Operational Excellence Project Manager
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Flint Odaro
Production/Operational Excellence/Maintenance/Environmental Manager
Dynamic, innovative, and versatile Engineering/Maintenance/Production Manager skilled in World Class Manufacture and Lean methodologies to boost production efficiency while reducing implementing costs and minimizing environmental impacts. Proficient in evaluating existing protocols, identifying deficiencies, and establishing effective process improvements. Adepts are applying diverse problem-solving strategies to identify root causes and executing robust solutions. Exceptional presentation and communication skills. Skilled in leading and mentoring high-performing teams.
Areas of Expertise
●Production/Manufacturing Management
●Operational Excellence
●Motivational Team Leadership
●Maintenance Management
●Lean Management
●Training & Mentoring
●Environmental Compliance
●Change Management
Career Experience
Starondi Engineering Company Limited Feb 2020-Present
(Project Manager)
Driving an integrated continuous improvement program across all project sites including technical and engineering functions; Building internal team capabilities; Directs occupational health, safety, environment,and risk mitigation initiatives. Manage cross functional teams and oversee site capacity, engineering strategies. Outline project scope, drafted Sops, oversaw tendering and vendor award,and procurement of good and services. Led building and site maintenance encompassing air-conditioning units,lightening,automotive workshop, fleet of company vehicles,depots,supply plants, pipelines and generators.
Anheuser Busch-InBev (West Africa BU) (April 2012-Jan 2020)
(Packaging Manager ) 2016-2020
●Manage Human resources, Communication, Performance, Standards and Reporting. Responsible for a team of 6 direct reports (Team Leaders).
●Primary Change Agent leading the Tracking, Monitoring and Gap Analysis of Production Results; using data to support and communicate to Zonal and Global teams; the opportunities that exist, interventions required, and actions currently being implemented to achieve and sustain planned improvement.
●Lead investigations identify corrective/preventive actions to forestall recurrent process deviations whilst standardizing and embedding identified loop-closures.
●Translate and Lead the Implementation of Voyager Plant Optimization (VPO) Management Model in Production Operations.
●Optimize Process Performance by Conducting Administration, Optimizing Raw Material Usage, leading Continuous Improvement Projects and Effectively Planning Production.
●Maintain Maintenance Integrity, Plan and Implement Maintenance Priorities and Manage Maintenance Performance and Costs.
Anheuser Busch-InBev (West Africa BU)
(Environmental Manager) June 2017
●Coordinates all aspects of pollution control and waste management system for Primary Manufacturing; establishing targets and limits, training team members, leading audits, investigating, validating, updating new centerlines, developing control strategies and counter measures for waste elimination.
●Oversaw effluent and water abstraction plants, encompassing by-products income and expenses, environmental emergency response protocols, and waste and by-products destinations.
●Initiated and executed quick win process improvements on Micro-drum and belt press systems that drove COD and TSS improvements.
●Owned the Environmental Change Management System and validation process including process benchmarking and reapplication across plants that significantly helped to sustain environmental waste management practices.
●Audits, analyses and report environmental performance to internal and external clients and regulatory bodies and conduct impact assessments to identify, assess and reduce an organizations environmental risk and financial cost.
●Led Biogas regeneration initiatives whilst building team capability in problem solving skills (5WHYs, Abnormality Reports and ITFs).
●Earned Best in Class recognition for running an effluent treatment plant at 98% efficiency consistently.
●Recorded zero environmental incidents.
Anheuser Busch-InBev (West Africa BU)
(Team Leader, Packaging) April 2012-June 2016
●Program Member of SAB’s Manufacturing Way Operations Excellence steering group for the Implementation, Sustainability and Audit of Manufacturing Way principles in Onitsha Plant as a green field.
●Deployment of SAB’s Standardized and prescribed way of achieving Excellence in Supply Chain.
●Part of the team that did operational readiness and commissioning of Bottling lines 1,2 and Canning line 3 in Onitsha plant.
●Delivered the best bottle loss number in Africa using the PIP improvement methodology in packaging line 1 (Onitsha Plant).
●SUTR, FI and SIC/5WHY Work-stream Lead – Improvement Task force
●Managed multi-disciplinary teams to achieve operations deliverables.
●Developed and delivered improved performance against targets through effective problem solving, decision making and communication between shift teams, obtaining aligned planned activities with Operations Improvement Team, Engineering Support and Supply Planning.
●Drove adherence to SAB standards for health, safety, quality and environment while inspiring team member participation in all Maintenance and Operations Excellence activities geared towards improving plant performance.
●Led process improvement initiatives to ensure effective, safe operation and maintenance of Production Assets to improve reliability, optimize capacity and achieve business priorities for the department.
●Identified and followed through with capability development requirements for my team members.
Guinness Nigeria Plc, Benin Brewery, (Apr 2007-Apr 2012)
(Maintenance Engineer(Mechanical) May 2009-April 2012
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITY/EXPERIENCE
●Experienced in various RCA, SPC, lean manufacturing and continuous improvement maintenance techniques
●Experienced in HSE, Hazard Awareness, ISO policies, HACCP and other Health, Safety and environment procedures
●Reduces maintenance spent whilst maintaining full production capacity through the application of PIP.
●Increase overall equipment efficiency through the principle of WCM and BCM.
Guinness Nigeria Plc, Benin Brewery,
(Technical Operative) April 2007-May 2009
●Safely operated Production assets to achieve business deliverables
●Performed preventive maintenance tasks (CILT) and review records of performance checks for Quality, Cost, Delivery and Safety.
●Adequately handover at the end of every shift, ensuring that uncompleted tasks/faults are logged and well communicated to the next shift.
●Accurate documentation/reconciliation of data associated with Production Assets.
●Conversant with Industrial Safety Procedures/Regulations.
●People and Project Management.
●Strategic Planning and Execution
●Data driven Problem Evaluation and Decision-Making skills. (Intermediate Level proficiency in the use of Microsoft office tools.) Ability to take initiative and originate action.
●Structured Problem Evaluation skills. Familiar with the application of diverse RCPS techniques (5WHY, Abnormality Reports, ITFs) in different scenarios to drive improvement.
●Understanding of VPO Methodology.
●Knowledge of SYSPRO and MMIS Systems.
●Leadership and People management skills.
Education
Master of Business Administration
Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
Master of Science in Engineering Management
University of Benin, Nigeria.
Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
University of Benin, Nigeria.
Trainings and Development
●VPO Pillar Drill Down – ABI University
●Advanced Packaging-ABI,South Africa
●Leading and Managing at ABI - ABI University
●Train the Trainer Management Series-ABI University.
●Team leader development Program-SAB,Tanzania
●People Manager Development Series – Diageo Academy
●Change and Project Management – Diageo Academy
●Global Occupational Health and Safety Introduction - Diageo Academy Jan 2012
●HACCP – GNPLC Technical Department. Sept 2009
●Environmental Management-ABI,South Africa
●Competency-Based Interviewing
Professional Memberships
●Institute of Brewing and Distilling (IBD)
●Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE)
●Council of Registered Engineers of Nigeria (COREN )
Address: 202 Autumn Creek Lane Richmond Texas, 77406
Sex: Male
Referee: Available on Request.
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