Zahi Zanaty

Plant Manager

CONTACT

Location: Beirut, Lebanon

Name: Zahi Zanaty

Mobile Phone: +961-***-****

Country: Beirut, Lebanon

Email Address: adp9nu@r.postjobfree.com

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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