain proactive, dynamic and effective communication with customers at all times and offer flexible and helpful customer service to maintain a high level of customer satisfaction and repeat business.
As a lead auditor, ensure establishment of quality system.
Ensure the achievement of production and cost control targets.
Conduct and share all reports with the Vice Chairman in Finland on a monthly basis.
Reporting to the Vive Chairman and managing 9 directly and 458 indirectly with approximately 200 Million EGP yearly turnover.
Achievements:
Increase OEE to 75 % from 40 %.
Increase turnover by 50 %
Increase working production lines from 6 to 12 production lines.
Increase exports due to better quality and On-time production.
Zero Major Customer complaints.
Main Duties:
1.Production
• Contract Review / Capacity Planning
i. Ensure production departments have sufficient time to manufacture and deliver on time according to the customer’s request.
• Planning & Scheduling of Workload
i. Manage customer order / schedule requirements.
ii. Pre-plan production and deploy a daily prioritised work schedule to the shop floor with appropriate time deadline targets.
iii. Set, monitor & review work load schedule
• Production Control
i. Monitor & review production progress against deadline targets to ensure on time delivery.
ii. Adjust the production schedule as required and communicate any change to delivery date with the customer accordingly.
iii. Monitor & review manufacturing operations to ensure correct quality standards.
iv. Ensure that all production related activity is time and cost efficient / effective.
v. Ensure all plant and equipment is maintained & repaired.
2.Purchasing & Inventory Management
• Purchasing
i. Sourcing, negotiating and managing the purchase of all materials and services for production.
• Inventory Management
i. Organising, planning and co-ordinating all inventory management activities
ii. Ensure that both goods inward and distribution departments are well organised and adequately resourced to sufficiently support production and the goals of the business.
iii. Ensure incoming product is processed and managed appropriately according to company procedure.
iv. Ensure materials are ready and available for production as and when required.
v. Ensure that any materials that are late or holding up production for whatever reason are chased and followed up until received.
3.Human Resource
• Recruitment & Employment
i. Ensure all recruitment and employment is carried out in accordance to company procedure and in compliance with current employment law.
• Staff Training & Development
i. Establish goals and objectives for self and team and implement accordingly to help support / improve job performance (experience, ability, competence).
ii. Be aware of and promote manufacturing best practice and performance standards.
iii. Develop and monitor performance standards.
iv. Identify individual training needs.
v. Implement, monitor and review training and development plans.
• Performance Management & Annual Appraisals
i. Monitor, review and address personnel under performance, maintaining appropriate records in accordance with company procedures.
ii. Conduct and record annual performance appraisals.
iii. Ensuring that the appropriate systems and processes are in place to measure and manage staff performance and to coach and develop a high performance workforce.
• Discipline & Grievance
i. Monitor, review and address personnel under performance, liaising with the Chairman and maintaining appropriate records in accordance with company procedures as required.
ii. Address any staff discipline or grievance issue, maintaining appropriate records in accordance with company procedures.
4.Operational Performance
• Monitor and manage production KPI’s
i. Achieve the company’s on time delivery.
ii. Control all associated operational and manufacturing costs according to the prevailing annual budget forecast.
• Develop & implement operational improvements
i. Ensure non value added activity is reduced in all manufacturing processes by using lean / kaizan tools and techniques.
ii. Manage change to meet current business requirements.
iii. Implement manufacturing improvement processes and systems to reduce inventory, increase throughput and minimise costs.
• Developing a high performance workforce
i. Promoting and upholding company performance standards and ideology (on time delivery, quality, lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, housekeeping & work ethic).
ii. Operational Excellence
• Right first time
• High productivity
• High efficiency
• High effectiveness
• Minimise Waste / Maximise value add
• Secure raw material for production.
• Planning the factory production.
• Preparing plans for promoting new products to market and follow plans execution.
• Supervising production in addition to machine maintenance & products quality control.
• Preparing sales, financial and marketing reports to the head office in Finland, and follow up the execution of these plans
• Follow up and ensure the work flow in the factory including following the system procedures.
• Dealing with head office in Finland and also the regional office in Netherlands for all maters concerning the plant needs.
• Prepared Quality system for the factory.
• Make all export negotiations including Egyptian dealers for export.
• Prepare export offers including shipment and all deals instruction.
• Prepared site for startup.
• Reporting to the general manager and manages 8 head of departments.
Achievements:
• 37 % Market Share.
• Market leader, price and quality wise.
• EBIT 30 %.
• Expanded the factory from 1 production line to 4 production lines.
• Export countries went up from 1 country to 6 countries
• Insure products quality control.
• Insure Managing system quality assurance according to ISO 9000.
• Prepare quality reports and perform internal quality audits.
• Promoting new products including preparing all import information.
• Reporting to factory manager and manages 5 subordinates in one department.
• Following up contractors to prepare sites for receiving new machines.
• Commissioning & installing new machines.
• Preparing spare parts lists & maintenance schedules.
• Reporting to technical manager and manages 4 subordinates in one department.
• Joining follow up team for contractor to build workshop & showroom.
• Joining purchasing team for workshop equipment.
• Performing PDI for new vehicles.
• Receiving vehicles in workshop reception and instruct workshop for repairs.
• Performing Invoices for repairs.