Farid Shujaat
Head Production Planning & Materials Control at Waves Singer Pakistan Limited- Claim this Profile
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Urdu Native or bilingual proficiency
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English Full professional proficiency
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Experience
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Waves Home Appliances Limited
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Pakistan
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Head Production Planning & Materials Control
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Jul 2020 - Present
Ensure that material scheduling strategy and processes are in place and work effectively in order to ensure material supply meets production requirements with minimum stock levels, whilst optimizing costs. Take ownership of material planning issues that arise, including over or under delivery and take any follow up actions especially in the event of material shortages that affect production. Manage inventory risk and ensure that contingency plans are in place. Ensure that any Material Requirements Planning system (MRP) or IT system in place is effective and that data is accurate and up to date and resolve any issues as required. Ensure the integrity of Bill of Materials (BOM) and inventory accuracy at all times and manage and control inventory levels and movements. Take overall responsibility for obsolete parts process and ensure business is left with minimum liability and minimal waste. Input and hold responsibility for Material Planning budgets. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to forecast, plan and facilitate on-time materials to the production line as and when required avoiding disruption to production. Take lead on internal and external relationships to ensure consistent, timely and effective communication regarding material availability. Develop and maintain good relationships with suppliers and ensure demand for materials is met and deliveries made on time. Contribute to the assessment and sourcing of suppliers in conjunction with members of the purchasing team. Resolve supplier concerns and evaluate supplier performance in conjunction with members of the purchasing team. Manage, coach and develop a high performing team that meets agreed objectives and which delivers best practice results, added value and continuous improvements. Ensure that the function operates in accordance with any health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of self, staff and visitors.
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Head Production
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Jan 2018 - Present
Plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications along with supply chain (arrangement of right material at the right time) Develop and implement production tracking and quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, and other operational reports, to detect production problems. Managed and ensured coordination and efficiency in all movement and storage of materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished products. Streamlined manpower planning and scheduling based on in-depth time and motion study, leading to lower manufacturing cost. Maintaining organizational agility by recruiting, selecting, orienting and training employees, ensuring professional development of subordinates including Production Team Leaders and sustaining harmonious working relationship with labor. Closely monitoring all the process losses & material rejections, and Root Cause Analysis of these losses or quality issues and preparing action plans in order to ensure the continuous operation of the production process and to minimize the rejection cost. Schedule, delegate, and ensure performance of all equipment maintenance following maintenance procedures. Maintain maintenance logs. Close coordination with R&D Department for the implementations of Design Changes, Cost Reduction Plans & executions of plans for development of new models. Regular meetings with After Sales Department & implementations of preventive action plans in order to minimize after sales product complains. Implementations of HSE plans to ensure safety of plant, machinery & labor. Implementations of tools like 5s, Lean Manufacturing & TPM to ensure delivery of smooth products with best optimized resource & minimize operational costs.
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Haier
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Production Manager
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Jan 2013 - Dec 2017
Maintain a professional appearance and demeanor that reflects the company’s commitment to quality, continuous improvement and respect for individuals. Supervise the Production Team to produce and prioritize jobs and, when necessary, reorganize to meet deadline changes and updates. Communicate effectively with the General Manager/Owner, the Sales Team, and the Production Team, informing and updating them regularly to guarantee that production, sales, and customer objectives are met. Meet all customer commitments through the production of timely, efficient and high quality products and service. Assures all work entered into production follows the order entry standards and procedures. Organize workflow according to workload to meet delivery schedule and to complete assigned jobs. Schedule, plan and conduct Morning Production Meetings. Oversee all staff scheduling, time off requests and overtime. Manage the coordination and control of all jobs/work orders. Implement and enforce quality control and tracking programs to meet quality objectives. Analyze production and quality control to detect and correct problems. Set and monitor product quality standards. Assures all staff has the resources, and information to perform their function. Ensure the completion of all duties with a minimum of waste and abuse to equipment. Ensure employee safety training is conducted as required by Company Policy. Conduct training or authorize training of production employees. Ensure inventories are conducted and accurate records are maintained. Schedule, delegate, and ensure performance of all equipment maintenance following maintenance procedures. Maintain maintenance logs. Assure a backup of all work in progress and archived completed work is done in a timely manner Maintain a safe work environment and ensure the maintenance and upkeep of the physical location. Ensure preventative maintenance of all production equipment and company vehicles.
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Service Industries Limited
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Pakistan
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Manufacturing
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500 - 600 Employee
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Deputy Manager Operations
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Jan 2011 - Dec 2012
Handling Mechanical and Electrical aspects of plant maintenance. Hands on experience on managing equipment trouble shooting, overhauling and upgrading. Providing optimum levels of uninhibited production by maintaining parameters. Scheduling and implementing activities for preventive maintenance to avoid any unforeseen breakdown. Responsible for managing installation and commissioning of new plant equipment. Responsible for technical correspondence relevant to machine installation and maintenance with both local and foreign equipment manufacturers. Executive member of cross functional team to reduce process wastage and rework due to equipment failure. Management of staff/ labor in confident manner, proper industrial training of workers to develop dedication and to make them realize to be sincere with their assignments and company which is very much essential for the growth of any company.
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Production Engineer
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Jan 2007 - Dec 2010
Monitoring of raw material which includes its reception, issuance and quality assurance under the standards set by DIN, Military, BS and ASME. Planning and management of imported and local raw material on the basis of production targets given by the marketing department. Utilizing my engineering skills in practical scenarios performing, Research and Development, Reverse Engineering in the line of Production. Handling day to day tasks, such as interactions with other departments, resource management, etc. Inspecting and evaluating quality control of the process and quality of the final products. Having complete familiarity with ERP environment for production purposes.
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Education
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National University of Science and Technology
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Mechanical Engineering