Prashanth Peter Pereira

Experience

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  Pidilite Industries Limited

  Mar 2002 - May 2006

  Instrument Technician (Projects)

  Commissioning, installation, calibration and maintaining various field instruments (Pressure, flow, level transmitters. Analyzers, PID and temperature controllers, Pressure and temperature gauges. Weighing scales and bridges, Control and pneumatic valves etc.) Used in Chemical industries.

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  Unilever

  Jul 2006 - Sept 2009

  Production Line Leader

  To coordinate the daily and short term activities among all production lines by working directly with production operators, motivating and coordinating them in a wide range of standard and non standard tasks. The main responsibility is to ensure efficient factory running conditions that complies with all Safety, Quality, Housekeeping and GMPs requirements.

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  Mars

  Oct 2009 - Jan 2019

  To lead shift Operators/Technicians and Contractors to deliver the contract deliveries for the shift. Working on shift to manage the production team of an assigned area or line or task within value stream organisation with a span of control more than 25 direct reports. To facilitate, co-ordinate, prioritize and communicate operational activities in order to achieve KPIs relevant to the assigned area/line in his shift time. To manage and to develop the shift operators/Technicians to foster a high level of team engagement. Show less

  • Production Shift Leader (Team Leader)

    Apr 2013 - Jan 2019

  • Production Area Leader

    Oct 2009 - Mar 2013
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  Tasty Bite Eatables Ltd

  Jan 2019 - now

  • Leading transformative change within the factories through Mars Supply Excellence (TPM)• Initiate improvement projects to improve areas of quality, productivity, safety, waste reduction.• To track all KPI and conduct weekly KPI review meeting ,also work with the Maintenance manager to focus on the machine reliability and problem solving .• Lead and manage throughout improvement projects to be completed smoothly and collaboratively within the budget and time frame.• Support CVS phase of factory / production line expansion to ensure on time start-up• Responsible for Site manufacturing data reporting and administration of data reporting tools.• Interact with engineering, operations and maintenance teams to improve equipment efficiency, as well as, eliminate waste.• Identify opportunities and initiates projects to achieve MCC improvement which means reduce manufacturing cost and increase profit margin.• Implement focused improvement projects in conjunction with the FI pillar and Continuous Improvement teams, directed at equipment stops reduction and waste reduction• Responsible for quality of KAIZEN projects.• Responsible for process effectiveness of FMOS (Factory Mars Operating System). Also being a key member by assign in Daily Performance Meeting and responsible for escalation process of issues / abnormality handling that required supports, from both FMOS and daily performance meeting. Show less Manages the growth and success of the team. Coordinates activities that affect operational decisions and business requirements. Responsible for the production and planning of daily Operations. Communicate with all relevant employees to ensure delivery times are met. Plans, schedules, and reviews workload and manpower to make sure targets are being met on a cost-effective basis.Manages the stock control, and checks that inventory records are accurateEnsures the production team has enough time to manufacture and deliver products based on the client's request. Creates a detailed schedule based on strict deadlines. Communicates any changes in the order or delivery date to relevant parties. Monitors production standards. Make sure the working environment maintains access to quality equipment. Follow up on interruptions to the order. Organise, plans and implements inventory activity. Confirms that health and safety regulations are followed.Provides guidance to employees. Show less

  • Supply Excellence Manager

    Jan 2021 - now

  • Operations Manager

    Jan 2019 - Dec 2020