Results-driven operations leader with a strong history of improving efficiency and productivity. Specializes in strategic planning, process optimization, and effective resource allocation. Focused on team collaboration and delivering measurable outcomes. Experienced in logistics, project management, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
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John Kiriga
Head Of Operations
Summary
Overview
25
years of professional experience
Work History
EAST AFRICAN BREWERIES - MALTING DIVISION
Head of Operations
01.2012 - 02.2020
Job overview
- Managing, controlling maintenance of a raw material/product worth Kshs 2.4 billion plant and utilities assets worth Kshs 2.0 billion and an overheads budget worth 250 million Kshs.
- Tactical and strategic planning for supply of brewing inputs to support growing beer volumes and quality demand (production, CAPEX and staff deployments plans).
- Driving efficient use of resources (human, equipment and financial) Manage cost in the department by applying prudent measures and controls that ensure minimal cost.
- Managing systems implementation (9001, 14001, 18001, 22000, HACCP), in-house training certification, continuous improvement and sustenance.
- Facilitating Human resource development through training needs assessment and building capacities to cope with changing technologies and partnerships to manage performance.
- Driving innovations in brewing raw materials so as to keep up with the industry changes and demands.
- Developing and leading teams and participating in cross functional teams to support and achieve overall business objectives/ goals.
- Cultivate effective relationships with key stakeholders including customers, suppliers, statutory bodies and other publics of EAML.
- Driving asset care programs to ensure effectively use manpower and equipment to maximize output and minimize cost. Planning for efficient use of resources (human, equipment and financial). Managing all plant processes in a way that ensures compliance to statutory regulations and global standards including the ISO 9002,EMS,FSMS,OH& S, CARM, LTO etc
- Maintain formal quality, environmental and occupational health and safety management standards and enforce health and safety standards (including fire safety).Ensure compliance with safety requirements at the work environment and compliance in COBC within operation department
EAST AFRICA BREWERIES LIMITED - MALTING
Head of Quality, Environment and Governance
01.2006 - 01.2012
Job overview
- Develop and implement EAML quality plan to ensure quality is built into the company's products.
- Manage the analytical function to ensure accurate and timely reporting of results for process control and for payments of farmers.
- Manage quality of regional and global imports of brewing raw materials
- Develop quality into the local and regional sorghum agenda by promoting partnerships with farmers and agents and coordinating activities of the externals storage sites in Kenya and Uganda.
- Monitor customer feedback on quality and ensure appropriate corrective actions are put in place to counter any raised concerns.
- Coordinate analysis and reporting of results for research material to facilitate development of new hybrid varieties in line with the agricultural and climatic changes.
- Developing and implementing environmental strategies and action plans that ensure corporate sustainable development.
- Coordinating all aspects of pollution control, waste management, recycling, environmental health, conservation and renewable energy.
- Auditing, analyzing and reporting environmental performance to internal and external clients and regulatory bodies.
- Carrying out impact assessments to identify, assess and reduce EAML's environment risks and financial costs.
- Promoting and raising awareness, at all levels of EAML, of the impact of emerging environmental issues, whether legislative or best practice, on corporate, ethical and social responsibility.
- Managing the development and implementation of an environmental system (ISO 14000)
- Management representative: implement and sustain quality management systems in line with the standards set locally and internationally.
- Monitoring and updating changes in the EAML legal register for environment, Occupational Health & Safety and Food safety.
- Representing the EAML top management during certification and surveillance audits
- Coordinating citification activities (audits, follow-ups) between EAML and certification body in all the standards (EMS, QMS, FSMS and OHSAS)
- Ensure that EAML complies with the Global Risk management standards by monitoring through LTO framework.
- Deliver site compliance score to standard and satisfactory rating for all relevant audits
- Ensure that BIA and BCP are in place and updated
- Ensure that the crisis management committee is in place and with the necessary training
- Ensure that the crisis/emergencies are handled using the FACT process.
- Ensure all brewing raw materials are compliant with Diageo/EABL and Government legislation requirements
- Manage statutory licensing process for the business
- Ensure no sanctions for EAML by nay regulatory body.
EAST AFRICAN BREWERIES LIMITED
Operations Shift Manager — (Team Leader)
01.1997 - 01.2006
Job overview
- Receive barley from the farms, timely drying and storing in quality preserving silos.
- To economically produce quality malt, barley adjunct, roast barley and crystal malt and supply to the brewing units of EABL.
- Manage and coordinate all shift activities to ensure that budgeted targets are achieved at minimum cost.
- Identifying training needs for the unionizable staff and providing on the job training to staff
- Ensure that occupational health, safety and environmental policies and procedures and adhered too.
- Building and sustaining good working relationship within the team and with other
- Track and action all shift breakdowns and capture them in SAP
- Conduct customer satisfaction reviews.
EAST AFRICAN BREWERIES LIMITED
Brewer/Maltster Trainee
06.1995 - 06.1997
Job overview
- One year on the job extensive training in brewing and malting Dept.
- Worked at KBL brewery/KBL laboratory /EAML lab and group lab
- One year post graduate diploma in UK
Education
Heriot Watt University Edinburgh - UK
from Post Graduate Diploma in Brewing And Distilling Sc
06.2017
University Overview
Jomo Kenyatta College of Agricultural And Technical UniversiJuja
MBA
12.2010
University Overview
Egerton University Nakuru
Bachelor of Science from Chemistry Major
06.1991
University Overview
Skills
Operational excellence
Timeline
Head of Operations
EAST AFRICAN BREWERIES - MALTING DIVISION
01.2012 - 02.2020
Head of Quality, Environment and Governance
EAST AFRICA BREWERIES LIMITED - MALTING
01.2006 - 01.2012
Operations Shift Manager — (Team Leader)
EAST AFRICAN BREWERIES LIMITED
01.1997 - 01.2006
Brewer/Maltster Trainee
EAST AFRICAN BREWERIES LIMITED
06.1995 - 06.1997
Heriot Watt University
from Post Graduate Diploma in Brewing And Distilling Sc
Jomo Kenyatta College of Agricultural And Technical Universi
MBA
Egerton University
Bachelor of Science from Chemistry Major