Muhammad Irzam Abbas
Romford
Summary
Versatile and results-oriented professional with a background in production leadership, process improvement and industrial engineering across manufacturing and supply chain environments. Skilled in lean methods, workforce optimisation and quality assurance, with a strong track record of driving efficiency and cost savings. Experienced in utilising tools to support continuous improvement and data-driven operations. Seeking a dynamic role to contribute to operational excellence and grow within a impact-oriented organisation.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Manufacturing Technician
Procter & Gamble
London
03.2024 - Current
- Executing manufacturing operations while ensuring maximum utilisation of the plant
- Cross-functional team coordination including engineering, QESH, to ensure timely availability of raw materials and packaging, minimizing production delays
- Production planning by providing real-time data on equipment availability, material consumption, and operational bottlenecks
- Driving continuous improvement projects to minimise equipment downtime and maximise operational throughput
- Inspecting the manufacturing plant according to the CIL (Cleaning, Inspection & Lubrication) & RLS (Running Line System) standards and report the defects found during inspection
- Collaborated with maintenance and OE teams to schedule planned downtimes and updates for changeover efficiencies
- Partnering with process engineers to drive innovation through the development and evaluation of new products, manufacturing processes, and procedural improvements
- Conducting process audit of plant at set intervals to ensure the plant parameters are set on base center lines
- Conducted root cause investigations of equipment breakdowns using the 6W2H approach and triggered quality assurance workflows for issue resolution
- Ensuring operational alignment by sharing performance insights and material availability updates during cross-functional shift and planning meetings
Production Team Leader
Cranswick PLC
Watford
08.2023 - 03.2024
- Managing team of operatives, planning and prioritising workload and ensuring effective job rotation during shift
- Ensuring line safety checks are performed prior to production startup and any issues are reported timely
- Responsible for maintaining and enhancing production and process standards to achieve maximum productivity and quality
- Conducting regular inspection of critical equipment like metal detector, pH meter and food-testing thermometer etc.
- Maintaining safety stock levels and collaboration with procurement to avoid material shortages or excesses
- Conducting audits of production paperwork at all stages of the production runs
- Ensured seamless material availability by liaising with warehouse teams to align raw materials and packaging supply with production schedules, avoiding line downtime
- Monitoring production process and carrying out testing and quality checks at regular intervals
- Conducting GMP and safety audits along with technical team and reporting non-conformances
- Training production operatives about safety, productivity improvement and lean manufacturing techniques
- Leading team hiring decisions, securing capable and reliable talent
- Supported cost-saving initiatives by adopting production automation opportunities.
Production Engineer
Midas Safety Pvt. Limited
Karachi
05.2019 - 08.2021
- Plan and execute Production operations as per requirement
- In batch production, plan and prioritise operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delays
- Ensure that the machine is running as per QPP, and all operations are carried out as per SOP's
- Ensure preventive maintenance of each machine as per schedule
- Worker allocation planning and effective utilisation according to approved strength on daily basis
- Ensure availability of raw material before starting production
- Ensure to achieve production targets, safety targets, Zero LTI, daily TBT, UA/UC reporting and closing, zero variance in monthly stock, execution of preventive plans, Zero WIP
- Ensure safety compliance before starting any work/operation in your area
- Work on Skill Matrix of existing workers and training of new workers
- Work on Lean Manufacturing to reduce wastes in production
- Submit daily production report, down time report and defects report and recording in SAP
- Coordinate with R&D to validate new product
- Make BOM, recipe of new product
- Deliver Improvement projects with significant cost and quality impact.
Junior Industrial Engineer
Artistic Apparels Pvt. Limited
Karachi
01.2019 - 05.2019
- Make layouts/operation bulletins of different styles of fashion garments
- Setting and running the stitching lines as per designed layout to avoid excess utilisation of resources
- Calculation of SMVs & thread consumption of garments as per the requirement of merchandizers
- Perform Time & Motion study to set the standard production efficiency
- Ensure availability of raw materials including yarn, fabric etc
- Ensure safety compliance before starting any work/operation in your area
- Calculate Manpower Efficiency of stitching lines
- Conduct Pre-Production Meeting (PPM) before running a new product on production floor.
Education
Master of Science - Supply Chain Management
University of Hertfordshire
09.2021 - 05.2023
Bachelor of Industrial & Manufacturing - Engineering
NED University of Engineering & Technology
12.2014 - 09.2018
Skills
- Advanced Software Proficiency (SAP HANA, Solid Works, Ms Office inc Visio)
- Root Cause & Data-Driven Problem Solving (5 Whys, 6W2H, Fishbone etc)
- Lean Continuous Improvement (Kaizen, Andon, PDCA etc)
- Production Planning & Resource Scheduling (Materials, Machines)
- Material Requirement Planning
- KPI Monitoring and Performance Reporting
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Manpower Planning & Workforce Allocation (Capacity Planning, Shift Scheduling)
- Skill Matrix Development & Competency Mapping
Certification
- Six Sigma Yellow belt from NEDUET.
- Certification of Health & Safety Essentials by iHasco
- Certification of COSHH by iHasco
- Certification of Risk Assessment by iHasco
- Highfield Level 3 International Award in HACCP (CODEX Principles) with Distinction.
- Highfield Level 4 Award in HACCP for Management Codex Principles (in-progress)
- Fire Marshal & Fire Warden Training UK
- Security Industry Authority License UK
Accomplishments
- Silver Award & Pearl Award at P&G for efficiency in plant operations
- Increased the worker utilization to 96% from 89% which saved 26% operational-cost of $72K per year
- Increased capacity of packing department by installation of more packing machines by improvement in floor layout.
- Liner Counter - Automated the bundling activity which replaced 3 bundling workers
- Cost-saving of $25K per year by reducing material consumption in X-yarn and glove manufacturing.
- SLOB (waste) Material Reduction in Knitting department
Additional Information
- Do not require any sponsorship from the company
- Open to relocate
- Valid UK driving license
Timeline
Manufacturing Technician
Procter & Gamble
03.2024 - Current
Production Team Leader
Cranswick PLC
08.2023 - 03.2024
Master of Science - Supply Chain Management
University of Hertfordshire
09.2021 - 05.2023
Production Engineer
Midas Safety Pvt. Limited
05.2019 - 08.2021
Junior Industrial Engineer
Artistic Apparels Pvt. Limited
01.2019 - 05.2019
Bachelor of Industrial & Manufacturing - Engineering
NED University of Engineering & Technology
12.2014 - 09.2018
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