Plant Manager
International Food And Consumable Goods - Saudi Arabia
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :19 years, 9 أشهر
oversee all daily operations of the plant from production and manufacturing to ensuring policies and procedures are followed. develop processes that will maximize stewardship, safety, quality and productivity
United Food Industries Corporation (UFIC) was established in 1984, operating a cheese processing and packaging plant. In 2005, Lactalis (the largest cheese manufacturer in Europe and the 2nd largest worldwide) joined UFIC as a majority partner adding an international and influential posture to UFIC.
Responsible for all Manufacturing, Purchasing, and distribution operation as well as Manufacturing support functions : Engineering, Planning and Maintenance.
1- Plan, organize and direct the manufacturing and maintenance operations which ensure the most effective return on assets.
2- Invite plans and processes which minimize manufacturing costs through effective utilization of manpower, equipment, facilities, materials, and capital.
3- implement manufacturing strategies and action plans to ensure that the facility support UFIC strategic initiatives.
4- Establish group and individual accountabilities throughout assigned departments for problem solving and cost reduction.
5- improve manpower utilization within existing departments and processes. Schedule stability that allows for maximum return on efficiencies.
6- Manage spending against budget and in relation to changes in production volume.
7- Maintain individual skills keeping up to date with latest production and production management concepts
8- Social accountability leadership - trained in Dubai 2011 by MacDonald's Managment.
9- comity member of factory investment planning comity.
10- applay coustomer preferences of all coustomers :
MacDonald's - Burger King - Hardees - SubWay - KFC - Amrecana - Carrefour - Panda - GreenLand - Nadec
The organization is a major partner of Lactalis International, it is one of the premier processed food brand entities in the Kingdom & Middle East.
Inducted as Quality Control personnel (QC), charted a phenomenal growth curve to merit promotion to the current position.
Designation Chronology:
• Production and Maintenance Manager
• Quality Controller (QC)
Highlights:
• Played a pivotal role in augmenting the production by 30%
• Successfully qualified for key global food safety certifications - HACCP, SQMS, BRC, ISO22000, GMP.
Key Responsibilities as Production Manager (Insert Date):
• Directing, monitoring and coordinating all production processes to guarantee standard running conditions and process in accordance with daily/monthly production schedules.
• Monitoring inventory of raw materials and spare parts, auditing usage and accordingly established critical re-order points to ensure continual production with minimal idle stock.
• Devising section budgets, and ensured adherence to the same.
• Submitting monthly data of performance parameters to the upper management, along with proposals to eliminate bottlenecks in production operations.
• Evaluating business trends and recommending acquisition of state of art technology to maintain competitive edge in the market as well as optimize profitability.
• Designing production lines for customized recipes as customer specifications.
Responsibilities as Maintenance Manager:
• Establishing weekly and monthly preventive maintenance check schedules to avoid unscheduled production stoppages.
• Designing and documenting standard operating procedures for various administrative, procedural and technical tasks specific to sub-divisions under purview.
• Evaluating supplier bids, negotiating payment terms and delivery schedules.
• Supervising the troubleshooting of critical faults in real time environment, and minimizing unscheduled stoppages in production.
Highlight & Key Responsibilities:
• Played a pivotal role in manufacturing the new nutritious product of chips for children - providing 25% of various nutrients requirements including fibres, minerals, carbohydrates and proteins depending on the Recommended Daily Allowances (RDA).
• Developed/implemented production tracking and quality control systems, analyzing production, maintenance and other operational reports, to detect problems
• Established, implemented and maintained quality management systems in line with relevant parameters prescribed by QA practices and standards across the organization.
• Provided recommendations to effectively resolve problems attributed to quality awareness, by applying standards consistent with regulations of the organization.
• Stayed updated on the latest health and safety regulations regarding food inspection/safety, determined suitability for consumption purposes.
• Implemented and ensured adherence d to strict quality control procedures and work guidelines, reported on the performance of the quality management system for improving the quality system.
• Drafted and maintained all quality related documents and reports to ensure accurate and ready reference for external audits.
focuses on the physiological and biological aspects of foods and nutrients. Opportunities for nutritional scientists include research positions in laboratories, hospitals, and industry. This major prepares students for graduate study
