Saif Hawamdah

• Establish and enforce facility safety standards, integrating safety into all maintenance operations and ensuring safe working conditions.
• Manage annual maintenance budgets, including CAPEX for new equipment and OPEX for routine operations, while monitoring maintenance expenses to ensure cost-effective resource utilization.
• Lead and mentor maintenance teams, promoting accountability and continuous improvement while aligning team goals with the company’s vision and objectives.
• Set, monitor, and analyze KPIs for the maintenance section to drive performance and continuous improvement.
• Develop and implement strategic business plans for the maintenance department, aligning objectives with organizational goals.
• Optimize maintenance processes through the adoption of advanced maintenance technologies to improve equipment reliability, efficiency, and overall operational performance.
• Conduct risk assessments of cables, PVC, and wood plant equipment's, processes, and projects in maintenance department.
• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.

• Lead, schedule, and supervise major equipment repairs, overhauls, and rebuilds, ensuring operational readiness, safety, and cost efficiency.
• Plan and execute FMECA, RBI (Risk-Based Inspection), and Pareto analysis to identify critical equipment failures and prioritize maintenance actions.
• Investigate and analyze equipment failures using RCA, 5 Whys, and Fishbone methods, implementing Poka-Yoke tools and preventive measures to reduce recurrence.
• Study failure patterns and optimize maintenance strategies through PM/PdM programs, driving improvements in MTBF and reducing maintenance waste.
• Monitor and improve OEE by analyzing performance, availability, and quality, implementing corrective actions to maximize efficiency.
• Develop and oversee predictive maintenance programs including vibration analysis, thermal imaging, and oil analysis.
• Support Autonomous Maintenance and continuous improvement initiatives through training, mentorship, and process optimization.
• Maintain SAP maintenance master data, including reliability analysis, performance monitoring, and updating critical equipment records.

Key Achievement/Projects:

• Led a technical assessment project for cable plant machinery to evaluate equipment performance, recommend design improvements, and plan investments for obsolete equipment replacement, resulting in a 17% reduction in MTTR and a 23% increase in MTBF.
• Directed overhaul of NIEHOFF drawing machine gearboxes (MM85 & HH121), boosting machine efficiency by 20%.
• Forecasted and managed spare parts inventory for multiple plants, leveraging technical expertise to optimize stock levels and achieve cost savings of approximately 500,000 SAR.
• Developed FMEA-based PM plans for key machines using historical failure mode data, implementing task-specific intervals from 2024, resulting in a 5% increase in availability for the selected machines, with the project ongoing for the remaining plant equipment.

• Managed the installation and commissioning of a new bread factory production line, providing technical and engineering support through project planning, execution, detailed timelines, and scope/financial proposals, resulting in a 30% increase in productivity.