Faizan Wajid

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IChemE Member - Oleo Chemicals, Engineering, Management, Product Developments, Fatty Acids @ Unilever
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Kecamatan Medan Area, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Indonesia
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About Faizan Wajid

Management Professional having specialization in chemical engineering with over 11 years’ experience in process industries including Oleo Chemicals and Oil & Gas. Expertise in Manufacturing, value engineering, project management, process optimization, production management, plant operations, water treatment, designing of equipement, process simulations, erection and commissioning of plant. Leading teams in multi-cultural environment at various geographical locations in Malaysia Pakistan, and United Arab Emirates.

Faizan Wajid's Current Company Details
Unilever

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IChemE Member - Oleo Chemicals, Engineering, Management, Product Developments, Fatty Acids
Faizan Wajid Work Experience Details
  • Unilever
    Manufacturing Manager
    Unilever Aug 2023 - Present
    Blackfriars, London, Gb
    Heading Manufacturing Plant consisting of multiple operations like Refinery, Fatty Acid, Hydrogenation, Tank Farm and maintenance team (Mechanical & Instrument/Electric).Achievements & Contribution:- Review of Safety documents including HAZOP, PSSR, LOPA, LOTO etc. to ensure plants startups are smooth and all possible incidents are avoided. - Commissioning of Fatty Acid Splitting / Distillation / Fractionation plants.- Commissioning of Palm Oil refinery.- Commissioning of Hydrogenation plant.- Bulk Shipments of Oils & Distilled Fatty Acids.- Development of SOP's for new operations and products.- Reviewing & Development of Technical Data sheets as per industry norms.- Harmonizing different products to avoid multiple changeover and increasing effective output from plant.- New product development. Trail protocols / Production Trails / Commercialization of Product.- Tank Farm integration / Optimization of Tank usage.- Digitalization of Process plants.
  • Iffco Group
    Production Manager
    Iffco Group Aug 2020 - Aug 2023
    Dubai, Dubai, Ae
    Manager Production for splitting, fatty acid, hydrogenation, glycerin and animal feed plant. Held additional responsibility of overall management of ASIAN Oils & Derivatives (till Dec 2022). Achievements & Contribution:● Providing leadership to production team. Managing oil planning, man power arrangement, inventorymovement, calculating OEE, MTBF, MTTR to achieve maximum productivity, Developing OPL, Kaizen andresponsible to carry out PDCA, RCA to ensure zero defects during process.● Assets utilization, cost optimization and providing flexibility to run different grades of fatty acids.● Adherence to company policies, procedures and standards including GMP, HACCP, ISO, and OSHAS all time.● Share a trusting relationship with workgroup and recruit, manage and develop plant staff.● Address employees’ issues or grievances and administer collective bargaining agreements● Providing synergy between production & related department for smooth and timely operations.● Reporting and Analysis for GM & CEO for daily, Monthly and Year to Date data.● Opportunity based assessment and pitching ideas to leadership team for cost beneficial operations.● Board presentations of quarterly and yearly operating plans, plant capability and NPD feed backs.● Energy saving & Capacity improvement initiatives for sustainable and optimized production whilemaximizing asset utilization.● Splitting / Fatty acid and new process plant commissioning & de-bottle necking
  • Iffco Group
    Project And Process Manager
    Iffco Group Mar 2018 - Aug 2020
    Dubai, Dubai, Ae
    Design, develop and implement processes to achieve company goals. Heading the responsibilities of projects, design reviews, planning, kick off, execution, monitoring, controlling and closures. Schedule to implement process improvements. Achievements & Contribution:• Installation and commissioning of Flaking plant (100MTD) & Beading plant (48MTD) for different grades of Fatty Acids (Lauric Acid, Myristic Acid, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid etc) increasing capability of production line.• Relocation and commissioning of two Soap Bar line of production capacity 60 MT each. • Plant readiness and staff training for GMP+B2 certification qualification for Glycerine filling plant (100 MT per day) & Fatty Acid drumming (20MT per day).• Lead C-GMP project for Soap Bar section as governed by ASEAN standards (For Asian & European market requirement). Staff training, dealing with NPRA officers and audit visit lead. • Process Study and modification in existing plant for enabling flexibility in Mazzoni Soap Noodle plant to produce low TFM Soap (50TFM) noodles from 65TFM noodles.• Commissioning of High Pressure continuous saponification reactor to reduce steam consumption in process and reduce production cost of soap noodles. • Energy Audit lead. Identifying the key area to conserve energy reducing utilities consumption. • Leading Condensate Recovery project, recovery system by Forbes Marshall. Estimated annual savings USD 100.000/- and 8 months of ROI on total investment. • Revamping of distillation plant to increase yield of fatty acid cut to 95%-96% from 93%-94%, light end recovery through cold traps reducing oil load on water treatment plant thus reducing cost of treated water.• Installation of Boiler Chimney of 63m height.• Warehouse Racking Project to increase the storage capacity of existing ware house from 600MT to 1750MT.
  • Iffco Group
    Process Control And Optimization Head
    Iffco Group Jul 2017 - Feb 2018
    Dubai, Dubai, Ae
    • Develop and lead Process control & Optimization department ensuring that production in each department is optimized & efficient.• Set up monthly Plant Process reporting format and process for better Visibility, Decision Making and Continuous Improvement by Management Team.• Development of Process Flows for New production runs, parameters settings changing & developing SOP’s for Plant. Achievements & Contribution:• Troubleshooting of plant, establish the root cause analysis and implement effective corrective and preventive actions methods.• Specifying technical requirements of new process equipment to deliver business case benefits.• To contribute as technical expert to procurement processes.• HAZOP study of new processes.
  • Iffco Group
    Production Engineer
    Iffco Group Jan 2013 - Jun 2017
    Dubai, Dubai, Ae
    • Production Engineer in Oleo department. Leading and Managing day to day routine, production plans and quality product for all sections i.e. Splitting, Distillation, Fractionation and Glycerine sections.• Assist and Deputize Production Manager in making monthly production plans, managing man power, inventory planning and movement, and coordination with Maintenance Manager for planning and executing the maintenance work.• Oil Movement in Tank farm plant.• Mass Balance of the systemo Reporting and Analysis for GM & CEO for daily, Monthly and Year to Date data of plant.o OEE of plants. Achievements & Contribution:• Ensuring production process is according to standard requirements for achieving productivity and yield.o Follow GMP, HACCP, ISO, and OSHAS standards at all time during production. o Strictly implementing CCP at all the sections.• Optimizing the system by analysing processes and providing prompt solutions / improvement to the process bottlenecks.o Removed Bottle neck for achieving the required product temperature for Refined Glycerine and C-16.• Start Up and shutdown monitoring procedure. Devising ideas to speed up the procedure. o Make new lines to be used in start-up. Eliminating column dependency. • Energy management:o Install water recycling process from Waste water treatment plant to be used in hotwells and cleaning.o Redesign heat exchangers for more efficient heat exchange: Using Pinch analysis to optimize heat exchanger train. • Waste water treatment plant project • Lead the FAT of DCS System for Old Plant.o Revise control loop matrix as per system modification.o Checking of control loops and verification after software up-gradation.o Trend Grouping.• Commissioning of Hydrogenation Plant.• Revamp Project of Old Distillation Section.• Design of tempered water system.
  • Iffco Group
    Executive Trainee
    Iffco Group Jul 2012 - Jan 2013
    Dubai, Dubai, Ae
    • Implementation of daily planning, OEE development, planning procedure and break up of man power in filling section.• Training in QA department for acquiring full understanding of the quality parameters and critical points involved in refinery.• Working in Vegetable Oil Refinery to understand the process of refining, neutralization, hydrogenation, bleaching, washing, winterization etc. Preparing for quick and critical decision making ability and man management skills
  • Enar Petroleum Refining Facility
    Process Engineer
    Enar Petroleum Refining Facility Jul 2011 - Jul 2012
    Karachi, Sindh, Pk
    Process Engineer at ENAR Petroleum Refining FacilityKEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS• Development of PnID's, as built PnID's and in co-operation of site modifications.• Studying of plant isometrics/piping layouts and verifying as per process requirement.• Pre commissioning activities of Boiler, Furnace and Pre-Heat Train.• Commissioning activities of Cooling tower, Tank farm area of Kerosene, HSD, and Furnace Oil.• Finalizing and handing over of tank areas of Crude, Naphtha, Raw Water and Fire Water.• Rating of pressure safety valves and later on involved in procurement of PSV's.• Checking of all the hydraulics of plant including pump hydraulics and control valve curves.
  • Ned University Of Engineering & Technology, Karachi
    Lecturer
    Ned University Of Engineering & Technology, Karachi Apr 2011 - Jun 2011
    Karachi, Sindh, Pk
    Lecturer in NED University of Engineering and Technology• Teaching courses of Chemical Engineering Principle, Organic Synthesis, In-organic Chemistry, conducting labs of Chemical Reaction Engineering and Fluid Mechanics and Aspen. • Helping project groups in their projects related to refinery and chemical industries.
  • Ned University Of Engineering & Technology, Karachi
    Student
    Ned University Of Engineering & Technology, Karachi 2010 - 2010
    Karachi, Sindh, Pk
  • Novatec (Pvt) Ltd
    4 Weeks Internship
    Novatec (Pvt) Ltd Jun 2009 - Jul 2009
    worked at operations department s a trainee engineer and got the insight of the plant working and marketing places.
  • Novatex (Pvt) Ltd
    Internee
    Novatex (Pvt) Ltd Jun 2009 - Jul 2009
    To study the plant design and understand the process. To develop skills to handle the critical situations of plant.Teaching experience during graduation in following:O LevelsIntermediate and Matric (Chemistry , Math & Physics)Design Thesis:Thermal Cracking of Furnace Oil to enhance the production of mid-distillate products.Designing and Design Calculations Economic analysisResearch and citationsSafety measuresProfessional Development:Member of MOSAIC society having responsibility to organize various seminars at NED University to develop intellectual and creative skills in students. Attended Seminars arranged by Ned University.Attended various exhibitions arranged in Ned University. Personal Chronicle:

Faizan Wajid Skills

Hysys Aspen Hysys Factory Process Simulation Chemical Engineering Hazop Petroleum Pumps Petrochemical Heat Exchangers Refinery Aspen Plus Project Engineering Dcs Commissioning Engineering Refining Oil/gas P&id Valves Process Optimization Boilers Autocad Microsoft Office Industrial Safety

Faizan Wajid Education Details

  • Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University
    Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University
    Business Administration And Management
  • Ned University Of Engineering And Technology
    Ned University Of Engineering And Technology
    Chemical Engineering
  • Adamjee Govt Science College
    Adamjee Govt Science College
    Chemical And Process Engineering; 2010
  • Chiniot Islamia School & College
    Chiniot Islamia School & College
    Science; 2004
  • Ned University Of Engineering And Technology
    Ned University Of Engineering And Technology
  • Ned University Of Engg
    Ned University Of Engg
    Chemical Technology

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Faizan Wajid works for Unilever

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Faizan Wajid's current role is IChemE Member - Oleo Chemicals, Engineering, Management, Product Developments, Fatty Acids.

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Faizan Wajid attended Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University, Ned University Of Engineering And Technology, Adamjee Govt Science College, Chiniot Islamia School & College, Ned University Of Engineering And Technology, Ned University Of Engg.

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