Elwathig Suliman

Plant Manager graduate in B.Sc (HONOUR) Dept. in Chemical Industries working on complete Master's Thesis in Operations and Production Management, with a demonstrated history of working for more than fifteen years’ in Production and Manufacturing Supervision in chemicals field especially in Perfumery, Cosmetics, and Detergents Industry, with operational excellence activities for continuous improvements like GMP, PMI Agile, 5S, Lean Manufacturing.

Involvement with product Development, Technology Transfer, Scale-up and process validation to ensure successful new product launch.

Resolve issues interfering with performance; and where support is needed, escalate issues with recommendations to management.

Competencies:
Change Management, Project Management, Dynamic, Self-motivated, Leadership and Managing Quality, dedicated to learn and implement, Mentor to others, Productivity Improvement, Achievements and Result Orientation, Cost Control and Reduction, 5S culture.

Plant Manager at Garden Perfume Factory – Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates – 01/02/2021 – Present:

* Accomplishing manufacturing staff results by communicating job expectations, planning, monitoring, and appraising job results, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees, initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.

* Maintaining staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees, developing personal growth opportunities.

* Completing production plan by scheduling and assigning personnel, accomplishing work results, establishing priorities, monitoring progress, revising schedules, resolving problems, reporting results of the processing flow on shift production summaries.

* Maintaining quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards.

* Providing manufacturing information by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing production performance records and data, answering questions and responding to requests.

* Creating and revises systems and procedures by analyzing operating practices, record-keeping systems, forms of control, and budgetary and personnel requirements, implementing change.

* Maintaining safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources, maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.

* Contributing to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Production Manager at Abdul Samad Al Qurashi (ASQ) – Mecca – Saudi Arabia – 11/05/2015 – 31/01/2021:

* Managing the DP dept. orders and schedule requirements.

* Pre-planning production and deploy a daily prioritized production schedule to the production halls with appropriate time deadline targets.

* Ensuring that production is according to agreed time, quality and cost-effective.

* Maintaining quality products by establishing and enforcing organizational standards (SOPs, GMP).

* Monitoring & reviewing the production progress against deadline targets to ensure on-time delivery.

* Coordinating with supervisors for implementation of new initiatives.

* Liaising among different departments.

* Foreseeing potential problems before they happen.

* Ensuring health and safety guidelines are followed.

* Supervising and motivating workforce at production halls.

* Ensuring all plant and equipment is maintained & repaired.

* Ensuring production/quality processes, equipment being used and the working environments are all conducive to producing high-quality products.

Plant Supervisor at Arabian Sulfonates CO. LTD (ASCO) –Jeddah – Saudi Arabia – 20/02/2014 – 30/04/2015:

* Overseeing the production process, drawing up a production schedule.

* Ensuring that the production is cost effective.

* Making sure that products are produced on time and are of good quality.

* Working out the human and material resources needed.

* Drafting a timescale for the job.

* Estimating costs and setting the quality standards.

* Monitoring the production processes and adjusting schedules as needed.

* Being responsible for the selection and maintenance of equipment.

* Monitoring product standards and implementing quality-control programs.

* Liaising among different departments, e.g. suppliers, managers.

* Working with managers to implement the company's policies and goals.

* Ensuring that health and safety guidelines are followed.

* Supervising and motivating a team of workers.

* Reviewing the performance of subordinates.

* Identifying training needs.

Branch Manager at Sudanese Academic for Roads and Traffic (SART) – Port Sudan – Sudan – 28/04/2012 – 30/09/2013:

* Draw an overall or individualized training and development plan that addresses need and expectations.

* Deploy a wide variety of training methods.

* Manage training budget.

* Maintain a keen understanding of training trends, developments, and best practices.

Defensive Driving Instructor at Sudanese Academic for Roads and Traffic (SART) – Khartoum – Sudan – 14/02/2010 – 27/04/2012:

* Teaching the driving license seeker about driving laws, traffic rules, road markings, and road traffic signs.

* Teaching the driving license seeker about driving in inside & outside city limits.

* Teaching the driving license seeker about driving under difficult conditions.

* Demonstrate some critical situations (DDC).

* Demonstrate driving behavior or human road manners.

* Explain how to safely operate a motor vehicle.

* Perform safety checks and what to do in case of an emergency.

Production Manager at AL Rawdah Chemical Industries Factory (FOMO) – Abu Dhabi – UAE – 01/01/2008 – 10/01/2010:

* Maximizing the effectiveness of the production team, equipment, and materials to produce multi-line products within planned schedules while reducing costs.

* Supervising Effective working of production personnel and prepare effective production schedules and ensure compliance to all company policies.

* Balance quality, productivity, cost, safety, and morale to achieve positive results in all areas.

* Developing the technical documents including instruction manuals and procedure manuals.

* Coordinating with QC & QA Dept. to ensure chemicals and other raw materials is supplied in compliance with the quality standards.

* Implementing preventive maintenance program for production facilities.

* Instituting and monitoring safe work practice procedures to maintain an injury-free and efficient production facility.

* Achieving a consistent record of improving production runs and reducing costs.

Production Engineer at AL Rawdah Chemical Industries Factory (FOMO) – Abu Dhabi – UAE – 05/10/2005 – 31/12/2007:

* Improving the different formula for making liquid detergents, antiseptics, disinfectants, toilet soaps (Hygiene field), and industrial uses detergents, etc...

* Providing procedure & operational inputs into the technical safety & operability reviews, training operators, maintenance activities, and performance test-runs.

* Preparing the MSDS and TDS for all products.

* Preparing reports at end of the shift/week/month including (Production and production cost, staff control, purchasing, inventory, and safety reports).

* Ensuring chemicals and other raw materials are supplied in compliance with the quality standards.

* Chemicals classification and segregation procedure.

* Leading the QHSE steering committee at the factory.

* Keeping departmental records in accordance with duties (e.g. Accident records, training records, risk assessments, etc.).

* Maintaining safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources, maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.

* Contributing to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

* Master of Science M.Sc in Operations and production management – Red Sea University (In Progress).
* B.Sc (HONOUR) Dept. in Chemical Industries – Faculty of Applied Science – Red Sea University – Sudan – 2005.
* Training course in computer – (SCS) Dar Salah for Computer Services –Sudan – 2003.
* ISO 14001:2004 awareness training (Environmental Management System) – TÜV Middle East – Abu Dhabi – 7th
November 2007.
* Basic firefighting/fire warden – Euro link Safety Center – Dubai – 3rd January 2008.
* Occupational health requirements – General Authority for Health Services for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi – Sheikh
Khalifa Medical City – Preventive Medicine Dept. – 22nd January 2008.
* Firefighting and general safety training – Civil Defence – Dept. of Civil Preventive – 2nd March 2008.
* Safety officer approval (License) from Ministry of Labor – Abu Dhabi – 19th May 2008.
* Abu Dhabi (EHSMS) environmental health and safety management system training workshop – Environment
Agency – ABU DHABI (EAD) – Abu Dhabi – 2nd June 2008.
* (OSHA) 30 Hours occupational safety and health administration (USA 29 CFR 1926) – Safe Way Safety & Security
Consultancy – Abu Dhabi – 7th June 2008.
* Safely driving & safety Traffic – Ras Al Khaimah Road & Traffic Academy – Ras Al Khaimah – 14th January 2010.
* ISO 22716:2007 based GMP – Awareness Seminar – EMSI – Makkah – 8th March 2017.
* ISO 22716:2007 based GMP – Implementation and Auditing Course – EMSI – Makkah – 11th January 2018.