simon mcmanus, Site Manager - plants 5 & 6

simon mcmanus

Site Manager - plants 5 & 6

almarai

Location
Saudi Arabia - Alkharj
Education
Diploma, health & safety
Experience
32 years, 0 Months

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Site Manager - plants 5 & 6 at almarai
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • September 2012 to August 2014

Area of responsibility - full site operations of factory 5 & 6 at Al Kharj, currently both
Sites have eight plants with a further two planned in the next twelve months.
The site produces 2200 tons of bakery products per week & has a multi-national work force. .
Overall the site uses state of the art technology in baking to produce very high quality products
Which all are market leaders within their sectors in the food market place.
We operate to a tight planning schedule & have multiple depo’s throughout the GCC, which are
Serviced daily by the site & our logistics fleet.
I’m responsible for the sites & three plant managers plus a further six production manager & eight
Hundred staff, also other key areas are project work on site & delivering KPI’S, we are operating
Within a large change program & following lean principles to deliver our budget on site.
Also we have opened a full ladies section with two hundred employees & managers, which is one
Of the largest in the region & is delivering excellent results.
We also have Saudi nationalization figures of 32% & believe in developing / supporting the local
Community with sponsored college & polytechnic courses.

Site Quality Assurance Manager - Bakery Division Plants 5 & 6 at ALMARAI COMPANY, RIYADH , KSA
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • February 2012 to September 2012

Working in the kingdom of saudi arabia in al khajd, covering quality operations within plants 5 & 6, operating to AIB standards & following iso 22000.
Products - arabic bread, standard bread lines, puff pastries & croissant with muiltiple fillings, cake & biscuit.

plant manager at allied bakeries
  • United Kingdom
  • October 1995 to February 2012

twenty five years in the bakery industry

Plant Manager at Allied Bakeries
  • United Kingdom
  • January 2009 to January 2012

covering the technical & full manufacturing functions on site, life sampling, auditing, BRC grade A standard, iso 9002, haccp, ccp's, soil association, organic & NPD development.
Running the daily production within a three plant bakery which includes new product development, quality control, Site Health & Safety Leader, staff development trainer & production planning.
Delivery kpi's within the site & setting forecasts/budgets for the department, capital projects, continuous improvement plans & site standards.
Responsible for four front line managers & eight process techs & ninety staff with a production value of 1.5 million products per week.

Logistics Manager at Allied Bakeries
  • United Kingdom
  • August 2007 to January 2009

Planning 60 routes to market, delivering to over six hundred customers daily.
Organizing warehouse picking of 15, 000 baskets daily & labour planning for all movements.
Health & safety, rotas, training & ci projects.
Union negotiations, safed training & driver cpc training.
Responsible for the garage operation, transport manager, six front line managers & one hundred staff.

Plant Manager at Northern Region Bread/Rolls
  • October 1999 to January 2007

Running the daily production within a four plant bakery which includes new product development, life trials, costings, quality control, Site Health & Safety Leader, staff development trainer & production planning.
Delivery kpi's within the site & setting forecasts/budgets for the department, capital projects, continuous improvement plans & site standards.
Responsible for two front line managers & four process techs & forty-five staff.
Using different lean techniques to solve issues from 5s, 5 why's, tpm, eam, smed, poka-yoke, line balancing.

planning manager at Allied Bakeries
  • May 1999 to June 2001

covering the northern region planning requirement for four bread plants, scheduling trunking & production for deliveries across the uk.

shift operations manager at shift operations manager
  • October 1994 to March 1998

covering operations within the full site from bread production, safety, kpi's, planning, capital projects, quality, customer service & trunking times.
roll plant pv of 2 million & 1.5 million bread.

Shift Operational Manager/NPD Development at Allied Bakeries
  • United Kingdom
  • September 1992 to January 1995

Deliver all kpi target in manufacturing
Running one of the most complex roll plants in the UK, developing new products for retail customers.
Maintaining production planning for three bread plants
Writing of standard operating procedures & implementing continuous improvements within the factory.
Completing all risk assessments & health / safety audits.

bakery manager at baker perkins & brays bakery
  • United Kingdom
  • February 1992 to February 1993

managing the overall bread & cake operation for the group, 120 staff, 10 managers & supplying all retailers.
capital investment projects in cake lines & roll plants within both factories, operating to brc standards & delivering muiltiple kpi's.

bakery manager at Asda Stores Ltd
  • United Kingdom
  • January 1984 to February 1992

bakery management

food trainee to manager at Asda stores- fresh
  • United Kingdom
  • September 1982 to January 1984

Specialized in fresh food, warehousing, customer service, cash handling & new store openings.

Education

Diploma, health & safety
  • at newcastle college
  • January 2010
High school or equivalent, personnel,marketing & finance
  • at gateshead college
  • January 2004
Diploma, Business
  • at HNC Business & Finance Newcastle/Sheffield
  • January 1994
Diploma, city & guilds bakery route 120
  • at City & Guilds in Bakery Tec Thomas Danby College, Leeds
  • January 1988

health & safety nebosh / iosh, bakery tec 120 route, city & guilds advanced baking tec, HND business & finance.

Diploma, bakery
  • at thomas danby
  • January 1988

Specialties & Skills

Product Manufacturing
Manufacturing Planning
Product Planning
ISO standards
Logistics
Planning
Project Planning
Capital Projects
Product Development
Diversity
Culture Change
Bakery Specialist
NPD development
Lean manufacturing

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

city & guilds (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 1983
Valid Until:
May 1990