Benny P. Joseph is seeking a managerial role in plant operations with over 28 years of experience in tin can manufacturing in Saudi Arabia and India. He has extensive experience leading production teams of over 170 employees and improving productivity, quality, and cost savings. His expertise includes new product development, quality management, maintenance, and training. He is skilled at continuous improvement techniques and has achieved significant results such as reducing line changeover times by 50%.

1. Benny P. Joseph
2406 Echo Harbor Dr., Pearland, TX- 77584
Tel :713 436 0765, E-mail: bennypjoseph@hotmail.com
Objectives:
Seeking a managerial role to lead plant operations as a profit centre and leverage acquired
expertise to enhance performance in all key parameters of quantity, quality, cost and
delivery.
Education/Qualifications:
1983 Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (Specialization: Sheet metal
manufacturing) First Class, 65.5%.
Kerala State Board for Technical Education, Kerala, India
Professional Experience:
July 2006 - Saudi Arabian Packaging Industry (SAPIN), Dammam, KSA / Dubai, UAE
Present GCC’s leading producer of packaging products and solutions, designs and
manufactures a growing range of containers on behalf of many clients
operating in a variety of markets around the world
Production Manager
Jobs and Responsibilities:
• Reporting to Plant Manager and leading a team of 170+ employees
• Responsible for production planning, production, preventive maintenance
scheduling, quality assurance and resource utilization to meet all quality, cost,
quantity and delivery metrics.
• Develop and implement continuous improvement programs in the food can
line and the press line by evaluating and introducing new techniques to
improve productivity and quality.
• Monitor shift planning to ensure optimum utilization of shift manpower, and
equipment and availability of raw materials and guide shift supervisors in
troubleshooting of machines.
• Participated in the development of new products by conducting trials and
validating processes and raw materials like lacquer and components.
• Conducting regular audits under ISO 9001 QMS to identify non-conformances
and implement effective corrective and preventive action plans.
• Visit customers and provide front end guidance to resolve issues related to
applications of new products.
• Prepare work instructions and standard operating procedures and enforce
adherence to ensure consistent productivity and quality.
• Liaising with all departments for efficient and effective plant operations.

2. • Train and develop supervisors, operators and maintenance technicians
including new recruits to maintain high standards of performance.
Feb 1998 - Saudi Arabian Packaging Industry (SAPIN), Dammam, KSA / Dubai, UAE
June 2006 Assistant Production Manager
Jobs and Responsibilities:
• Reporting to Production Manager and leading a team of 100+ as the Plant in
Charge of the foods can factory.
• Responsible for the reliability of all production machinery (consisting of can
assembly lines and presses), forklifts and utilities
• Managing all plant maintenance, quality and production functions for
changeovers, preventive maintenance and troubleshooting
• Monitoring and procurement of required spare parts for the plant and utilities
(HVAC, compressors and fire fighting equipment)
Nov 1993 - Saudi Arabian Packaging Industry (SAPIN), Dammam, KSA / Dubai, UAE
Jan 1998 Senior Production Supervisor
Jobs and Responsibilities:
• Reporting to Production Manager and leading a team of 70+ employees
• Implementing rapid changeover processes as part of the company wide
continuous improvement projects (KAIZEN)
• Development of all machine preventive maintenance checklists and
production process SOP’s
• Involved in the implementation of the ISO 9001 quality management system
which was awarded to the company in 1995
• Managed the installation of new machinery in the plant from installation,
commissioning, training and leading the team for effective handover.
June 1988 - Saudi Arabian Packaging Industry (SAPIN), Dammam, KSA / Dubai, UAE
Oct 1993 Production Supervisor
Jobs and Responsibilities:
• Reporting to Production Manager and leading a team of 25+ employees
• Responsible for 2 assembly lines for rectangular, 20ltr, 5ltr and 4 ltr can
automatic and semi automatic assembly lines
• Supervision of all line maintenance, inspection and changeover processes
• Achieved line production efficiencies and targets to 85% performance
• Machine modifications works to reduce scrap levels
Jan 1985 to DIVECHA GLASS INDUSTRIES (CONTAINER DIVISION), Mumbai, India
June 1988 A leading manufacturer of oval and round cans for tooth powder, talcum
powder and vegetable oils
Production Supervisor
Jobs and Responsibilities:
• Reported to the Manufacturing Manager and led a team of 45 in managing all
operations on the shop floor meeting production and quality targets.

3. • Planned and executed weekly preventive maintenance schedules to ensure
targeted reliability and availability of machines.
• Provided support to customers by visiting plants and resolving problems
related to double seamer and closing machines.
• Completely overhauled the company’s double seamer and body maker
machines significantly improving plant performance and product quality.
• Rebuilt several old and obsolete machines adding production capacities at
low investments.
• Modified the machines of the company and customers to handle different
sizes of cans. Identified and used spare parts from similar machines of other
brands to solve problems of non-availability of spares.
Achievements:
• Improved the performance of the production lines by 88%.
• Managed the initiation of the company’s food can production which continues to
expand to date.
• Reduced line changeovers from 6 hrs to 3 hrs by implementing SMED methodologies
Training courses/Seminars:
• ISO: 9001: 2008 Internal Auditor, TUV Nord Arabia
• Leadership and Management, Bombay Management Association
• Double Seaming Process and Manufacture of Food Cans
• Participated in technical and management seminars at SAPIN including people
management, building teams, productivity, quality assurance, and industrial
safety.
• Trained by Glud and Marstrand – G&M factories in Sweden and Denmark.
Professional Skills:
• Versatile and achievements driven Mechanical Engineer with 28+ years of high calibre
experience in the tin can manufacturing business in Saudi Arabia and India.
• Extensive experience in manufacturing food cans meeting the highest international
standards and satisfying the requirements of customer for a wide range of sizes,
diameters and openings.
• Skilled in delivering top-end results through effective management of operations and
maintenance and implementing new techniques to achieve continuous improvements in
productivity and quality.
• Significant experience of contributions to new product development by conducting trials
and validating processes, raw material and components.
• Adept in providing effective customer support by interfacing and resolving issues of
applications of new and existing products.
• Well versed in leading large workforces from different nationalities and eliciting
consistently superior results.
Soft Skills:

4. Interpersonal Skills: Team player, organizational skills, effective time-management
skills, proficient report writing skills
Computer Literacy: Windows 7, VISTA, MS Office, Microsoft Dynamics Axapta,
Language Proficiency: English, Hindi, Malayalam (fluent), Arabic (fair)
Personal Details:
Date of Birth: April 25th, 1964 Residency: US Green card holder
Nationality: Indian Marital Status: Married with 2 children
References:
Javier Ortega Ramos – Former Plant Manager, Saudi Arabian Packaging Industries
E-mail: Javier.ortegaramos@gmail.com
Peter van der Merwe- Senior Operations Manager, Nampak DivFood
Gauteng, South Africa
Tel: +27 782441094, E-mail: petervdm7@hotmail.com