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Education
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JEFFREY CITA

Twin,WC

Summary

I believe I have a solid educational and training foundation, as well as a distinguished career, given my many years of varied experience in the corporate environment, industrial engineering industry, and operations management across several teams. I have the necessary knowledge and skills to contribute significantly to any organization. I am confident that with my impressive experience and knowledge, I can make a significant contribution to the accomplishment of the company's aims and goals. I place a major emphasis on good work quality, timeliness, and correctness of work, and I have excellent interpersonal skills. I have a track record of successfully analyzing, strategically planning, managing, and inspiring others to achieve short- and long-term objectives. I also have the proven ability to achieve tangible results through creative and effective solutions, applying effective engineering and project management principles and creating and assisting teams that are equipped and driven to achieve their goals on time. My proven ability to complete tasks quickly and skillfully as well as reach decisions quickly while working on multiple projects is a testimony of my exceptional time management ability. I am an astute, results-oriented leader with a proven ability to solving problems through applying analytical thinking with strong strategic and operational leadership reinforced by solid ethics, good business knowledge and experience. I am an assertive, positive, and interactive individual and focused on pursuing a challenging employment opportunity that promotes and encourages development, professional growth, and leadership within a multi-dimensional, performance-oriented career. I would therefore like to be part of a growing organization, which will allow me the opportunity to grow and develop within the organization. Dedicate professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

PRODUCTION MANAGER Sedusofa

Sedusofa
Cape Town, South Africa
08.2022 - Current
  • Preparing for the Shift - Check that all the checks in the Daily Start-Up Checklist have been performed correctly by each of the Line Feeders and that the Daily Start-up Checklist and Safety Report has been completed correctly and signed by each Line
  • Feeder
  • Conduct your morning shift readiness check and complete the Shift Start-Up
  • Checklist
  • Conduct a Morning Meeting with all the Technical Leads, Line Feeders and
  • Team Members, using the defined agenda as set for this meeting and the
  • Production Schedule Report
  • Provide each Technical Lead and Line Feeder with a copy of the Production
  • Schedule Report and their Production Schedule Part Tracking Report
  • Record all the Issues and Potential Problems Raised in the Morning Meeting on the Production Problem Register Report and Initiate Corrective Action to resolve these issues with the Engineering and Planning team
  • Conduct a Morning Problem Resolution Meeting
  • Running the Floor
  • Ensure That All Workplace Policies Are Consistently Applied
  • It is a key requirement of the position of Production Floor Manager to ensure that the following standards and policies are enforced at all times throughout each shift, and that the daily checklist is signed and provided to the Operations
  • Management team at the end of each shift before leaving the factory
  • Planning For Following Shift - Push the Production Schedule and Planning Team to provide you with a copy of the Daily Production Schedule Report and the Process Order Batch Input
  • Received and processed stock into inventory management system.
  • Worked within applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
  • Increased customer satisfaction by resolving issues.
  • Offered friendly and efficient service to customers, handled challenging situations with ease.

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT MANAGER

Bravo Brands / Cape Town
Cape Town, Western Cape
01.2022 - 07.2022
  • Manage & Run the IE Department
  • Coordinate with All departments managers as Production Support Structure
  • Run Lean Manufacturing Projects & Implementation
  • Administrate the Performance Measurement System
  • Establish Standard-Times & Create SOP
  • Reports directly to Senior Executive of the Branch
  • Analyze production reports and communicate with the production manager
  • Analyze Quality Report
  • Managing a department of 10 people
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Conducted and Analyze Time Studies
  • Performance Measurement
  • Problem Solving
  • Quality Knowledge
  • Data Analysis
  • Collect and analyze and interpret complex data
  • Make use of AutoCAD Skills
  • Make use of Simulation Skills
  • Facility Layouts design
  • Line Balancing
  • Manufacturing Systems Design
  • Coach and train production operators, department managers on best performance practices including: Safety, Quality, Waste, Environment, Culture and Performance
  • Administrate compliance audits for La-Z-Boy United Kingdom clients, ensuring all products are compliant to be exported to the UK
  • Set up a new Production Line to supply product for UK Clients for Lazy Boy Lounge suits to be able produce a minimum of 20 suits a day
  • This line runs a 3, 2, 1 Divisions, Corner suits,
  • Home theater suits and Rocca Recliners
  • Organizational design and process
  • Ensure that resources are used efficiently for industrial motion and static lines and procedures, ensure manpower ratios are efficient (ORE) and sustainable
  • Understanding and putting into practice the labor standards for all department process while ensuring safety
  • Analytical skills gather, examine, and understand complicated data.
  • Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
  • Worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately.

PRODUCTION LEAD

Twinsaver Group / Cape Town
Bellville, Western Cape
10.2021 - 12.2021
  • Broad responsibility for managing and providing leadership to the multi-disciplined converting team in the operations and maintenance of high capacity and technically complex manufacturing processes used for producing a range of finished consumer goods
  • Ensure that the work area is appropriately fitted with hazards and warning signage
  • Plant runs at maximum efficiency at optimized cost
  • Deviations are dealt with quickly and with urgency
  • All plant equipment is maintained in good working order
  • Plant is kept clean and uncluttered with everything in its place in accordance with 5S standards
  • Manage operation of process to ensure required production rates, PTP (95%), maximum availability (85%) and specified quality standards are achieved with minimum palletizer returns(0.25% of number of cases made), MUV and operating costs kept to minimum, OEE at Budget rates or better
  • Rate of technological and business change and challenges is rapid and adds significantly to the nature and variety of challenges faced and the incumbent must be able to adapt to the changes and challenges
  • Be responsible for coaching and training production staff on all operational requirements
  • LANGUAGES
  • Worked with supervisor and other team leads to manage and prioritize staffing assignments to meet customer demand and production schedules.
  • Handled production line documentation for waste, downtime and output.
  • Kept production line ready for monthly inspections and yearly audits by consistently following optimal processes.
  • Monitored workers on site during production activities for safety procedures compliance.
  • Contributed to continuous improvement and lean initiatives by implementing directives.
  • Trained workers in proper operation, calibration and maintenance of production line equipment.

Process Engineer

Twinsaver Group, Town
Bellville, Cape, Western Cape
01.2017 - 09.2021
  • Ensure monitoring and maintenance of ISO standards: 14001:2015 and 9000:2015
  • Do internal compliance audits to ensure all the processes are adhered to and followed
  • Plan and ensure execution of all Autonomous Maintenance, Planned Maintenance and
  • Quality Control work on daily and weekly basis for each production line
  • Heading Improvement focus projects to improve OEE of the 2 Ply making machine line and give weekly reports to site leadership and exco members
  • These improvement projects are standardized and improve changeover times, faster reel changes, increase machine availability through minimizing engineering – related downtime, working in tandem with the engineering department
  • Implementing maintenance best practices for the Forte (2 Ply and Kitchen Towel Line)
  • Heading the 2 Ply Line (Forte machine), looking at machine productivity, efficiency, and optimizing the line to good performance
  • Applying the knowledge of Advanced MS Excel and developing Gantt chart on weekly basis to outline changeover process, by using Micro – Soft Projects (MS Project)
  • Process Mapping using Visio
  • Develop project charters and project 2 x 2’s for any projects I am doing and initiated
  • Fully involved in developing, executing, and implementing a new system the company is introducing, this system is Operations Management System (OMS).
  • Developed documentation, diagrams and specifications to meet project requirements and regulatory standards.
  • Established project schedules and monitored tasks to meet milestones during each phase.
  • Drove cost savings through improved productivity, material utilization improvements and by optimizing labor.
  • Documented feasibility and implementation of third-party projects for review and future reference.
  • Prepared scope of work documentation for use in project planning

Scheduler

  • Using Pre – Actor scheduling software
  • Through Lean Six Sigma, reduce the variation in the process
  • Using the Lean Six Sigma tools to create control charts, Pareto diagrams, and Process capability charts making use of S-Curves to analyze performance, opportunities, and downtime
  • Writing up & developing change procedures and Autonomous maintenance tasks to be carried weekly for the plant
  • Assess and do analysis of root cause failures
  • Production Planning using EAM
  • The Planning is based on Autonomous Maintenance and
  • Changeovers
  • The maintenance planning, shut plan, and coordination, generate job cards for maintenance department same as production
  • Supervisor of the M- fold line to improve housekeeping &maintain health and safety on the line
  • Developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s)
  • Creating sheets for hazard identification and risk assessment on industrial lines
  • Creating sheets for hazard identification and risk assessment on industrial lines
  • Demonstrate the ability to engage in self-directed learning within the field of project management
  • Establish technical and quality standards to guarantee consistency of the process
  • In conjunction with Engineering and Quality departments , create Technical and Quality
  • Standards to ensure process stability on the line to ensure all processes are in place
  • Reduce waste, ensuring environmental friendly plant, draw a roadmap to recycle waste which goes back to the Paper Mill department.

ACTING PRODUCTION LEAD

Twinsaver Group
01.2018 - 01.2021
  • In the event where the Production Lead goes on leave, I stepped on this role as an acting
  • Production Lead
  • Ensured production, autonomous maintenance, and changeover schedules are strictly adhered to
  • Understand and manage the team dynamic of leading a multi-functional team
  • Proactively support the all agreed training needs as part of formal and informal development
  • Have all staff suitably equipped and attired in the appropriate safety gear

JUNIOR INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER

Two-A-Day Group - Pty
07.2015 - 06.2016
  • Applying statistical methods and perform mathematical calculations to determine manufacturing processes, staff requirements, and production standards
  • Coordinating quality control objectives and activities to resolve production problems, maximize product reliability, and minimize cost
  • Conferring with management personnel regarding purchases, procedures, product specifications, manufacturing capabilities, and project status
  • Drafting and design layout of equipment, materials, and workspace to illustrate maximum efficiency, using drafting tools and computer
  • Communicating with management and user personnel to develop production and design standards
  • Estimating the effect of product design changes for management review, action, and control
  • Formulating sampling procedures and designs and develop forms and instructions for recording, evaluating, and reporting quality and reliability data.

Education

ISO 9001:2015 Certificate -

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

ECSA Candidate Engineering Technologist Cape Town Advanced Microsoft Excel 2016 (PST Training) Super-Train Coaching Workshop Quality Management - undefined

MASTER'S DEGREE - INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERING

ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
China
05.2022 - Current

PGDPM - Project Management

MANCOSA
01.2021 - 12.2021

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY (BTECH) - INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA (UNISA)
Cape Town
02.2018 - 01.2019

NATIONAL DIPLOMA - INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (CPUT)
02.2012 - 01.2016

Skills

Microsoft Projectsundefined

Accomplishments

  • Supervised multicultural team members.
  • Achieve Record production numbers through effectively helping with leading, coaching and training the production team.
  • Resolved product issue through consumer testing.

Timeline

PRODUCTION MANAGER Sedusofa

Sedusofa
08.2022 - Current

MASTER'S DEGREE - INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERING

ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
05.2022 - Current

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT MANAGER

Bravo Brands / Cape Town
01.2022 - 07.2022

PRODUCTION LEAD

Twinsaver Group / Cape Town
10.2021 - 12.2021

PGDPM - Project Management

MANCOSA
01.2021 - 12.2021

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY (BTECH) - INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA (UNISA)
02.2018 - 01.2019

ACTING PRODUCTION LEAD

Twinsaver Group
01.2018 - 01.2021

Process Engineer

Twinsaver Group, Town
01.2017 - 09.2021

JUNIOR INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER

Two-A-Day Group - Pty
07.2015 - 06.2016

NATIONAL DIPLOMA - INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (CPUT)
02.2012 - 01.2016

Scheduler

ISO 9001:2015 Certificate -

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

ECSA Candidate Engineering Technologist Cape Town Advanced Microsoft Excel 2016 (PST Training) Super-Train Coaching Workshop Quality Management - undefined

JEFFREY CITA