Abdullah Zahid

Experience

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  Riaz Bottlers Pvt. Limited ( PEPSICO)

  Jul 2018 - Aug 2018

  Manufacturing Intern

  - Observed the day to day operations taking place at the factory.- Understood the process of blow molding and preform manufacturing from resins.- Extensively worked on the water treatment plant which included RO treatment, ozone & chemical dosing and filtration. - Have the basic idea of the supply chain activities that took place.Project: Extensive report on water treatment from raw water processing to packaging.

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  Engro Corp

  Jun 2019 - Jul 2019

  Operations Intern

  - Operations intern at URUT-1 (Urea 1 + Utility 1)- Area consisted of 4 Gas Turbines, 3 Boilers and 1 Cooling Tower + Urea reactors and reformers- Successfully completed and presented the Project: Benchmarking of Gas Turbine Air inlet Filteration System and its Operational Regimes alongside Solutions. (Benchmarking with LOTTE Chemicals and FFC)

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  Pakistan Petroleum Limited

  Aug 2019 - Sept 2019

  Chemical Engineering Intern

  Internship was based on 1) Gas Purification Process in Purification Plant which included:• Removal of sulpher compounds from natural gas using MEA• Dehydration unit to remove moisture from natural gas using TEG2) Gas compression operation in compression station3) Overview of the PFDs and PIDs of the whole process alongside line tracingReport: Extensive report of all the major learnings and experience gained.

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  Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited

  Oct 2020 - Aug 2024

  Shift Engineer at 2475 MeT Snamprogetti Urea Plant Responsible for:- Safely achieving annual production target by minimizing downtime and maximizing safe man working hours.- Ensured uninterrupted plant operations by safe handling of 08 plant related emergencies, including a possible ammonia disaster, preventing downtime and revenue loss of $1.1 Million.- Played a pivotal role in troubleshooting and diagnosing plant upsets timely, preventing catastrophic machine failures on 05 occasions.- Managed and carried out independent plant startup of synthesis section, steam turbine, centrifugal pumps, and carbon dioxide compressor on field and from DCS on 10 occasions. - Refined startup/shutdown procedures reducing urea plant startup time by 02 hours.- Optimized process controls to minimize Urea Plant Energy consumption from 6.05 Gcal/MeT to 6.00 Gcal/MeT.- Improved Urea Product Quality by reducing moisture and biuret content by 8% and Led quarterly product quality meetings for KPI benchmarking among competitors.- Minimized cooling water chemicals consumption, maintaining optimal cooling water chemistry.- Conducted 06 incident investigations and implemented lessons learned alongside root cause analysis. - Led Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and HAZOP studies and revalidation process for existing and newly commissioned plant equipment.- Enforced PTW (Permit to Work) system for safe job handover and ensured compliance with HSE (ISO:9001, ISO:14001, ISO:45001, IFA) standards.- Implemented plant modifications through MOC protocol and utilized SAP ERP Module and Primavera P6 for planning shutdowns/turnarounds for effective workflow and management.- Managed, trained, and mentored management, staff, and contractual employees with their training plans. Supervised summer university interns. Show less

  • Assistant Executive (Production)

    Aug 2023 - Aug 2024

  • Junior Executive (Production)

    Oct 2021 - Aug 2023

  • Management Trainee (Production)

    Oct 2020 - Oct 2021
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  LUT University

  Dec 2024 - Dec 2024

  DuuniDay 2024 Student Assistant

  Worked as a Student Assistant for DuuniDay 2024, LUT University’s largest annual recruitment event, which brought together more than 80 companies and hundreds of participants.My responsibilities included:• Guiding and assisting company representatives during the expo.• Setting up and organizing the event area.• Ensuring smooth operations before, during, and after the event.