General Plants Manager
Saudi Readymix Concrete Company
Total years of experience :24 years, 10 Months
Highlights:
• Successfully secured the supply of ready mix concrete for the Riyadh Metro project by operating 9 ready-mix batch plants in 4 factories meeting all quality specifications.
• Achieved success in qualification process of the project, right from the beginning, meeting all long term quality specifications.
• Managed the development of a start up Riyadh Metro project business including contractual compliance, technical approvals, engineering integration, HSE, construction and business establishment.
• Directed company strategy and operations of the start up, as a member of the executive committee, and regularly interacted with C level executives throughout the merger and acquisition process.
• Negotiated and drafted contracts with business partners, clients and vendors, company’s limited partnership agreement private placement memorandum and subscription document.
• Developed business operations and management tracking systems, budgeting, profit and loss statement, and sensitivity.
• Ensured that the company complied with regulatory matters and industry rules.
Key Responsibilities:
Operations Management:
• Provide direction to the employees in carrying out day-to-day operations and resolve problems to meet the planned targets.
• Provide leadership to the teams to propel project and product launch success, managing all aspects of project life cycles to ensure optimal outcomes.
• Utilize solid time management and organizational skills, along with implementation of powerful and effective business strategies.
Sales & Marketing Management:
• Develop and maintain sound customer relationship with existing and new customers to seek new business opportunities in ready-mix concrete market.
• Implement cost-effective advertising and merchandising initiatives to maximize profits and generate a high level of customer satisfaction and referral business.
• Monitor actual sales on an ongoing basis to achieve sales targets, if required, by changes in strategies and plans and ensure collection of receivables, as per company’s policy.
Human Resource Management:
• Arrange recruitment of staff, identify training needs to improve knowledge and skills, plan and organize conduct of training programs.
• Carry out performance appraisal of employees, plan and conduct performance feedback meeting to counsel the employees on the areas of performance improvement.
• Oversaw administration of the project and factories and intervened with necessary administrative measures, as per requirements.
• Provide safety procedure training and enable attitude changes to improve safety, health and environment consciousness to eliminate accidents and incidents.
Operations:
• Responsible for the smooth execution of Riyadh Metro Project to cover metro lines in Riyadh fed by 4 ready-mix concrete factories.
• Provide guidance to the operation and maintenance team to improve equipment availability and utilization by proper operations planning and implementation of preventive maintenance.
• Ensure implementation of quality management plans and procedures to meet quality specifications of input materials and finished products.
• Plan procurement of raw materials as per the requirements of production plan, in most cost effective manner, from approved sources.
Highlights:
• Played a key role in setting up the factory from zero base, with IQ, OQ, PQ and complete validation.
• Achieved product quality to meet SASO specifications.
• Provided training to the manpower and achieved ISO certification.
Key Responsibilities:
Project Management:
• Planned, designed and delivered all plant and machinery, resources required in setting up the new precast factory in Saudi Arabia.
• Coordinated with the client on all aspects of execution and completion of the project and kept senior management Informed accordingly.
Plant Management:
• Was responsible for the entire factory operations from receipt of materials to delivery of finished goods as per plan and targets.
• Was responsible for overall management and direction of all daily factory operations and logistics as per daily plan and targets.
• Developed and finalized budget for production and all other activities of the factory and monitor actual expenses to ensure that the budget was not exceeded.
• Ensured achievement of maximum productivity as per targets of key performance indicators set by maximizing production and increasing resource utilization.
• Carried out detailed root cause analysis of customer complaints related to precast products, implemented corrective actions and closed the complaints.
• Coordinated with sales to respond to queries on product availability and delivery schedules to meet customer requirements.
Operations:
• Finalized weekly/monthly production plans and weekly/monthly delivery schedules in consultation with the concerned team members.
• Laid down and implementation of all technical specifications relating to production, moulds and associated mechanical, electrical works.
• Oversaw all civil work and erection, planned the activities in coordination with the approved subcontractors for timely execution as per plan and budget.
• Discussed and finalized weekly schedules for the staff for production, maintenance and the other site activities, along with the concerned team members.
• Implemented quality assurance and quality control procedures and ensured maintenance of accurate records as per ISO procedures.
• Implemented and followed up preventive maintenance programs for maintenance of all plant, machinery, factory vehicles, and assets including calibration of all testing equipment.
Materials:
• Planned procurement of all raw materials and other inputs and negotiated competitive prices and terms and conditions with the suppliers to finalize purchase orders.
• Oversaw the operation and management of the stores to ensure maintenance of accurate stock records and optimum inventory levels.
• Organized physical stock verification of raw materials and finished goods to identify discrepancies, if any, with reference to book stock and resolve the same.
Human Resource Management:
• Identified training needs of the employees to impart knowledge and skills and provided requisite training and direction to all employees.
• Carried out performance reviews of the employees as per company procedures and provided feedback for performance improvement.
• Arranged maintenance of staff rosters and timesheets for submission to human resource department for monthly payroll.
• Provided necessary health and safety training and improved safety consciousness of all the employees of the factory manpower and liaised with the relevant government departments to ensure statutory compliance.
Highlights:
• Successfully achieved ISO certification of 5 factories, namely Precast, Paving Interlock, Tile, GFRC and GPS, in Riyadh and Jeddah, with strong experience in building materials manufacturing technology.
• Developed and launched new products to enter big projects, like PNUFW.
• Joined the company as Production Engineer and was promoted as Plant Operations Manager in 5 years for outstanding performance and acquiring two major contracts.
Key Responsibilities:
• Provided interpretation of quality assurance philosophy of the organization to key personnel to improve knowledge and understanding.
• Carried out quality engineering reviews of design documentation for compliance with stated requirements, including vendor quality manuals and company quality records.
• Applied statistical process control techniques for analyzing data to evaluate the current process and find out required process changes.
• Decided whether to accept a product or to continue business with a vendor based on review by the quality assurance department.
• Reviewed all data obtained during all quality assurance activities to ensure consistency with company policies and procedures.
• Developed new approaches to problem solving identified during quality assurance activities and kept management team abreast of significant issues or developments identified during quality assurance activities and actions being taken to improve the situation.
• Prepared and presented technical and program information to the management team and directed technical and administrative workers engaged in quality assurance activities.
• Kept abreast of latest knowledge of government and industry quality assurance codes and standards and played an active role in quality management teams within the organization.
• Conducted evaluation of the performance of different departments and compared them with established quality standards.
• Worked closely with human resources department to develop performance improvement programs and appraisal process.
• Provided leadership to all quality related programs and monitored the effectiveness of QA activities to ensure best quality.
• Developed and maintained quality assurance objectives complementary to the company’s corporate policies and goals.