Manager Human Resources

DAWINDER SINGH BABBAR

Cell:- 780-***-**** E-mail: **************@*****.*** ca.linkedin.com/in/dawinderbabbar

Experienced manufacturing professional with an engineering degree and over 13 years of progressive experience with

demonstrated leadership and organizational development skills. Extremely fast learner, results oriented and have a

proven track record of delivering exceptional results in the areas of safety, quality improvement, cost reduction and team

building.

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Plant Manager: Oct 2011 – Aug 2013

Lilydale Foods (A Sofina Foods Company). Edmonton

• Managed a budget of $50M and 13M kgs of product processed annually. Accountable for product yield, labour

efficiency and overhead expenses. Saved $1.2M annually by efficiency improvement.

• Effectively managed production, maintenance, shipping, procurement and QA department with a focus on effective

work order planning, process flow improvement and inventory control. Saved $80K annually by managing inventories.

• Fostered a safe working environment through the development of strategies focused on accident reduction as well as

energy minimization. Ensured compliance to all OHS and environmental regulatory and corporate standards.

Reduced workplace injuries by 42%.

• Ensured effective application of QA programs and processes to meet required product quality. Played a key role in

getting the plant BRC A-certification and reduced customer complaint by 68%.

• Continually developed the capability and skill set of the organization to achieve business goals. Managed

performance through setting objectives, and development plans, providing consistent feedback, and conducted timely

performance reviews.

• Identified, developed, presented and implemented many key projects for labour savings and work place safety. This

includes a complete new packaging line project of $950K.

• Oversaw effective deployment of human resources throughout the plant and reduced the grievances by over 80%.

Production Manager: July 2010 – Oct 2011

Maple Leaf Foods, Canada Bread Company Ltd. Edmonton

• Managed a budget of $27M and 60M kgs of product processed annually.

• Controlled departmental operating costs by effective use of Six Sigma and Downtime Analysis. Saved $225K annually

on the roll line and $320K annually on the bread line.

• Ensured all product orders are produced on time with no shortfall in quality or quantity. Increased fill rate to 99.6%.

• Used six sigma DMAIC tool and achieved a labour savings of $150K annually.

• Conducted regular meetings with all supervisors and plant employees (120 employees) to embrace the importance of

Food Safety as well as Health and Safety. Exceeded external audit scoring for quality stats.

• Selected to lead western Canada for implementation of SAP. Successfully implemented SAP at all work stations

including designing reports and helping and guiding all employees through the change management.

• Fostered and maintained a positive labour relations environment by ensuring that all employees are treated with

respect, grievances are dealt with in a timely manner, and employees are communicated with in an open manner.

• Monitored production inputs and outputs to minimize product loss. Designed, implemented and monitored KPI by shift

which is currently being used by all the Canada bread plants in western Canada.

• Participated in the recommendation and implementation for capital improvements for equipment and plant facilities.

Some of the projects included launching “smart bread”, new wide bread pans and commissioning a new tortilla line.

Senior Production Supervisor: Mar 2009 – July 2010

Maple Leaf Foods, Canada Bread Company Ltd. Edmonton

• Improve the Company competitive position by controlling operating costs, monitoring and improving production

methods and systems and recommending improvements in equipment and plant facilities. Achieved labour reduction

savings of $100K annually

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• Promote and maintain an effective plant safety regime. Reduced workplace injuries by 66 %.

• Designed and implemented a process to retain hourly talent and actively engaged in foreign workers program.

Reduced manpower turnover by 72%.

• Designed and implemented SOP at all stations on bread and roll line.100% completion.

• Liaise with Process Supply Manager, Quality Assurance, Health & Safety, Maintenance, Finance, Human Resources,

Procurement, Supply Chain and Sales and Marketing as required.

• All orders scheduled or otherwise, produced and delivered on time with no shortfall in quality, quantity or format.

• Designed, implemented and monitored efficiency reports which is still being used by the company.

• Promote and maintain positive labor relations through direction of treating of all employees with respect. Ensure

expedient handling of grievances and ensure resolution is consistent with the intent of the Collective Agreement.

• Ensure plant compliance to Government regulations and Company specifications for HACCP, Sanitation and Safety

through close liaison with appropriate personnel and by directing subordinates.

Production Supervisor: Apr 2005 – Mar 2009

Maple Leaf Foods, Canada Bread Company Ltd. Edmonton

• Ran bread and roll line shifts. Reduced roll line shift waste by 4.6% and bread line by 2.9%.

• Designed and implemented employee schedule in a 24/7 plant with a multi-shift unionized environment operations.

The schedule is still currently being used by the company.

• Took initiatives and exercising timely and good judgments in day-to-day business decisions.

• Developed and supervised crews on shift. Being action oriented and provided leadership to employees and directing

production and related activities on a shift. Provided performance management counseling and/or progressive

discipline in a timely fashion when required.

• Maintained a safe working environment and ensured early and safe return of injured workers to modified and/or

productive duties.

• Focused always on maximizing production efficiency and minimizing plant waste. Maintained and improved high

product quality standards.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Managed internal forecasting tool.

• Implemented product sequence planning, packaging and raw material.

• Coordinated outsourced production.

Officer – Production: Sep 2002 – Aug 2004

Kudos Chemie Ltd. India

• Operated and supervised all the operations of producing the powdered caffeine from raw and packing in various forms

(powder, compacted granules and extruded granules).

Executive Production: Dec 1999 – Sep 2002

Epic Food Products Pvt. Ltd. India

• Formulated and packaged the beverage as per the specifications.

• Preformed bottles and packaging of bottled water.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION/SKILLS/TRAININGS

• Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Food Technology. Graduated in 1999.

• Dairy industry - 14 weeks (Internship program part of the B.E study)-1997

• Canning industry- 14 weeks(Internship program part of the B.E study)-1998

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• Baking School (Montreal, Canada)- 2007

• Six sigma Green belt- 2009

• Piloting effective health and safety programs- Alberta Association for Safety partners, Management strategies, 2012

• Predictive Index certified.-2013

• Contract negotiation experience.

• Completed Dale Carnegie (understanding human relations)- Graduated in 2009.

• Proficient in MS office.

• Numerous professional development events and seminars in Health & Safety, human rights, diversity awareness, and

performance management- (2005-2013)

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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