Nadeem Ahmad

• Accomplished manufacturing and production leader with over 14.5 years of experience in FMCG food production, specializing in Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Quality & Food Safety, Project Management, and Continuous Improvement.
• Adept at scaling up new products, optimizing production lines, and driving efficiency improvements while ensuring strict compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 22000, HACCP, and FSSAI standards.
• Proven expertise in leading cross-functional teams, managing large-scale production, and executing cost-saving initiatives to enhance productivity and operational excellence.
• Skilled in new product development, process validation, and commercialization, ensuring seamless product launches and line extensions.
• Highly experienced in troubleshooting manufacturing bottlenecks, implementing automation, and standardizing policies for streamlined operations.
• A proactive leader with a strategic mindset, passionate about process innovation and continuous improvement to meet evolving business needs.
• Committed to mentoring teams, fostering a culture of quality, and driving data-driven decision-making for long-term organizational growth.

• Responsible for day-to-day Production activities in line with business deliverables by ensuring food safety, product quality, customer satisfaction, timely delivery, costs and environment
• Managed plant effectiveness and sustainability by ensuring compliance with GMP and GLP regulations.
• Led continuous improvement objectives of the plant and organized weekly & monthly meetings to showcase KPI achievements.
• Led the institutionalization of new lines/augmentation of existing lines for capacity optimization in coordination with the Projects Team.
• Guided teams for commercial-scale production of new products and manufacturing changes.
• Proposed and implemented recipe, process, or machine modifications to suit new product requirements.
• Ensured the implementation & management of the Integrated Management System (ISO 9001, ISO 22000, HACCP, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001) leading to certification.
• Implemented Poka-Yoke techniques for HACCP interlocking and minimizing customer complaints.
• Evaluated final product quality, monitored waste reduction, and improved overall material yield.

• Acted as a Pillar Lead for advance practices by TPM & LEAN integration in factory for achieving zero breakdown and losses to make factory for future
• Worked on chocolate & confectionary manufacturing process; applied process engineering principles to optimize production or filling and packing processes
• Trained a team of around 200 Factory Operators and subordinate colleagues, trainees to increase productivity and efficiency of products on a daily basis
• Managed process aspects of trials & introducing new processes/ products, using statistical process control techniques to ensure high process capability
• Collaborated with cross-functional depts. for revising standards & improving systems to achieve consistent delivery on KPI’s of Speed, Cost, Safety, Quality and Productivity & Delivery on all manufacturing lines
• Improved product quality and compliance with FSSAI, HACCP, and Codex standards.
• Spearheaded manufacturing line, labour, and material standards for budgeting and cost management.
• Ensured implementation of Nestlé guidelines, manufacturing, and operations instructions.

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