Operation Capability Engineer     

February 2000 - February 2001

   Location: Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt.

Reporting to: Plant Manager.

Major Clients (Egypt) : Pepsi Cola Egypt. 

Major projects:  Manufacturing & Warehousing development program (M&W) in Nasr City factory & rolling out for 9 different factories.

Projects size:  1M Euro.

Highlights:

• Played a pivotal role in handling end to end aspects of Nasr city plant and other plants right from completion and start-up as well as identifying consultants and contractors.

• Oversaw new spare parts management system in Pepsi cola and Johnson Wax.

• Instrumental in qualifying stage O & 1A of the best practice tool to be the pilot plant within 8 months.

• Successfully instituted a new preventative maintenance system.

• Efficiently converted the development system from cans to returnable bottles.

Key Responsibilities:

• Performed regional performance reviews by devising performance measurement parameters, and effecting strategies to address shortcomings.

• Oversaw the implementation of roll-out training plan in 9 factories and provided trainings to plant capability managers/receptors, plant manager, measure owners and administrators on Pepsi best practice Tools (M&W2000 - CDF).

• Implemented new overhauling system and preventative maintenance to reduce facility downtime in case of failures.

• Worked in conjunction with other departments to develop budget and spending plans to meet production schedules effectively without causing slowdowns, whilst achieving profit objectives.

Key Projects to Credit:

• New syrup room

• New warehouse

• Production line modifications

Technical Training:

• Bottler quality improvements

• Sensory & Quality assurance module

• Water treatment & Sweeteners module

• CO2 module

• Concentrate & batching module

• Primary Packaging module

• Bottle washing & Degassing module

• Brix module

• Titratable Acidity & Filling process module

• Microbiology module

• CO2 gas volume module

• Industrial hazards effects & Safety precautions

• Mix processor module