Hi, I’m
Bilal Ahmad
Selden,NY
Summary
Results-driven Manufacturing Lead with 15 years of experience streamlining operations to determine the activities in the manufacturing areas and expertise in leading teams to achieve company goals
Overview
18
years of professional experience
Work History
The Estée Lauder Companies
Plant Sanitarian Manager
01.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Supervising appropriate facility personnel by instructing, allotting work, observing performance, and providing training to maximize sanitation effectiveness/employee performance and satisfaction.
- 5's program (area champion) for whole facility.
- Demonstrate results of sanitation programs, documents, cleaning schedules, and procedures.
- Provided direction on sanitation issues to all levels of employees and departmental managers.
- Established and implemented strategic sanitation program in facility, budget handling, cost, processes, and policies in support of Company's mission.
- Performed verification, validated sanitation effectiveness, and proposed better ways to clean/sanitize, maximizing results and minimizing cost.
- Works closely with sanitation chemical providers and others to capitalize on technical knowledge and maximize services provided.
- Coordination with other departments to maintain facility ready for audits and documented process reviews.
- Performed continuous process improvement and preventative and corrective actions to facilitate operational efficiency.
Fruitcrown Products
Manager Sanitation
01.2019 - 01.2022
Job overview
- Back up SQF practitioner for preparing and maintaining all required documentation for successful implementation of SQF 2000 levels 1,2, and 3 as it pertains to sanitation and related activities.
- Oversee and provide leadership and guidance to improve, maintain, and validate sanitation practices and procedures
- Build and maintain a Master Sanitation Schedule and related documentation.
- Be a part of the sanitation development program team to write down SOPs, WA, WI, GMPs, PPEs, and CIP programs.
- Responsible for analyzing finished profit attribute data, and production data, and identifying opportunities for improvement.
- Facilitates training for employees on issues related to sanitation.
- Updates sanitation standard operating procedures (SSOP) and recommends adjustments to schedules, procedures, and sanitation practices to the Plant General Manager for review.
- Managing Safety programs, Internal audits, Holding product investigation
- Manage all aspects of the safety program at the Corporate location, including the Emergency Response.
- Team, evacuation drills, and training, AED Program, order safety strategies, and routine review of all spaces.
Liberty Coca, Beverages
Process Manager
04.2018 - 02.2019
Job overview
- Develop tracking reports and time to time serve as a Supervisor on a need basis.
- Conduct routine and random factory audits to evaluate efficiencies and ensure adherence to industry standards
- Investigate and identify root causes of any facility safety, incident, or hazards.
- Improved efficiency and effectiveness of performance and management of processes across departments.
- Investigate Quality improvement methods, customer complaints, and overall company personnel satisfaction
- Sanitation chemical records.
- Maintain the highest possible housekeeping standards to prevent microbiological contamination.
- Implementation of TQM, training, and awareness of safety rules and policies.
- QMS, 6S, TPM, and Kaizen strategies to improve plant performance.
Coca Cola Refreshments
Quality Assurance Supervisor
08.2013 - 04.2018
Job overview
- Managing a team of 12 QA technicians by supervising, training, evaluating, and monitoring workflow for smooth operation
- Ensure the highest possible housekeeping standards in Lab and production areas to prevent contamination
- Ensure all records ( testing, calibration, GMP training, sanitation) are up to date for Quality Audits
- Investigate Quality improvement methods, customer complaints, and overall company personnel satisfaction
- Prepare a daily report about Raw/Finished Products, yield, inventory, products on hold, and daily issues and communicate with production/maintenance to improve issues
- Conducted in-house audits: safety, food safety, good housekeeping, GMP, and Company policy.
- Proficient in understanding and recognizing GMP issues, HACCP, and SQF procedures
- Comply with safety procedures, and practices by maintaining documents (HACCP, SOP, WI, WA, PM
- Inventory)
Coca Cola Refreshments
Manufacturing Production Supervisor
03.2009 - 08.2013
Job overview
- Responsible for day-to-day manufacturing operations in the Production/Sanitation department from material flow to daily staffing, scheduling 25 personnel for each shift.
- Assist maintenance/utility personnel with repairs on equipment, and machinery breakdowns or notify appropriate personnel to coordinate outside report services.
- Improve manufacturing uptime, yield, and cycle time by implementing the TPM phase, Infinity QS, and LIS system.
- Prepare (e.g., inspect, and verify condition) all equipment used in the manufacturing process before use in order to ensure smooth, sanitary, and safe operation.
- Focus on Lean Manufacturing while building a Team effort by Minimizing production errors through routine inspections.
- Perform variance analysis and root cause analysis of product/process issues and implement short and long-term corrective actions to improve product quality and reliability.
- Identify areas for improvement, waste, and inefficiencies to implement targeted improvement strategies.
Sitara Chemical Industries Ltd
Production Engineer
07.2005 - 06.2008
Job overview
- 3-year Shift Supervisor-In charge of Membrane Electrolysis Hydrochloric Acid Synthesis Furnaces
- Manage line efficiencies, key performance indicators, and downtime within labor
- Performed regular production studies and machine analysis to identify any quality and process problems.
- Managed cross-functional teams including maintenance, quality, finance, shipping, customer service, and production by coordinating.
- Managed day-to-day operations to effectively deliver a high-quality product, while serving as the primary owner for production schedule attainment
- Monitored product yield, process efficiency, and downtime, identify problems & implement corrective action.
Education
University of Engineering & TechnologyLahore, Pakistan
Master's from Chemical Engineering
01.2005
Skills
- SQF Practitioner, HACCP, TQM, TPM
- KPIs, OSHA regulations, Data analysis
- SAP, ERP, MS Office suite
- Lean management, Six Sigma, Kaizen, CI,5S
- ISO Compliance, Quality standards
- Audits, Documentation, Training
- Operation, Process improvement
- Plant Management
- Scheduling, Cost Control, Inventory Control
- Corrective Actions, Cost reduction
Timeline
Plant Sanitarian Manager
The Estée Lauder Companies
01.2022 - Current
Manager Sanitation
Fruitcrown Products
01.2019 - 01.2022
Process Manager
Liberty Coca, Beverages
04.2018 - 02.2019
Quality Assurance Supervisor
Coca Cola Refreshments
08.2013 - 04.2018
Manufacturing Production Supervisor
Coca Cola Refreshments
03.2009 - 08.2013
Production Engineer
Sitara Chemical Industries Ltd
07.2005 - 06.2008
University of Engineering & Technology
Master's from Chemical Engineering
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