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islam Maher

Continuous improvement leader at Oriental Weavers

Giza, Egypt

Work Experience

  • Continuous improvement leaderFull Time

    Oriental Weavers

    Jan 2020 - Present -5 yrs, 6 months

    Egypt , Giza

    • Job Details:● Continuously improving operational processes, layouts, equipment through using lean six sigma tools to eliminate wastes. ● Designing new projects’ facility, vehicle, staffing and material handling equipment needs in order to improve cost, utilization, service, and efficiencies. ● Recommending methods for maximizing the utilization of production facilities and personnel by restructuring job duties, re-organizing work flow, relocating workstations and equipment. ● Conceptualize, develop, and implement new scalable processes, equipment and optimization techniques to reduce fulfillment costs, reduce defects and improve customer experience. ● Conduct on-site observations, perform extensive data analysis, and create real-time reports to measure the current operations processes. ● Develop training materials to support successful implementation and sustainability of the solutions developed.
  • Core shop section headFull Time

    Egyptian Kuwaiti Foundry

    Sep 2019 - Dec 2020 -1 yr, 3 months

    Egypt , Giza

    • Job Details:● Continuously improving operational processes, layouts, equipment through using lean six sigma tools to eliminate wastes. ● Designing new projects’ facility, vehicle, staffing and material handling equipment needs in order to improve cost, utilization, service, and efficiencies. ● Recommending methods for maximizing the utilization of production facilities and personnel by restructuring job duties, re-organizing work flow, relocating workstations and equipment. ● Conceptualize, develop, and implement new scalable processes, equipment and optimization techniques to reduce fulfillment costs, reduce defects and improve customer experience. ● Conduct on-site observations, perform extensive data analysis, and create real-time reports to measure the current operations processes. ● Develop training materials to support successful implementation and sustainability of the solutions developed.
  • Senior industrial engineerFull Time

    Aramex

    Dec 2017 - Aug 2019 -1 yr, 8 months

    Egypt , Giza

    • Job Details:● Continuously improving operational processes, layouts, equipment through using lean six sigma tools to eliminate wastes. ● Designing new projects’ facility, vehicle, staffing and material handling equipment needs in order to improve cost, utilization, service, and efficiencies. ● Recommending methods for maximizing the utilization of production facilities and personnel by restructuring job duties, re-organizing work flow, relocating workstations and equipment. ● Conceptualize, develop, and implement new scalable processes, equipment and optimization techniques to reduce fulfillment costs, reduce defects and improve customer experience. ● Conduct on-site observations, perform extensive data analysis, and create real-time reports to measure the current operations processes. ● Develop training materials to support successful implementation and sustainability of the solutions developed.
  • Industrial EngineerFull Time

    Suzuki Egypt

    Mar 2016 - Nov 2017 -1 yr, 8 months

    Egypt , Giza

    • Job Details:Duties: - Optimizing the manufacturing process for maximum productivity, quality, and efficiency through using lean manufacturing tools to eliminate wastes through continuous improvement activities. - Reduction of manufacturing cost and scrap activities by analysis, proposing and implementing kaizen activities. - Generating the standard Minute Value (SMV) for each product; calculating manpower needed to achieve demand and keep company KPI’s. - Validating & designing shop floor layouts and facilities to optimize the best production flow with minimum cost. - Making ergonomics assessments in all shop floor processes; improving the work condition and the workability of the operations. - Enhancing line balancing ratio through re-allocation activities of work loads in all the line in order to maintain smooth flow production. - Performing periodical time studies and re-balancing for the production lines after SOP to increase the productivity or optimize the number of operators. - Creating and using Value Stream Mapping to define and prioritize the areas of improvement. - Creating failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA). - Designing replenishment methods for materials on the production lines (KIT system). - Designing a production monitoring system (ANDON system). - Doing work floor presentations for workforce to participate in change and introducing new ways for executing work to them. - Introducing, training & coaching line supervisors to basic workshop managing techniques.
  • Education

    • BSc in Mechanical Department-Industrial engineering major

      Helwan University

      Jan 2007 - Jan 2014 - 7 yr

    • High School - Thanaweya Amma

      Modern Narmer Language School

      Jan 2007 

    Skills

    • Microsoft Word
    • Microsoft Excel
    • Microsoft Powerpoint
    • LSSGB
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • AutoCAD 2D
    • Engineering
    • Technical Analysis
    • Minitab
    • igrafx
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    Languages

    • Arabic

      Fluent
    • English

      Fluent

    Training & Certifications

    • Six sigma black belt

      American supplier institute·2021
    • Lean champion

      Symbios consulting·2021
    • Lean six sigma-Green belt

      Symbios consulting·2017
    • Lean-Green belt

      Symbios consulting·2017
    • Production supervisor qualification certificate

      Training within industry·2014
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