Experience

United Millers Limited

• Kenya
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Mill Manager - Wheat Mill

  • Nov 2021 - Present

• Performance Analyst- Operations

  • Jun 2019 - Nov 2021

  Established in 1977, United millers limited is involved in Wheat, Maize and Feeds Milling, Bread, Buns and Mandazi production, , Cooking oil and fats production, Soap manufacturing, Wheat and Maize Trading and other general trading.Key Responsibilities: . Job performance for United Millers and its group of companies. . Accountability to all Milling units and associated departments/functions . Accountability to Bakery divisions . Accountability to special duties :-1. (a) Raw material usage and storage(b) Packaging material usage and storage(c) Finished product storage in line with safety standards2. (a)Tasked with milling returns (milling extractions and milling gains), bakery yields and oil yields.(b) Maintenance and supervision of quality standards(c) Overseeing capacity utilization and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)3. Ensuring that stocks are properly arranged and ready for stock taking/auditing every month4. Ensuring that fumigation, hygiene and sanitation standards are maintained and adhered to at all time in all divisions.5. Ensuring good and economic grist is used and adhered to in all wheat mills.6. Analyzing production reports, data and trends, highlighting areas for improvement and remedial measures.7. Preparing and presenting final production summary reports to the top management and board. Show less



Hot Grain Millers

• Nairobi Kenya

• Operations Manager

  • Oct 2018 - May 2019



Kijenge Animal Products Ltd

• Arusha Tanzania

• General Manager- Milling

  • Jan 2016 - Jul 2018

  Overall responsibility for Production Management, Financial Management, stock management,leadership and management of the workforce for the milling and silo divisions of Kijenge Animal Products ltd. Plans, organizes, leads and controls the operations of the divisions in their entirety. Plans and maintains systems and procedures for operating efficiency, quality output (final product quality & packaging integrity),and leads and manages staff for optimum performance.Identifies recruitment needs,carries out skill/talent identification and sourcing,training needs assessment and training planning.Ensures maximum capacity utilization,Market leadership and acceptability,precise and accurate formulation management,compliance to statutory/quality requirements and standards and maintaining health and safety at work among other things. Divisions responsible for include:- * Maize Milling plant (Kenmillers ltd) offering commercial/industrial flours,meals and grits & household maize flours, meals and associated by-products. * Feed Milling and pellets Plant offering an assortment of poultry and animal feeds * Corn Soya Blend (CSB) Plant; producing corn/soya blends,fortified flours and other functional foods. *Full-fat-soya(FFS) production : Production of FFS , Soy Cake and Soy Meal. *Oil processing plant Producing Soya crude oil, Sunflower crude oil,seed cakes and peanuts pre-processing. *Wood pellets processing plant (Briquettes) For production of energy blocks and pellets *Silo Complex(Grain Elevator) For facilitating grain handling,storage and drying operations. *Contract farmers groups *Associated departments/functions for all units. * Overseeing Quality Assurance department and all related issues. Show less



Al Ghurair Foods

• Dubai United Arab Emirates

• Plant Asst/Shift In Charge Milling

  • Mar 2009 - Dec 2015

  Managing all plant operations & human resource with around 30 personnel per shift (directly and indirectly) & ensuring efficient operation of all lines to meet both quality & quantity targets, meeting company KPI’s Four wheat cleaning lines with a total capacity of 84 mt/hr Two Buhler Airtronic double deck Mills A & B each with a capacity of 660 mt/24hrs totaling 1320 mt /24 hrs handling both Hard & soft wheat One Durum mill Buhler Airtronic (C mill) with a capacity of 12 mt/hr (288 mt/24h) producing Durum Fine (Low Ash & Normal) Semolina, & Durum course semolina. Haris line (Debranned wheat) with a capacity of 192mt/24 hrs Jarish line (Debranned & Grout cut wheat) with a capacity of 24mt/24 hr Flour transfer line with a capacity of 56mt/h Packing line with three flour lines for 10kg, 25 & 50 kgs, one semolina/Haris/Jarish line 15, 40 kgs, & three Bran packing lines for 30, 50 kgs & retail line for 1kg,2, and 5 kgs Mixing plant producing 40 premixes Four flour & Bran loading lines & Bulk out loading. Total Volume of goods manufactured in shift around 120,000 mts annually valued at 125 million AED Value of assets managed around 103 million AED. Principle accountabilities: Assisting Plant Manager in managing production operations including production planning & scheduling, execution, overseeing finished product dispatch and delivery, raw material requirements, personnel training & management Implement the production plan Resolve production problems Lead & manage staff to maintain discipline, health, safety & environmental standards & improved productivity Maintain plant hygiene standards Prepare oracle batches Implementation & maintenance of company IMS encompassing ISO 9001,14001,18001,22000 Carrying out plant risk assessment, identifying & reporting hazards, near misses Inspecting work area for issuance of hot, cold, confined space, lifting & rigging work permits Show less



Aberdare Maize and feed milling Ltd.

• Nairobi, Kenya

• Production Manager

  • Jul 2008 - Feb 2009

  Reporting to the Managing Director (owner), was responsible for all the operations of production planning, scheduling, plant management, grain procurement, personnel management, dispatch of finished products and delivery to customers Reporting to the Managing Director (owner), was responsible for all the operations of production planning, scheduling, plant management, grain procurement, personnel management, dispatch of finished products and delivery to customers



Unga Group Ltd

• Kenya
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Shift Miller - Flour/Feed/ Maize Milling

  • Jun 2000 - Jun 2008

  Major Achievements at Unga GroupWas part of a team that worked with Mill Technical services (South Africa) to refurbish, modify flow, make aspiration and pneumatic settings, and install new machines as required, so as to convert an existing Henry Simon wheat mill into a 16.5 mt/h Maize Mill and at the same time installed a 4.5 mt/h patent Maize mill using available old machinery. Participated in commissioning the two plants running on new Siemens operations system leading to successful and continuous operation of both plants.Responsible for a 16.5mt/h Henry Simon Maize mill, 4.5Mt/h Patent Maize mill, 7.5 mts/h Buhler wheat mill and 8mt/h Ocrim wheat mill in two different facilities.Worked in several branches of the group including Kampala uganda co-owned by Seaboard corporation. Operating the milling plant to achieve set targetsOperating the grain drier and drying grains to required moisture levels.Managing staff in silo, production and distribution.Setting, adjusting and monitoring operations of grain cleaning and conditioning equipment.Controlling milling process.Controlling cost of production and maintaining hygiene standards.Forward planning on raw material requirements for maize, wheat and packaging materials and controlling stock levels of finished products and by products.Controlling quality of finished productsControlling number of temporally workers Offering induction training to new employees in production.Controlling Milling Process in Maize and Wheat Mill.Managing of shifts and personnel in productionOperating and setting of mill machineryOrganizing and Supervising Plant machinery maintenancePosting and keeping of mill recordsConducting Quality Control checks on products and Raw materials Show less

• Laboratory analyst

  • Aug 1998 - May 2000

  • Raw materials analysis/grading (Maize and Wheat)• Analysis of raw materials and finished productsRecording and book keeping of resultsCoding receiving and keeping of Laboratory samplesParticipation in research and developmentFollow ups on production processesProducts quality control checks



Cocacola Nairobi Bottlers

• Process Quality Control

  • 1996 - 1996

  • Raw material analysis and quality assurance • Product water treatment • Beverage production process quality control • Product process follow-up • Beverage microbiological analysis • Quality assurance of finished products • Raw material analysis and quality assurance • Product water treatment • Beverage production process quality control • Product process follow-up • Beverage microbiological analysis • Quality assurance of finished products