Plant Manager , Vice President, Sr. Manufacturig Manager

PROFILE OVERVIEW

Business manufacturing strategist with 13 years of experience in business start-ups, proficient oversight of cross-functional teams and overall development of corporate performance and organizational expansion projects that drive significant market advantages and optimizes capacity planning, supply chain, least cost facilities and logistics.

Motivational speaker and engineering professional with global perspective and entrepreneurial drive, complemented with notable aptitude in all areas of manufacturing operations, training, safety and compliance, contract pricing and negotiation, procurement of materials, internal and external bid process, including final sales of finished products. Versatile and polished communicator with proven capacity to exceed expectations and acquire business partnership and alliances. Known as a prominent project-center head with strategic ability to develop and manage new business ventures. Green Card holder.

Expertise includes:

- Project Analysis and Management

- Engineering B.O.M

- Manufacturing / QC/ Materials

- R&D / Systems Engineering

- Line Balancing Techniques

- Operational Research

- General Management / Finance

- Internal Quality Audit and Training

- Start-up Operations / Organization

- Material Management

- Factory set up

- Expansion / turnaround strategies

- TQM

- M.O.S.T Studies

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

COST REDUCTION

- Maximized cost efficiency and successfully reduced 7% of annual budgeted cost of the factory by implementing departmental dashboards, KPIs, departmental goals and introduction of EMT (Extended management meetings)

- Reduced manpower to 20% while driving increase in productivity through the implementation of an organizational restructuring program (Regional Championship program)

- Streamlined manpower planning and scheduling based on in-depth time and motion study, leading to lower manufacturing cost

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

- Managed and maintained efficient operations of two factories with a growth rate of 28% annually

- Primarily planned and established the washing machine and refrigerator manufacturing plant project, which involved leading all stages of design, formation, installation and commissioning procedures

- Successfully established plastic manufacturing units that specializes on injection molding, plastic extrusion and PVC gasket extrusion

- Significantly reduced occurrence of future problems in manufacturing operations in all aspects of external / internal rate failure

- Successfully secured agreements for plant machinery and equipment with foreign suppliers

- Strategized the development of investment plans for future enhancements

PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT

- Facilitated growth in productivity by leading the implementation of M.O.S.T (Maynard Operation Sequence Technique) along with line balancing technique, which helped improve manufacturing productivity by 8%

- Ramped up production output by 30% through the successful implementation of the automated assembly system for refrigerator assembly line

- Increased production by two-folds within two years during tenure as facility factory manager; successful in developing another

- Minimized rate of non-conformance and raised productivity by applying modern manufacturing techniques

QUALITY ASSURANCE AND PROCESS IMPROVEMENT

- Notably improved employees’ morale using proactive planning and implementation of quality control strategies

- Instituted a new concept of skill matrix training program for employees’ skill development

- Facilitated improvement in operations and quality of product through module implementation

- Instrumental in leading programs and plans of the ISO-9001 / 14000 implementation and training team

- Piloted SPC strategy and other quality control tools to consistently maintain the highest qualities of products

- Trimmed down outgoing quality index of the product

PERSONNEL / TEAM MANAGEMENT

- Oversaw and provided strategic direction to a large number of employees of up to 4000 while managing monthly budget of PKR 20M

- Prompted increase in efficiency through the successful implementation of a performance measuring system by developing KPIs for all departments

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

- Formulated a systematic material management system (KANBAN), which streamlined the supply chain process

- Managed and ensured coordination and efficiency in all movement and storage of materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished products

- Effectively led the development and implementation of product designs, to include new glass door deep freezer, a first of its kind deep freezer in Pakistan

- Revamp existing product lines by devising and implementing innovative models of washing machine and refrigerators

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Dawlance Private Limited (1996-2009)

Dawlance Private Limited (www.dawlance.com.pk) is a manufacturing pioneer of household’s appliances in Pakistan and is widely known for its quality products. The company is also known as the first Pakistani company to obtain ISO-9001/14000 certification.

Vice President 2008-2009

Factory Manager 2005-2008

Manufacturing Manager 2003-2005

Production Manager 2000-2003

Acting Manager (Quality Control) 1998-2000

Assistant Manager (Design and Development) 1996-1998

EDUCATION

(MS) MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING, 2000

N.E.D University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan

(BE) BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, 1995

N.E.D University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

- Internal Auditing course on ISO 14001:1996

- Internal quality Audit and Training Program

- ISO 9000 Awareness Program

- Six Sigma

- Injection Molding Machines Installation Training from CLF Taiwan

- Design of Automated Assembly System from SETA Muhendislik Ve Makina Turkey

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

- Member of Pakistan Engineering Council

- Member of visiting teaching faculty of N.E.D University of Engineering & Technology for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses

- External examiner for N.E.D University of Engineering & Technology

ACTIVITIES

- Educate post graduate students at N.E.D University of Engineering & Technology in areas of operational research, metal forming processes and industrial quality control

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