Faiz Khan

Experience

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  Afroze Textiles Industries (PVT) LTD

  Aug 2001 - Oct 2003

  Graduate Engineering Trainee

  1. Color matching, testing chemicals’ strength, physical testing of fabric, and research & development for the company in the Laboratory. 2. Water treatment plant (Reverse Osmosis) Filtration, Removal of temporary and permanent hardness, Separation of Silica through membrane separation, Measurements of ph, COD, BOD and TDS, are few projects regarding Research & Development with other Unit processes.3. Processing, production, resolution of troubleshooting and monitoring overall machine operations in production (Pad-Thermo sol Dyeing) department were the responsibilities entrusted on me by Company Show less

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  Artistic Denim Mills Ltd,

  Nov 2003 - Sept 2005

  Shift Engineer-Shift InCharge

  1. Responsible to deliver production targets scheduled for the shift within customer required quality specifications.2. Mental and physical health of my team with long hours in hot and humid working environment.3. Cost and equipment efficiency.4. Process parameters and process control.

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  Nissan Motor Manufacturing Ltd.

  Dec 2009 - Apr 2011

  Operations and Quality Assurance Officer

  Contract through 3rd party employment1. Part of team responsible for managing demand and supply to keep assembly line running.2. Quality Assurance at Paint shop, Body shop and Assembly lines.3. Modular Manufacturing Management.

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  Afroze Textile Industries (PVT) LTD

  Jun 2011 - Jan 2012

  Strategic Planning Consultant

  Delivered more than the scope of contract.1. Identified bottlenecks to ensure increased production capacity and deliver export orders on time.2. Long term strategy for sustainable growth and optimization.3. Convert to renewable energy to achieve market competitiveness.4. Developed mechanism for achieving environmental emissions and waste standards required to serve Export Customers like WALMART.5. eliminate bottlenecks in correct reporting to Client internal ERP systems mainly costing discrepancies. Show less

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  Clariant Chemicals International

  Apr 2012 - Jun 2020

  1. Led end to end Operations. Technical and Non-Technical Operations.2. Led team that improved Equipment effectiveness from 9% to nearly 40%. Machine efficiencies and reduced changeovers as big contributors to reduce more than 20% conversion costs.3. SMART strategic and Capex planning to optimize maintenance costs.4. Proven track record of KPIs like more than 98% machine uptime due to extensive preventive Maintenance, more than 95% (OTIF) On time in Full deliveries of products, less than 5 days average Lead times, more than 40% OEE, more than 98% Right @ 1st time quality despite several alternate materials, less than 2% slow mover inventory of Sales, sustaining Freight/kg despite significant increase in inflation and fuel prices etc. Show less Operational Excellence projects and initiatives MEA:1. Significant tangible benefits were achieved due to following initiatives. Improvement to 99% Yield, Productivity & output optimization, more than 95% Right @1st time, 90% OTIF are few examples.2. As Change Leader at Plants in MEA, challenged status quo and drove Continuous improvement.3. 3 days to 2 weeks Operational diagnostics depending on Plant size. Identify opportunities and devise TIP.4. APEX implementation of 10 Light house elements. TIP for 4 stages from quarter moon to full moonOPEX certifications with bronze, silver & gold medals for high performing plants.5. Several projects at multiple plants in Leadership and CI, Performance Management, Lean and Flexible Organization, 6S, Material and Information flow, Production planning and scheduling, Production, Yield Energy & Environment, Maintenance, QC and Formulations.6. Operational KPIs improvements based on Voice of Customer and Voice of Business.Commercial Excellence projects and initiatives Pakistan:1. Customer Management (Customer Segmentation based on volume and margins like Premium plus, premium customers etc., defining state of the art service levels from Premium plus Customers to optimizing Cost to serve for standard Customers).2. Pricing (Transactional pricing, Value based pricing).3. Customer profitability project connecting the dots with Supply chain Excellence and Operational Excellence.Supply Chain Excellence projects and initiatives Pakistan:1. Led Product and Service segmentation to significant growth. (Made to stock. Made to order Made to Forecast2. Customer to product and Product to Material matrix. (Racehorse, Workhorse, Rabbit, Turtle nature based on Frequency and volume).3. Distribution with cost optimization.Led 6 Complex Black belt Projects.Coached & Mentored 10 Green Belts in their projects.Trained several Executives, managers, officers & associates from diverse backgrounds in more than 10 topics & initiatives. Show less

  • SITE and Operations Manager

    Jan 2015 - Jun 2020

  • Regional Black belt Manager

    Apr 2012 - Dec 2014
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  Avient Corporation

  Jul 2020 - now

  SITE and Operations Manager

  1. Leading Technical and Non-Technical Operations.2. Sustaining Conversion costs over the years despite significant inflation, Raw Material Import challenges, Political and economic instability in Pakistan.3. More than 99% Fully loaded yield through Recycling, Process Control and Quality Assurance tools.4. Proud of implementing Avient and Industry best practices to ensure sustainable, green manufacturing with emissions well below standards and carbon footprints.5. Responsible Care RC14001. 6. Great Place to Work (GPTW) certification of Lahore Plant with 98% Overall GPTW rating in 2023 improved from 95% in 2022. Proud leader of a great team. Show less