• Gender: Male
• Age: 57
• Designation: Operations General Manager
• Highest Education Level: Diploma
• Preferred Country: Kuwait, Nigeria, UAE
• Notice Period: 30  Days
• Preferred Location: Dubai,Lagos
• Work Experience: 35.4 Year(s)

Education

Diploma In Mechanical Engineering From St. Xavier's Polytechnic Directorate Of Technical Education Tamilnadu India With 82%

Skill Sets

Sound In Injection Moulding Techniques, Moulds, Quality, Maintenance, Developments, Customer Relations Etc.

Work Experience

Operations General Manager
Since 2016 Aug to JUNE 2021
Company profile- Manufacturing Plastic products, Manufacturing Lubricants, Shipping etc

GENERAL MANAGER OPERATIONS
From Sep 2013 to Aug 10 2016
Company profile- Spearheaded the assembling of UPVC weight channel fittings in the UAE since its introduction in 1987

June 2012 -Sep 2013
General Manager Operations – Fittings plant for Supreme Industries ltd, India
(Supreme is an acknowledged leader of India's plastics industry. Handling volumes of over 200,000 tonnes of polymers annually effectively makes us the country's largest plastics processors)

HOM (Head of Manufacturing) Injection Moulding ;
Since Aug 04 -June 2012
HEP-WORTH PME LLC, Dubai, U.A.E.
Company Profile: Leading manufacturer of pipe and fittings.
Chief responsibilities encompass
Selection of Plastic Material
Material Testing
Machine Selection
Tool Identification and Tool Design
Maintenance of machines and utilities

Plant In Charge
From Jan. 2003 to June. 2004
SamStar Ltd. Nigeria- Manufacturer of household products, rotational blow moulding products like water tanks.
Role:
I was as a Plant In charge and controlled the complete activities of the factory in Injection Moulding, Blow Moulding, And Rotational Blow Moulding. I have to plan for production towards target, Raw material planning, Tool maintenance, Planning for periodical Maintenance for generator, machineries and utilities.

Dy Manager-Production
From April 1995 to Dec. 2002
Time Packaging Ltd. (TIME MAUSER) - Market leader in plastic processing industry especially in the field of rigid packaging and furniture’s.
In-charge for Plant; looking after a wide gamut of activities which encompass initial project development from land procurement, machinery erection, administration set up, development of marketing activities, production Q/C, QA related activities, training and conducting seminars, finance related activities towards cost control and effectiveness.

Production Engineer
From Dec. 1992 to March. 1995
Prince Plastics, Bombay

Production Supervisor
From June 1989 To Nov 1992
Champion Plastics, Chennai

Worked as a General Manager Operations – Fittings plant for Supreme Industries ltd India since Aug 2012 the Market leaders in the Indian Region. Prior to that associated with HEP-WORTH PME LLC as HOM ( Head of Manufacturing)Piping and Injection Molding; Dubai, U.A.E. I worked with Hep-worth for 8years plus and handled complete projects with George Fisher and Wavin. I handled projects for them in Switzerland, Holland, Netherlands and Shanghai. I made a new manufacturing facility for GF and Wavin in dubai as replacement to European Manufacturing facility.
Worked as a Project lead with PWC for Time and Motion Study on behalf of Management with a Purpose of identifying right person for the right job at the right time.
PLANT OPERATIONAL STRATEGY :
Worked closely with the top management; to final the blue print of the new project. As member of core group participated in plant operational strategy, production planning, cost reductions process, maintenance /operations improvements, Quality Assurance and manufacturing process re-engineering.
MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS :
Managing the highly automated production line for achieving the periodic production targets. Directing subordinates for Preparing manuals & work instructions for production, coordinating plant activities for the set up standards with accountability for strategic utilization & deployment of available resources to achieve objectives.
QUALITY CONTROL / ASSURANCE :
Ensuring adherence to set safety and environmental stipulations across the plant. Conducting regular internal audit and inspecting receipts as per purchase order & technical suitability.
PEOPLE MANAGEMENT :
Leading & monitoring the performance of team members to ensure efficiency in operations. Imparting continuous on job training to the workforce for enhancing their productivity & operational efficiencies through knowledge enhancement / skill building.
SALES AND DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT :
Having sound knowledge on sales and distribution. Efficient on discussions with consultants and contractors for understanding about the projects and exact requirements. Adequate skill on customer care and Innovative motivation .
FINANCE AND COSTING :
Good control over costing, Budgeting, CAPEX Preparation etc. Having enough knowledge on reconciliation, Stock Control and pricing of products.
AUDITING AND ADVANCEMENT :
Capable enough to conduct the audit for the plant being a Trained Auditor by Price water company and Certified Auditor for BSI KM Applications. Sound knowledge on Time and Motion Study and individual departmental audit and appreciation.

Handled Multiple Projects with George Fisher Switzerland, Shanghai and Taiwan for New product launching
Handled New project worth 10 Million Euro for Hep-worth to start a New plant at DIP Joint Venture with Engel and
Ifw to Manufacture PVC Drainage and Pressure fittings same like swiss.
Manufacturing Operations of Plastic Injection Moulding/Extrusion and Blow Moulding
High knowledge on Implementing BSI and ISO
Project Handling from Lay out on-wards till production startup
Handled Projects worth 10Million Euros individually
Certified BSI Auditor (KM applications for Fittings of all ranges)
Excellent knowledge in TQM, ISO, TPM, KAIZEN, ETC.
Super user of ERP Applications and good knowledge on the same
Sound Techno Commercial skill and a leader in Administration
Capable of setting Organizational design and Evaluation
Preparation of CAPEX
Process Management and Re engineering
Techniques for reducing manufacturing cost and developing people

OVERALL MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY FROM HR TO LOGISTICS WITH OWNERSHIP
Production Planning & Control
Planning the production activities and implementing plans with a view to ensure timely accomplishment of production targets within the cost parameters.
Implementing effective techniques to bring efficiency in operations to improve quality standards & achieve maximum cost savings.
Sourcing & Procurement
Developing and implementing key procurement strategies / purchase schedules and ensuring that these strategies / schedules are aligned with organizational objectives.
Formulating budgets for timely procurement of raw materials to ensure smooth production and execution of project
Process Enhancement
Identifying areas of improvement and recommending process modifications and equipment calibrations to enhance operational efficiencies of the systems.
Reviewing the operational practices, identify the areas of obstruction/ quality failures and work on system and process changes for qualitative improvement/ energy conservation.
Cost Planning & Management
Spearheading cost reduction initiatives consolidating tasks, eliminating non-value-added processes & complete re-engineering of processes and systems.
Capex preparations and approval with justification from Management.
Green Field Project Handling
Sales and Forecasting includes customer Handling on critical issues.
Complete responsibility of profit center conversion.
Customer Identifying and policies formulation
Product pricing and margin calculations
Market study and feed back for aiming towards future
Academia/Professional Certifications
Mechanical Engineering from St. Xavier’s Directorate of Technical education Tamilnadu, India
Plastic process setting skill improvements from ENGEL Austria
Mould selection and setting from +GF+ Switzerland
Process improvements and Master card set up +GF+ Switzerland
Certification of Auditor from BRITISH STANDARD INSTITUTE U.K ( BSI )
TQM from Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai( IIT)
ERP SYSTEM OPERATIONS from HEP-WORTH

Operations GM ( Plastics ) : Handled Multiple Group company Operations.
Globally experienced for 30 Years Plus Techno commercially. Master of Injection Molding, Blow Molding ,Extrusion Molding and Rotational Molding etc.

Professionally Sound & Diversified Mechanical Professional along with cross-cultural experience of more than 30 years of experience in Manufacturing, Projects, Production Management, Quality Assurance, Process Improvement, Supplier Relationship Management, Finance , Sales, Auditing and Resource Management.