SHAHZAD YOUSAF
E Mail: shahzaduaf1979@gmail.com
Phone: +971-501174312/+92-526615508/+92-3016452887
CO R E C O M P E T E N C I E S
Plant Operations Management
Production Planning &
Management, Lean
Manufacturing
Material Availability & Inspection
Quality Assurance/Quality
Control Process Analysis and
Improvement Resource Allocation
& Management
HACCP/ISO 22000 (Food
Safety Management System)
Preventive & Predictive
Maintenance
Reporting and Documentation
Targeting challenging assignments in Production Process, Quality Management and New development with an organization of high repute in Food Industry
PROFILE SUMMARY
An Engineering Professional, offering over 15 Years of experience in Production Planning and Control, along with adherence to quality, Skilled in various Plant Operations entailing, Incoming, Material Management, Production Planning & Control, and Quality Management. Efficient planning for man power, material & method for successful completion of daily production targets. Leveraged knowledge of Quality Improvement and Manufacturing Excellence Tools & Techniques like Expertise in HACCP, GMP, ISO 22000 and Lean Methodology. Successfully implemented Lean Initiatives towards Waste Management for IFFCO Group, Unipex (London Dairy, Igloo), Sharjah Played a pivotal role in an ad hoc internal project for New Product Development from the conceptualization to the post-launch analysis phase in IFFCO Group, Unipex (London Dairy, Igloo) and Noon Pakistan Limited. Effectively trained and directed
production staff and actively collaborated in operation functions such as developing work schedules, leading cross-functional Training, quality management and so on.
Quality Assurance Manager Junior Since Dec, 2012
Key Areas:
Devising and reviewing specifications for products or processes and Set requirements for raw material or intermediate products for suppliers and monitor their compliance, resulting in a 95% compliance rate.
Focused on Quality in market related operations-implementing, executing, improving and providing technical quality support to warehousing, transportation, repacking and customers for QMS (Quality management System) compliance, regulatory compliance, achieving a 98% compliance rate.
Initiates activities aimed at managing quality issues with customers & channels including rejections, complaints, technical support, product handling such as cold chain, resulting in a 90% resolution rate.
Coordinating entire product development phase including requirement analysis, finalization of specifications and BOM, process designing, testing and reviewing technical specifications and observe any deviation, ensuring a 97% adherence to requirements.
Streamlining production process by preparing the shop floor documents; developing QA Audit Documents, Skill Matrix, Training documents, and Contingency plan, leading to a 20% increase in production efficiency.
Implementing Quality standards & structured processes for manufacturing operations of equipment and machines as well as standard products ensuring accomplishment of business and manufacturing objectives.
?Supervise inspectors, technicians and other staff and provide guidance and feedback.
?Processes and procedures for all functions of department for ISO certification.
?Keep accurate documentation and perform statistical analysis and Approve the right products or reject defectives. Preparing the required HACCP, GMP and ISO 22000 documentation.
Key Areas:
Dec’12-Jan 2020 IFFCO Group, Unipex (London Dairy, Igloo), Sharjah as Manager
Production Junior
Managing production operations involving preparation of production plans to ensure timely accomplishment of production targets within the time & cost parameters, resulting in a 98% on-time delivery rate.
?Administering implementation of improvement methodologies to systematically improve efficiency and quality; performing administrative work and updating documents such as ISO documents for Production Department, leading to a 15% increase in productivity.
?Ensuring adherence to the service standards & operating procedures with latest knowledge and modern skills for achieving business excellence in coordination with stakeholders; providing training production staff as& when required, resulting in
a 90% customer satisfaction rate.
?Developing systems and procedures to implement purchasing, production scheduling, inventory control to assure availability of parts, materials and transportation in accordance with Just-in-Time delivery schedules. achieving a 95% inventory accuracy rate.
?Supervising the cross-functional, fully integrated planning process that incorporated make versus buy, capacity planning, scheduling, inventory, material and associated cost elements, resulting in a 20% reduction in production costs.
?Cross-checking the physical availability of the raw material as per the reports received from materials department, ensuring a 99% raw material availability rate.
?Integrating logistics with customer sales, order management, accounting & shipping departments.
Analyzing financial impact of changes such as routing, shipping modes, product volumes, mixes.
P R E V I O U S E X P E R I E N C E
March’08 – Mar’12 UNIKAI INTENRATIONAL, DUBAI Production Manager
Career Path:
2010:Production Manager
2006: Assistant Production Manager
2004: Quality and NPD Officer
S E M I N A R , TR A I N I N G S A N D P U B L I C A T I O N
? Attended a:
HACCP Level3 Training course conducted by SGS in 2017.
2 Days Leadership Course conducted at Holiday Inn, Dubai in 2012
Basic Food Hygiene and HACCP implementation training courses in 2011, conducted in Dubai, organized by SGS & TUV SUD
PLMS Training by Tetra Pak conducted in Dubai in 2010
Food Safety Course and Training organized by Highfield, Middle East.
Training on “Integrated Pest Management” organized by Warrison.
2 Days Training on HACCP organized by Land’O Lakes in Pearl Continental Hotel.
A seminar on Pasteurizer and its processing arranged by Pakistan Dairy Association.
Training on PLMS by Tetra Pak conducted back in 2009.
Training for implementation of ISO 22000 (Food Safety Management System) conducted by Bureau Veritus.
Training certification as “Management Trainee”from Pepsi, Pakistan
Training course on UHT FLEX and Filling Machines/Package Integrity, arranged by TetraPak
Published a paper on Oils Characteristics in “Indus Journal of Plant Sciences” in 2003
IT S K I L L S
? MS Office and Internet Applications
AC A D E M I C D E T A I L S
? 2015: Executive Diploma in Business Management from Westford School of Management, Sharjah,
United Arab Emirates
? 2003-04: Master of Science (Hons.)in Food Technology from University of Agriculture, Pakistan
? 2001: Bachelor of Science (Hons.) in Agriculture from University of Agriculture, Pakistan