MARLIN RAJOO
Self Employed
Durban
Summary
1Dynamic Production Manager with a proven track record at MUSTEK LTD, excelling in production planning and team development. Enhanced productivity by identifying bottlenecks and implementing innovative processes. Skilled in budget creation and logistics coordination, while fostering a culture of safety and efficiency. Committed to up skilling staff and achieving operational excellence. Ambitious Production Manager with 19 years of experience in Production and Operational environments. Motivates employees to align performance with company objectives in fast-paced production environments. Superior competency in resource allocation, production scheduling and workflow management.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Manager
Mustek
06.2006 - 09.2024
- Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals.
- Managed internal operational standards and productivity targets
- Standardized production procedures, job roles, and quality assurance guidelines
- Increased overall productivity by identifying bottlenecks in the production process and proposing effective solutions
- Staff Management and recruitment
- Stock control and purchasing of stock
- Department budgets and reducing of costs
- Up skilling of staff and learners on programs
- Maintaining environmental safety and conduction investigation management when required.
- Providing customer support both onsite and in the field
- Ensuring deadlines are met and arranging logistics
- Implementing new innovative ideas on processes and practical aspects
- Managed over 45 staff excluding learners on a daily basis while also attending to multiple emails and phone calls
Merchandiser Clerk
Amashens Mobile Services
Durban
01.2005 - 03.2006
- Strengthened brand identity through consistent implementation of visual merchandising initiatives across all departments.
- Consistently met deadlines for floor resets while minimizing disruption to customers during peak shopping hours.
- Collaborated with store management to plan and execute promotional events, driving customer engagement.
- Removed damaged, out-of-code, not-in-set and discontinued items from displays.
- Attended to multiple phone calls and approximately 40 emails daily.
- Improved supplier relationships through clear communication, accurate order placement, and timely payments.
- Ensured compliance with corporate visual guidelines by regularly reviewing merchandise presentation standards and adjusting as needed.
- Handled day-to-day shipping and receiving overseeing more than 70 packages per day.
- Factored shipping procedures, rates and routes in making determinations on best shipping methods for materials.
- Corresponded with carrier representatives to make arrangements and provide instructions for shipment and delivery of orders.
- Moved shipment materials to and from designated areas using lift and hand trucks.
- Requisitioned new supplies and maintained storage areas for smooth department operations.
Education
No Degree - Operations Management
UCT
Durban, South Africa 04.2001 -
Skills
Production planning
Production line management
Team development
Project management
Stock controller
Logistics co ordinator
Health and Safety Office
Investigations Management Officer
Fire Warden
Creating of budgets and implementation
Creating of new and innovative processes and implementation
Timeline
Production Manager
Mustek
06.2006 - 09.2024
Merchandiser Clerk
Amashens Mobile Services
01.2005 - 03.2006
No Degree - Operations Management
UCT
04.2001 -