Imran Khan

Senior manufacturing and factory operations leader with 17+ years of experience across FMCG biscuits/cakes and industrial manufacturing. Currently leading end-to-end operations at EBM / Cornet Food Ltd (CFL) Punjab, with accountability for manufacturing, engineering, projects, EHS, administration, utilities, infrastructure, cost, productivity, capacity and site governance. Strong track record in factory start-up/recovery, large CAPEX, operational excellence, automation and digital manufacturing, cost reduction, OEM/vendor management and cross-functional transformation.

Experienced in managing complex commissioning and stabilization programs while maintaining high standards of safety, quality, GMP and food-safety compliance.

Factory Manager / Factory Head – CFL Punjab at EBM / Cornet Food Ltd (CFL) (2024-07 – Present)

Lead end-to-end factory operations at CFL Punjab covering Manufacturing, Engineering, Projects, EHS, Administration, Utilities, Infrastructure, Cost, Productivity and operational governance.

• Restarted and made CFL Punjab operational within approximately 4 months, covering site readiness, infrastructure, utilities, machinery overhaul, GMP/hygiene controls and production stabilization.
• Lead Line 03 / Sooper capacity recovery and commissioning, coordinating Production, Engineering, QA, Projects and OEM teams to restore production capability and stabilize performance.
• Manage major CAPEX and factory transformation portfolio, including projects exceeding PKR 1.5B, equipment installation/overhauling, automation and infrastructure readiness.
• Lead Project Aurora digital manufacturing agenda across 3 factories, including OEE, IoT/SCADA, digital production logs, energy/resource monitoring and plant-management integration.
• Delivered Project Tri-Fusion in 25 days and drive rapid execution of infrastructure and equipment-readiness activities.
• Drive cost, productivity and capacity improvement through manpower optimization, low-cost automation, line utilization, efficiency improvement and loss elimination.
• Delivered approximately PKR 68M savings at CFL Punjab through manpower/productivity and efficiency initiatives; reduced direct-labour cost from PKR 15.59/kg to PKR 13.78/kg.
• Achieved strong operational performance including approximately 97% OEE on Sooper Line 2, indirect energy 16.6 kWh/ton against ≤22 target, and water consumption 1.236 m³/ton against 1.334 target.
• Maintain a strong EHS culture and leadership safety routines; CFL Punjab achieved zero Lost Time Injuries in FY 2025–26 over more than 2.1 million safe man-hours.
• Established site-level SOPs, governance routines, KPI reviews and cross-functional systems to support scalable and sustainable factory performance.
• Lead OEM/vendor relationships and technical interventions with international suppliers for ovens, automation, feeding systems, combustion, utilities and production equipment.

Senior Manager – Production at EBM (2018-12 – 2024-06)

• Managed production of approximately 450 tons/day across 9 biscuit lines and 2 cake lines.
• Drove group-wide digitalization roadmap covering OEE, SAP integration and automation upgrades across 3 factories.
• Delivered PKR 250M+ savings through yield-loss reduction, efficiency improvement and production initiatives.
• Reduced waste and rework by approximately 40% over two years through Kaizen, process discipline and operator capability development.
• Improved productivity by 10%, generating approximately PKR 30M annual savings through low-cost automation.
• Maintained conversion-cost performance despite rising input costs, supporting contribution-margin improvement.
• Led bulk sunflower-oil strategy delivering approximately PKR 9M annual savings.
• Worked cross-functionally with Supply Chain, QA, R&D, Engineering, Finance and Commercial teams to improve service, cost and manufacturing performance.

Engineering & Project Manager at EBM (2016-07 – 2018-12)

• Led engineering and maintenance organization with 6 shift engineers and 35 staff across 3 shifts.
• Reduced unplanned downtime by 40% within six months and achieved 99.2% uptime.
• Implemented 5S and TPM Level 3 and strengthened EHS, GMP, reliability and maintenance governance.
• Led major CAPEX projects including Cake Line (PKR 1B), Sooper Biscuit Line (PKR 500M), New Biscuit Line (PKR 500M) and Chocolate Enrobing Plant (PKR 25M).
• Delivered engineering cost-saving innovations including half-roll to pillow-pack conversion (~PKR 20M saving) and heat-exchanger overhaul (~PKR 30M saving).
• Managed project execution, commissioning, contractor coordination, technical procurement and OEM engagement.

Assistant Maintenance Manager at EBM (2013-08 – 2016-06)

Maintenance, utilities, reliability and plant engineering responsibilities supporting EBM manufacturing operations.

Assistant Manager – Maintenance & Utilities at Atlas Battery Ltd (GS Yuasa JV) (2009-06 – 2013-07)

• Managed preventive/corrective maintenance, utilities, reliability and condition monitoring.
• Supported ERP/MMS implementation and plant equipment/utilities installation and commissioning.
• Reduced breakdown losses by approximately PKR 4M/month through reliability and maintenance improvements.

MBA in Supply Chain Management – SZABIST Islamabad

B.E. in Mechanical Engineering – NUST (2008)