Ali raza Wattoo

Detail-oriented Industrial Chemist with 6+ years of experience across the textile and chemical manufacturing industries, now progressing into production and quality management. Skilled in chemical analysis, quality control testing, product formulation, and R&D, with a track record of optimizing processes, maintaining regulatory compliance, and improving product consistency.

Assistant Manager - Bismillah Textile

(2024-05)

• Oversee day-to-day textile production operations across [X] lines, ensuring schedules and quality targets are met.
• Monitor and optimize machinery utilization, reducing downtime by [X]% through proactive maintenance scheduling.
• Plan and coordinate production schedules, improving on-time output by [X]% / meeting [X]% of deadlines.
• Lead quality audits across production output, identifying and correcting defects to reduce rejection rate by [X]%.
• Supervise a team of [X] production staff, [add detail: training, shift management, KPI tracking, etc.].

Chemist – Laboratory - Olympia Chemical Industry, Khushab - Khushab

(2021-09 - 2024-05)

• Tested raw materials, intermediates, and finished goods against quality standards, maintaining a [X]% pass rate / catching [X] non-conformances per [period].
• Developed [X] new formulations and improved existing product lines through applied research, resulting in [cost/consistency improvement].
• Optimized chemical processes for efficiency and cost-effectiveness, reducing raw material waste/cost by [X]%.
• Maintained detailed, audit-ready records of all tests, analyses, and findings in [SAP/Oracle/other system].
• Refined formulations for new and existing product lines, supporting [X] product launches/improvements.

Chemist – Laboratory - Sitara Chemical Industry, Faisalabad - Faisalabad

(2019-04 - 2021-08)

• Reduced environmental impact of chemical processes by [specific initiative, e.g. switching to a lower-impact solvent, cutting effluent by X%].
• Assisted in managing lab and chemical procurement costs, contributing to [X]% savings on [budget area].
• Assessed product stability and shelf life under varying environmental conditions, informing [X] formulation adjustments.
• Safely managed and disposed of hazardous chemicals in full compliance with [relevant regulatory standard, e.g. EPA/local EHS regulations], with zero safety incidents.
• Followed strict handling, storage, and disposal protocols to minimize risk of accidents or contamination.

MS - Textile Chemistry - National Textile University, Faisalabad

BSc - Chemistry (Organic Chemistry) - Govt. College University, Faisalabad (2014 - 2018)

Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) - Pre-Engineering - Board of Faisalabad (2012 - 2014)