CONTACT INFORMATION

Name: Mehdi Khatibi

Address: ***** ****** ***** ***, ***** Potomac, MD,20878

Cellphone : +1-240-***-****

E-mail: ad1vt8@r.postjobfree.com

Chemical Engineer with 15 years of experience in industrial production and managing the resources and services necessary for producing quality products. Proven expertise in scheduling, staffing, procuring, maintaining equipment, overseeing quality, inventory control and co- ordinating production activities among departments.

Comprehensive knowledge in establishing structure of Engineering and Quality in all stages of Production (ISO9001-2000) and the Global Automotive Quality Standard TS16949. The OH&S and risk management, International Specifications, Procedures and Safety Codes and general Site Safety (AS1940).

Seeking an opportunity to support Manufacturing Operations through Operation,

Plant or Production Planning Management.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Recochem Inc. Jun 2014 – Present

Plant/Facilities Manager

Industry experience

Experienced Dangerous Goods manager and worked closely with local WA regulators (DWER, DMP and DEFES)

Pro-active in improving efficiency

Planned and implemented procedures to ensure operations were continuously adhering to engineering designs, specifications, quality standards, schedules and budget

Production Control to meet schedules

Ensured adherence to Quality and OH&S standards

Improved Systems and Reporting procedures

Excellent communication and organizational skills

Co-ordination of equipment installation teams

Knowledge of ERP and MRP system (MAPICS) and DIFOT System.

Utilized Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, SPC and related process improvement techniques to ensure the most cost-effective Manufacturing Process

High level computer skills including AS400, PowerPoint, Excel, Word.

Knowledge of and experienced in Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and Process Safety Management (PSM)

Experienced in managing production cycles of Chemical & Coolant processing companies, specializing in cost and production management for profit maximization and effective inventory management.

Key responsibilities:

OHS&E

Maintained site safety and regulatory compliance in operations

Ensured plant personnel compliance with established systems.

Actively participated in and demonstrated leadership of all OHS&E initiatives.

Issue of maintenance work permits in accordance with procedural and statutory requirements.

Plant Activities Management

Production planning of Coolants and Solvents and issue of required work orders.

Ensured the work orders are completed fully prior to receipt.

Ensured sufficient notice is provided to purchasing function for raw materials and packaging purchases to meet the production plans.

Inventory management for supply of raw materials & packaging is closely managed so that costs are kept to a minimum and there is no undersupply based on requirements

Managed activities of production and logistics personnel, allocate staffing, contract “Casual” labour, maintain labour costs against budget, track and report rework labour costs.

Production & Logistics operation to meet supply requirements in accordance with parameters agreed by the business eg. DIFOT, Lead-time targets etc

Maintained the monthly operations performance sheet.

In conjunction with the Logistics Manager, provided management of local transport.

Led stock take processes including physical count, data entry and reconciliation.

Managed scheduling of incoming & outgoing containers to optimize site utilization and minimize demurrage.

Identified plant areas that require investment and the benefits that would result from such investment.

Liaised with local customer service to meet customer requirements.

Facilities Management

Where required, identified alternate service providers for site services, conduct a cost analysis and provide recommendations to the Operations Manager - ANZ. Seek approval prior to changes.

Acted as a local contact point for Regulatory authorities and the property owner or their delegates

Indicated delivery of service on invoices from local providers and authorize invoice payments within approved limits.

People Management

Conducted annual reviews for all Award based production & Logistics personnel.

Co-ordinated delivery of identified Award personnel training

Recochem Inc.

Production Manager. Jul 2010-2014

Key responsibilities:

Managed the manufacture of finished products and ensure that all aspects of legislation that relate to Dangerous Goods storage and handling, internal-or customer’s quality and safety requirements were complied with and focussed on continuous improvement of all functions within the operational area and development of the skills of the staff.

OHS&E

Maintained site safety and regulatory compliance in production.

Ensured plant personnel compliance with established systems.

Actively participated in and demonstrated leadership of all OHS&E initiatives.

Issued maintenance work permits in accordance with procedural and statutory requirements.

Production Planning and Manufacturing

Performed Daily production planning for Operation of Liquid Hydrocarbon &Coolant.

Scheduled and co-ordinated industrial solvent & Coolant Production.

Co-ordinated with the supply chain planner and purchasing manager on matters relating to planning production.

Co-ordinated activities of production staff, allocated staff, contract ”casual” labour hire, maintained labour cost against budget, tracked and reported rework labour cost.

Was responsible for ensuring that the plant production targets were met.

Maintained plant efficiencies on a monthly basis, including rework and identified areas for improvement.

Co-ordinated scheduling of incoming and outgoing containerised goods to optimise site utilisation and minimise demurrage

People

Conducted annual reviews for all Award based production personnel

Co-ordinated delivery of identified Award personnel training

Product development

Active involvement in commissioning of new equipment and implementation of new and modified procedures and work instructions

Reviewed and sign-off of proposed new and related products.

Checked the quality of all industrial products and raw material in the lab and compared with the retained samples.

Worked with the supply planner & manager to ensure all raw materials were ordered on time

Checked all products without any label in the lab to determine content

Determined the right solution for disposal of all returned products from customers.

Hempel Company

Production Manager December 2004 - December 2008

Production Manager at Hempel Company (Manufacturer of Industrial &Marine Coating)

CTI Consultants Pty Ltd, Perth Australia

Coating Supervisor October 2002 - December 2004

Performed Inspection of blasting and painting operation of various tank and internal epoxy coating systems.

Performed supervision and allocation of work Allocating work to blasters spray painters, manual painters and helper.

EDUCATION

Tehran University August 1997 - May 2001

Bachelor of Science – Chemical Engineering

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Certifications and Accreditations (include license, registration number):

Certificate in Australia Dangerous Goods regulations (ADG 7)

Certificate in operation of Emergency Control Organization

Certificate in Lean Production by TUV NORD (Germany)

COMPUTER SKILLS

Mapics

MS Office applications – Excel (Advanced), Word, Access, Powerpoint etc

MS Visio & Project

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