ALTAF CHIKTE
Dammam,Saudi Arabia
Summary
Accomplished professional with expertise in process optimisation and lean manufacturing, specialising in poultry processing operations. Demonstrates cross-functional leadership and project management skills, ensuring quality assurance through advanced marination systems, multi-needle injection systems, and vacuum tumblers. Proficient in managing portioning and deboning equipment, IQF freezers, chilling systems, and packaging lines. Skilled in utilities and plant services including steam boilers, water treatment plants, refrigeration systems, air compressors, HVAC systems, electrical distribution, pumps and motors. Adept at automation and controls using Siemens PLCs, Allen-Bradley PLCs, VFDs, SCADA systems and instrumentation. Committed to food safety standards such as HACCP, ISO 22000, BRCGS with a focus on GMP and SSOP compliance. Career goal: to drive innovation in food processing technology while maintaining halal compliance and product traceability.
Overview
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4
Languages
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Certification
5
5
years of post-secondary education
16
16
years of professional experience
Work history
Maintenance and Operation Director
Horizon Food Saudi Joint Stock company
Dammam
2026.01 - 2026.08
- CORE COMPETENCIES
- Plant Operations Management
- Poultry Processing Operations includes Tumbling/ defrost/marination/injection/chilling / packaging /forming products
- Production Planning & Scheduling
- Engineering & Maintenance Management
- Lean Manufacturing
- Operational Excellence
- Preventive & Predictive Maintenance
- CAPEX & Plant Expansion Projects
- Budgeting & Cost Control
- Continuous Improvement
- Food Safety & Regulatory Compliance
- Team Leadership & Performance Management
- Reliability Engineering
- Utilities & Energy Management
- Supply Chain Coordination
- Contractor & Vendor Management
- KPI Development & Performance Monitoring
Plant Operation Manager
BECTOR FOODS PVT LTD , MUMBAI
Mumbai, India
2025.01 - 2026.01
- Key Responsibilities
- Direct all manufacturing operations for Bakery/ buscuits Operation , value-added products, packaging, engineering, maintenance, utilities, warehouse, and dispatch.
- Lead cross-functional teams to achieve production, quality, safety, and financial objectives.
- Develop and implement operational strategies to improve productivity and profitability.
- Ensure compliance with HACCP, GMP, ISO 22000, BRCGS, and customer quality requirements.
- Manage production planning to meet customer demand while maximizing efficiency.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce waste and increase yield.
- Lead engineering and maintenance teams to maximize equipment availability and plant reliability.
- Manage annual operating and CAPEX budgets.
- Oversee installation, commissioning, and startup of new production lines and equipment.
- Develop maintenance strategies for all critical production assets.
- Monitor plant KPIs and implement corrective actions to improve performance.
- Build and develop high-performing teams through coaching and succession planning.
- Ensure full compliance with health, safety, environmental, and food safety standards.
- KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
- Increased Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) through structured preventive and predictive maintenance.
- Reduced wastage of Glaze by changing right nozzles by 20% .
- Reduced dough wastages by improving deepener efficiency and dust collection efficiency by 10%.
- KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
- Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
- Production Yield
- Line Efficiency
- Plant Throughput
- Downtime Reduction
- MTBF
- MTTR
- Preventive Maintenance Compliance
- Cost per Kilogram Produced
- Labour Productivity
- Waste Reduction
- Customer Complaint Reduction
- Energy & Water Consumption
- On-Time Delivery
- Implemented cost reduction measures, reduced overhead expenses.
- Delivered high-quality products to increase customer satisfaction.
- Maintained inventory control, reduced stock shortages.
- EQUIPEMENT WORK ON :- MIDDLEBAY , WP OVEN, SCANICO COOLERS, COMA ,BOSCH PACKING , GHD BREAD PACKAGING , STEWARD BAKERY SYSTEM,TECHNOPACK , IMAFORNI SYSTEM , COMAS SYSTEM.
Maintenance manager
YAUMI BAKERIES , UAE
DUBAI , UAE
2024.04 - 2025.01
- Managed team for efficient resolution of facility issues.
- Performed routine checks to ensure optimal machine performance.
- Handled emergency breakdowns, minimised downtime.
- Cut down unnecessary expenses by optimising resource usage.
- Worked on inventory management , 5s , six sigma .
- project execusion , planning , comissioning and start up of Arabic breadline .
- work on OEE
MAINTENANCE AND HYGIENE MANAGER
ALSHAYA STARBUCKS CPF PLANT
Sudair Riyadh
2021.08 - 2024.05
- JOB RESPONSIBILITIES :-
- Assign task to team as per Job order Received , verify and ensure its tracked as per priority
- Check daily spare parts and repair requirement and support team as required .
- Daily PR/PO approvals As per Level of authority .
- Ensure daily site quality issues resolved within 24 hrs. which are related to food safety , rest issues plan as per resources availability .
- Ensure all utility equipment performing as per efficiency required , identify loopholes and plan corrective action .
- Verify daily energy consumption as per production volume , if found anything abnormal consumption identify , Plan corrective action .
- Conduct daily department meeting , discuss within team current issues , future requirements and improvements Plan.
- Manager responsibilities :-
- Plan 52 week Preventive maintenance across yearly calendar for all equipment's ,production/utility and track the progress
- Prepare SOP for maintenance and hygiene for year , upgrade revision if required
- Budgeting responsibilities:- yearly repair and maintenance cost requirement , yearly CAPEX plan , yearly spare parts required , yearly energy consumption , nonstock others budgeting , head count budgeting
- Hygiene operatives required, chemical consumption yearly , hygiene equipment required for the year.
- Prepare yearly contract draft for the facility maintenance , ensure necessary approvals taken and implement and sustain , coordinate with legal department to ensure task.
- Project Snags review and track closure report .
- Monthly health and safety review progress report.
- Support NPD trials and ensure product launch on time as per business schedule.
- Coordinate with government authorities like MODON to ensure energy resource availability as per requirements ,like LPG/ WATER/ ELECTRICITY
- Ensure and complete facility License procedures , Health and safety , SFDA , MODON , INDUSTRIAL LICENSE with help of GRD department .
- Maintain Asset register and write off procedure as per LOA and report monthly basis
- Conduct monthly cycle count for Asset and inventory
- Full fill Project requirement as per new equipment required/ capacity Utilization and Enhancement .
- Yearly KPI management .
- Vendor development and Approvals
- HYGEINE RESPONSIBILITIES :-
- Ensure day to day cleaning activities and resolve food safety related to issues on time
- 52 week hygiene cleaning master schedule and verify its sustained , support team whenever required hygiene yearly budgeting
- Ensure third party operatives supplier maintained standards as per Municipality and health and safety requirements , ensure there monthly payment delivered on time
- Verify chemical are in stock as per requirements and order / Approve as per budgeted
- Develop new vendors for chemical supply based on pricing and efficiency to reduce cost
- Check customer complaints , ensure hygiene related complaints closed within time
- People management for team ensure team get right support from me at right time.
- Ensure water sampling and swap test passed as per standards
- Ensure audits points closed on time and audit closed with positive note .
- Used excellent problem-solving and issue-resolution strategies to rectify difficulties quickly and effectively.
- Coached and mentored junior team members, regularly assessing knowledge and skills gaps and implementing corrective action.
- KEY ACHIEVEMNTS :-
- I was part of complete factory building project MEP and operation establishment of Starbucks food factory , which includes project BOQ verification , work completion report and hand over . once project completed i have done project snagging and track for the year 2022-2023 . operational set up was key which included equipment installation , set up for trials, product trials, hygiene deep cleaning , licensing of factory and complete product delivery up to the stores , it was key learning and improvements
- I have successfully delivered project in terms of operation requirements , health and safety requirements .
MAINTENANCE MANAGER
ALRASHED FOOD CO LTD
Riyadh
2012.12 - 2021.04
- Plant Equipment On which worked hands on experience :- OSHIKIRI Horizontal Mixer -JAPAN Daxner Silo APV tweedy Mixer AMF machines - Oven / Proofer / make up Line IJ white cooling box- spiral flow pack- Ilapak packaging machine Pillow Pack- Lematic USA basket washing Machine- Nesmith USA utility equipment's ,like Boiler/air compressor atlas Copco/air dryers /cooling tower/ pump station/freezers and chiller units Copeland/ etc..
- Maintenance Planning & Management:
- Supervised daily operations, including employee performance, preventive maintenance and safety program to manage operational efficiencies and reduce downtime.
- Implemented improved training programs for maintenance employees.
- Monitored priorities and liaised between maintenance team and management.
- Delegated tasks to carefully selected employees in alignment with resource management goals. Managed e cient teams of up to 25 employees.
- Provided guidance to management regarding project bids for onsite improvements.
- Monitor and improve OEE for the production line with 52 week preventive maintenance Plan and with help TPM tools .
- Eliminate repeated issues arises on production lines which effects line productivity
- Conduct machine audits and evaluate machine conditions, replace equipment time to time in case utilization not as per business needs and making constrains on productivity .
- Conduct daily maintenance meeting 30 min to check where we are and set daily/weekly/monthly goals for department.
- Maintained daily facility operations, including employee accommodation Maintenance, warehouses and Showrooms.
- Carried out pre-planned and reactive maintenance effectively and efficiently through 52-week PM plan and corrective Action Plan.
- INVENTORY CONTROL: -
- Maintain asset register for the factory including spare parts and make sure all parts moving to shop-floor to reduce inventory carry Cost.
- Make sure spare parts utilization is as per JIT/FIFO.
- Categorize spare parts between slow moving average moving and fast-moving parts and reduce slow moving inventory from store.
- Make sure all spare parts ordered justified technically and based on actual consumption requirements, make sure parts ordered with correct specs.
- HSE RESPONSIBILITIES: -
- SAFETY: -:- Make sure all safety equipment's like smoke detectors /pumps sprinkles FM200/fire alarms /emergency lights running as per civil defense norms without failure .
- Conduct third party inspection and prepare action plan for safety equipment's to get it Rectify. Provide risk assessment for facility and equipment's.
- Provide AMC to Appropriate supplier After verifying Company details.
- - 12/2012
- Environment: -
- Make sure all factory environment is neat and clean.
- Make sure and verify all drainage manholes functioning properly
- Monitor drainage COD/solid waste and maintain it within permissible limit
- Sell scrap time to Time with proper Justification to keep factory neat and clean. Maintain waste disposable reports related to production
- Prepare asset disposable report and take prior approval from CFO to remove from asset register. Maintain environmental documents and present to government authorities during visit.
- FACILITY MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:-
- Responsible for Facility Maintenance of Plants, employee Accommodation , warehouses /showrooms
- Visit each location weekly basis and check facility and prepare facility inspection Plan Make action Plan and track through technicians job completion report.
- Provide solutions for regular arises problems to reduce daily expenditure.
- Make sure all facility Maintenance carried out on time and prioritize task based on basic requirement/ key requirements/improvements.
- DOCUMENTATION RESPONSIBILITIES: -
- Maintenance SOP
- Preventive Maintenance Plan
- Food safety audit files environment and safety reports
- Insurance company inspection and closure of defect reports AMC
- Contracts for Equipment's /Firefighting
- Authorized supplier list for engineering PR approvals from JDE system
- Approved CAPEX records Asset registers for entire plant.
- PROJECT RESPONSIBILITIES :-
- Install production line Based on business needs and as per management requirements
- Prepare Shop Plan and execution plan for the Project requirement as per operation needs . shop plan includes Area of building/flooring/roof/equipment's location and utility flow prepare PID drawings for the equipment's as per equipment's installation
- Design and execute HVAC plan/Freighting Plan for the new building requirements . replace or install new machine As per business requirements .
- Implemented improved training procedures to better develop new personnel.
- Supervised contractors on site to verify completed work met legal and company requirements.
PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE
PEPSICO INDIA PVT LTD
Mumbai
2010.12 - 2012.05
- Shop planning/ monitoring the daily targets v/s actual Production, preparing variance report, communicating to top management and follow PDCA cycle.
- Co-ordination with purchase department/ stores/ suppliers for Timely receipt shortage material.
- Co-ordinate with logistic department for timely dispatch of FG.
- Prepare weekly production planning with Production Manager as per e ciency of line and send it to all departments.
- Keep production planning, I2 compliance at 100%.
- Preparing daily production reports, downtime reports and LP Reports and send it to production manager.
- - 06/2010
- Training to shop floor operator for machine/ equipment maintenance.
- Responsible to achieve maximum line productivity, & do the necessary action to achieve the same.
- Check all PM check list and e ciency data of all pet line m/c. Reduce the changeover Time to achieve LP.
- Reduce CIP Time with the help of line chemist.
- Minimised accidents by maintaining and enforcing safe and clean working practices.
Education
B.E. - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI
Mumbai, India 2005.05 - 2009.05
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY - undefined
NEBOSCH
UK 2023.02 - 2024.04
Skills
- IQF Fre
- Food Safety Systems
- HACCP
- ISO 22000
- BRCGS
- GMP
- Product Traceability
Certification
- NEBOSH
- FSSA
- BARC FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT
LANGUAGES
English
Hindi
Marathi
Arabic
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
CRICKET , TABLE TENIS , READING BOOKS
Timeline
Maintenance and Operation Director
Horizon Food Saudi Joint Stock company
2026.01 - 2026.08
Plant Operation Manager
BECTOR FOODS PVT LTD , MUMBAI
2025.01 - 2026.01
Maintenance manager
YAUMI BAKERIES , UAE
2024.04 - 2025.01
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY - undefined
NEBOSCH
2023.02 - 2024.04
MAINTENANCE AND HYGIENE MANAGER
ALSHAYA STARBUCKS CPF PLANT
2021.08 - 2024.05
MAINTENANCE MANAGER
ALRASHED FOOD CO LTD
2012.12 - 2021.04
PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE
PEPSICO INDIA PVT LTD
2010.12 - 2012.05
B.E. - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI
2005.05 - 2009.05