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Vajira

Vajira

Operations Manager
Lautoka

Summary

Possessing the necessary skills and experience in addition to excellent communication, interpersonal and analytical skills, I am seeking a challenging position that will provide me the opportunity to, utilize my knowledge and competencies in order to achieve the company goals and objectives.


Areas of Strength

  • High performer and Team player, achiever of set goals while meeting deadlines.
  • Maintaining high standards in work by improving / increasing productivity and efficiency.
  • Dedicated to working long hours when the need arises and meeting deadlines with accuracy.
  • Strong ability to learn and adjust in the new environment while
    keeping in mind the current professional environment.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
1
1
Language

Work History

Operations Manager

Pacific Cables Pte, Ltd.
06.2022 - Current
  • Ensuring an uninterrupted production process through planning, material management, maintenance and employee utilization.
  • Studying the machine capacities and proposing strategies to the management for further expansion needs if required.
  • Minimize the hidden cost related to raw materials while maintaining quality standards with the assistance of QA department.
  • Study the work measurements to utilize manpower in order to gain the maximum output.
  • Assess raw material requirement, set re order levels and re order quantities to avoid excess inventory and delay of raw materials to ensure maximum production.
  • Designing and evaluating KPI’s to all the staff employees of the department.
  • Prepare the training plan to train new and existing employees for each production line and machine.
  • Assist the Human Resource Manager in system developments pertaining to the production staff.
  • Maintain all the activities within the given budget and help Cost Accountant in costing.
  • Oversee the monthly production plan to meet the marketing demand and oversee the daily production plan to satisfy deadlines of delivery.
  • Recommend the nature and scope of present and future product lines by reviewing product specifications and requirements and appraising new product ideas.
  • Assess market competition by comparing the company's product to competitors' products
  • Devise processes to boost long-term business success and increase profit levels.
  • Introduce new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time.
  • Implement process improvement to shape organizational culture, optimize procedures for higher efficiency and help company evolve and grow.
  • Identify and resolved unauthorized, unsafe, or ineffective practices.
  • Manage inventory and supply chain operations to achieve timely and accurate delivery of goods and services.
  • Develop systems and procedures to improve operational quality and team efficiency.
  • Develop and implemented strategies to maximize customer satisfaction.
  • Provides information for management by preparing short-term and long-term production plans and product development programs.
  • Facilitates inventory turnover and product availability by reviewing and adjusting inventory levels and production schedules.
  • Completes operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees and following up on work results.
  • Making strategic decisions necessary to alter programs when time or budget limitations are reached.
  • Manage and evaluate machine resources to ensure productivity and minimal downtime
  • Ensure all employees follow industry standard health and safety guidelines
  • Establish workflow policies that enhance speed and efficiency without compromising product safety or integrity
  • Create schedules for employees to ensure optimum staffing levels
  • Make decisions about equipment use, maintenance, modification and procurement
  • Work out and implement standard operating procedures for production operations and ensure that standard operating procedures are adhered to
  • Monitor and enforce quality control and tracking programs to meet quality objectives and analyze production and quality control to detect and correct problems
  • Determine and implement improvements to the production process
  • Monitor and review the performance of staff and organize necessary interventions for improvement
  • Ensure efficient collaboration and co-ordination between relevant departments including procurement, distribution, human resource, quality assurance and management

Production Manager

Sierra Cables PLC
04.2013 - 06.2022
  • Ensure uninterrupted production process through planning, material management, Quality Assurance, Budgeting, maintenance and employee utilization.
  • Minimize the hidden cost related to raw materials while maintaining quality standards with the assistance of QA department.
  • Study the work measurements to utilize manpower in order to gain the maximum output.
  • Assess raw material requirement, set re-order levels and re order quantities to avoid excess inventory and delay of raw materials to ensure maximum production.
  • Designing and evaluating KPI’s to all the staff employees • of the department.
  • Monitor and enforce Quality Control and tracking programs to meet quality objectives and analyze production and quality control to detect and correct problems
  • Work out and implement standard operating procedures for production operations and ensure their execution. via PDCA cycles.
  • Ensure efficient collaboration and co-ordination between relevant departments including Procurement, Distribution, Human Resource, Quality Assurance, Maintenance and the Top management..

Production cum Mechanical Engineer

Ceylon Steel Corporation Ltd.
01.2011 - 03.2013
  • Installing new Casting Plant • and New Pipe Mill
  • Design the Pneumatic Mold Closing System
  • Automation of Mould Manipulation Station
  • Proposing, renovation and installation of 15 Ton overhead Crane.
  • Planning of Pipe Mill Production as per the Marketing Plan.
  • Preparation of spare parts register and re order if required.
  • Preparing maintenance schedule for the entire mill, Over Head Crane, etc. and execution.

Operation (Sales and Service) Engineer

Dutch Lanka Trailers L.L.C.
01.2010 - 01.2011
  • Designing and Fabrication of Water Tankers, Flat Beds, Rock/Sand Buckets as per the customers’ requirement and country’s regulations
  • Looking after the Services of Heavy Equipment and Trailers in Port of Salalah with a fleet of 280 Trailers and QC’s & RTGs.
  • Handling of day today activities of the Workshop related with all types of Fabrications, Services and Manufacturing.
  • Assessing, Designing, BOQ preparing and executing of new fabrications and Accident trailer related activities.
  • Looking for sales and fabrication opportunities in the field.
    Issuing of Center of Gravity Certificates to the Tankers which are running in Petroleum Development – Oman

Production Executive

ROCELL Bathware Ltd.
05.2008 - 01.2010
  • Labour allocation for achieving daily targets
  • Achieving Quality Aspects with the Targeted Yield
  • Thoroughly Expert in Robotics operation for glazing

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Operations Management

University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Colombo
06.2016

Higher National Diploma in Engineering (HNDE) - Mechanical (Production) Engineering

Sri Lanka Institution of Advanced Technological Ed
Colombo
04.2008

General Certificate Exam Advanced Level - Science Education

Pinnawala National School
Kegalle

General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level -

Pinnawala National School
Kegalle

Skills

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Certification

Diploma in Computer Programming in TEC Sri Lanka

Training

  • Technical Session at BMICH held in cooperation with INCO. (2006)
  • How to be an Effective Leader held by National Institute of Labour Studies. (2008)
  • Setting up Goals for effective achievement of KPI's - Employers Federation Sri Lanka (2013)
  • Session Chair - Operations and Technology Management Research Symposium - USJP (2016)
  • Competency Development in Manufacturing and Engineering Services (2017)
  • 7th World Construction Symposium (2018)
  • Technologies and Techniques to achieve higher resource efficiency (2018)
  • Importance of having a Business Portfolio - Mitsubishi Corporation (2018)
  • Business Breakthrough Seminar by Rajiv Talreja (2018)
  • Health and Safety for Manufacturing Organizations (2018)

Extracurricular Activities

  • President of the 2014 MBA Student’s union USJP.
  • Member of School Cadet Oriental Music Band.
  • Class rep of the School Science Society.

Personal Information

  • Name in full : Aluthwaththe Rallage Vajira Manjula Aluthwaththa
  • Current Address : No. 09, Corbet Street, Lautoka, Fiji
  • Permanent Address : Tea Estate road, Nankurugama, Mawanella, Sri Lanka.
  • Date of birth : 08.12.1984
  • NIC No (Sri Lanka) : 843430821V
  • TIN No (Fiji) : 2900682414
  • Driving License No (Sri Lanka) : B 813864
  • Driving License No (Fiji) : 1111850
  • Pass Port No : N 4042408
  • Gender : Male
  • Civil Status : Married
  • Nationality : Sri Lankan

References

Mr. Sanath Kumara,

Lautoka Port Manager,

Fiji Ports Terminal Ltd.,

Po Box 963,

Lautoka, Fiji Islands

Tel: +679 892 8140 Ext. 800

M : +679 990 74 89

Email : sanath@fijiports.com.fj


Mr. Kaseera Namantha,

General Manager

Finance, Manufacturing,

Vinod Patel Group,

Lautoka, Fiji Islands

M: +679 990 7553

Email : kaseera@vinodpatel.com.fj

Disclaimer

I truly and sincerely attest that the above information furnished by me is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge.


Vajira Aluthwaththa

Software

Microsoft Office 2010

AutoCad 2010

MD Dynamics Navision ERP

SPSS V22

MS Project

SAP

Timeline

Operations Manager

Pacific Cables Pte, Ltd.
06.2022 - Current

Production Manager

Sierra Cables PLC
04.2013 - 06.2022

Production cum Mechanical Engineer

Ceylon Steel Corporation Ltd.
01.2011 - 03.2013

Operation (Sales and Service) Engineer

Dutch Lanka Trailers L.L.C.
01.2010 - 01.2011

Production Executive

ROCELL Bathware Ltd.
05.2008 - 01.2010

Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Operations Management

University of Sri Jayewardenepura

Higher National Diploma in Engineering (HNDE) - Mechanical (Production) Engineering

Sri Lanka Institution of Advanced Technological Ed

General Certificate Exam Advanced Level - Science Education

Pinnawala National School

General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level -

Pinnawala National School

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