Process Analysis and Improvement Manager
JTI
Total years of experience :22 years, 10 Months
Analyze and improve all processes in JTI Egypt 3 factories. (Two Shisha Factories and One Cigarettes Factory), in addition to Algeria Plant (Cigarette Manufacturing)
Keep all process under strict control via strong and continuous analysis
Prepare, review and submit ASP’s (Annual and Strategic Plans) for all JTI factories in Egypt and Algeria. (This includes all company’s functions)
Review and monitor all factories KPI’s to keep optimum levels through deep analyses
Lead all factories KPI’s improvements.
Monitor, report and review all factories performance with HQ in Geneva.
Lead Innovation system in JTI Egypt.
Close monitoring for all operations in all JTI Egypt’s factories (GSC Sector)
Assess and monitor all company’s strategic projects in Egypt (GSC Sector).
Follow up accepted projects phases until completion.
Conducting post implementation evaluation.
Production Manager at JTI. (Nakhla Tobacco Shisha Plant)
Lead all production and quality activities; from tobacco blending and casing to shisha molasses packing (Primary process and Make Pack Process)
Plan and manage production process to ensure that production is cost-effective.
Plan factory capacity and work load.
Coordinates resources, equipment and material to achieve planned delivery and cost efficiencies of production operations.
Ensure that products are produced in a timely manner and are produced within quality guidelines.
Establish methods to meet work schedules and coordinate work activities with other units.
Reviews production and operating reports and resolves operational and all manufacturing difficulties and communicate with maintenance regarding maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and to prevent operational delays.
Undertake operational duties as required to meet deadlines and/or cover for staff absences, filling in resource gaps.
Maintain the Inspection of machines and equipment to ensure specific operational performance and optimum utilization prior to running and ensure that all quality specifications are known per each operation and product and conforms to specifications.
Develop and recommend improvements of facilities, equipment, or procedures to improve safety, quality, and efficiency to ensure the staff are working within safe work procedures.
Monitor environment to minimize air, water & solid waste pollution to environment.
Ensure all EHS procedures are applied and fully met.
Provide monthly reports to the line manager on production performance against agreed internal KPIs.
Prepare and review monthly reports and communicate the best monitoring production report with management to determine if goals and objectives are being met.
Manage staff to ensure proper staffing levels are maintained so as to allow continuous completion of work.
Manage Training and development of staff to ensure all employees are adequately skilled and experienced to perform all required duties.
Effectively Participate in Annual and Strategic Planning.
Monitor all KPI’s for achievement and improvement.
Manage and coordinate all QA/QC activities, inspect incoming materials, finished products, semi-finished products and work-in-progress product to ensure adherence to quality standards.
Ensure all tobacco grades are proper according to recipes.
Ensure all casing and flavoring materials are correct valid according to recipes.
Control flavor preparing, mixing and adding according to specs.
Ensure that all finished goods are properly inspected and approved prior to release to customer.
Monitor testing and inspection of materials and products to ensure finished product quality.
Perform site inspection to assess the potential deficiencies based on physical experience to share with quality control officers and guidance to QC Inspectors.
Provide specification of quality requirements of raw materials to suppliers.
Prepare reports and analyze the quality inspection data.
Review and approve the quality control section related documents.
Prepare technical reports or documentation such as quality deviation reports, testing protocols, and trend analysis
Prepare and analyze reports related to quality for review, recommendation and approval of higher Management.
Designed and set up the quality management system both electronic and documentary.
Prepared the site quality policy.
Prepared the site quality manual.
Wrote the quality procedures.
Ensuring that quality policy and procedures are implemented.
Implemented the quality system throughout the company.
Responsible for preparing, holding and chairing quality review meetings at defined intervals, take the QRM minutes and keep tracking of the actions.
Contacting the certifying bodies.
Set up the quality improvement plan.
Set up and implement the yearly internal audit plan.
Conduct internal audits.
Prepare Internal Audit Report
Correspond to and take care of customer complaints and supplier non-conformances.
Other jobs and responsibilities can be detailed during interview
Control access of the employees to different intranet sites.
Design and control the quality management system on intranet.
Create, develop, amend or delete new sites and sub-sites.
Create new document libraries and assign relevant workflows.
Create new SharePoint lists.
Modify all site content as needed.
Other jobs and responsibilities can be detailed during interview.
Run and set up HR department until appointing an HR Manager
Run and set up Supply Chain department until appointing a Manager
Run and set up IT department and SAP migration until appointing an IT Manager
Translate wide ranged variety of documents in different fields including all contracts.
Provide supplies by identifying needs for different departments; establishing policies, procedures, and work schedules.
Provide communication systems by identifying needs; evaluating options; maintaining equipment; approving invoices.
Purchase materials by obtaining requirements; negotiating price, quality, and delivery; approving invoices.
Complete special projects by organizing and coordinating information and requirements; planning, arranging, and meeting schedules; monitoring results.
Provide historical reference by developing and utilizing filing and retrieval systems.
Improve program and service quality by devising new applications; updating procedures; evaluating system results with users.
Achieve financial objectives by anticipating requirements; submitting information for budget preparation; scheduling expenditures; monitoring costs; analyzing variances.
Maintain continuity among corporate, division, and local work teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; benchmarking professional standards; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks.
Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
1. Translating various kinds of company documents from Arabic into English and vice versa.
2. Preparing and translating a variety of contracts such as employment contracts and leasing contracts.
3. Preparing block visa documents in both Arabic and English.
4. Preparing visit visa documents including work visit visa and commercial visit visa.
5. Preparing all government-related documents
6. Issuing certificate of Origin by chamber of commerce for re-exporting purposes.
7. Preparing monthly report of GOSI besides filling in the required forms for new registries and termination.
8. Maintaining a schedule for renewing visit visas.
9. Performing as an interpreter during meetings, especially with government officers and Company's staff members.
Running all establishment activities.
Developing establishment capabilities.
Marketing for the establishment.
Hunting business opportunities.
Maximizing establishment’s revenues and profits.
Preparing weekly and monthly plan for export department.
Preparing assignments for subordinates.
Revising and approving all export documents and bills.
Preparing monthly and yearly report about tobacco quantities exported.
Preparing monthly and yearly report about invoices total.
Preparing monthly and yearly report about money amounts already drawn or being processed at Customs authority (drawback system).
Preparing deals with naval and air lines to get the best prices for fright on different criteria.
Attending meetings held at Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Industry, Customs Authority and Taxes Authority.
Coordinating with Finance department regarding all export financial affairs.
Helping Finance department prepare annual budget in relation with tobacco quantities.
Follow-up movements of containers from export ports to its final destinations.
Making sure of receiving goods to be exported by aviation at cargo village at Cairo Int’l airport.
Receiving naval and air bill of lading and enclosing them with other documents for sending to customers.
Making daily report about company’s shipments’ status.
