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Amjad Awayes

Amjad Awayes

Riyadh,Saudi Arabia

Summary

Accomplished professional with extensive expertise in Production Management, Research & Development, and Quality Management. Demonstrates strong leadership and team-building skills, with a proven track record in risk assessment and mitigation, budgeting and forecasting, and internal auditing. Adept at customer relationship building and supply chain understanding, with proficiency in computer numerical control programming and ISO standards compliance. Skilled in product development strategy, waste reduction strategies, production scheduling, equipment operation, manufacturing best practices, and quality control. Committed to driving operational excellence and continuous improvement within the manufacturing sector.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Production Manager and R&D Department Official

Modern Dairy Plant Company (Badr Dairy)
Riyadh
01.2008 - 10.2024
  • Organizing and supervising the manufacture of products and the workflow within the various production lines, supervising the production plans, considering costs, and ensuring the progress of production according to the specified schedule, and within the specifications (customer - quality - standards)
  • Developing effective business strategies and plans in collaboration with leadership team
  • Leading all strategic and operational projects regarding the production floor
  • Simplifying the operational flow from purchasing until dispatching by creating standard operational procedures
  • Determining training needs and organizing training sessions to exceed quality standards
  • Overseeing on-site audits conducted by external providers as well as evaluating audit findings, implementing corrective actions, creating action plans, closing NCRs and exploiting suggested opportunities for improvement
  • Contributed to the preparation of the company’s food management system manual
  • Setting the trial plans for innovation, studying shelf life of new products, monitoring all activities related to R&D, designing, leading sensory evaluations, cost controlling
  • Leading New Product Development Process from idea genesis to launch
  • Evaluating the requirements for new products based on the market research
  • Submitting periodical reports to top management regarding production and R&D
  • Contributed to increasing the company sales by 400%, volume wise
  • Reduced product costs by 15%
  • Reduced the cost of CIP by 20% by reducing the cleaning cycles using more efficient chemicals
  • Increased the product portfolio by 50% through the launching of new products
  • Decreased machine breakdowns by 20% through rescheduling and monitoring the preventive maintenance program
  • Main contributor regarding the implementation of ISO 22000:2018 within eight months; 0 non-conformities in SMG external audit report.

Teacher

The Jordanian Ministry of Education
Jordan
01.2000 - 01.2008
  • Professional agricultural teacher in the Ministry of Education, Jordan (specializing in ruminant animals).

Quality Control Assistant Manager

Al Hana Dairy
Saudi Arabia
01.1999 - 01.2000
  • Responsible for implementing the quality policies in the company
  • Responsible for training and motivating employees
  • Responsible for implementing new procedures to obtain international quality certificates.

Production Manager

Modern Dairy Factory Company (Biladi Dairy)
Jordan
01.1997 - 01.1999
  • Organizing and supervising the manufacture of products, the workflow within the various production lines.

Production Engineer/ Quality Assistant

Masoud Dairy Factory Company
Jordan
01.1995 - 01.1997

Education

Bachelor of Agricultural Engineering -

University of Damascus
09.1989 - 06.1994

Skills

  • Production Management
  • Research & Development
  • Quality Management
  • Operations Management
  • Team Building
  • Leadership
  • Risk Assessment & Mitigation
  • Budgeting & Forecasting
  • Internal Auditing
  • Customer relationship building
  • Supply chain understanding
  • Computer numerical control programming
  • ISO standards compliance
  • Product development strategy
  • Waste reduction strategies
  • Production scheduling
  • Equipment operation
  • Manufacturing best practices
  • Quality Control

Certification

  • Jordan car driving license
  • Saudi Arabia car driving license

Languages

Arabic (native speaker)
English (good level)

Personal Information

Title: Production Manager, R & D Manager

Custom

  • Time & Stress Management, Saudi Arabia, 2020-01-01
  • Route Cause Analysis, Saudi Arabia, 2018-01-01
  • ISO 22000 Internal Auditor, Saudi Arabia, 2017-01-01
  • PMP Certificate, Saudi Arabia, 2016-01-01
  • Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Egypt, 2016-01-01
  • APICS, CPIM, Basic of supply chain management course (Trax Consulting), Saudi Arabia, 2016-01-01
  • HACCP (Hazard analysis and critical control points) Award in Inter Mediate HACCP, Saudi Arabia, 2015-01-01
  • Award in ‘‘food safety personal hygiene’’, Saudi Arabia, 2015-01-01
  • Training and application of ‘‘starter cultures’’, Istanbul, 2012-01-01
  • The internal audit course on quality systems according to the international standard ISO 9000, Jordan, 1998-01-01
  • Course in ‘‘cheese making by modern methods’’, Jordan, 1997-01-01

Timeline

Production Manager and R&D Department Official

Modern Dairy Plant Company (Badr Dairy)
01.2008 - 10.2024

Teacher

The Jordanian Ministry of Education
01.2000 - 01.2008

Quality Control Assistant Manager

Al Hana Dairy
01.1999 - 01.2000

Production Manager

Modern Dairy Factory Company (Biladi Dairy)
01.1997 - 01.1999

Production Engineer/ Quality Assistant

Masoud Dairy Factory Company
01.1995 - 01.1997

Bachelor of Agricultural Engineering -

University of Damascus
09.1989 - 06.1994
Amjad Awayes