PRODUCTION OFFICER at NATIONAL BISCUIT INDUSTRIES SAOG (2024-11 – Present)
- Biscuits production, Snacks production, Wafer production.
- Shift leading & Execution.
- Overseeing and ensuring compliance with food safety regulations and quality standards during production processes across various snack lines.
- Conducting regular audits of production areas to evaluate adherence to sanitary guidelines.
- Developing and implementing standard operating procedures (SOPs) for equipment operation and maintenance to minimize downtime.
- Manufacturing equipment knowledge: American extrusion, TNA, Marmack, Ishida, Prima/ GEA Imaforni/New Era, HAAS Oven system & Peerless, CAVANNA, Make well, Multipack, HBS, Learning Demorex delfi robo, Omari, Unipack, peters packing system.
- Maintained GMP and GHP standards across 7 processing lines including extruded products, pellets, corn curls, corn rings, corn ball, Biscuits, wafer & ensuring high-quality production.
- Planning execution and coordination between all department directly indirectly involved
- Collaborated with maintenance teams to reduce breakdown times and ensure continuous production flow.
- Conducted training programs for staff on food safety leadership and efficient operation, achieving packing machine efficiency above 98.5%.
- Controlled Materials variance, on time delivery, materials planning.
- Oversee the execution of production schedules to ensure timely completion and meet production targets.
- Manage inventory of raw materials and packaging supplies to ensure uninterrupted production flow and optimize resource utilization.
- Implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance production efficiency and reduce waste in snack manufacturing processes.
- Reduction in changeover time, coordination with maintenance team for maintenance activity
- Implemented and monitored SOPs for complex machinery such as American extrusion and HAAS Oven system enhancing operational efficiency and reducing equipment downtime.
- Developed and monitored key performance indicators (KPIs) for production lines to improve operational efficiency and product consistency.
- Supervised and optimized operations across multiple production lines including biscuits, wafers, and snacks ensuring adherence to quality and safety standards.
- Led cross-departmental coordination efforts to streamline production processes, ensuring timely delivery and minimizing materials variance.
- Directed shift operations focusing on efficient resource allocation and manpower management to meet high-volume production targets.
- Implemented training programs and coordinated cross-departmental activities to reduce downtime, manage maintenance breakdowns, and ensure smooth production flow in a high-volume snack manufacturing plant.
- Managed daily shift activities and supervised a team of 2 supervisor and 2 line lead and 280 manpower across 7 processing lines producing various snack, biscuits products, ensuring smooth operations and timely target achievement.
- Conducted root cause analysis and implemented HACCP protocols to minimize process and quality loss, enhancing overall productivity and reducing packing material waste.
PRODUCTION OFFICER (Unit production manager) at ALI SHAIHANI GROUP OF FOOD INDUSTRY (2023-05 – 2024-10)
- Oversaw and optimized production processes to maintain compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Good Hygiene Practices (GHP) in a high-volume snack manufacturing facility.
- Led a team of over 20 supervisors in achieving daily production targets while maintaining optimal workforce efficiency in a facility with a monthly production capacity exceeding 1500 tons.
- Conducted staff training on food safety and quality assurance, resulting in enhanced product quality and achieving packing machine efficiency rates above 98.5%.
PRODUCTION OFFICER (SHIFT INCHARGE) at BALAJI WAFERS PRIVATE LIMITED (2021-07 – 2023-05)
- Maintaining GMP, GHP in snacks production and processing.
- Managing daily shift activities & handling 13 processing lines of chips (wafers) in Extruded product lines, potato lines, namkeen lines, mix-namkeen lines, coated Peanut lines, kathod (pea, masoor, moong dal, Chana dal etc.), puffed rice (sev mamra) processing lines.
- Handling large capacity plant over 1800 tons monthly production with working manpower capacity of 700+.
- Directing of 30-supervisors (packing supervisors & line supervisors) team for daily target achievement.
- Monitoring all shift activities including human resources.
- Managing and scheduling all cleaning activities within plant e.g. CIP cleaning, changeovers cleaning, etc.
- Minimizing process loss, quality loss, and maintaining productivity and minimizing packing material loss etc.
- Coordinating with all department related to production for effective utilization of available resources and for filling departmental gap.
- During breakdown effectively managing maintenance manpower to minimize process loss and rescue breakdown time.
- Providing training to staff members who are associated with production for leadership food safety.
- Full focus on quality of product and giving packing machine efficiency above 98.5% by managing training for operators by the help of packing in-charges and engineers.
- Root cause analysis, HACCP, documented work, filling daily production planning and plan VS actual reports, why-why analysis reports, departmental mailing, keeping and checking all production related records etc.
- Checking records and stock management, report management, checklist, calibration record checking, calibrating production related things etc.
- Following standard of GMP, GHP, FSSSC, FSSAI, ISO22000 5.1 and HACCP, 5S, continuous improvements.
- Making DAILY PRODUCTION REPORT, Filling OEE report into SAP-HANA, filling Packing efficiency reports and other departmental work in Excel, Word, SAP, etc.
- Reporting to production manager.
- Knowledge of processing Equipments: Heat and control/ Florigo TNA /Favourite Frying system, American Extruder.
- Packing machine: ISHIDA, TNA, ATLAS, Marmack.
TRAINEE at THE KUTE GROUP DAIRY INDUSTRY (2021-04 – 2021-07)
- Learning industrial system and acquire industrial knowledge and learning what actually done in food industry as compare to theoretical knowledge.
