Steer and direct carpet manufacturing operations. Establish operational policies and implement process improvements to ensure superior quality and outstanding commercial and residential carpet. Directly manage 4 shift supervisors and lab supervisor overseeing 3 shift operation with 50+ union employees. Design and implement coaching and training programs to develop staff, facilitate efficiency, and improve performance. Manage operational and capital expense budgets. Maintained compliance with… Show more Steer and direct carpet manufacturing operations. Establish operational policies and implement process improvements to ensure superior quality and outstanding commercial and residential carpet. Directly manage 4 shift supervisors and lab supervisor overseeing 3 shift operation with 50+ union employees. Design and implement coaching and training programs to develop staff, facilitate efficiency, and improve performance. Manage operational and capital expense budgets. Maintained compliance with critical safety and quality standards.Achievements:1. Increase the Right First Time from 34.7% to 96% in 2 years, results in increase in production by 150% in same manpower and same number of hours. 2. Reduced the rework from 5% to 0% and defective rate from 1.8% to 0.2%.3. Various cost saving projects with savings between 30k-80k per year.4. Energy consumption projects: rebate from Union Gas of $108349.41.5. Shade matching: 100 score in Munsel Color eye test every year since 2009. Show less

Directed and created the organization’s Quality programs, including the implementation of ISO systems and procedures. Reviewed customer requirements to ensure they were met and worked with purchasing staff to establish quality requirement from external suppliers. Established good relationship with peers in product development, project management, customer service and external clients. Investigated and recorded customer complaints and returns regarding product performance, specifications and… Show more Directed and created the organization’s Quality programs, including the implementation of ISO systems and procedures. Reviewed customer requirements to ensure they were met and worked with purchasing staff to establish quality requirement from external suppliers. Established good relationship with peers in product development, project management, customer service and external clients. Investigated and recorded customer complaints and returns regarding product performance, specifications and reliability.Achievements:1. Managed internal team and 1 Quality supervisor in Buffalo, United States and 2 supervisors in Malaysia. 2. Managed manufacturing in China, Turkey, Vietnam and Malaysia.3. Maintained OEKOTEX certification every year.4. Established standards for Intertek, SGS, BV labs in various countries for final inspection and raw material testing.5. Establish Color Standards for every color and component with suppliers. Show less

Test Softline and Homeline products according to the Canadian Regulatory Standards, Client Performance Standards and Safety Standards. Major customer Wal-Mart Canada and United States.Achievements:1. Testing of Homelines, Kids and Adult apparel and accessories for quality and performance, which included:2. 45 Degrees flammability testing, vertical flammability testing, color fastness to perspiration, which includes perspiration in acid and alkaline solution and in seawater solution,… Show more Test Softline and Homeline products according to the Canadian Regulatory Standards, Client Performance Standards and Safety Standards. Major customer Wal-Mart Canada and United States.Achievements:1. Testing of Homelines, Kids and Adult apparel and accessories for quality and performance, which included:2. 45 Degrees flammability testing, vertical flammability testing, color fastness to perspiration, which includes perspiration in acid and alkaline solution and in seawater solution, Static Wetting, testing of beach towels and swimwear for chlorinated water fastness, curtains, apparels and accessories for light fastness using Xenon Arc Fadometer.3. Expertise of various other testing such as, fabric weight, tensile strength, tear strength, fastness to pilling, Bursting strength, color fastness to washing, wicking test, GSM of fabric. Crease Recovery test, Stain repellency test, Thread Count, Crocking fastness, including wet and dry Crocking, 4. Writing of reports as per quality standards assuring the required quality for textile product. 5. Rating for shade change and staining as per AATCC grey scales. Show less

Actively interfaced with vendors and senior management for order expediting, capacity planning, and material forecasts for Terry Towel manufacturing. Directly managed 3 shift supervisors, 3 lab supervisors and 85 non union employees. Cost savings projects, procurement of Dyes and Chemicals.Achievements:1. Major Customers IKEA, Wal-Mart, Target, Loblaw’s, Kmart, JC Penny, Primark, Ackerman, Hugo Boss, NZM and many more.2. Renewal of OEKOTEX Class 1 standard 100 Certificate every… Show more Actively interfaced with vendors and senior management for order expediting, capacity planning, and material forecasts for Terry Towel manufacturing. Directly managed 3 shift supervisors, 3 lab supervisors and 85 non union employees. Cost savings projects, procurement of Dyes and Chemicals.Achievements:1. Major Customers IKEA, Wal-Mart, Target, Loblaw’s, Kmart, JC Penny, Primark, Ackerman, Hugo Boss, NZM and many more.2. Renewal of OEKOTEX Class 1 standard 100 Certificate every year for dyed fabric and dyed yarn by sampling of shades using OEKOTEX approved dyes and chemicals then testing them in house as per their standards and sending samples for further testing.3. Maintaining MSDS for all dyes and chemicals in use and setting SOP’s for every function.4. Working standards under 5S or KAIZEN, TPM, TQM, 6 Sigma, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.5. Maintaining all operations in SAP/ERP. Show less

1. Establishing GSM versus Speed matrix in drying range by setting speed at hydroextractor, Steamer, Stenter for all GSM to maintain specific moisture content at the outlet to avoid over or under drying. thus, increasing the productivity at drying range by 3 MT/ day.2. Bleaching of Soya fibre and fabric using hypochlorite bleach to attain Whiteness Index - 100. Setting dosage of hypochlorite and other auxiliaries.3. Replacing a highly concentrated wetting agent with less concentrated… Show more 1. Establishing GSM versus Speed matrix in drying range by setting speed at hydroextractor, Steamer, Stenter for all GSM to maintain specific moisture content at the outlet to avoid over or under drying. thus, increasing the productivity at drying range by 3 MT/ day.2. Bleaching of Soya fibre and fabric using hypochlorite bleach to attain Whiteness Index - 100. Setting dosage of hypochlorite and other auxiliaries.3. Replacing a highly concentrated wetting agent with less concentrated wetting agent with wettability of > 70% thus decreases BOD and COD load at discharged water.4. Implementing the usage of highly fast turquoise dyes to achieve CF rating of – 4 in 3.5% of shade. Show less

Provided Technical Assistance to production as well as Lab team to solve problems in finished fabric and to increase productivity pretreatment range by reduction in number of washes after scouring and by decrease dwell time in hydrogen peroxide bleaching bath without compromising the quality aspects.