Triptjot Singh

Bachelor of engineering in Food technology with 15+ years’ experience in Project management, Quality and overall Plant Operations, engineering and optimizing organizational (CI) processes. • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certified (CSSGB). • People leader with the ability to deal with a multicultural and diverse environments (Non-Union/Union)  • Familiar with different types of regulatory bodies and their requirements. 

Plant Manager                                                                                                                                  Nov 2019 – Present

Dufflet Pastries, Canada

• Executive alignment to develop and execute growth plan to achieve financial goals.
• Oversee production, packaging, warehousing, Quality Control and Maintenance activities.
• Recruit, Retain and develop high performing plant team to achieve plant compliance in all safety standards and quality regulations/policies.
• Plan, drive and track financial performance with local/regional tools to improve P & L for plant operations.
• Review processing schedules and regularly communicate with cross functional teams.
• Chair operational meetings to ensure all departments understand the scope and timeline of specific projects.
• Improve performance to meet Plan Vs. Scheduled, reduce downtime to increase efficiency and Maintain Budget.
• Ensure organizational service and efficiency goals in the departments, as measured by key performance metrics, are consistently met, and reported to the executive team. 
• Lead root cause and corrective action investigations when KPI’s are not met.
• Define, budget and deliver ad-hoc projects. 
• Review quality trends, communicate and make recommendations to President along with initiating cost-effective corrective actions as necessary.
• Provide cultural improvement to improve mindset and behavior for positive enforcement of Safety Culture
• Recommend and implement preventative and corrective actions to improve quality and reliability
• Participate in assessing potential new projects/ equipment/ material and components and provide technical input regarding their feasibility.
• Perform site leadership responsibilities during regulatory and client audits
• Make recommendations to plant staffing, roles and wages to accomplish goals
• Coach and mentor teams to help them succeed in their jobs. Provide feedback to employees to improve their performance.
• Provide leadership for all aspects of operations including employee health, safety and training, food safety, product quality, production effectiveness, cost control and continuous improvement.
• Track daily production information to track safety, costs, efficiencies, waste & downtime and communicating results, positively reinforcing success and initiating corrective action whenever required.
• Provided directions to staff regarding assigned tasks and performance expectations through the use of clear job descriptions, regular performance conversations, coaching, team meetings and business reviews.
• Took appropriate actions to investigate safety concerns in order to maintain a safe and secure work environment for all employees.
• Successfully complied with all responsibilities per the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) in day-to-day activities.
• Leading lean manufacturing continuous improvement initiatives to improve current processes to minimize operational cost.
• Driven high level of employee engagement within team, developed strong operational team through the (PDP) Performance Development Program. Timely addressing performance issues and recognition of exceptional performance.
• Managed salaried supervisors’ shift schedules and arranged relief in the event of absences by making adjustments in production plan to minimize down time and meeting production targets.

Production Manager                                                                                                                     Nov 2017 – Nov 2019

Costco Wholesale, Canada

• Accomplished department objectives by managing staff; planning and evaluating department activities.
• Develop, motivate and coach production team towards a high performing and skilled team by providing support, training, and disciplining through enforcing corporate policies.
• Provide leadership for all aspects of operations including employee health, safety and training, food safety, product quality, production effectiveness, cost control and continuous improvement.
• Track daily production information to track safety, costs, efficiencies, waste & downtime and communicating results, positively reinforcing success and initiating corrective action whenever required.
• Responsible to identify research and resolve issues within operations and personnel.
• Ensured company policy and departmental Standard Operating Procedures, forms and work aids are developed, reviewed and implemented.
• Successfully complied with all responsibilities per the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) in day-to-day activities.
• Leading lean manufacturing continuous improvement initiatives to improve current processes to minimize operational cost.
• Established strategic goals by gathering pertinent business, financial, service, and operational information.
• Defined objectives identified and evaluated trends and options, choose a course of action, and evaluate outcomes.
• Accomplished financial objectives by forecasting requirements, prepared an annual budget, scheduled expenditures, analyzed variances, and handled corrective actions.
• Managed inventory and sourcing of raw materials, including day to day product ordering and maintaining compliance to JIT (Just in Time). 

Production Manager                                                                                                                   Aug 2016 – Nov 2017

TWI Foods Inc., Canada

• Ensured compliance with all Health & Safety regulations.
• Ensured the completion of the day-to-day operations of the production team.
• Tracked daily production information to track safety, costs, efficiencies, waste & downtime and communicate results to all stakeholders.
• Lead Lean Six Sigma and other continuous improvement initiatives and projects.

Production Manager                                                                                                                    Jan 2016-May 2016

Glaxo SmithKline, India

• Developed and implemented plans to efficiently use materials, labor and equipment to meet production targets.
• Developed, motivated and coach team members towards developing a high performing and skilled production team by training frontline employees, setting expectations, providing feedback and recognizing and rewarding good performance.

Production Manager                                                                                                                    Oct 2012- Jan 2016

PepsiCo, India

• Developed annual operating plans (AOP) and production schedules per supply chain requirements.
• Supported in developing equipment maintenance schedules and assured facility equipment reliability to minimize downtime (Preventive Maintenance). 

Supervisor, QA                                                                                                                              Sept 2009- Oct 2012

PepsiCo, India

Technician, QA                                                                                                                                                                     

Ludhiana Beverages (Coca Cola franchise), India                                                                      Jul 2007- Sept 2009

• Bachelors of Engineering in Food Technology                                                                Aug 2004 – June 2007

• Diploma in Food Processing and Technology                                                                  Aug 2002 – June 2004

• JHSC, First Aid and Forklift Certified