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KORIR BENARD KIPKURUI
Industrial Chemist/lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Kapsabet
Summary
Dedicated, hardworking, and proactive Assistant Manager of production with a strong background in plant operations, offshore operations, process, and safety improvements, GMP, GDP, Six Sigma, and Lean Manufacturing. Always focused on supporting cross-functional teams to increase customer satisfaction and achieve organizational goals. Resourceful Chemical Analyst adept in inorganic and hazardous waste analysis. Methodical, organized and diligent with excellent research and development skills. Excellent in conducting laboratory testing and data analysis with accuracy and precision.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language
Work History
Assistant Manager
Sanergy limited
01.2021 - 04.2022
- Break down weekly production plan into daily schedules and drive adherence by line staff
- Drive lean daily management projects into smart goals with a clear link to the overall goals of the organization
- Schedule and conduct Gemba works with supervisors to identify opportunities for improvements
- Coach and support supervisors to understand the process and equip them to detect, escalate and resolve variances in their domains
- Lead in the development and resolution of factory level corrective and preventive actions
- Analyze daily production outputs to identify waste, develop and implement measures to improve the process in liaison with the production manager
- Analyze resource productivity trends and proactively implement continuous improvement projects to improve inefficient processes
- Work with multi-disciplinary teams (R&D, Design, and operational excellence) to ensure harmony in operations
- Circulate and reconcile production plan in all sections through visual controls such as lean daily management boards
- Develop daily production schedules and Leaders Standardized Work to be implemented by section supervisors
- Monitor daily resource utilization to ensure operations run within budget and as per the tactical plan
- Ensure the employees operate in a safe environment by sticking to the company’s health and safety policies
- Achievements
- Part of the team that achieved July’s highest production ever
- Recommendation on BSF the feed capacity that increased production by 50%
- Actively participated in the GA section standardization process
- Successfully managed production activities to achieve on-time shipment of orders.
Production Supervisor
Cosmos pharmaceuticals ltd
05.2018 - 01.2021
- Measurement-based strategy to improve the process of QC Analysis, tableting, blistering and final packing, therefore, reduces the total production cost
- Responsibilities
- Production planning on market demand and the machine’s design capacity
- Determination of Economic order Quantity for the implementation of pull production
- Use of Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) to reduce the changeover duration
- Analyzing the overall effective efficiency (OEE) of the blistering machine to ensure the quality, availability and throughput of the machines are always high
- Monitor and analyze all KPIs required in the department and perform process and technical audits
- Drive continuous improvement using lean manufacturing systems –KAIZEN, SIX SIGMA, TPM, and 5S, KANBAN, POKA-YOKE, and Andon
- Develop packing reports
- Costing and valuation of the current company assets and recommendations for disposal if need be
- Determine the cycle times, lead times, and takt times, and provide a recommendation on improvements to meet customer demands
- Ensure machine’s uptime and productivity by use of a real-time SMS-based production monitoring system
- Ensure all maintenance activities are done timely by raising works orders and making follow-ups
- MTTR analysis
- Achievements
- A reduction of blister packing overall changeover duration by 25% by using the single minute exchange of die(SMED)
- Increased machine availability and quality rate by 12% through proper scheduling and packing planning
- General Overall Equipment Efficiency improvement by 7%
- The implementation of the pull system of production
- Oversaw the implementation and customization of the Safi-real time Production execution system.
Laboratory Analyst
Cosmos Pharmaceutical
Nairobi
01.2018 - 05.2018
- Ensure HPLC optimization by ensuring products that require similar column and mobile phases are analyzed subsequently
- Research on HLPC columns used to determine those that will require replacement
- Determine the Quality control resource planning and expansion based on the expected chemical tests and analysis against the available resources
- Cleaning, process and instrument Validation
- Sampling inspection and testing of raw materials, packaging materials, and in-process products as per the pharmacopoeia and the SOP for the in-house products
- Stability testing to determine the product shelf-Life
- Reference standards and working standards solution preparations
- Investigations of Deviations and Out of Specifications
- Water analysis conductivity pH and sterility
- Review of relevant analytical procedures and specifications in coordination with the Research and development department.
- Efficiently organized and maintained equipment to keep laboratory productive and safe.
- Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement.
- Restocked laboratory work stations and sterilized surfaces to maintain readiness for any project requirement.
Procurement intern
Moi Teaching
06.2017 - 12.2017
- Referral Hospital Roles, responsibilities, and experience in:
- The Tendering procedure
- Procedure on procurement of goods works and services
- Procedure of receipt of general supplies and general storage
- Disposal of obsolete or surplus items
- Consistency and compliance with the PPDA
- Inspection and acceptance with procurement proceedings
- Dynamics of institutional ISO certification
Chemistry Teaching Assistant
Arwos High School
Nairobi
01.2014 - 04.2014
- Engaged students and promoted intellectual curiosity through hands-on experiments, PowerPoint presentations and mnemonics to provide positive attitude towards scientific processes.
- Instructed students in lab by teaching safety protocols for proper use of chemicals and safe disposal of hazardous materials.
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
- Maintained records of student progress and lab completions, using excel.
- Calibrated and maintained lab pressure sensors, oxygen sensors, pH meters and barometers.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Chemistry
University of Nairobi
Nairobi Kenya 04.2013 - 04.2016
Purchasing and supply -
Kenya Institute of Management
Nairobi Kenya 01.2014 - 01.2017
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education -
Kapsabet Boys High School
Kenya 01.2008 - 01.2011
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education -
Cheribisi Academy
Kenya 01.2006 - 01.2007
Skills
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Accomplishments
- Academic projects Procurement project
- I researched, “Factors Affecting the Sourcing of Raw Materials in Fast Moving Consumer Industry in Kenya”, a case study of Unilever Kenya
- Supervised by James Olouch Kenya Institute of Management
- Petroleum and polymer chemistry Research
- Researched and wrote a paper on, “Effects of Oil and Gas Industries operations and the Mitigation Measures”, supervised by Professor John Onyari University of Nairobi
Affiliations
Member of a Kenya scout association
Royal society of chemistry
Software
Timeline
Assistant Manager
Sanergy limited
01.2021 - 04.2022
Production Supervisor
Cosmos pharmaceuticals ltd
05.2018 - 01.2021
Laboratory Analyst
Cosmos Pharmaceutical
01.2018 - 05.2018
Procurement intern
Moi Teaching
06.2017 - 12.2017
Chemistry Teaching Assistant
Arwos High School
01.2014 - 04.2014
Purchasing and supply -
Kenya Institute of Management
01.2014 - 01.2017
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Chemistry
University of Nairobi
04.2013 - 04.2016
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education -
Kapsabet Boys High School
01.2008 - 01.2011
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education -
Cheribisi Academy
01.2006 - 01.2007
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