ABDUL ARIF
Factory Head
Port Harcourt, Rivers State,RI
Summary
To work in a challenging environment that would utilize my overall abilities, knowledge, skills & help in taking responsibility entrusted to me by the management & also which helps my carrier growth in prosperous manner that fulfill my dream. Learning and implementing are the basic tools in my carrier.
Experienced Plant Manager adept at improving output, maximizing quality and boosting employee satisfaction with hands-on management style. Recognized as effective business manager and motivational leader. Successful manufacturing management career spanning 17 years.
Resourceful plant management leader with expertise in cost controls, lean manufacturing principles and employee training. 17-year track record of success in food production.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Language
Work History
Plant Manager (Wheat milling and Pasta Plant operation)
Olam Agri-Nigeria
01.2018 - Current
- Role Summary: Manage the entire plant operation RM-FG & conversion to wheat milling plant and one pasta factory. Mills capacity 36000 MT/month while pasta has 10600 MT/month. Managing all the imported wheat vessels, Port handling and ensuring full administrative control in conjunction with the Nigerian port authority.
- Quality, cost, production manage, people management, flour extraction and pasta yield, & Efficiency are the major KPIs. Driving Operation excellence 2.0X as source core value of the organization and TPM (autonomous maintenance, preventive maintenance and focused improvement).
- Responsible for safety, food safety, quality product availability, customer service and cost performance within the facility by leading with a zero-injury mentality and partnering with Safety, Health and Sustainability (SH&S) representative to drive safety initiatives across the facility.
- Collect and analyze data to develop and implement continuous improvement initiatives to drive quality and/or product goals.
- Provide insight and guidance to Finance teams to create annual operating budget. Adhere to the plant’s operating budget including standard output and compliance to budget reports.
AM-Production
IFFCO-DUBAI
11.2016 - 01.2018
- Heading the pasta factory (Buhle and Braibanti) with controlled FOH & COGS, high standard product quality, factory hygiene and production cost.
- Contribution in factory annual P&L by optimizing available resources.
- Production planning, preventive, corrective and predictive maintenance of the plant and services of the utilities as per the OEM schedule with maintenance dept.
- Manpower planning and development as per the requirement of the plant and production schedule.
- Production process projects to improve the product quality and in reduction of the waste.
Production Manager
Dry Food Processing Ltd.
08.2011 - 05.2016
- Develop and maintain proper production plans as per the customer order, and according to that planning of man, machine, method and materials.
- Optimizing the raw material, energy and labour usage in order to achieve the production target with less wastage and quality loss.
- Maintain high product quality standard with consistency.
- Manage the Factory overheads costs (FOH) in line with budget requirements.
- Manage the cost of goods (COGS) by optimizing yields and recipe optimization.
- Develop employees by continuous training and corrective actions.
- Hold the continuous staff communication regarding the set KPI’s and brainstorm for the better achievement.
- Maintain the Kaizen 5S, GMP of the production ground and dealing with Food and drug authority, Government standard authority and Environmental protection agency to comply with all set objective.
- Manage and maintain minimum occupational health and safety standards.
- Take the regular discussion and corrective action with maintenance and form for best machinery realization, operation practices and overall equipment efficiency.
Production Supervisor
Saudi Modern Foods Factory
06.2009 - 06.2011
- In-charge of 5 Pasta production lines of 291 MT/Day, capacities with 25 teammates. Ensuring optimum utilization of man/m/c & materials and Controlling losses as per agreed norms.
- Documentation as per ISO 22000:2005 and periodically audits to its adherence on shop floor.
- Develop and implement operating methods and procedures designed to eliminate operating problems and improve product quality.
- Develop the good working culture and environment and educate the people regarding hygiene, food safety and operation aspects of pasta.
- Managing and reviewing team resources within their lines to achieve performance targets & department objectives and effective communication of focus team working & drive continuous improvement.
- Expert in operation/processing of different kind of durum wheat pasta i.e. short cut, long cut and nest shape in FAVA, BRAIBANTI and PAVAN m/c (Extrusion & Drying technology).
- Member of HACCP & Food Safety Management System Team Pasta Quality Cross Functional Team.
- Consult with maintenance personnel relative to modification of machines and equipment in order to improve production and quality of products.
- Manpower planning for the production department.
- Monitoring of CCPs, OPRP & PRPs in the plant & ensuring their full Control.
- Training & development of the whole production team regarding SOP, GMP, 5S, one point lesson, Kaizen and personnel safety.
- Control and rectify the basic mechanical and PLC issues during processing time.
Production Supervisor
Parle Products Pvt. Ltd.
02.2008 - 06.2009
- Supervise various kinds of Packaging of Biscuits in Multipack machine (e.g. pillow pack and bag in box).
- Assess the quality and quantity of ingredients during processing time of crackers, cookies and glucose biscuits (Baking Technology).
- Manpower planning and handling for the Packaging area and educate the teammates about HACCP and safety.
- Ensuring proper deployment of workmen & effectively handle their grievances to achieve harmonious industrial environment.
- Procure the required resources to achieve the Daily/Monthly plan/ production targets.
- To maintain 5S, FIFO, GMP/GHK norms of plant.
- Monitoring weightages of products in control (as per defined weights).
- Production planning as per requirement of head office Mumbai.
- Verify all quality reports of Biscuit receipts and disposals and take all precautionary measures and trail with Q.C. department to maintain quality.
Education
ISO 22000:2005 -
TUV, Arabia LLC
ArabiaM.Sc - Food Technology
Jiwaji University
Gwalior, IndiaE-MBA - Operation management
IICT
Lucknow, IndiaMilling Course and US Wheat characteristics - undefined
Kansas state University
USASkills
Operations management
Production scheduling
Safety management
Team building and development
Lean manufacturing principles
Lean manufacturing processes
Continuous improvement
Work delegation
Training programs
Project management
ISO standards
Cost control
Plant and warehouse operations
Project coordination
Facilities maintenance
Facility management
Scheduling
Cost controls
Waste reduction
Resource coordination
Production planning
Environmental sustainability
Performance improvements
Regulatory compliance
Energy management
Logistics coordination
Cost reduction strategies
Interests
Personal Interest: Playing volleyball and Table tennis
Accomplishments
- Development of ‘Choco Marshmallow’ awarded 2nd prize and Beetroot jam in Department of Food Technology, Jiwaji University, Gwalior (M.P.)
- Facilitating equality circle team in M/s. Parle Products Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, India.
- Poster Presentation of ACTIVE PACKAGING in world food day, 16th Oct. 2006.
- Successfully completed the project about Wastage Reduction of Pasta due to cracking of last tail product during line emptying.
Timeline
Plant Manager (Wheat milling and Pasta Plant operation)
Olam Agri-Nigeria
01.2018 - Current
AM-Production
IFFCO-DUBAI
11.2016 - 01.2018
Production Manager
Dry Food Processing Ltd.
08.2011 - 05.2016
Production Supervisor
Saudi Modern Foods Factory
06.2009 - 06.2011
Production Supervisor
Parle Products Pvt. Ltd.
02.2008 - 06.2009
M.Sc - Food Technology
Jiwaji University
E-MBA - Operation management
IICT
Milling Course and US Wheat characteristics - undefined
Kansas state University
ISO 22000:2005 -
TUV, Arabia LLC