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Chiedu Stephen Iwegbu

Factory Manager at <a class="not-italic font-text_font text-[18px] font-bold cursor-pointer text-link_color" target="_blank" href="/companies/dufil-prima-foods-plc">Dufil Prima Foods Plc</a>
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Seasoned engineering professional with a strong background in project management, business strategy, and team leadership.
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Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, NG
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  • English -
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Skills
  • Petrel
  • Techlog
  • Microsoft Office
  • Microsoft Word
  • Project Planning
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Chiedu Stephen Iwegbu is a seasoned professional with a strong background in engineering, project management, and business strategy. He has worked in various industries, including oil and gas, food processing, and electrical engineering. With a Master's degree in Integrated Petroleum Engineering & Production Studies and a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification, Chiedu has a unique blend of technical and leadership skills. He has experience in managing operations, leading teams, and driving cost savings and process improvements. Chiedu is proficient in multiple software tools, including Petrel, Techlog, and Microsoft Office. He is a strong communicator and team player with excellent problem-solving skills. Chiedu is currently working as a Factory Manager at Dufil Prima Foods Plc, where he is responsible for managing the production lines and ensuring productivity and quality are optimized. He has a proven track record of achieving significant cost savings and process improvements in his previous roles. In addition to his technical skills, Chiedu has a strong business acumen and is well-versed in business strategy, project planning, and team management. He is a certified Business Sustainability Management professional and has completed various leadership development programs, including the McKinsey Forward Program.

Credentials

  • Business Sustainability Management
    Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)
    May, 2023
    - May, 2026
  • McKinsey Forward Program
    McKinsey & Company
    Sep, 2022
    - May, 2026
  • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
    Benchmark Six Sigma
    Sep, 2018
    - May, 2026
  • MOOC Sustainable Mobility
    IFP School
    Mar, 2017
    - May, 2026
  • Eclipse Blackoil Reservoir Simulation
    NExT Schlumberger
    Sep, 2016
    - May, 2026
  • Petrel Hybrid Course
    NExT Schlumberger
    Apr, 2016
    - May, 2026
  • HSE Level 1, 2 & 3
    British Intenational Safety Organization
    Jun, 2015
    - May, 2026
  • Institute of Engineering and Technology
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    Jan, 2014
    - May, 2026
  • Shell Petroleum Engineering Summer School
    Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company
    Sep, 2013
    - May, 2026
  • Shell Petroleum Engineering Summer School
    Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company
    Sep, 2012
    - May, 2026
  • MOOC Oil & Gas
    IFP School

Experience

  • Dufil Prima Foods Plc
    • Nigeria
    • Food and Beverage Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Factory Manager
      • Jan 2024 - Present

    • Production Manager
      • May 2022 - Dec 2023

      Managing operations of 8 noodles production lines through effective conversion of raw materials to finished goods while ensuring productivity and quality is optimized. I also drive cost saving projects and ensure wastages are minimized in the process, control of material variances and implementation of Good Manufacturing Practices thereby improving the business bottom line and enhancing consumer satisfaction.

    • Production Manager
      • Jan 2021 - Apr 2022

      Managing production operations and ensuring productivity is optimized. I manage the activities of various supporting departments towards ensuring optimum productivity, quality, best manufacturing practices and safety is achieved. I also drive cost saving projects and ensure wastages are minimized in the process thereby improving the business bottom line and sustaining profitability.ACHIEVEMENTS: Led a team in the reduction of process scrap from 0.82% to 0.69% with an annual savings of $32,000 Improved OEE from 91% to 94% with an estimated savings of $19,000 per annum Improved good manufacturing and safety practices with zero complaints from customers. Reduction in material usage variances with estimated zero-base savings of $37,000 per annum

    • Lean Six Sigma Facilitator (Black Belt)
      • Nov 2017 - Dec 2020

      Working amidst a team as a team leader in the use of DMAIC and Lean methodology in overcoming business challenges, reducing variations in processes, elimination of unnecessary non-value added activities while improving product quality and ensuring sustainability of improvement measures aimed at improving business bottom-line.ACHIEVEMENTS: Led a team to help reduce scrap in processes from 1.22% to 0.49% with an estimated annual savings of $172,000 Successful coordination of a team in reducing weight variation in finished goods from a defect of 66 % to 0.8 % Coordinated a team with focus on improving quality of seals in finished goods thereby reducing defects from 12 % to 1 % Production optimization and ensuring good manufacturing practices and safety measures are adhered to using lean methodology and 5S practices Training of employees in lean six sigma methodologies Coordinated a team with the aim of reducing wrapper wastages in operations from 1.22% to 0.57% thereby achieving an annual savings of $35,000

  • Shell
    • Port-Harcourt, Nigeria
    • Reservoir Engineer/Petrophysicist
      • Jan 2017 - Jul 2017
      • Port-Harcourt, Nigeria

      Working as a Petroleum Engineer amidst a team of Production Geologist and Seismologist in the successful maturation of candidate reservoirs.ACHIEVEMENTS/SKILLS DEVELOPED:• Quantified volumes in selected reservoirs and proposed a technically feasible and economically viable development plan with a...

  • B.I. Iwegbu Electrical Works
    • Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria
    • Project Team Lead
      • Aug 2015 - Dec 2015
      • Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria

      I assisted in the installation of step down transformers, Automated Meter Reader (AMR), wiring of houses and construction of distribution lines in Asaba and its metropolis under the supervision of the Licensed Electrical Contractors Association of Nigeria (LECAN).

  • Delta State University, Abraka
    • Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria
    • Intern
      • Sep 2014 - Aug 2015
      • Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria

      I engaged the Electrical Unit of the Work and Service Department. Amidst a team of engineers, technicians and industrial trainees we succeeded in overcoming challenges and ensured a positive steady supply of electricity in the Institution as well as the maintenance and installation of electrical ...

  • Power Holding company of Nigeria, Asaba Busines...
    • Asaba, Delta state, Nigeria
    • Intern
      • Jun 2012 - Dec 2012
      • Asaba, Delta state, Nigeria

      I engaged five (5) sections of the Distribution Department namely; cable jointers section, electrical filters section, faults section, 11/33kv maintenance section and the protection, control and metering (PC&amp;M) section, working amidst a team of engineers and technicians with a goal of maintai...

Education

  • 2015 - 2017
    University of Benin (Centre of Excellence in Geosciences and Petroleum E...
  • 2008 - 2014
    University of Benin

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