Owen Mbotwa
Blantyre
Summary
Operations Manager with over 15 years experience overseeing manufacturing plant operations. Demonstrated talents in manufacturing planning,budgeting and servant leadership in running plant operations. Effective communicator at relaying information for process adjustments.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Manufacturing
Kansai Plascon (Mw) LTD
- Budgeting and forecasting for Kansai Plascon Malawi
- New product registration processes, Manufacturing product volumes as per sales forecast
- Calculate raw material requirement against monthly volume forecast
- Control cost effective utilization of raw materials and manufacture of product
- Product formulation and testing of the new formula
- Conduct daily production meetings
- Ensure quality of products is achieved to customers satisfaction and conform to Kansai Plascon global quality specs
- Ensure that adequate and efficient quality control systems are in place
- Solving customer technical problems in liaison with sales staff
- Maintenance of manufacturing equipment
- Provide accurate information to procurement and ware house controllers regarding raw material requirements
- Rationalizing product where necessary and instituting stock rotation in ware houses as per demand.
Health and Safety
Kansai Plascon (Mw) LTD
- Identification of all factory risks and ensure all are managed properly
- Implementation of health and safety work policy at work place
- Ensure all adequate and efficient systems and procedures are put in place and maintained to minimize risks
- Implement and maintain health and Safety systems and procedures
- Co-ordinate annual testing of exposed staff
- Co-ordination of annual safety drills.
Environmental issues
Kansai Plascon (Mw) LTD
- Ensure all environmental policies are adhered to under production section
- Co-ordinate environmental matters with the environmental consultants
- Ensure all environmental council requirements are met
- Ensure that all Malawi Bureau of Standards requirements are met and obtain product certification.
Management
Kansai Plascon (Mw) LTD
- Contribute to maintaining Organizational climate
- Participate in performance management and team forum processes
- Develop individual competence
- Identification of skills gap in the work force and arrange appropriate trainings for the staff
- Management of contractual agreements with staff and making sure that requirements are met.
Operations, Technical and Logistics Manager
Kansai Plascon (Mw) LTD
01.2016
- Lead and manage supply chain team to make sure that raw material for manufacturing is available and all the branches have the required stocks all the time so that there is continuous availability of goods to the customers
- In liaison with Plascon SA monitor both finished goods and raw material movements from SA to Malawi
- Procurement of stocks, inventory management and warehouse efficiency
- Truck scheduling weekly deliveries, monitor fuel usage and log books reviews
- Timely clearing of goods (FG raw materials) with MRA
- Management of contractual agreement with suppliers and transporters so that the company cut cost to a level where it is acceptable.
Production Manager
Auction Holding LTD
01.2011 - 01.2016
- Pesticide formulation, Development and manufacturing
- Monitor product quality to ensure conformance with quality standards and customers' requirements
- Ensure Safety operations of the Manufacturing Plant
- Conduct regular Risk Assessment review in the operations
- Maintain Safe working standards to prevent Environmental Pollution and ensure the safety and operational hygiene of plant personnel
- Apply approved operating procedures in the production processes
- Identify problems in the production processes and implement preventive /corrective actions
- Lead in monitoring and reviewing departmental processes to identify areas for improvement
- Document and implement Good Manufacturing Practices
- Implementation of quality management systems and procedures of ISO 9001.
Analytical Chemist
Agricultural Research and Extension Trust
01.2009 - 01.2011
- Management of ARET’s analytical lab
- Conducting wet bench chemistry in (soils, water, and lime/dolomite and food stuffs) and advanced competences in AAS, UV-Vis, GC-MS HLPC, IC and IR
- Development of Research Proposals in soil chemistry and submitting to management for government for funding
- Tutoring in chemistry and mathematics at ARETs training school
- Promote quality initiatives and encourage staff participation in quality improvement schemes such as ISO 90001 and 17025
- Procurement of equipment and reagents for the labs.
Analyst
College of Medicine
01.2004 - 01.2009
- In vitro screening of plant extracts and synthetic compounds for antimicrobial activities
- Quality control of medicines and cosmetics and identification and quantification of active ingredients in medicines by chromatographic methods(HPLC,GC TLC) and Spectrometric methods
- Preparing and supervising laboratory practical’s sessions for the Bachelor of Pharmacy Degree Programme
- Training and supervision of laboratory staff
- General management of department’s laboratories including budgeting, maintaining stock levels and inventory of chemicals and equipment
- Providing individual research support to students and academic stuff within the department
- Supervision of Year 1, 3, and 4 Bachelor of Science students in laboratory and practical sessions’ sessions
- Development of practical manuals for students.
Education
MBA - Operations And Project Management (Pending)
Guglielmo Marconi University
Italy01.2025
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
02.2000
Skills
- Manufacturing Performance Metrics
- Materials and Manufacturing Processes
- Discrete Manufacturing Expertise
- Lean Manufacturing Processes
Personal Information
Title: Operations, Technical and Logistics Manager
References
- Mary H. Simbeye, Human Resources and Administrative Manager, Agricultural Trading Company Malawi, P.O Box 40038, Kanengo, Lilongwe, 4, msimbeye@atcmw.com
- Mr Joseph Gadamika, jgadamica@kansaiplasconmw.com, Plascon Malawi, P.O Box 30663, Blantyre, +265993911027
- Dr A Changaya, 0999637408, Agricultural Research and Extension Trust, Private Bag 9, Kandiya, Lilongwe, 3
Training
- Occupational Health, Safety and Environment –TEVET- Malawi 2012
- ISO Certification Practices and Laboratory Testing- RSA 2010
- Water analysis- (University of Oslo/UNIMA) Norway 2008
- Analytical skills Development Course- (University of Helsinki) Finland 2007.
- Skills development course (Washington State University) USA 2010
Additional Information
Pursuing Masters in Business Administration- Operations and Project management-Guglielmo Marconi University Italy
Timeline
Operations, Technical and Logistics Manager
Kansai Plascon (Mw) LTD
01.2016
Production Manager
Auction Holding LTD
01.2011 - 01.2016
Analytical Chemist
Agricultural Research and Extension Trust
01.2009 - 01.2011
Analyst
College of Medicine
01.2004 - 01.2009
Manufacturing
Kansai Plascon (Mw) LTD
Health and Safety
Kansai Plascon (Mw) LTD
Environmental issues
Kansai Plascon (Mw) LTD
Management
Kansai Plascon (Mw) LTD
MBA - Operations And Project Management (Pending)
Guglielmo Marconi University