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Peliyagoda

Responsible for shift-wise operation and optimizing productivity in the production plantEnsuring the shipment achievement at 100%Ensuring the compliance to quality requirements (GMP, FSSC 22000, ISO, USDA etc.) within the plantProjectsEngaged in newly purchased IMA C24 machine commisioning activities and,Developed the work instructions(SOPs) and quality sheets for the IMA C24 lineWorked closely with engineering team and acheived the targeted OEE level of 80% after 3 months of commisioning the lineKept the wastages under the targeted 4% levelChangeover times were kept under targeted 30 minutes markDone a major revision to the training manual for the production departmentLeading the project to translate all factory documents to Tamil for the easy understanding of Tamil speakersWorking on a report format to intergrate factory performance reports of last five years using Microsoft Power Bi.

Dankotuwa, North Western Province, Sri Lanka

Responsible for shift-wise operation and optimizing productivity in the sanitary napkin plantEnsuring the plant costs(direct labor, conversion cost etc.) are kept under the budgetEnsuring the compliance to GMP & NMRA quality requirements within the plantProjectsDeveloped a Power App to collect plant-wide data to a centralized SharePoint database.Developed Power Bi dashboard to visualize and monitor plant wide KPI data.Developed a Power App to measure employee happiness level of the factory.Reduced the physical wastage from 6% to 3% for some SKUs.Reduced plant headcount by 5 heads (10% decrease) by lean manufacturing projects resulting annual labor cost savings exceeding 10Mn.Increased the OEE of the napkin machine to 84% in January 2024(14% Increment from January 2023)Achieved highest ever tonnage produced by the Napkin plant in January 2024

Sapugaskanda

Responsible for shift-wise operation and optimizing productivity in sub-production sections(Knorr Powders, Knorr Chicken Cube & Marmite)Ensuring allocated manpower is properly engaged in day-to-day activities and monitoring their performanceMonitor and control defect ratios in respective operational areasWork with stores and commercial departments about RM & PM supply to the production floor as per the shift production plan and ensure proper communication and coordination are maintained at all timesProjectsEstablished a centralized data collection system to collect shift-wise production, downtimes, shutdowns and wastage dataStreamlined the data storage by moving data to Microsoft SharePointMoved all the production reports to the Power Bi platform for better analysis and data visualizationDeveloped an App to enter all production department-related data using the Microsoft PowerApps platform

Sri Lanka

Developed the preventive maintenance(JH) guides for FD220, and FD6 (Knorr chicken cube manufacturing)Developed an online production reporting system using PowerApps for the (HFD)Horlicks/Viva plantDeveloped an online to report the status of machine guards and cutout statusEngaged in the activities of the development, commissioning and training of workers of the newly automated Marmite lineDeveloped the Marmite line's technical manual (including machine operational SOPs, CIP/COP procedures, spare parts lists, preventive maintenance schedules, etc.)

Ja-Ela, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Preparation of documentation(System Manuals, Quality Manuals, Procedure Manuals etc) related to quality management systems such as ISO 9001, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, ISO 45001, GMP, HACCP etc according to client requirement.Visiting client's locations and developing process maps and flow charts according to the processesDeveloping standard operations procedures(SOPs) when neededUpdating currently developed documents and processes according to new requirements

Biyagama

Collect and monitor financial informationGather financial and other needed documentation to submit loans and opening of accountsOpening of personal accounts(savings, current), corporate accounts and fixed deposit accounts for clientsHelping managers with analysis of financial information, client supportInput new client information to the system and updating current information as necessaryVisiting client locations as necessary to gather information and documents needed to open accounts and loans.

Bachelor Of Science (Honours), Food Science And Technology

Activities and Societies: Director of Media at the Association of Food Science and Technology Director of Public Relations at the Rotaract.

Professional Diploma, Logistics And Supply Chain Management

Diploma, Quality Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Information Technology

Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Biology - B, Chemistry - A, Physics - B

Activities and Societies: Member of Information and Communication Technology Association Member of Sinhala Language and Literature Society