Manager Superintendent

Location:

Blantyre, Southern Region, Malawi

Posted:

July 09, 2020

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Omar Reza Abdeen.

Address: Knitwear Industries Ltd (Malawi).

P.O.Box:- 355,

Plot 128, Kidney Crescent Road.

Blantyre, Malawi.

Central Africa.

Phone: + 265 1/111941867

+265-***-****** / +265-***-******

+265-***-******

E-mail: ***********@*****.***

PERSONEL INFORMATION

Full Name : Omar Reza Abdeen.

Nationality : Sri Lankan Malay.

Date of Birth : 5th June 1968.

School : Trinity College – Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Civil Status : Married with Two Children.

Sex : Male.

Passport Number : N2923960 (Sri Lankan PP).

E-mail : ***********@*****.***

Skype Address : omar reza abdeen

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Current Status in Malawi: Permanent Resident

(From May 2014)

(Over 16 yrs. in Malawi)

Private Address : No. 167/2, Gongawela Road,

Matale.

Sri Lanka

Cell: 009**********

Education

: Passed the G.C.E (Ordinary Level) Examination with 5 Credit Passes including English Language.

: Studied Up to G.C.E (Advance Level), In Subjects Consisting of Agriculture, Botany, Zoology and Chemistry.

: Certificates in Part Time Agriculture Diploma Course’s Conducted by Trinity College Institute of Agriculture Pallekalle, Sri Lanka In : Crop Production

Animal Husbandry

Farm Management

Horticulture

Certificate from National Institute of Plantation Management- Sri Lanka on Language Proficiency Examination.

Five Years on the Job Training in Book Keeping, Accounts, Administration & Management.

:Technical Knowledge in Tea Manufacturing,

Factory Machinery (Orthodox / Rote vane, LTP/VSTP, Knowledge in C.T.C, Decaffeinated, Green Tea, Instant/RTD Tea Manufacture. 3 P a g e

Experience

Over 30 Years’ Experience in General / Operations & Administrative Management.

1st January 1988 to 31st March 2002 in the Tea Plantation Management, As an:-

1. Asst. Superintendent – 10 Years.

Court lodge Estate, Midlands Estate, Concordia Estate, Park Estate, 2. Senior Asst. Superintendent – 3 Years

Delmar Estate, Uva Highlands Estate

3. Superintendent – 2 1/2 Years.

Chelsea Estate, Downside Estate

Companies worked in Sri Lanka:

1. Sri Lanka State Plantation Corporation.(Government Sector) 2. Aitken Spence Plantations (Pvt) Ltd.

3. Bartleet Plantations (Pvt) Ltd.

4. James Finlay’s Plantations (Pvt) Ltd.

5. Malwatte Valley Plantations (Pvt) Ltd.

I was directly responsible for the mentioned areas : 1. Field Management.

2. Factory Management.

3. Workshop (Machinery / Vehicles) Management.

4. Human Resource Management.

5. Labour & Staff Management.

6. Office Administration.

7. Medical & Social Welfare Management.

8. Stores & Warehouse Management.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Driving License (Sri Lankan Driving License / SADC Driving License).

Hobbies

Playing, Tennis, Cricket, Badminton, Rugby Football, Watching & Protecting Wild Life,

Attending Social Functions.

OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE

From February 2002 to April 2004

Appointed as The Operations Manager/ Agriculture Manager Rabs Processors Ltd, Malawi. One of the 10 Top Agro based Companies in Malawi, Generating over a

$150 million Per month at the time.

The Following Areas were directly Supervised and Managed by Me. 1. 2 Maize Flour Mills – Max.Capacity 3000MT per day. 2. 2 Corn / Soya Blending Extruder's – Max Capacity 2500MT per a day. 3. Dhal Processing Mill - Capacity 1120mt per month (for the local & 4. Export market).

5. Work Shop – Machinery & Motor Vehicles & Security.

Handling of Personal over +500 Permanent & Casual Labour &

Staff Members

Human Resource Development.

Produce Procurement

Indoor / Outdoor Procurement, Fertilizer, Produce Warehouse

Management.

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Bulk & Pre Packing Of :-

1. Baby food / Salt / Rice / Tea / Maize Flour / Corn Soya Flour / Bread Flour / 2. Wheat Flour / Toor Dhal / Fertilizer / Seed / Poultry Feed (Broilers & Layers)

I with my production and operations team successfully managed a multimillion- Kwacha production & produce supplying contracts in my period with the following organizations:- WFP / Concern World Wide / Concern Universal / Care International / Cadecom / Catholic Relief Services / MRFC / Evangelical Association of Malawi / Malawi Red Cross / Plan International / Save The Children-UK & USA / World Vision International / Christian Services / African Muslim Agency / APIP / Delegation of European Commission / E.U. Food Security etc.

OPERATIONS / AGRICULTURE MANAGER-From July 2003

In this new role in the company I handle & carry large amount of cash to the field to procure produce with a team of field officers, directly inter-grading the company with the farmers thus giving the farmer the maximum benefit. Organizing farmer associations and co-operative societies to work with the company for mutual benefit Carrying out forward planting contracts / Seed multiplication programs / Interest free fertilizer loans / Opening of agriculture depots deep in the villages, for the farmers to have easy access to agriculture inputs / and to sell their produce.

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NAMING‘OMBA TEA ESTATES LTD

(ESTABLISHED IN 1929 –It was 2nd Generation British Owned)

Assumed duties on NTE Ltd as The 1st Asian origin Group Estates Manager from June 1, 2004 up to 31st May 2011.

My duties was to be directly responsible for Administration, Operations and General Management in the field Administration of the 3 groups in the company, namely, Naming’omba Tea Estates Ltd, Mafisi Tea Estates Ltd, Lujenda Tea Estates Ltd and the Dairy farms on Naming’omba & Mafisi. Details of crop extents are given below :

Tea - 1385 Ha

Macadamia - 738Ha

Tobacco - 362 Ha (On3 year Rotation)

Maize / Beans - 178Ha

Fuel wood (Forestry)- 856 Ha

Pines, Cyprus & Indigenous Forests -1230 Ha

TOTAL GROUP EXTENT- 4749 HA

In addition to the above, I was entrusted with the following operations:-

Supervision and implementation of social welfare activities such as housing, water supply & sanitary upgrading & crèches.

Running of day to day operations in the Dairy, Beef and Sheep farms.

(a) Tea Manufacture

(b) Macadamia processing

(d)Tea tasting / Blending/ trading

(e) Coordinating local sales

(f) Private, Local & International Tea and Produce Marketing

Coordinating External Purchases of goods & material, (Paper sacks, fuel, chemical, fertilizers etc.) to the company.

Coordinating Transport & Vehicles in the company.

Coordinating & Managing Crop budgets & Finances with the Head Office Accounts Department.

Coordinating activities of Irrigation, Engineering, Motor Mechanical workshops.

Coordinating Security Operations.

Signatory to the company for signing cheques and bank related documents.

10 Handling over 10,000 labour force in the season and around 5000 labour force in the off season.

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From 1st June 2011 to 30th September 2012

CEO of Crown Plantations Ltd, Malawi, Central Africa.

First to introduce Oil palm in Malawi on experimental stages in collaboration with ASD Group, Costa Rica.Central America.

I was to coordinate all agricultural initial land clearing operations on Oil Palm, Macadamia and Rubber Plantations.

From 1st of October 2012 up-to-date continuing as a part time consultant for the above project.

From 1st October 2012 31 st December 2012

Assumed duties as the Managing Director of International Tea Services Ltd Subsidiary of Agro world, Ltd, Malawi. Exporters of Tea, Coffee and Other Agro Produce and Blenders & Packers of Tea & Coffee.

From 1st January 2013 to 30th September 2015

Assumed duties as the Director Operations of the newly established International Produce Services (CA) Ltd. Malawi who took over ITS operations of exporting Tea, Coffee and Other Agro Produce, Also Blenders & Packers of Tea.

worked with Ceylon Tea Brands and exporters on the Multi Origin Tea blend concept.

Web- www.ipsmw.com

I also work as a part time Agriculture Business consultant and Master blender for Multi Origin Teas, for many retail packers in Malawi and Srilankan packers in UAE.

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From 1st October 2015 To-31st January 2018

Assumed Full time duties as General Manager of Zoa Tea Estates Ltd, Makwasa,Thyolo.Malawi .Central Africa. Extent - 750 HA

(Scottish Owned) Detailed Company Profile will be submitted if requested.

Managing Tea, Macadamia and Coffee plantations and Black tea factory with a annual maximum capacity of 600 MT of Black tea.

My special task was to introduce value addition for tea such as Orthodox and green tea and Tea factory modernization to suit current Malawi and International standards.

From 1st February 2018 To-30th June 2018

Agro Business Consultancy project on value addition on Tea and Irrigated Macadamia.

From 1st of July To-date

Head Of Operations at Knitwear Industries Ltd (Malawi). Managing Fleet, Mechanical department, Plastic Production Factory, Security, at Knitwear Industries Ltd (Garment Factory),

Volunteer Islamic Social Welfare activities.

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ANY OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Secretary of the Ceylon Planters Society-Nuweraeliya district from 1992 to1996.

Secretary of the Planters Association of Srilanka-Udapusselawa Sub District from1996 to 1998.

Appointed Convener for the Asst Managers consultative committee for Udapusselawa Range in the year 1998 for BC Plantation Services (Pvt) Ltd.

Represented Naming‘omba Tea Estates Ltd at the 4th International Macadamia symposium held at South Africa in the year 2009.

Board Director of Thyolo Planters Golf Club up to from 2007 to 2012 and Past Cricket Captain and Tennis Captain of Thyolo Planters Golf Club. At Present Playing Social Club Cricket in Malawi.

LANGUAGES:-

ENGLISH, TAMIL, SINHALESE -Fluent,

CHICHEWA (MALAWI)-Average

ARABIC- Read only

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I take this opportunity to assure you that I will do my best to carry out the responsibilities entrusted upon me by my superiors to the best my ability, leaving no room for complaints or error.

I would also take this opportunity to pledge my oath of allegiant to my employer by diligently, faithfully and loyally serving my employer in all respects and use my best endeavour to promote and advance the interests of my employer and protect its property and interest to the best of my ability and judgement. Yours truly,

Signed:

Omar. R. Abdeen

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Non Related Referees:-

1. Mr. Chandana Jayasekera

Former Superintendent

Former General Manager, Srilanka State Plantation

Corporation.

Present CEO of “Mount Eliza” Tea Estate Pvt Ltd .Matale.Srilanka. 009*-*********

2. Mr.Hiran Dunuwille

Former Superintendent and

Former General Manager- Janatha Estate Development Board of Srilanka. Colombo, Srilanka.