Manager Engineer

BIJENDER DAHIYA

**** ********* ******, ***********, ** L5W 1R2

P: 905-***-****; E: ********@*****.***

PROFILE

. Over 15 years progressive supervision and management experience within

the Pharmaceutical, Food and Construction industries.

. HACCP,GMP and SQF level II trained.

. In-depth knowledge of Ontario Health & Safety Act.

. BPCS Inventory Software; WMS (Warehouse Management System); MRP

ClassII; MSOffice Suite.

EDUCATION

. Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), University Of Poona, 1994

. Canadian Equivalency from World Education Services, 2005

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Freshline Foods Inc., Mississauga, ON Mar 2013 - June

2013

Senior Operations Manager

Ensure the smooth functioning of all areas of operations through 4

Production Supervisors, 1 QA Manager, 1 Sanitation Manager, 3 Maintenance

Mechanics and 190 hourly across 2 shifts.

. In charge of operational activities: Production, Maintenance, Quality,

Safety and Customer fulfillment.

. Indentify new improvement opportunities, automation projects and

labour reductions.

. New product development launches.

. Coach, train and guide supervisory team to be more productive,

inclusive and effective leaders.

. Part of Executive Team in preparation of and implementation of BRC.

Major Accomplishments:

. Made to changes to line layout of 4 major line to improve flow and

productivity and increasing floor space. Relocated onion room, removed

special cuts room, relocated apple line.

. Hired 30 FT employees to reduce temp work force.

. Hired a FT Electrician to reduce outside contracting cost.

. Contracted out sanitation work to improve sanitation and reduce temps

and costs.

. Got 12 FT employees trained in First aid to ensure coverage on both

shifts and all depts.

. Introduced monthly communication meetings with hourly employees and

weekly Action plan meetings with Production Supervisors, QA and

maintenance teams.

. Co-lead BRC preparation team with Director of Ops.

Sun Rich Fresh Foods, Brampton, ON Oct. 2006 - Mar

2013

Production Manager

Senior Site Business Unit Leader managing all aspects of the customer

fulfillment process in a safe, efficient and cost effective manner. Foster

a collaborative environment with all cross functional teams to accomplish

Corporate and Plant Objectives through the development of projects, best

practices, standardized processes, programs and tools to continually

improve the operation creating new value for the customer year over year

while achieving bottom line results. Key focus areas included safety,

quality improvement, yield, labour, productivity, materials management,

values and culture.

. Safety: Foster a safe work environment and participate in plant

related safety activities to ensure safety policies, procedures,

programs, practices and standards were adopted, adhered to and

maintained.

. Quality: Support and assist driving quality initiatives, ensuring

Supervisors, TL's and Employees working understanding of product

specifications, GMPs, HACCP, hygiene and production procedures.

. Productivity: Manage the business, controlled and oversaw facility

operations to achieve and/or exceed labour, efficiencies and cost

targets.

. Leadership & Coaching: Supported Sun Rich Values & Culture through

fostering a collaborative team environment of open communication,

motivation and provision of prompt and effective responses to employee

concerns.

. Continuous Improvement: Support and drive CI (continuous improvement)

mind-set and culture that resulted in greater generation of ideas and

solutions that delivered greater efficiencies and added value for our

Customers.

Major Accomplishments

. Implemented automation projects worth more then $1 million dollars

over a period of 4 years.

. Improved GP from 17% in 2006 to above 21.5% in 2012

. Reduced labor from 15% in 2007 to 11.5% in 2013

. Reduced lost time incidents from 10 in 2006 to 1 in 2011 and 1 in 2012

. Improved Cut, Mix and RFT from 85% in 2007 to above 90% in 2012

. Reduced manpower from 180 to 95 across two shifts through

implementation of Lean Culture and CI Projects.

. Successfully achieved Greenbelt Accreditation through quantifiable

Continuous Improvements projects.

. White Belt Training for more than 60+ hourly employees.

. Played an active role in preparing site for SQF level II.

Zap Paintball, Strathroy, London May 2005 - Oct.

2006

(Division of Accucaps Industries)

Production Supervisor

. Ensured smooth functioning of all aspects of Production and

Packaging.

. Manage product quality, productivity, manpower, health and safety

regulations through team of 6 Team Leaders and 45 hourly

Production/Packaging Operators.

. Plan and coordinate all activities of manufacturing.

. Interact with employees on a regular basis, monitoring their

attendance and performance while communicating company policies and

procedures.

. Identify and implement operational CI changes

. Maintained schedule rotation, attendance and vacation in alignment to

company policies

. Provide leadership training and development for all production

personnel in all aspects of their responsibilities and use of

equipment.

. Communicate with Cross Functional Supervisors and Production Manager

to ensure proper planning and execution of responsibilities in

alignment to production/product demands.

. Worked on MRP Class II inventory system.

Major Accomplishments

. Implemented 4 process changes resulting in savings of more then $100K

annually.

. Spearhead training and implementation of MRP Class II.

. Assisted labour reduction by identifying non-value added

employees/activities.

Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc, Brampton, ON

Sept. 2003 - May 2005

Packaging Line Leader

Morrison Lamothe Inc, Toronto, ON

Aug. 2000 - Sept. 2003

Production Lead Hand Production (Unionized)

D.L.F. Universal Ltd. India

Nov. 1994 - July 2000

Project Engineer

Professional Development

. Lean Greenbelt Certified; Leadership Skills Training; Health & Safety

Certification; St. John First-Aid

REFERENCES

. Excellent references available upon request

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