ALTAF CHIKTE
Mumbai
Summary
Dynamic Plant Manager with a proven track record at Ms. Bector Foods Pvt Ltd, excelling in project management and quality control. Spearheaded equipment reliability initiatives, enhancing productivity and safety compliance. Adept at supply chain management and people management, driving operational excellence while ensuring timely product delivery and cost efficiency.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Plant Manager
Ms. Bector Foods Pvt Ltd
Mumbai
2025.04 - Current
- Enhanced equipment reliability by implementing preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
- Oversaw facility upgrades, ensuring minimal disruption to operations while maintaining budgetary constraints.
- Improved safety records by enforcing strict adherence to safety protocols and guidelines.
- Lead daily operations for food production, ensuring compliance with quality standards
- prepare annual AOP , ensure its meeting month wise targets
- ensure timely delivery of products , key functions to the supply chain working as per Plan
- production planning/ reduce change over time and ensure highest utilization of Equipements and resources
- ensure manpower and utility cost managed within / pic cost considered for the AOA .
- resolve conflicts within departments , provide solutions on going factory challenges
- handling now installation of 48k / hr. big middle bay line projects for buns and 12k WP breadline , ensure project installation, commissioning and start up meeting target dates .
- Managed equipment maintenance schedules to minimize downtime and improve productivity.
Manufacturing Manager
Yaumi International food factory
DUBAI
2024.04 - 2025.04
- Oversaw daily manufacturing operations to ensure smooth workflow and productivity.
- Managed staff schedules to optimize labor efficiency and resource allocation.
- ensure timely delivery of products as per plan , resolve challenges if any hurdle . Communicate to the customer and top management in case of any delays.
- Prepare AOP ( annual operation plan) , ensure plan is made based on sales forecast and monitor its month by month from P1-P12 , ensure target of production achieved each month against Budget .
- provide solutions on equipment failures, improvements required time to time and take decision to buy new Equipements based on business requirements .
- plan inventory stock for the ingredients as per production plan for the year , resolve conflict with co-ordination of purchase manager in case if any delays in shipping's
- developed local vendors for ingredients , engineering to have local support as and when required to ensure smooth operations
- monitor Job order system and follow up with maintenance team to get equipment fixed on time .
- prepare and monitor OEE report , order spare parts , ensure equipment utilization as per budget .
- ensure factory resource planning and monitor / upgrade time to time
- ensure CAPEX required for new year budget as per factory requirements
- monitor food produced as per quality standards , as per FSSA requirements
- ensure all audits compliances followed and enhance plant overall hygiene with various initiatives myself and drive through the team
- manpower planning department wise , fulfill requirements , upgrade skills of worker by arranging trainings time to time .
- Daily Operations meeting arrange and follow up minutes to keep factory operations smoothly and sustain as per business requirements .
- conduct safety training as NOEBOSH certified , ensure no accident and incident occurred and factory running as per all safety compliances .
Maintenance and Hygiene Manager
ALSHAYA GROUP STARBUCKS
2021.08 - 2024.04
- Assign task to team as per Job order Received, verify and ensure its tracked as per priority.
- Check daily spare parts and repair requirements and support team as required.
- Daily PR/PO approvals As per Level of authority.
- Ensure daily defect list progress related to facilities.
- Manage third party contracts with suppliers for FM maintenance.
- Co-ordinate with other department to plan maintenance and ensure task carried without affecting operations.
- Stay up to day with industrial standards / MODON Standards and provide necessary action to achieve that.
- Ensure all utility equipment performing as per efficiency required, identify loopholes and plan corrective action such as chillers / boilers / AHU/HVAC.
- 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 revision if required.
- Facility maintenance review and prepare improvement plans, implement cost saving and energy saving plans and ensure its within budget.
- 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.
- Fulfill Project requirement as per new equipment required/ capacity Utilization and Enhancement.
- Yearly KPI management.
- Vendor development and Approvals.
- Detailed awareness of health and safety norms.
- Tracking of site safety maintenance SOP.
- Identify hazards and rectify on time to time.
- Risk assessment monthly in each of area.
- 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.
Maintenance Manager
AHMED ABED FOOD FACTORY
2020.08 - 2021.07
- Verify all General maintenance carried out day to day basis for entire facilities which includes All MEP work/lightning/building maintenance/air conditioning.
- Plan team schedule according to Job request received from different departments including showrooms/supply chain/ IT etc.
- Responsible for Preventive Maintenance and Corrective Maintenance of factory equipment.
- Responsible for All factory equipment OEE and preventive maintenance.
- Responsible for minimize loss time and increase efficiency.
- Make sure capacity utilized maximum as per KPI's.
- Make sure and maintain renewal of each facility Maintenance contracts with supplier, negotiate for the best prices.
- Procure material for the department requirements, make sure minimum spare parts available in stock.
- Verify and check all preventive maintenance carried out in all equipment on daily weekly/monthly basis.
- Arrange team to resolve HVAC issues related to showrooms/warehouses time to time.
- Manage team up to 3 supervisors and 14 technicians including HVAC team/general maintenance team.
- Procured vendor pricing from multiple suppliers to plan for consistent cost-saving purchases.
Maintenance Manager
ALRASHED FOOD COMPANY LLC
2012.09 - 2020.07
- 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.
- Conducted daily maintenance meeting 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.
Production Executive
PepsiCo
2009.11 - 2012.11
- 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 efficiency of line and send it to all departments.
- Preparing daily production reports, downtime reports and LP Reports and send it to production manager.
- Responsible to achieve maximum line productivity, & do the necessary action to achieve the same.
- Minimised accidents by maintaining and enforcing safe and clean working practices.
Education
Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
University of Mumbai
Mumbai India2009-04
Skills
- People Management
- Project management
- Quality control
- Supply chain management
- Production planning
- MCSE
- Customer research
- team player
- diploma in Baking technology
Certification
- NEBOSH - GENERAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
- FSSA - FOOD SAFETY
- ALSHAYA BASIC FOOD SAFETY ACCREDITATION
- NEBOSH UK
- FSSA UK
Personal Information
Additional Information
driving skills, proficient and efficient typing skills, good in word excel and PPT, excellent in communication skills
Timeline
Plant Manager
Ms. Bector Foods Pvt Ltd
2025.04 - Current
Manufacturing Manager
Yaumi International food factory
2024.04 - 2025.04
Maintenance and Hygiene Manager
ALSHAYA GROUP STARBUCKS
2021.08 - 2024.04
Maintenance Manager
AHMED ABED FOOD FACTORY
2020.08 - 2021.07
Maintenance Manager
ALRASHED FOOD COMPANY LLC
2012.09 - 2020.07
Production Executive
PepsiCo
2009.11 - 2012.11
Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
University of Mumbai