Plant Manager Batching
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Zahi Zanaty
Plant Manager
CONTACT
Location: Beirut, Lebanon
Name: Zahi Zanaty
Mobile Phone: +961-***-****
Country: Beirut, Lebanon
Email Address: ****.******@*****.***
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth 7 March 1980
Member of the Order of Engineers
Nationality Lebanese
Residence Country: Al Fidar, Green Zone, street 402, Bldg 74, Jbeil, Lebanon
Marital Status Married
PERSONAL SUMMARY
9+ years of experience as Plant Manager with previous 6+ years as Maintenance and project manager
Responsible for the smooth operations for the following departments:
Planning, Procurement(CapEx and opEx, Shipping & Logistics) & Production – To optimize the utilization of production lines and manpower while maintaining quality, maximizing output and minimizing operational cost, identifying the waste reduction opportunities, ensuring workforce morale, coaching and mentoring the direct subordinates and ultimately running the production of multiple production lines.
Engineering – To support for the overall effectiveness and performance of the entire factory assets/machineries and respective functions
Responsible for overseas purchases (CapEx and opEx)
Graphics – To oversee all packaging and artworks in the industry by maintaining standards of the product and company. To oversee the creation of designs, concepts, and layouts of packaging materials and approves for production.
NPD – To coordinate for all new product development operations and activities from concept to launch ensuring that these new products are commercialized with appropriate food and quality standards.
Following projects implementation
Budget and Cost Control – Annual budgeting and cost control.– Reduction in overheads and operational cost to increase profitability.– Reduction in overstocking of raw and finished material.– Reduction in the operational cost, wastages.
Oversee compliance with Plant Policies and Procedures.
Business digital transformation through business process re-engineering and optimization and automating the existing business process through ERP implementation
Effectively communicate with supervisors and operators on a technical level.
Maintain current knowledge about the latest Maintenance and operating practices with continuing education courses (Six Sigma lean manufacturing, 5S, CMA (Budget, Costing...), Automation (PLC, Scada, Electronics designs, drives, servomotors...)
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January 2014 - Present
Plant Manager
at Pulper SAL, Slim Oil
Location: Nahr Ibrahim, Lebanon
Job Role: Management
Responsible for managing operations including: maintenance, Purchasing and Purchasing logistics, warehouses, Distribution Logistics, and quality assurance.
Direct implementation of:
1.Preparing production schedule on weekly basis
2.Establish and monitor overall plant performance to enhance production and quality standard and promoting
Continuous quality improvement programs (optimizing machines performance and upgrading it if necessary to
meet market demand and reduce production cost).
3.Responsible for ensuring compliance of raw materials stock with sales plan.
4.Oversee compliance with Plant Policies and Procedures
5.Preparing Manufacturing Budgets
6.Implementing and continuously improving the ERP in all company departments, like maintenance, production and
Distribution
7.Supervise the implementation of Preventive, Predictive, all maintenance and repairs plan using one of the most advanced
CMMS systems.
8.Provides specialized technical guidance and support in the Maintenance engineering, troubleshooting and failure analysis of a wide range of electrical and control equipment in the plant such as large generators, motors, drives, transformers,
Switchgear and other distribution equipment and control systems (PLC, SCADA….)
9. Responsible for maintaining existing plant facilities and equipment
10.Plant Power Management
11.Following, revising contracts, legal documents and Coordinating with consultants and contractors for a proper
Implementation of projects
12.Responsible for local and overseas purchases (CapEx and opEx)
13.Skilled negotiator in the technical and commercial aspects of production equipment and facilities.
14.Oversea the process of developing new products for marketing departments and proposing new technologies
15.Responsible for fleet maintenance and management.
16. Provide leadership and training to accomplish the company goals and objectives.
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January 2013 - January 2014
Plant Manager
at Ask Gypsumgroup
Location: Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
Company Industry: Manufacturing
Job Role: Management
Lead plant production, maintenance and development projects (installing a new Gypsum powder plant and increasing the production capacity of the existing one by 35%)
August 2010 - January 2013
Maintenance and Technical Manager
Nakhle Zgheib & Co
Location: Lebanon
Company Industry: Manufacturing
Job Role: Management
1. Lead plant maintenance and projects development (installation and commissioning of a new concrete batching plant)
2. Implementing a new CMMS system from scratch
May 2008 - August 2010
Maintenance and Technical Manager
Uniplast (Napco Group)
Location: Saudi Arabia
Company Industry: Manufacturing
Job Role: Management
Lead plant maintenance and projects development (installation of a 3 casts, 2 blowing lines and upgrading the existing lines)
September 2007 - May 2008
Technical Trainer
Engentlecom
Location: International
Job Role: Trainer
Technical Instructor for Ericson Telecom Engineers
May 2007 - Sep 2007
Project Manager
VACC
Location: Nigeria
Company Industry: Electrical Project
Job Role: Management
Lead plant installation of electrical projects
January 2005 - May 2007
Plant Engineer
Kappa Systems
Location: Lebanon
Company Industry: Manufacturing
Job Role: Management
Lead plant maintenance and development projects (plant relocation and installing 2 PVC extrusion lines….)
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EDUCATION
Master en génie informatique et télécommunications
at Antonine University
Location: Beirut, Lebanon
January 2005
LANGUAGES
Arabic
English
Level: (Expert) Experience: More than 10 years
Level: (Expert) Experience: More than 10 years
French
Level: (Expert) Experience: More than 10 years
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS
CMA (Training)
Training Institute: Morgan International
Autocad 2D,3D, (Training)
Training Institute: American Center
High, Medium, low voltage control for substation (Training)
Training Institute: Matelec
Extrusion Blowing, troubleshooting and problem solving (Training)
Training Institute: Indevco group
PLC, SCADA, Automation, (Training)
Training Institute: Quantum technologies
HACCP (Certificate)
Boecker
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