Production management professional knowledgeable about allocating resources, optimizing production and increasing output with hands-on and dedicated approach. Articulate and professional problem-solver with good relationship-building abilities. Proficient in planning and implementing innovative production strategies.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages
Work History
Assistant Production Manager
Vadilal Industries Limited
Gandhinagar
10.2020 - Current
Looking after over all production activity of Ice cream plant and ice cream mix processing plant and New product Development of Ice Cream and Ice Cream Cakes
Customer Complaint sample handling, investigating back in production area for root cause & coordinating with production team to reduce the complaints
Investigation of consumer complaints & plant related issues
Carrying out regular audits in production area (phage prevention audit, departmental daily checks, GMP audit, product monitoring) escalating & reviewing corrective actions
Conducting training to operators for quality related issues
Conducting risk assessment for the departmental activities
Liaising with projects & production team for commissioning activities
Effective execution of Production Planning to actual production
Minimizing RM & PM losses during production
Maximize Machine utilization & efficiency
Online Product Quality check
Manpower & Time Management
Training to new Executives, Operators & Helpers
Maximize production by minimizing wastage
Achieving daily numbers leading to monthly and yearly targets
Closely work with cone baking unit for product improvement.
Assistant Production Manager
Huber & Holly Ice Cream, A Co Brand of HRPL Ice Cream Pvt. LTD, Havmor Ice Cream Ltd
Ahmedabad
10.2018 - 10.2020
Looking after over all production activity of Ice cream plant and ice cream mix processing plant and New product Development of Ice Cream and Ice Cream Cakes
Customer Complaint sample handling, investigating back in production area for root cause & coordinating with production team to reduce the complaints
Investigation of consumer complaints & plant related issues
Carrying out regular audits in production area (phage prevention audit, departmental daily checks, GMP audit, product monitoring) escalating & reviewing corrective actions
Conducting training to operators for quality related issues
Conducting risk assessment for the departmental activities
Liaising with projects & production team for commissioning activities
Effective execution of Production Planning to actual production
Minimizing RM & PM losses during production
Maximize Machine utilization & efficiency
Online Product Quality check
Manpower & Time Management
Training to new Executives, Operators & Helpers
Maximize production by minimizing wastage
Achieving daily numbers leading to monthly and yearly targets
Closely work with cone baking unit for product improvement.
Assistant Manager-Application Technologist
Unibourne Ingredients
10.2017 - 10.2018
Technical support and sales marketing of dairy and food Ingredients
Viz
GDL, Starch, culture, Ice Cream Stabilizers , wheat fiber for cone baking and bakery industry etc
Technical sales role with Dairy companies and milk product manufacturers at shop floor level in order to promote food ingredients ensuring best solution
Enhancement of quality parameters of existing products by applications, trials and R&D
Value addition to New Product Development of the customers
Successfully done new developments especially in some of Sugar Cone baking units for product development like reduction of breakage, to increase strength and crispiness, etc
Responsible for conducting lab scale/production scale trials and demonstrations for food ingredients at the dairy products manufacturers end
Pivotal role in understanding customer specific needs to provide new solutions along with sales and marketing team
To conduct technical and sales discussion at various levels in a dairy organization
To map the entire dairy and milk products market for business development
Responsible for new customer development for Pan India operations
Job includes regular customer visits; keeping track of ongoing projects, hunting for new business, providing technical assistance as and when required
Updating customers with new product line, maintaining and closing the accounts
Builds and manages relationships with customers.
Assistant Manager
Havmor Ice Cream Pvt. LTD
Ahmedabad
01.2015 - 09.2017
Looking after over all production activity of Ice cream plant and ice cream mix processing plant
Customer Complaint sample handling, investigating back in production area for root cause & coordinating with production team to reduce the complaints
Investigation of consumer complaints & plant related issues
Carrying out regular audits in production area (phage prevention audit, departmental daily checks, GMP audit, product monitoring) escalating & reviewing corrective actions
Conducting training to operators for quality related issues
Conducting risk assessment for the departmental activities
Liaising with projects & production team for commissioning activities
Effective execution of Production Planning to actual production
Minimizing RM & PM losses during production
Maximize Machine utilization & efficiency
Online Product Quality check
Manpower & Time Management
Training to new Executives, Operators & Helpers
Maximize production by minimizing wastage
Achieving daily numbers leading to monthly and yearly targets
Closely work with cone baking unit for product improvement.
Junior Manager
Ice cream Division, IFFCO Group
Sharjah
12.2012 - 01.2015
Actively involved in management of the plant namely shift activities, manpower planning, process management, waste management
Apply concepts like productivity, TQM, utilization, workflows and line balancing to various processes in plant
Maintain quality standards through effective training, trouble shooting and problem-solving techniques/tools
Ensured effectiveness of daily activities and processes like production, manpower and waste management
Managing packing lines of different pack varieties with all kind of manpower
Preparation of production Reports, Oracle entries
Coordinating with maintenance department to resolve problems in production equipments and packing lines
Coordinating with warehouse to ensure the availability of required inventory
Reporting any deviation in food safety norms and resolving the deviations
Taking initiatives for increasing the efficiency and performance of Plant, executed some special considerations in such a way that plant capacity can be increased
Key Responsibility in Quality Department
Implement HACCP regulations in the plant and ensured safety at critical control points and re cording as per predefined procedures
Conducting internal and external audit within plant team
Conduction sample/product analysis of semi finished goods and finished goods
Performing online quality check and checking CIP
Giving Training to new analysts coming to lab
Raise process non-conformities and highlights the issues in case of quality deviation observed in the shift Operations
Verification of the corrective actions.
Senior Production Officer
Mother Dairy
Gandhinagar
04.2010 - 12.2012
Planning and implementing production plan
Managing packing lines of different pack varieties with all kind of manpower
Implement ISO 22000 and ISO 9001:2008 to ensure safety and quality in production, packing operations and warehouse
Monitoring and maintaining quality in production as well as packing line
Coordinating with maintenance dept to resolve problems in production equipments and packing lines
Coordinating with warehouse to ensure the availability of required inventory
Implementation of SAP in Mother Dairy across all Departments
Preparation of production reports, SAP entries
Facilitate teamwork and help build an effective work relationship with other shifts
Monitoring of all production and packing related CCPs & recording as per predefined procedures
Reporting any deviation in food safety norms and resolving the deviations
Attending and providing all Safety Related Training in plant to new employees
Taking initiatives for increasing the efficiency and performance of Plant, executed some special considerations in such a way that plant capacity can be increased
Executing and maintaining ISO System
Managing Preventive Maintenance activities and Critical Breakdown conditions skillfully.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Dairy Technology
SMC College of Dairy Science, Anand Agriculture University