About

As a vibrant and Mechanical Graduate Engineer with a bias in Project Management. I have undertaken several trainings and jobs with organizations such as Fair oils, Hela intimates, Meru central Dairy, Sino hydro Tianjin engineering company, General Motors East Africa, Doshi group of companies, Kenya National bureau of statistics and Arid Land Development Management Programme in conjunction with Equity Bank. These placements in FCMG, Apparel industry, manufacturing industry, construction industry, automotive industry, cable industry, field work and research have enabled me to develop an engineering industry experience, leadership and teamwork skills. I have also developed work on hand, PLCs Trouble shooting, Use of CMMS, Project Management Skills and Machine Operations

Skills

  • Kaizen
    8
  • English and Kiswahili
    9

Experience

Guantai Steve

Work experience
  • a. Develop production schedules together with the shift supervisors .This schedule should aim at meeting projected production targets, benchmark extractions and timelines.
  • b. Ensure that all production process steps starting from receiving of raw materials to final product are conducted in adherence to Food Safety requirements and Good Manufacturing Practices.
  • c. Continuously improve and propose opportunities that can help in reduction of operation costs.
  • d. Adherence to all policies and procedures for Quality Assurance, Food Safety and customer specifications on a day to day basis in consultation with the Factory Manager and Quality control team.
  • e. Implement changes in production systems and methods of work from time to time as may be proposed by senior management.
  • f. Develop equipment maintenance schedules and recommend the replacement of machines/parts in consultation with the Factory Manager and Engineering department.
  • g. Supervise and oversee training of employees in the use of new equipment or production techniques in consultation with relevant departments.
  • h. Maintain and build a productive and positive employee relations environment through effective implementation of positive employee relations initiatives.
  • i. Coordinating with the EHS specialist in enforcing safety regulations and conducting periodic safety toolbox meetings.
  • j. Coordinating with the FSSC coordinator to enforce food safety requirements at the production floor level.
  • k. Preparing for and participating in different factory audit/inspections
  • l. Continuously review production data/paperwork to ensure they are correctly done and signed.
  • m. Representing the factory manager during different team meetings whenever required to.
  • n. Assisting in developing procedure and work instructions for new equipment.

Guantai Steve

Education

Guantai Steve

Work experience
  • November, 2018 - December, 2023
  • Fulltime
  • monitor product standards and implement quality control programs
  • oversee the production process, drawing up a production schedule
  • estimate costs and set the quality standards
  • Determine equipment, material and manpower requirements for project execution.
  • Develop project budget and maintain expenses within the budget.
  • Recommend cost reduction initiatives while maintaining quality standards.
  • Schedule equipment maintenance and inspection on regular basis.

Guantai Steve

Work experience
  • September, 2016 - December, 2017
  • Fulltime
  • Designing maintenance strategies, procedures and methods
  • Carrying out routine scheduled maintenance work and responding to equipment faults
  • Working with specialist equipment, such as programmable logic controllers (PLC), which control machinery on factory assembly lines
  • Writing maintenance strategies to help with installation and commissioning guidelines
  • Controlling maintenance tools, stores and equipment
  • Liaising with client departments, customers and other engineering and production colleagues
  • Improving health and safety policies and procedures

Guantai Steve

Work experience
  • UHT Processing
  • Hot water and steam boilers maintenance
  • Refrigeration/cooling systems
  • Pneumatic compressed air systems
  • General machine maintenance

Guantai Steve

Work experience
  • Maintenance and repair of plant machinery e.g., excavator, grader, shovel, generators, power tools, tower cranes, Lorries etc.
  • Implementation of hazardous material programme
  • Production planning of construction materials and metal fabrication e.g., casting molds.
  • Industrial wiring of the site.
  • Implementation of standard work sheet.

Guantai Steve

Work experience
  • Interpretation and use of vehicle assembly manuals.
  • Implementation of hazardous material control programme.
  • Conceptualizing &planning strategic objectives and setting of long-term goals with timelines & implementation strategies.
  • Designing layout for material presentation on shop floor.

Guantai Steve

Work experience
  • Breakdown & preventive maintenance of cable manufacturing machines e.g., Extruders, tubular stranding &armoring machines
  • Maintenance & repair of electric motors AC & DC
  • Production planning of electric cables manufacturing
  • Industrial wiring in factory i.e., single & 3phase

Guantai Steve

Education
  • September, 2006 - April, 2012
  • Fulltime

Related persons

Gideon NandwaLead Agronomist/ Field Manager at Fairoils Group