Anjum Shahzad
Brisbane,Australia
Summary
Accomplished FMCG professional with 11 years of international experience across Pakistan and Australia in Food Manufacturing, specializing in Production Management and Continuous Improvement. Proven track record with global leaders such as Mondelez, Nestlé, and Orora, driving operational excellence through IL6S and IWS methodologies. Versatile in double-hatting multiple roles, including safety lead, project engineer, maintenance engineer, and process engineer, showcasing adaptability and cross-functional expertise.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Continuous Improvement Manager (Multi Site)
Orora Beverage Cans
Brisbane
04.2024 - Current
- Strategic Planning and Implementation:
- Develop and maintain the Site Master Plan for IWS deployment
- Support the leadership team in deploying the DDS process
- Operational Excellence:
- Identify and eliminate spoilage, Planned & Unplanned Downtimes, and reduce costs
- Leadership and Team Development:
- Coach and mentor peers on IWS methodologies through 1-on-1 coaching, on the shop floor or formal workshops
- Promote, Model and Coach Servant Leadership behaviours throughout the site
- Work with People & Culture team to drive improvements through IWS delivery and embedding into local site
- Performance Measurement and Analysis:
- Lead & conduct Site Loss Analysis exercise to identify top losses of site and drive focus & Cl projects to deliver productivity
- Health-check the data analysis tools & provide user friendly digital solutions
- Innovation and Best Practices:
- Work with the Cans leadership team including site Operations Manager, broader Cans Leadership team and Beverage team to develop enterprise excellence strategies, plans, and process in line with IWS Pillars
- Work with site to provide guidance and support on Current Best Approaches (CBAs) and harmonisation of Pillar deployment approaches
Manufacturing Area Manager
Nestlé
Broadford, Victoria
03.2023 - 03.2024
- Safety:
- Ensure safety risk assessment has been completed for all the activities involved in routine & non-routine tasks
- Drive initiatives to promote safety culture, monitor leading indicators to ensure Zero Injury
- Quality:
- Deliver site operational quality agenda by ensuring 100% FTR, GMP compliance & 5% reduction target for customer/consumer complaints
- Continuous Improvement:
- Ensure implementation of Nestle Continuous Excellence (NCE) by ensuring 100% rollout of Key Standard Routines (KSRs) for manufacturing teams
- Cost:
- Prepare annual budgets for production lines by considering the manning plan, capacity enhancement initiatives & expected annual volume
- Delivery:
- Continually improve flexibility through reduction in changeovers/sanitations/Planned stops & unplanned stops
- Leadership & Management:
- Improve organisation effectiveness through the development and deployment of Daily/Weekly Operations review (DOR/WOR) to improve productivity and drive a performance culture
Continuous Improvement Specialist (Chocolate)
Mondelez International
Melbourne
02.2021 - 02.2023
- Strategy Development:
- Responsible for developing Site Master plan in collaboration with Leadership team to drive clear and effective continuous improvement strategy aligned with the organization’s compelling business needs (CBN)
- Loss Analysis:
- Own Site Loss Analysis as FI (Focused Improvement Lead) and deliver Top-Down & Bottom-up Loss analysis
- Ensure all planned losses (changeovers & sanitation) are compliant to standard matrix & execute planned loss reduction using SMED tool
- Performance Measurement:
- Responsible for Site Scorecard (SQCDSM) to measure the effectiveness of continuous improvement efforts
- Best Practice Sharing:
- Improve manufacturing area performance/Loss prevention using benchmarking and reapplication tool
- Work with PM team to eliminate key breakdown losses and ensure technical knowledge transfer using know-why OPLs
- Continuous Improvement Culture:
- Provide leadership and build capability of teams around SGAS, DMS and IL6S tools (RCA/OPL/CIL/CL etc)
- Coach & improve Kaizen/Improvement idea culture on site to drive excellence
Production Lead (Candy)
Mondelez International
Melbourne
06.2019 - 01.2021
- IWS/IL6S: Played crucial part in AM (Autonomous Maintenance) progression of site as AM Pillar Lead
- SMED: Successfully reduced large format changeover loss to claim savings of AUD $42K/Year
- HC Optimization: Aptly saved AUD $72K/Year by optimizing 01 head in Kitchen using Time & Motion Study
- Digital Transformation: Led IDF (Integrated Digital Factory) Project successfully for Scoresby & Ringwood Site as FI Pillar Lead
Production Line Leader
Mondelez International
Karachi
12.2016 - 05.2019
- MTBF Improvement: Reduction in minor stops, at wrapping machines, resulted in MTBF improvement from 18 min to 42 min using Centreline/Visual Markings standards
- SMED: Changeover time reduction for chocolate moulding section to claim savings of PKR 0.8 M/Year
Continuous Improvement Engineer
Mondelez International
Karachi
12.2015 - 11.2016
- Successfully Led IL6S Phase 0 journey in collaboration with Site & Regional leadership teams.
Production Executive
Shan Foods (Private) Limited
Karachi
12.2013 - 12.2015
Education
MBA - Supply Chain Management
Institute of Business Management (IoBM)
KarachiBachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
N.E.D University of Engineering & Technology
KarachiSkills
- Continuous Improvement: Hand-on experience in CI/Lean Methodologies including IWS/IL6S
- Productivity: HC optimization, throughput enhancement, waste reduction, and efficiency improvement
- Finance/Budgeting: Proficient in Cost Complexity analysis and Material Usage Variance
- People Management: Skilled in EBA, Succession Planning, Skills matrix and IDPs
- Project Management: Vertical Start Up, CQV and IIM Methodology
References
References will be provided upon request.
Accomplishments
- Sustainability Initiative: Spearheaded sustainability project, Spoilage Reduction from 6% to 3% by implementation of robust Centreline System, resulted in productivity of AUD $ 220K.
- Cultural Transformation: Successfully fostered a Continuous Improvement (CI) mindset by implementing Equipment Ownership (EO) on the manufacturing floor, significantly increasing employee engagement in Cl activities.
- Digital Transformation (Industry 4.0): Spearheaded the digitalization of Safety, Quality, Production & Maintenance systems, eliminating paper-based processes and increasing compliance efficiency by 40%, resulting in improved data accuracy.
Timeline
Continuous Improvement Manager (Multi Site)
Orora Beverage Cans
04.2024 - Current
Manufacturing Area Manager
Nestlé
03.2023 - 03.2024
Continuous Improvement Specialist (Chocolate)
Mondelez International
02.2021 - 02.2023
Production Lead (Candy)
Mondelez International
06.2019 - 01.2021
Production Line Leader
Mondelez International
12.2016 - 05.2019
Continuous Improvement Engineer
Mondelez International
12.2015 - 11.2016
Production Executive
Shan Foods (Private) Limited
12.2013 - 12.2015
MBA - Supply Chain Management
Institute of Business Management (IoBM)
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
N.E.D University of Engineering & Technology
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