Experience

Bakhresa Food Products Limited

• Food and Beverage Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• General Manager

  • Jan 2010 - Present

  Reporting to the Chairman of the Company and responsible for the restructuring of the group management covering Water Bottling, Juice Packing, PET Recycling, Preform and Closure Manufacture. Introduction of standard systems and procedures within the overall management of a US$180M turnover business, through effective management of Operations, Quality, Inventory Control, Distribution, Finance and Human Resources. The position responsibility also includes project planning, equipment sourcing and implementation of a US$50M project to establish a green field facility to – ( phase 1 ) Process and convert locally sourced fruits into aseptically packed bulk drums for Company Tetra Pack and PET operations. – ( phase 2 )Planning, installation and commissioning a high volume Krones PET bottling operation for water, juice and carbonated juice drinks and related Sacmi / Netstal molding equipment Show less



Nile Soft Drinks Bottling

• Khartoum, Sudan

• General Manager

  • Oct 2006 - Nov 2009

  Reporting to the Managing Director and responsible for the overall management of a US$120M turnover business, covering: Operations, Quality, Sales and Distribution, Finance and Human Resources. Direct involvement in business planning, establishing budgets, development and implementation of standard controls and procedures, monitoring and achieving sales volume targets, production output and financial targets. Responsible for project management of plant upgrade including installation of new high capacity Krones PET bottling lines at the existing facility and also at a green field site . Show less



Bonite Bottles Tanzania

• Project Manager

  • Sep 2004 - Oct 2006

  Project management of US$12M projects including new PET and glass bottling lines and utilities, PET preform manufacturing and waste water treatment plant. Reporting to the Managing Director and responsible for planning, equipment selection, civil works and coordination of installation, commissioning and handover. Project management of US$12M projects including new PET and glass bottling lines and utilities, PET preform manufacturing and waste water treatment plant. Reporting to the Managing Director and responsible for planning, equipment selection, civil works and coordination of installation, commissioning and handover.



Pannal Ash Trading

• Self Employed

  • Jan 2001 - Jan 2004

  Management and operation of a retail trading company. Day to day running including stock ordering, staff employment, security and cash handling. Management and operation of a retail trading company. Day to day running including stock ordering, staff employment, security and cash handling.



Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company SL, Accra, Ghana

• Technical Manager

  • Jan 1999 - Jan 2001

  Reporting to the Operations Director and responsible for overseeing the technical and production operations in 8 bottling plants in West Africa. Assisted operations to plan for equipment upgrades and machinery overhauls to ensure that projected sales targets were achieved. Implementation of performance and quality monitoring systems to ensure and promote low cost/high quality production. Coordination of new plant projects and existing plant equipment replacement and overhaul. Reporting to the Operations Director and responsible for overseeing the technical and production operations in 8 bottling plants in West Africa. Assisted operations to plan for equipment upgrades and machinery overhauls to ensure that projected sales targets were achieved. Implementation of performance and quality monitoring systems to ensure and promote low cost/high quality production. Coordination of new plant projects and existing plant equipment replacement and overhaul.



Coca-Cola Schweppes

• Operations Environmental Manager

  • Jan 1998 - Jan 1999

  Reporting to the Manufacturing Director. Responsible for the implementation of an environmental monitoring program for UK operations. Introduction of ISO 14001 environmental certification and audit procedures to achieve compliance to international standards. Reporting to the Manufacturing Director. Responsible for the implementation of an environmental monitoring program for UK operations. Introduction of ISO 14001 environmental certification and audit procedures to achieve compliance to international standards.



Coca-Cola Company

• Technical Operations Support Manager

  • Jan 1996 - Jan 1998

  Reporting to the Technical Director. Responsible for the establishment of a technical team of 30 providing support to 55 production plants in the 4 operating Regions in India. Recruitment and training of local staff to achieve business objectives of increased plant productivity and reduced manufacturing costs. Preparation and presentation of annual technical business plans.

• Technical Operations Manager

  • Jan 1995 - Jan 1996

  Reporting to the Technical Director providing technical assistance to five operating Regions in Northern Africa Division. Responsible for a department providing support for packaging, technical and production services, technical staff recruitment and training. Coordination between Regions and Divisional office to prepare and present annual technical business plans

• Technical Services Manager

  • Jan 1992 - Jan 1995

  , Nairobi, KenyaReporting to the Region Manager and the Africa Group Technical Director, responsible for a team of eight staff providing support to concentrate plant operations, region quality assurance laboratory and in providing technical and production management together with training and quality assurance services to 29 bottling operations in the East Africa Region. Set and ensured departmental operation within approved annual budgets



Coca-Cola Company, Africa Division

• Senior Production Services Engineer

  • Jan 1990 - Jan 1992

  Reporting to the Division Production Services Manager. Travelling to bottling and concentrate manufacturing plant operations in sub Saharan Africa providing technical assistance and training to achieve improved production efficiencies and cost effective operations. Reporting to the Division Production Services Manager. Travelling to bottling and concentrate manufacturing plant operations in sub Saharan Africa providing technical assistance and training to achieve improved production efficiencies and cost effective operations.



Bonite Bottlers

• Technical Manager

  • Jan 1986 - Jan 1990

  IPP/Bonite Bottlers Ltd, Moshi, Tanzania Responsible for the Technical project management of a greenfield Coca-Cola franchise bottling plant. Co-ordination of activities between civil works and engineering during construction and installation phases. Achieving completion, commissioning and start up on schedule of this US $ 23M project. Responsible for the establishment of the production and operations departments, including local recruitment and operational training of all staff. Defined and implemented suitable operational and control procedures to achieve optimum production performance within budget. Structuring of subsections: Quality Assurance, Engineering, Stores and Vehicle Workshop Services. Materials and spare parts ordering and procurement. Established engineering and sanitary maintenance programmes. Designed and implemented reporting procedures to achieve optimum material yields and efficiencies. Coca-Cola system award winning plant during Show less



AG Leventis ( Nigeria ) Ltd

• Production Manager

  • Jan 1980 - Jan 1986

  on a contract basis and stationed in the Lagos office before taking up a positions in Ibadan and later Kaduna. Responsible for the implementation of a US $ 8MM and US $2MM facility improvement projects at these Coca-Cola franchise bottling plants. Responsible for the co-ordination of new bottling plant equipment installation and services upgrades. Management of production operation and engineering services within an agreed budget. Development and implementation of control and reporting procedures to improve quality, production operations and maintenance services. Coca-Cola system award winning plant during Show less



General Foods Corporation

• Packaging Engineer

  • Jan 1976 - Jan 1980

  during an expansion programme at this foods processing and packaging operation. Involved in organising and implementation of complete packaging line machinery refurbishment. Installation and commissioning of new machinery co-ordinated with equipment manufacturers. DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS during an expansion programme at this foods processing and packaging operation. Involved in organising and implementation of complete packaging line machinery refurbishment. Installation and commissioning of new machinery co-ordinated with equipment manufacturers. DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS