Education

2012-2014 POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA (P.G.D) IN FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY at Federal university of technology, Akure, Ondo state

2002-2004 HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (H.N.D) IN MICROBIOLOGY at The polytechnic Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo state

1997-1999 ORDINARY NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY at Federal polytechnic Offa, Offa Kwara state

Experience

FEB 2018- TO DATE OPERATIONS MANAGER at Innovar Pico Nigeria Limited

• Responsible for managing a team of Consulting Implementation Managers, ensuring quality work at customer sites with a broad understanding of solutions, industry best practices, multiple business processes and industrial technology products.

• Provides expertise in the application of appropriate industrial processing methods, product quality and safety, cost effective packaging, and product presentation.

• Provide processing equipment requirements and technical specifications for industries

• Analyses current food processing practices used in the country and determinate the best-course of action for promoting promising processed products in target areas.

• Define detailed functional requirements for automations and integrations in food manufacturing

• Work with technical teams to design and test automations and integrations

• Collaborate and communicate with Project Managers and colleagues to facilitate on time and on budget project delivery

• Design and implement appropriate training courses for manufacturing/ processing businesses

• Perform quality reviews of deliverable developed by other team members

• Monitors Consulting Implementation Managers activities and performance on projects.

April 2015 – Jan 2018 MANUFACTURING MANAGER at Niger Biscuit

• Manage the Biscuit Confectionery /Gum Business unit.

• Drive continuous improvements in availability, reliability, product realization standards through identification of suitable root cause analysis, maintenance Plan feedback, product compliance audits, and integration of staff training/competency plans into Production Work plans.

• Accountable for the delivery of the Company’s QCDSM (Quality, Cost, Delivery, Safety and Morale) agenda.

• Manage a team of 4 Managers and 800 non-management staff.

• Develop and implement plans to efficiently use materials, labour and equipment to meet production targets

• Plan and manage the establishment of departmental budget

• Develop production schedules and maintain an inventory of raw materials and finished products
• Plan and implement changes to machinery and equipment, production systems and methods of work
• Direct quality control/process inspection system and develop production reporting procedures

• Develop equipment maintenance schedules and recommend the replacement of obsolete machines

• Coordinate and train or oversee training of employees in the use of new equipment or production techniques. And at the same time, develop a Standard Operating Procedure for all Machines and Equipment.

• Responsible for the development of Standard Operating Capacity (SOC) for all Production Machineries and use the data to set the Manufacturing Internal Benchmark (MIB).

• Accountable for the Compliant to GMP and HACCP Standards

Achievements:

• Achievement of 100% planned production target
• Achievement of 10% reduction in factory waste over subsequent figures resulting in about N=42M savings
• High employee morale resulting in zero unauthorized absents

FEB 2011- APRIL 2015 Position held: Production Manager/ Acting Manufacturing Executive at Deli Foods (Tiger Brands)

• Manage the Biscuit Confectionery /Wafer Business unit

• Report to the GM and serve as a member of the Management Team with the responsibility of ensuring organizational effectiveness by providing leadership for the organization’s operations functions, and contributing to the development and implementation of organizational strategies, policies and practices.

• Direct and control a variety of divergent functional businessactivities including manufacturing, production, logistics, demand planning, factory services to achieve optimum productivity, profitability and effectiveness of operations and human resources within the guidelines set by the managing director and provide leadership and guidance on operations.

• Estimating cost and setting quality standards

• Responsible for working out human and material resources needed.

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

• Responsible for the selection and maintenance of equipment.

• Monitoring products standards and implementing quality control programs.

• Liaising among different departments.

• Ensuring that health and safety guidelines are followed.

• Working with other managers to implement statutory and companies’ policies.

• Ensure that products are produced on time and of good quality.

• Motivating of team of workers.

• Identifying training needs among workers

• Ensuring products are cost effective.

• Control logistics to ensure that supplies of raw materials, finished goods, parts and accessories are
available within required time frames and budgets.

• Responsible for the selection/orientation /training of senior personnel of the production.

• Participate in group corporate planning and budgeting.

Achievements:
• Increase the equipment OEE from 55% to 66%
• Improve plant efficiency by 9%
• Improve employees’ knowledge of the machines through one point lesson (OPI).
• Improve product quality through adequate and effective maintenance of machines and equipments.

2007- February 2011 Production Supervisor at YALE FOODS LIMITED (SUMAL GROUP)

• Designation of jobs to the workers.
• Ensuring that standard operating practices and good manufacturing procedures are followed during production
• Supervision of all work done on the production floor
• Maintenance of quality on the production floor
• Collation of data
• Minimizing down time by organizing maintenance of equipments
• Reporting of breakdowns