Experienced Feed HOD and strategic operations leader with over 15 years of hands-on experience in optimizing feed production, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and driving business growth. Proven track record of developing and implementing business strategies, enhancing operational efficiency, and leading cross-functional teams to achieve maximum productivity and quality standards. Possess a comprehensive understanding of industry regulations, safety protocols (GMP, ISO, OSHA), and cost-effective production methodologies. Adept at financial planning, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure long-term business sustainability. Dedicated to innovation, employee development, and delivering exceptional results in the feed industry.
Prepare and monitor monthly, quarterly and yearly budgets
Stay up to date on new technology and ways to make process improvements
Manage all employees of the department
Responsible for the performance management and hiring of the employees within that department
Develop efficiency strategies to ensure the plant meets production goals and standards at minimal manufacturing costs.
Work directly with department heads to coordinate purchasing, production and distribution operations
Instituting policies and procedures, training supervisors and administrators, maintaining a production schedule, giving performance reviews and motivating staff to meet production goals
Assist the production manager in establishment of all relevant policies & procedures
Set the daily production plan in coordination with the Production Manager
Follow-up the production plan’s executions plus all related tasks and activities in the feed mill lines with the Line Supervisor.
Attends the daily “Operation Meeting” and follows the related maintenance jobs
Monitoring the performance of all production staff during the shift, and ensure that the production records are properly filled, maintained, and well kept.
Ensuring the compliance of all the scales with the statutory regulations and calibration programs in coordination with quality control and operation /maintenance sections
Check with the Line Supervisor that all materials required for production are available with consideration of the quality and quantity.
Ensure products quality and complying with the company's standard criteria
Ensure proper coordination with QC and warehouse for the transfer of finished product to the stores
Ensure the hygiene of HSE compliance within the mills
Supervise all production and packing processes
Capturing all data for production planning, product release.
Execution of all daily production plans; and refer to the line supervisor when a decision needs to be made
Coordinate to receive the requested raw materials required to execute the daily production plan
Coordinate with Maintenance staff / technicians regarding maintenance plans and breakdowns
Monitor all the scales against the statutory regulations and calibration programs in coordination with quality control and operation /maintenance sections
Ensuring that the agreed product identification is carried out as specified in the company's work instructions (Dates of production and expiry, Batch No., Production Line, Packing machine and Operator)
Coordinating with QC and warehouse the transfer of finished product to the store
Register all down time during the shift
Executing and ensuring the fulfillment of all Housekeeping, Pest Control and Health & Safety rules in the Animal Feed Mill
Ensuring FIFO in raw materials and finished products bins
Prepare all the production reports and maintain records identifiable and easy retrievable.
Working in three production lines (30 MT/hr, 30 MT/hr, 10 MT/hr), with 23 products