• Plan, manage, direct, coordinate, and control the sequencing and delivery of products, ensuring efficient and timely production.• Oversee production planning by aligning employee requirements with seasonal forecasts and sales channels to optimize resource allocation.• Provide leadership, direction, guidance, and support to production supervisors and personnel.• Manage a team of over 25 staff, developing effective communication strategies that enhance team efficiency.• Collaborate with the maintenance manager to develop and implement equipment maintenance schedules.• Set annual operational goals, objectives, and action plans in collaboration with employees, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and maintaining accountability.• Enhanced the production efficiency of the pelleting machine from 250 MT to 300 MT per day • Lead problem-solving efforts by facilitating effective functional and cross-functional teams, driving continuous improvement through system and procedural changes.• Manage and coordinate all plant inspections with third-party and customer audits, ensuring compliance with the HACCP, CFIA, GMP, and other audit requirements.• Enhance worker efficiency and production rates, focusing on optimizing tonnage/hour.• Consult with operators on quality issues and evaluate the overall QA performance of the manufacturing unit• Participate in production meetings to plan and strategize future activities and initiatives.• Assign and coordinate drivers with dispatch schedules, working closely with customers and the sales team to ensure timely deliveries.• Successfully reduced driver overtime from an average of 16 hours biweekly to just 4 hours by implementing a GPS tracking system, introducing flexible shifts, and hiring part-time drivers for weekend coverage• Implement and manage the Collective Agreement, fostering strong internal and external relationships, and identifying training needs and opportunities for staff development.

Responsible for: Maintenance of Sorting, crushing, Extruding, Pelleting, Cleaning and Packaging machine maintenance.• Manage the replacement of defective machine parts and oversee the adjustment of alignment of moving components.• Supervise the repair and lubrication of machinery and equipment to ensure optimal performance.• Coordinate the assembly and installation of equipment using hand and power tools, ensuring proper setup. • Assist the Maintenance Manager with mechanical repairs and the installation of new equipment.• Ensure adherence to plant lockout procedures during repair or servicing to maintain safety and compliance.• Promote proactive maintenance practices by conducting regular reviews of equipment performance and scheduling appropriate preventative maintenance to minimize downtime.• Monitor and manage spare parts inventory, coordinating to ensure timely orders and adequate stock levels.• Oversee troubleshooting efforts for power transmission, vacuum, hydraulic, pneumatic systems, and programmable logic controls to resolve issues effectively.• Direct the operation of hoisting and lifting devices to position machinery and parts during installation or servicing, ensuring safe and efficient handling.

Responsible for- Baking furnaces, CNC Machine shop, coal handling, Cooling towers, Dust Handling plant.• Plan, organize, direct, and evaluate the production departments within industrial facilities.• Prepare the department's annual budget and forecasts in collaboration with other management team members. Monitor performance against the budget throughout the year and adjust departmental activities as necessary.• Create work orders and contracts, and process related bills through the ERP system.• Recruit high-quality staff who align with and support the company’s vision and strategy. Oversee their training, develop developmental plans, and monitor their performance.• Lead a team of over 30 employees, ensuring their safety and maintaining quality standards on the production floor.• Evaluate manufacturing equipment for safety and functionality, and collaborate with the Maintenance Team to implement a responsible preventive maintenance (PM) program.• Troubleshoot and lead problem-solving efforts by facilitating effective functional and cross-functional teams, and driving system and procedure improvements through continuous improvement processes.• Manage line efficiencies, downtime, key performance indicators (KPIs), and the day-to-day operations of the plant.• Monitor the production process, conduct periodic checks, and adjust equipment or work practices in accordance with standard operating procedures.• Managing CapEx Projects: Expanding the Manufacturing Capacity of the Baking Furnace and Machining Shop from 80,000 MT to 100,000 MT through Facility Expansion and Additional Production Lines• Lead the quality circle and implement lean manufacturing practices, to maximise efficiency and reduce wastages.• Work on continuous improvement projects and implement Autonomous Maintenance (Total Productive Maintenance, TPM) strategies.• Verify the readiness of the production line at start-up and supervise changeovers to ensure seamless operations.

Responsible for- Baking furnaces, CNC Machine shop, coal handling, Cooling towers, Dust Handling plant.• Plan, organize, direct, and evaluate the production departments within industrial facilities.• Prepare the department's annual budget and forecasts in collaboration with other management team members. Monitor performance against the budget throughout the year and adjust departmental activities as necessary.• Create work orders and contracts, and process related bills through the ERP system.• Recruit high-quality staff who align with and support the company’s vision and strategy. Oversee their training, develop developmental plans, and monitor their performance.• Lead a team of over 30 employees, ensuring their safety and maintaining quality standards on the production floor.• Evaluate manufacturing equipment for safety and functionality, and collaborate with the Maintenance Team to implement a responsible preventive maintenance (PM) program.• Troubleshoot and lead problem-solving efforts by facilitating effective functional and cross-functional teams, and driving system and procedure improvements through continuous improvement processes.• Manage line efficiencies, downtime, key performance indicators (KPIs), and the day-to-day operations of the plant.• Monitor the production process, conduct periodic checks, and adjust equipment or work practices in accordance with standard operating procedures.• Managing CapEx Projects: Expanding the Manufacturing Capacity of the Baking Furnace and Machining Shop from 80,000 MT to 100,000 MT through Facility Expansion and Additional Production Lines• Lead the quality circle and implement lean manufacturing practices, to maximise efficiency and reduce wastages.• Work on continuous improvement projects and implement Autonomous Maintenance (Total Productive Maintenance, TPM) strategies.• Verify the readiness of the production line at start-up and supervise changeovers to ensure seamless operations.•

Responsible For: Machine shop which includes gear cutting, grinding, turning, and assembly of transmission box• Oversee the complete shift operations related to machine maintenance activities.• Develop and implement plans for quality control, shutdown planning, and execution on a quarterly or semiannual basis.• Maintain equipment by ordering spare parts, monitoring inventory levels, and categorizing items based on their importance and value into Categories A, B, and C.• Provide industrial training and guidelines to ensure safe and efficient operation of equipment.• Prepare and present machine performance reports utilizing MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) and MTTR (Mean Time to Repair), and enhance these metrics by analyzing and addressing breakdown patterns.• Conduct regular safety and 5S audits, including OHSAS, EMS, and ISO audits, in accordance with the established schedule.• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, such as Kaizen, and analyse to reduce consumable costs on the shop floor.