Plant Manager

Nikola Hadzihristev

Sofia, Bulgaria addjxt@r.postjobfree.com

+359-***-***-*** www.linkedin.com/in/nhadjihristev/

Personal Details:

27.11.1976 Bulgarian Married

Director of Operations / Plant

Results-oriented, accomplished leader with extensive experience leading results-driven teams and executing robust operational strategies that drive revenue, boost efficiency, reduce cost, and improve productivity

Instrumental in converting underperforming businesses/operations into successful ones and driving business development initiatives that take the organisation to new levels of success. Stellar record of leading ground-breaking initiatives that saved millions in time and productivity costs. Demonstrated expertise in hollow glass, metallurgy, as well as renewable energy operations and maintenance. Adept at strengthening compliance as well as elevating output, quality, customer satisfaction, and employee morale. Deft at implementing new procedures and ensuring smooth running of routine operations.

Credible history of supporting businesses to attain bottom-line impact and gain competitive advantage. Adept at developing pioneering visions to facilitate competitive growth and business superiority. Recognised for clearly defending mission/goals, aligning people/resources, and constantly delivering results to exceed expectation. Talent for creating and implementing proactive contingency procedures in an event of any operational disruptions. An out-of-the-box thinker, creative problem solver, and articulate communicator with strong business acumen; deft at developing/mentoring teams, while building consensus across multiple organisational levels. Proven expertise in:

Project Management

P&L Management

Industrial Plant Management

Cross-functional Collaboration

Lean & 5S

KPI Management

Equipment Operations/Maintenance

Industrial Operations Management

Strategic Planning & Execution

Process Improvement/ Optimisation

Power Supply & Energy Efficiency

Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

Process Organisation & Efficiency

Quality Control & ISO Compliance

Glass Production & Business

Cost Saving

Change Management

Team Leadership

Safety Management

Budgeting & Forecasting

Stakeholder Management

TOP ACHIEVEMENTS

Transformed an underperforming company (Actis Glass) with multimillion-euro losses into profitable one in the first year of contract.

Realised net profit of €45M in three years while leading the biggest Russian Glassworks plant, Actis Glass.

Attained 30% growth by improving overall operation of Siberian Glassworks Company (Stekloteh).

Augmented Stomata Industry S.A monthly net profit by €1.8M and enhanced productivity by 14%.

Slashed equipment downtimes from 12% to 9% in Melt shop as well as from 2.3% to 1.2 % in Scrap Yard, Rolling Mills, Plate Mill, and Cold finishing plant.

Managed and delivered equipment modernisation projects worth €2M+ from inception to completion.

Saved 10% by overseeing the P&L account and keeping expenses under budget.

Utilised interpersonal skills to negotiate the first deal for electricity supply under liberalising electricity market conditions resulting in saving €200K annually.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

OOO “Stekloteh”, Stekloteh, Tyumen, Russia

Plant Director, 2019 to 2020

Siberian Glassworks Plant supplying glass container to Heineken, Carlsberg with €22M revenue, 440 employees, and headquarter in Tyumen, Russia.

Utilised 5S and Lean Manufacturing to implement visual management for communicating expectations, performance, and standards with a keen focus on improving organisational effectiveness. Developed Continuous improvement projects to improve products, services, and processes aimed at attaining incremental and breakthrough improvement. Implemented total productive maintenance (TPM) about equipment maintenance to maintain the integrity of production, safety, and quality systems that add business value.

Transformed €40M business from loss and drove profitability for the first time in the history of company.

Played a key role in minimising headcount by 22%, enhancing productivity by 24%, and boosting production efficiency (pack to melt ratio) from 72% to 80% respectively.

Slashed production cost by €30 per ton.

AO “Alex Trade” (ex Actis Glass), Novocherkassk, Russia

Plant Director, 2015 to 2018

The biggest glass containers producer in Russia with €93M revenue, 1200 employees, and headquarter in Novocherkassk, Russia.

Directed end-to-end operations associated with continuous improvement projects and TPM program implementation regarding equipment maintenance. Implemented 5S to eliminate waste and maintain an efficient, safe, and clean work environment.

Overturned the loss and saved €120M business from bankruptcy.

Achieved 41% overall cost efficiency in year one

Realised net profit of €1.5M per month

Minimised headcount by 53%, optimised productivity by 19%, enhanced Furnaces pull over by 90%, and elevated production efficiency by 11% (pack to melt ratio from 75% up to 86%) respectively.

Reduced customer claims by 12% by improving output quality.

Diminished equipment downtime from 3.4% to 1.2% respectively.

Serbian Glass Factory, Paraćin, Serbia

Executive Director, Operations & Technology, 2014 to 2015

Glass container producer with €19M revenue, 880 employees, and headquarter in Paraćin, Serbia.

Ensured smooth running of business by serving as an Executive board member in charge for operations and equipment. Modernised/updated production process by collaborating with the glass industry consulting firm ClearPerformance. Ensured optimal quality by proactively overseeing quality control operations while deploying ISO standards to achieve desired results.

Transformed factory from €2M losses to €200K monthly profit within six months.

Leveraged technical skills to fix a major issue and brought an investment of €20M into operation.

Saved €700K on a monthly basis by improving internal controls associated with cost.

Elevated output quality that reduced customer claims by 80%.

Streamlined organisation’s structure and hierarchy resulting in diminishing payroll costs by 60%.

Contributed to optimising production efficiency by 10% (pack to melt" ratio from 70% up to 78%).

Improved technological process, which resulted in minimising the production costs by 17%.

Additional Experience: Operations Development Manager for Stomata Industry S.A Plant Director for NOMAC - PV Plant Karadzhalovo Technical Manager, Sofia Plant and Head of Energy Sector & Electronic Department for BA Glass SEE (Ex Yioula Group) Manager Electrical Maintenance Blast Furnaces Plant and Electrical Maintenance Technician, 1st Blast Furnace for Kremikovtzi Metallurgical Plant

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

PhD Course - Energy Effectiveness of Industrial Plants Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria

Master of Electrical Engineering Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria

Technical Secondary Education - Automotive Mechanic Vocational High School of Mechanical Techniques, Bulgaria

Training & Certificates:

Lean Green Belt Course Health & Safety at Work Environment Siemens Simatic S7 PLC Automation System

Internal Auditing & Compliance with ISO 19011, OHSAS 18001, ISO 22000, ISO 9001, and ISO 14001

Languages: English (B2) – Fluent Russian – Fluent Bulgarian - Native

Technical Skills: MS Office, AutoCAD, ERPs (SAP, JDEduards, 1C) CMMS (Total Maintenance)

Other Activities:

Majan Glass, Oman – Operational audit as part of ClearPerformance Team, responsible for Plant Operation, Mold repair, Machine repair, Cold end

SISECAM Glassworks factory Eskisehir Turkey – Operational audit as part of ClearPerformance team, responsible for Machine repair, Cold end

Technical University of Sofia, Department of Electrical Supply & Equipment – Member of a work-group for academic program development

Bulgarian Federation of Industrial Energy Consumers – Vice-Chairman

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