Mehtab Singh Sohi
Abbotsford,Province
Summary
I have bachelor's degree in Dairy Science and Master's Degree in Food Science from Canada's renown university i.e. The University of British Columbia. I have taken couple of Dale Carnegie Training to enhance my people handling skills. I have more almost 7 years of experience in food manufacturing industry. So my education and trainings coupled with my experience make me resourceful specialist knowledgeable in food manufacturing atmosphere.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Supervisor
Pacific Coast Fruit Products LTD
09.2020 - Current
- Reviewed customer feedback and developed strategies to improve product quality.
- Planned, organized and monitored resources to deliver efficient use of labor, equipment and materials.
- Managed budgetary constraints effectively by controlling labor costs, optimizing resource utilization, and making strategic spending decisions.
- Interpreted work order information and specifications to plan, schedule and complete jobs precisely.
- Conducted performance reviews bi annually, offering praise and recommendations for improvement.
- Contributed to continuous improvement efforts by identifying opportunities for process enhancements and recommending appropriate solutions for implementation.
- Streamlined communication between departments, fostering a collaborative work environment for efficient problemsolving.
- Practice safe working techniques, implement and maintain health and safety standards, establish a cordial and professional relationship with employees. Maintain compliance with all safety regulations and conduct regular staff meetings to share best practice techniques.
- Implementing progressive discipline in my shift which include effectively communicating company policies, identifying and addressing performance issues, conducting fair investigations, documenting incidents, administering progressive disciplinary measures, ensuring fairness and consistency, handling employee grievances, providing training, and ensuring legal compliance
Production Supervisor
Grand River Foods
03.2020 - 09.2020
- Reviewed customer feedback and developed strategies to improve product quality.
- Scheduled 155 employees weekly in 3 production lines in day/night shifts per a union contract agreement. Developed guidelines and Excel tools that cut down scheduling time by half
- Planned the tasks to start a beef line and a 4th simultaneous production line, while successfully decreasing the labor requirements by 5% to 9% in the other lines
- Developed SOPs for the packaging department, standardizing settings of 25+ equipment pieces
- Rotated between blending, cooking, and packaging departments to conduct daily supervision activities, working closely with Union, Maintenance, QC, Shipping, and Planning departments.
- Fulfilled the production manager’s tasks in his absence: guided production meetings, made weekly production decisions concerning labor, and throughputs, and decided with internal suppliers on raw protein requirements
- Decided with the production manager on the quarterly and yearly KPI goals, including throughputs, staffing, yield, and giveaway. Set up cost-cutting goals for the medium and long term and plans to achieve them
- Proactively worked with IT and CFS helpdesks to troubleshoot and resolve all finished goods scanning issues, ensuring smooth operations and accurate inventory management.
Quality Control Technician
Grand River Foods
09.2019 - 03.2020
- Inspected raw materials and finished products to verify quality and disposed items that did not meet safety requirements.
- Documented and executed detailed test plans and test cases and summarized and logged audit findings for reporting purposes.
- Proposed corrective actions to address recurring quality issues.
- Kept up-to-date with industry best practices and emerging technologies to continually improve the effectiveness of quality control measures.
- Ensure compliance with all aspects of HACCP program and GMPs: sanitation, pest control, sampling, microbiological and chemical food safety, hygiene, product specification, in-house SOP’s. Work on stability studies and perform micro testing.
- Troubleshoot QC issues that deal with production using defined processes as well as brainstorm with the team, providing suggestions for solutions that contain the appropriate levels of risk.
- Assists the Quality Assurance Manager in developing and improving quality system procedures as required.
- Conduct relevant physical and sensory testing on ingredients, raw materials, and finished product.
Online Quality Executive
PepsiCo India Holding Private Limited
11.2015 - 02.2018
- Supervising and overseeing the Quality Assurance operations of four high-speed potato chips manufacturing lines and 60 high-speed packaging machines by delegating responsibilities to 10 Quality Control Technicians in unionized atmosphere.
- Conducting process audit of Kurkure and Potato Chips lines on a monthly basis and taking counter actions for the improvement of process audit score.
- Conducting regular quality product evaluation meetings with the production and engineering personnel for discussing quality defects detected online and then deciding the measures to rectify the problems.
Graduate Apprentice Trainee
Nestle India Limited
08.2014 - 07.2015
- Assisted senior engineers in conducting research, analyzing data, and providing recommendations for process improvements.
- Applied theoretical concepts in real-world situations, gaining a deeper understanding of industry-specific principles and practices.
- Heavily involved in learning manufacturing processes, dealing with unionized atmosphere, gaining exposure of leadership and decision making in manufacturing environment eventually that makes you ready to be a Production Supervisor once one year training finishes.
Education
Master of Science - Food Science
The University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC08.2019
Bachelor of Engineering - Dairy Science & Technology
Guru Angad Dev Vet. & Animal Sciences University
Ludhiana, India07.2014
Skills
- Conflict Resolution: Strong conflict resolution skills to address and resolve disputes or grievances between management and unionized employees in a fair and diplomatic manner, fostering a collaborative work environment My company sponsored me for 4 months in person course ie "Dale Carnegie Training" to develop conflict resolution That will help me in unionized atmosphere
- Problem-Solving: Aptitude for identifying and resolving production issues quickly and efficiently, using critical thinking and problem-solving skills to minimize downtime and maintain productivity
- Dairy Technologist : I have four year bachelor's degree in Dairy Science in which I studied all concept related Dairy Industry I have done internship in Dairy industry that handled 05 to 1 million liters of milk per day
- ISO/FSSC 22000 – Food Safety Management Systems certified lead auditor
Languages
English
Full Professional
Punjabi
Native or Bilingual
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Production Supervisor
Pacific Coast Fruit Products LTD
09.2020 - Current
Production Supervisor
Grand River Foods
03.2020 - 09.2020
Quality Control Technician
Grand River Foods
09.2019 - 03.2020
Online Quality Executive
PepsiCo India Holding Private Limited
11.2015 - 02.2018
Graduate Apprentice Trainee
Nestle India Limited
08.2014 - 07.2015
Master of Science - Food Science
The University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Engineering - Dairy Science & Technology
Guru Angad Dev Vet. & Animal Sciences University
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